Deer · Area 17 · Type 8
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 – Nov. 30 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
Commission quota: 250 (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. 2. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 234 licenses for 23 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 200 licenses for 14 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 234 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 200 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 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 (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 229 (2024) → 219 (2025) → 234 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 219 → 234 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- → Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 41 (2021) → 19 (2022) → 32 (2023) → 33 (2024) → 14 (2025) → 23 (2026); licenses: 239 (2021) → 238 (2022) → 231 (2023) → 229 (2024) → 219 (2025) → 234 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 219 → 234 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 200 (2024) → 200 (2025) → 200 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- → Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 11 (2021) → 9 (2022) → 19 (2023) → 21 (2024) → 31 (2025) → 14 (2026); licenses: 200 (2021) → 200 (2022) → 200 (2023) → 200 (2024) → 200 (2025) → 200 (2026)