Pronghorn Antelope · Area 83 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 â Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 â Nov. 7 | Any antelope |
Commission quota: 200 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFDâs 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 landowner · any antelope applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · any antelope applicants with 10+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any antelope applicants with 7+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any antelope: 105 licenses for 476 first-choice applicants â roughly 22% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 160 licenses for 55 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any antelope | 5 | 136 | 40 | 35 | 3.7% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 3 | 54 | 24 | 12 | 5.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 105 | 476 | 141 | 87 | 22.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 160 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 50.00% |
| †9 | 0 | 136 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 50.00% |
| †6 | 0 | 51 | 0.00% |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33867/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33868/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33869/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33870/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33871/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33872/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33873/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33874/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
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 10 (2024) â 10 (2025) â 10 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 7 (2021) â ⊠â 12 (2025) â 10 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 10â12 pts
- â Odds: 6% (2021) â ⊠â 3% (2025) â 4% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 4% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 95 (2021) â 96 (2022) â 78 (2023) â 118 (2024) â 194 (2025) â 136 (2026); licenses: 6 (2021) â 3 (2022) â 3 (2023) â 5 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 5 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 6 (2022) â ⊠â 5 (2025) â 7 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely about 7 pts
- â Odds: 9% (2021) â ⊠â 3% (2025) â 6% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 6â28% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 43 (2021) â 23 (2022) â 71 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 92 (2025) â 54 (2026); licenses: 4 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 48 (2024) â 53 (2025) â 55 (2026); licenses: 160 (2024) â 160 (2025) â 160 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 38% (2021) â ⊠â 19% (2025) â 22% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 17â22%
- 1st-choice applicants: 407 (2021) â 375 (2022) â 395 (2023) â 373 (2024) â 558 (2025) â 476 (2026); licenses: 156 (2021) â 74 (2022) â 67 (2023) â 112 (2024) â 107 (2025) â 105 (2026)
- â Quota changed 107 â 105 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.