Deer · Area 4 · Type 8
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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: 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. 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: 4 licenses for 61 first-choice applicants — roughly 7% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 19 licenses for 75 first-choice applicants — roughly 25% estimate.
- Nonresident landowner · doe/fawn: 5 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · doe/fawn: 20 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 4 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 6.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 19 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 25.3% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 1 | 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: 1 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 1 (2026); licenses: 5 (2024) → 5 (2025) → 5 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- → Odds: 4% (2023) → 6% (2024) → 4% (2025) → 7% (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely about 7%
- 1st-choice applicants: 73 (2023) → 69 (2024) → 101 (2025) → 61 (2026); licenses: 3 (2023) → 4 (2024) → 4 (2025) → 4 (2026)
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 1 (2026); licenses: 20 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 20 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 36% (2023) → 29% (2024) → 27% (2025) → 25% (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely 21–25%
- 1st-choice applicants: 56 (2023) → 70 (2024) → 73 (2025) → 75 (2026); licenses: 20 (2023) → 20 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 19 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 20 → 19 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.