Deer · Areas 1, 2, 3 · Type 8
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Drawn together: Areas 1, 2, 3 — one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 1.
Black outline = hunt areas of this license; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD DeerHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 – Nov. 20 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land |
Commission quota: 350 (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. 6, Mule Deer and White-tailed Deer Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 1. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 162 licenses for 281 first-choice applicants — roughly 58% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 278 licenses for 171 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
- Nonresident landowner · doe/fawn: 169 licenses for 7 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · doe/fawn: 280 licenses for 2 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 162 | 281 | 2 | 0 | 57.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 278 | 171 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 169 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 280 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33876/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33877/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33878/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33879/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 · doe/fawn
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 2 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 7 (2026); licenses: 218 (2024) → 206 (2025) → 169 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 206 → 169 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 59% (2023) → 94% (2024) → 72% (2025) → 58% (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely 58–64%
- 1st-choice applicants: 253 (2023) → 230 (2024) → 285 (2025) → 281 (2026); licenses: 150 (2023) → 216 (2024) → 204 (2025) → 162 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 204 → 162 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 4 (2024) → 4 (2025) → 2 (2026); licenses: 280 (2024) → 280 (2025) → 280 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- → Odds: 100% (2023) → 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 92 (2023) → 122 (2024) → 137 (2025) → 171 (2026); licenses: 195 (2023) → 276 (2024) → 276 (2025) → 278 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 276 → 278 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.