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Wild Bison · Area 2 · Type 1

Hunt type: Any bison · WGFD description: ANY WILD BISON
Last checked: draw reports 2026-10-23 · season regulations 2026-11-03 · Sources: WGFD Ch. 15 regulation · WGFD draw odds reports

Black outline = this hunt area; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD BisonHuntAreas 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 – Jan. 31	Any wild bison; from Jan. 2 - Jan. 31 limited alternate permits for the National Elk Refuge may be available through the Department's Jackson Regional Office on a first-come first-served basis until the season closes or conditions dictate that supplemental feeding is necessary. Also valid in Area 1 within the Clark's Fork River and Soda Butte Creek drainages from Aug. 15 - Dec. 31. Valid in other parts of Area 1 upon authorization by the Department.

Commission quota: 30 (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. 15, Wild Bison Recreational Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 4. Last checked 2026-11-03.

Draw odds (2026, first choice)

Nonresident regular · any bison: 3 licenses for 394 first-choice applicants — roughly 1% estimate.
Resident regular · any bison: 26 licenses for 1646 first-choice applicants — roughly 2% estimate.

Applicants & licenses (2026)

Pool	Licenses	1st choice	2nd	3rd	Ratio estimate	Source
nonresident · regular · all · Any bison	3	394	0	0	0.8%	WGFD PDF
resident · regular · all · Any bison	26	1646	0	0	1.6%	WGFD PDF

Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33794/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33795/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 · regular

↓ Odds: 6% (2021) → … → 2% (2025) → 1% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 0–1%
1st-choice applicants: 413 (2021) → 296 (2022) → 443 (2023) → 369 (2024) → 362 (2025) → 394 (2026); licenses: 25 (2021) → 25 (2022) → 5 (2023) → 6 (2024) → 6 (2025) → 3 (2026)
⚠ Quota changed 6 → 3 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.

Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Resident · regular

↓ Odds: 8% (2021) → … → 4% (2025) → 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 0–2%
1st-choice applicants: 1325 (2021) → 1128 (2022) → 1624 (2023) → 1703 (2024) → 1645 (2025) → 1646 (2026); licenses: 100 (2021) → 100 (2022) → 45 (2023) → 63 (2024) → 63 (2025) → 26 (2026)
⚠ Quota changed 63 → 26 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.

Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Unofficial planning sheet printed from wyomingdrawodds.com. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (wgfd.wyo.gov) is the authority on draw results, odds, fees, deadlines and regulations. Always verify with WGFD before applying or hunting.