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Wild Bison · Area 2 · Type 4

Hunt type: Female/calf · WGFD description: ANY FEMALE OR CALF W
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 female or calf 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. Valid in Area 1 upon notification by the Department.

Commission quota: 70 (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 · female/calf: 7 licenses for 52 first-choice applicants — roughly 13% estimate.
Resident regular · female/calf: 63 licenses for 496 first-choice applicants — roughly 13% estimate.

Applicants & licenses (2026)

Pool	Licenses	1st choice	2nd	3rd	Ratio estimate	Source
nonresident · regular · all · Female/calf	7	52	0	0	13.5%	WGFD PDF
resident · regular · all · Female/calf	63	496	0	0	12.7%	WGFD PDF

Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33792/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33793/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 · female

→ Odds: 15% (2021) → 13% (2022) → 13% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 13%
1st-choice applicants: 33 (2021) → 38 (2022) → 52 (2026); licenses: 5 (2021) → 5 (2022) → 7 (2026)

Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed

Resident · regular · female

↑ Odds: 6% (2021) → 10% (2022) → 13% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely 13–14%
1st-choice applicants: 321 (2021) → 193 (2022) → 496 (2026); licenses: 20 (2021) → 20 (2022) → 63 (2026)

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.