Deer · Area 36 · Type 8
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 â Oct. 31 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
Commission quota: 25 (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. 5. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 5 licenses for 7 first-choice applicants â roughly 71% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 20 licenses for 22 first-choice applicants â roughly 91% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.4% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 90.9% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 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: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 6 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 5 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- â Odds: 23% (2021) â ⊠â 28% (2025) â 71% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 65â71%
- 1st-choice applicants: 22 (2021) â 15 (2022) â 12 (2023) â 12 (2024) â 18 (2025) â 7 (2026); licenses: 5 (2021) â 5 (2022) â 5 (2023) â 6 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 5 (2026)
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 20 (2024) â 20 (2025) â 20 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- â Odds: 54% (2021) â ⊠â 56% (2025) â 91% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 91â92%
- 1st-choice applicants: 37 (2021) â 26 (2022) â 20 (2023) â 14 (2024) â 34 (2025) â 22 (2026); licenses: 20 (2021) â 20 (2022) â 20 (2023) â 20 (2024) â 19 (2025) â 20 (2026)
- â Quota changed 19 â 20 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.