Deer · Area 15 · Type 8
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Dec. 31 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
Commission quota: 450 (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 regular · doe/fawn: 165 licenses for 57 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 358 licenses for 200 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Nonresident landowner · doe/fawn: 166 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · doe/fawn: 360 licenses for 2 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 165 | 57 | 37 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 358 | 200 | 110 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 166 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 360 | 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: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 1 (2026); licenses: 205 (2024) â 184 (2025) â 166 (2026)
- â Quota changed 184 â 166 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 70 (2021) â 59 (2022) â 57 (2023) â 55 (2024) â 53 (2025) â 57 (2026); licenses: 225 (2021) â 207 (2022) â 224 (2023) â 205 (2024) â 184 (2025) â 165 (2026)
- â Quota changed 184 â 165 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 2 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 2 (2026); licenses: 360 (2024) â 360 (2025) â 360 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 125 (2021) â 131 (2022) â 133 (2023) â 142 (2024) â 170 (2025) â 200 (2026); licenses: 359 (2021) â 359 (2022) â 359 (2023) â 358 (2024) â 359 (2025) â 358 (2026)
- â Quota changed 359 â 358 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.