Pronghorn Antelope · Areas 97, 117 · Type 1
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Drawn together: Areas 97, 117 â one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 97.
Black outline = hunt areas of this license; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD AntelopeHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 â Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 â Oct. 31 | Any antelope |
Commission quota: 75 (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. 7. 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 8+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any antelope applicants with 1+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any antelope: 24 licenses for 202 first-choice applicants â roughly 12% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 60 licenses for 36 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any antelope | 1 | 73 | 22 | 17 | 1.4% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 50.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 24 | 202 | 75 | 64 | 11.9% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 60 | 36 | 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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 33.33% |
| †7 | 0 | 73 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 0 | 2 | 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: 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 5 (2021) â ⊠â 7 (2025) â 8 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 8â9 pts
- â Odds: 4% (2021) â ⊠â 1% (2025) â 1% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 1% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 152 (2021) â 105 (2022) â 83 (2023) â 41 (2024) â 68 (2025) â 73 (2026); licenses: 6 (2021) â 5 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 3 (2021) â 3 (2022) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely 0â1 pts
- â Odds: 9% (2021) â ⊠â 14% (2025) â 50% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 41â50% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 43 (2021) â 16 (2022) â 18 (2023) â 0 (2024) â 7 (2025) â 2 (2026); licenses: 4 (2021) â 4 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 37 (2024) â 35 (2025) â 36 (2026); licenses: 60 (2024) â 60 (2025) â 60 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 49% (2021) â ⊠â 11% (2025) â 12% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 0â12%
- 1st-choice applicants: 305 (2021) â 324 (2022) â 221 (2023) â 229 (2024) â 222 (2025) â 202 (2026); licenses: 148 (2021) â 123 (2022) â 52 (2023) â 23 (2024) â 25 (2025) â 24 (2026)
- â Quota changed 25 â 24 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.