Pronghorn Antelope · Area 98 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 â Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 â Oct. 31 | Any antelope |
Commission quota: 50 (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 10+ 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: 38 licenses for 182 first-choice applicants â roughly 21% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any antelope: 40 licenses for 2 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 | 48 | 48 | 26 | 2.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any antelope | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any antelope | 38 | 182 | 211 | 135 | 20.9% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any antelope | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any antelope | 40 | 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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 0 | 48 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any antelope preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 1 | 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
- 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: 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 7 (2021) â ⊠â 9 (2025) â 10 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 10â11 pts
- â Odds: 2% (2021) â ⊠â 0% (2025) â 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 114 (2021) â 86 (2022) â 78 (2023) â 50 (2024) â 71 (2025) â 48 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 1 (2026)
- â Quota changed 0 â 1 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 5 (2021) â ⊠â 6 (2024) â 2 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 2â3 pts
- Odds: no 2026 value (last 2025) â no 2027 outlook (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 10 (2021) â 33 (2022) â 8 (2023) â 5 (2024) â 8 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 2 (2026); licenses: 40 (2024) â 40 (2025) â 40 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 39% (2021) â ⊠â 25% (2025) â 21% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 16â21%
- 1st-choice applicants: 197 (2021) â 168 (2022) â 123 (2023) â 134 (2024) â 158 (2025) â 182 (2026); licenses: 77 (2021) â 80 (2022) â 40 (2023) â 40 (2024) â 40 (2025) â 38 (2026)
- â Quota changed 40 â 38 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.