Deer · Area 47 · 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: 75 (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. 7. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 57 licenses for 11 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 57 licenses for 13 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident landowner · doe/fawn: 60 licenses for 3 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 57 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 57 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 60 | 3 | 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: 124 (2024) â 122 (2025) â 57 (2026)
- â Quota changed 122 â 57 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: 4 (2021) â 16 (2022) â 16 (2023) â 9 (2024) â 11 (2025) â 11 (2026); licenses: 136 (2021) â 123 (2022) â 113 (2023) â 124 (2024) â 122 (2025) â 57 (2026)
- â Quota changed 122 â 57 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 3 (2026); licenses: 120 (2024) â 120 (2025) â 60 (2026)
- â Quota changed 120 â 60 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: 10 (2021) â 26 (2022) â 37 (2023) â 25 (2024) â 27 (2025) â 13 (2026); licenses: 117 (2021) â 119 (2022) â 120 (2023) â 119 (2024) â 119 (2025) â 57 (2026)
- â Quota changed 119 â 57 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.