Deer · Area 41 · Type 8
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| â | Sep. 1 â Dec. 31 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer; also valid in Area 46 |
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: 98 licenses for 43 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 119 licenses for 44 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · doe/fawn: 120 licenses for 1 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 98 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 119 | 44 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 120 | 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) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 205 (2024) â 202 (2025) â 98 (2026)
- â Quota changed 202 â 98 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: 39 (2021) â 79 (2022) â 60 (2023) â 51 (2024) â 33 (2025) â 43 (2026); licenses: 203 (2021) â 190 (2022) â 197 (2023) â 205 (2024) â 202 (2025) â 98 (2026)
- â Quota changed 202 â 98 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 0 (2025) â 1 (2026); licenses: 200 (2024) â 200 (2025) â 120 (2026)
- â Quota changed 200 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: 46 (2021) â 60 (2022) â 52 (2023) â 44 (2024) â 46 (2025) â 44 (2026); licenses: 200 (2021) â 200 (2022) â 200 (2023) â 200 (2024) â 200 (2025) â 119 (2026)
- â Quota changed 200 â 119 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.