Deer · Area 79 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Oct. 14 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
Commission quota: 250 (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. 10. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident landowner · buck (antlered) applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · buck (antlered) applicants with 7+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · buck (antlered) applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · buck (antlered): 194 licenses for 395 first-choice applicants â roughly 49% estimate.
- Resident landowner · buck (antlered): 200 licenses for 6 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Buck (antlered) | 6 | 89 | 17 | 13 | 6.7% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Buck (antlered) | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Buck (antlered) | 194 | 395 | 267 | 152 | 49.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Buck (antlered) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Buck (antlered) | 200 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 88.89% |
| < 6 | 0 | 89 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
| < 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33875/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33880/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33881/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33882/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33883/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33884/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33885/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33886/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
- â Points for a sure draw: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 12 (2024) â 12 (2025) â 12 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 3 (2021) â ⊠â 5 (2025) â 7 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 6â7 pts
- â Odds: 14% (2021) â ⊠â 10% (2025) â 7% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 7â8% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 76 (2021) â 111 (2022) â 36 (2023) â 45 (2024) â 63 (2025) â 89 (2026); licenses: 11 (2021) â 9 (2022) â 8 (2023) â 6 (2024) â 6 (2025) â 6 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 2 (2021) â ⊠â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
- Odds: no 2026 value (last 2024) â no 2027 outlook (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 42 (2021) â 24 (2022) â 3 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 7 (2021) â 6 (2022) â 5 (2023) â 4 (2024) â 4 (2025) â 4 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 5 (2024) â 7 (2025) â 6 (2026); licenses: 200 (2024) â 200 (2025) â 200 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 73% (2021) â ⊠â 51% (2025) â 49% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 42â49%
- 1st-choice applicants: 432 (2021) â 347 (2022) â 330 (2023) â 340 (2024) â 382 (2025) â 395 (2026); licenses: 315 (2021) â 270 (2022) â 244 (2023) â 195 (2024) â 193 (2025) â 194 (2026)
- â Quota changed 193 â 194 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.