Pronghorn Antelope · Area 82 · Type 8
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Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD AntelopeHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Doe or fawn valid in Big Horn County”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 – Sep. 19 | Oct. 15 – Nov. 30 | Doe or fawn valid in Big Horn County |
Commission quota: 25 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFD’s draw reports split licenses across resident / nonresident / special pools, so per-pool draw numbers on this site will not add up to this total in a simple way). Source: WGFD Commission Regulation Ch. 5, Antelope Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 6. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 5 licenses for 23 first-choice applicants — roughly 22% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 20 licenses for 37 first-choice applicants — roughly 54% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 23 | 34 | 0 | 21.7% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 37 | 44 | 0 | 54.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33863/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33864/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33865/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33866/download?inline
Trend & 2027 outlook
Estimate based on past WGFD draw results, not a WGFD prediction. Straight-line fit through every year with data (needs 3+ years). 2027 quotas are not set yet; quota changes and new regulations can change everything.
Nonresident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 10 (2024) → 5 (2025) → 5 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 28% (2021) → … → 18% (2025) → 22% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 19–22%
- 1st-choice applicants: 88 (2021) → 55 (2022) → 38 (2023) → 41 (2024) → 28 (2025) → 23 (2026); licenses: 25 (2021) → 10 (2022) → 10 (2023) → 10 (2024) → 5 (2025) → 5 (2026)
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 40 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 20 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 49% (2025) → 54% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 42–54%
- 1st-choice applicants: 38 (2021) → 27 (2022) → 33 (2023) → 46 (2024) → 41 (2025) → 37 (2026); licenses: 80 (2021) → 40 (2022) → 40 (2023) → 40 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 20 (2026)