Deer · Area 40 · Type 8
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 â Nov. 30 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer; also valid in Area 35 |
Commission quota: 150 (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: 110 licenses for 73 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 120 licenses for 40 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 110 | 73 | 33 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 120 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 120 | 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: 271 (2024) â 255 (2025) â 110 (2026)
- â Quota changed 255 â 110 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: 80 (2021) â 96 (2022) â 103 (2023) â 77 (2024) â 59 (2025) â 73 (2026); licenses: 266 (2021) â 255 (2022) â 272 (2023) â 271 (2024) â 255 (2025) â 110 (2026)
- â Quota changed 255 â 110 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: 240 (2024) â 240 (2025) â 120 (2026)
- â Quota changed 240 â 120 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: 34 (2021) â 44 (2022) â 27 (2023) â 28 (2024) â 45 (2025) â 40 (2026); licenses: 240 (2021) â 240 (2022) â 240 (2023) â 240 (2024) â 240 (2025) â 120 (2026)
- â Quota changed 240 â 120 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.