Pronghorn Antelope · Areas 97, 117 · Type 2
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Drawn together: Areas 97, 117 — one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 97.
Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 97, 117-2, 7; Valid 97,117-2, 7”. Black outline = hunt areas of this license; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD AntelopeHuntAreas GIS layer. Limitation polygon: WGFD LimitationAreas2026_Final, downloaded 2026-11-03. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Any antelope valid in Area 97 south of U.S. Highway 26 or Wyoming Highway 134 and east of Eight Mile Road, and in all of Area 117”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Aug. 15 – Oct. 31 | Any antelope valid in Area 97 south of U.S. Highway 26 or Wyoming Highway 134 and east of Eight Mile Road, and in all of Area 117 |
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. 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 5+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any antelope applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any antelope: 18 licenses for 33 first-choice applicants — roughly 55% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 20 licenses for 2 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any antelope | 1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4.5% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 18 | 33 | 32 | 7 | 54.5% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 20 | 2 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 22.22% |
| < 4 | 0 | 15 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
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
- Points for a sure draw: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 1 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 1 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- → Points for a sure draw: 5 (2021) → … → 5 (2025) → 5 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely about 5 pts
- → Odds: 5% (2021) → … → 11% (2025) → 5% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 5% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 20 (2021) → 16 (2022) → 19 (2023) → 20 (2024) → 9 (2025) → 22 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) → 0 (2022) → 0 (2023) → 0 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 1 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- Lowest points that drew: no 2026 value (last 2025) — no 2027 outlook
- Odds: no 2026 value (last 2023) — no 2027 outlook (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 7 (2021) → 17 (2022) → 4 (2023) → 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) → 0 (2022) → 0 (2023) → 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) → 3 (2025) → 2 (2026); licenses: 20 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 20 (2026)
Resident · regular
- ↓ Odds: 74% (2021) → … → 29% (2025) → 55% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 36–55%
- 1st-choice applicants: 50 (2021) → 44 (2022) → 26 (2023) → 43 (2024) → 59 (2025) → 33 (2026); licenses: 37 (2021) → 16 (2022) → 17 (2023) → 19 (2024) → 17 (2025) → 18 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 17 → 18 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.