Deer · Area 22 · Type 8
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Nov. 30 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
Commission quota: 100 (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. 3. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 19 licenses for 35 first-choice applicants â roughly 54% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 80 licenses for 70 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Nonresident landowner · doe/fawn: 20 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 19 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 54.3% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 80 | 70 | 29 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 80 | 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
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026); licenses: 28 (2024) â 30 (2025) â 20 (2026)
- â Quota changed 30 â 20 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 54% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 54â70%
- 1st-choice applicants: 73 (2021) â 33 (2022) â 28 (2023) â 23 (2024) â 27 (2025) â 35 (2026); licenses: 100 (2021) â 75 (2022) â 76 (2023) â 27 (2024) â 29 (2025) â 19 (2026)
- â Quota changed 29 â 19 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 80 (2024) â 80 (2025) â 80 (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: 99 (2021) â 71 (2022) â 69 (2023) â 71 (2024) â 69 (2025) â 70 (2026); licenses: 159 (2021) â 120 (2022) â 120 (2023) â 80 (2024) â 80 (2025) â 80 (2026)