Deer · Area 23 · Type 7
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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 valid on private land”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Sep. 1 – Dec. 15 | Doe or fawn 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. 3. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 4 licenses for 42 first-choice applicants — roughly 10% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 20 licenses for 60 first-choice applicants — roughly 33% estimate.
- Nonresident landowner · doe/fawn: 5 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 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 9.5% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 33.3% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 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: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 3 (2024) → 3 (2025) → 1 (2026); licenses: 5 (2024) → 5 (2025) → 5 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 2% (2025) → 10% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 0–10%
- 1st-choice applicants: 125 (2021) → 121 (2022) → 96 (2023) → 78 (2024) → 86 (2025) → 42 (2026); licenses: 1934 (2021) → 917 (2022) → 193 (2023) → 2 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 4 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 2 → 4 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: 20 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 20 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2021) → … → 26% (2025) → 33% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 1–33%
- 1st-choice applicants: 64 (2021) → 79 (2022) → 104 (2023) → 78 (2024) → 76 (2025) → 60 (2026); licenses: 1600 (2021) → 800 (2022) → 240 (2023) → 20 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 20 (2026)