Deer · Areas 66, 88, 89 · Type 8
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Drawn together: Areas 66, 88, 89 — one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 66.
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.
Part of area on some dates WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Doe or fawn white-tailed deer only valid in Area 88”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Aug. 15 – Oct. 14 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer only valid in Area 88 |
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 – Nov. 30 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
Commission quota: 75 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFD’s 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. 9. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 15 licenses for 25 first-choice applicants — roughly 60% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 60 licenses for 134 first-choice applicants — roughly 45% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 15 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 60.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 60 | 134 | 37 | 0 | 44.8% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 60 | 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) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 20 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 15 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 20 → 15 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↑ Odds: 38% (2021) → … → 36% (2025) → 60% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 60–63%
- 1st-choice applicants: 79 (2021) → 51 (2022) → 49 (2023) → 28 (2024) → 55 (2025) → 25 (2026); licenses: 30 (2021) → 10 (2022) → 20 (2023) → 20 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 15 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 20 → 15 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 80 (2024) → 80 (2025) → 60 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 80 → 60 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↑ Odds: 57% (2021) → … → 64% (2025) → 45% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 45–61%
- 1st-choice applicants: 210 (2021) → 146 (2022) → 129 (2023) → 105 (2024) → 125 (2025) → 134 (2026); licenses: 120 (2021) → 40 (2022) → 80 (2023) → 80 (2024) → 80 (2025) → 60 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 80 → 60 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.