Deer · Areas 37, 39 · Type 8
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Drawn together: Areas 37, 39 â one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 37.
Black outline = hunt areas of this license; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD DeerHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 â Dec. 15 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
Commission quota: 50 (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. 6. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 18 licenses for 15 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 40 licenses for 30 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 18 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 40 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 40 | 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 (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 53 (2024) â 51 (2025) â 18 (2026)
- â Quota changed 51 â 18 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 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 18 (2021) â 13 (2022) â 13 (2023) â 12 (2024) â 12 (2025) â 15 (2026); licenses: 24 (2021) â 10 (2022) â 49 (2023) â 53 (2024) â 50 (2025) â 18 (2026)
- â Quota changed 50 â 18 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 80 (2024) â 80 (2025) â 40 (2026)
- â Quota changed 80 â 40 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- â Odds: 100% (2021) â ⊠â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 26 (2021) â 53 (2022) â 50 (2023) â 47 (2024) â 45 (2025) â 30 (2026); licenses: 40 (2021) â 40 (2022) â 80 (2023) â 80 (2024) â 79 (2025) â 40 (2026)
- â Quota changed 79 â 40 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.