Deer · Areas 11, 12, 13, 14 · Type 3
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Drawn together: Areas 11, 12, 13, 14 â one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 11.
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.
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Nov. 30 | Any white-tailed deer |
Commission quota: 200 (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. 6, Mule Deer and White-tailed Deer Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 2. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident landowner · any deer applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · any deer applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any deer applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any deer: 160 licenses for 71 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any deer | 19 | 0 | 24 | 12 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any deer | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any deer | 160 | 71 | 60 | 12 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any deer | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any deer | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 1 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 100.00% |
Nonresident special · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33875/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33880/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33881/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33882/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33883/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33884/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33885/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33886/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
- Points for a sure draw: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 21 (2024) â 15 (2025) â 20 (2026)
- â Quota changed 15 â 20 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2021) â ⊠â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2021) â 0 (2022) â 0 (2023) â 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 53 (2021) â 23 (2022) â 24 (2023) â 20 (2024) â 15 (2025) â 19 (2026)
- â Quota changed 15 â 19 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- Points for a sure draw: no 2026 value (last 2024) â no 2027 outlook
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2021) â 0 (2022) â 0 (2023) â 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 21 (2021) â 9 (2022) â 10 (2023) â 8 (2024) â 6 (2025) â 8 (2026)
- â Quota changed 6 â 8 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 160 (2024) â 160 (2025) â 160 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 52 (2021) â 61 (2022) â 63 (2023) â 64 (2024) â 85 (2025) â 71 (2026); licenses: 240 (2021) â 160 (2022) â 160 (2023) â 160 (2024) â 160 (2025) â 160 (2026)