Deer · Area 34 · Type 7
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 34-7”. Black outline = this hunt area; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD DeerHuntAreas GIS layer. Limitation polygon: WGFD LimitationAreas2026_Final, downloaded 2026-11-03. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Doe or fawn valid east of Bucknum Road (Natrona County Road 125) and south of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad right-of-way”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Aug. 15 – Dec. 15 | Doe or fawn valid east of Bucknum Road (Natrona County Road 125) and south of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad right-of-way |
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. 5. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 5 licenses for 17 first-choice applicants — roughly 29% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 19 licenses for 59 first-choice applicants — roughly 32% estimate.
- Resident landowner · doe/fawn: 20 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 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 29.4% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 19 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 32.2% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 1 | 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 (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 5 (2024) → 5 (2025) → 5 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 36% (2021) → … → 19% (2025) → 29% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 21–29%
- 1st-choice applicants: 56 (2021) → 87 (2022) → 29 (2023) → 25 (2024) → 27 (2025) → 17 (2026); licenses: 20 (2021) → 19 (2022) → 10 (2023) → 5 (2024) → 5 (2025) → 5 (2026)
Resident · 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: 20 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 20 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 80% (2021) → … → 33% (2025) → 32% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 12–32%
- 1st-choice applicants: 98 (2021) → 110 (2022) → 70 (2023) → 62 (2024) → 52 (2025) → 59 (2026); licenses: 78 (2021) → 77 (2022) → 38 (2023) → 17 (2024) → 17 (2025) → 19 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 17 → 19 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.