Deer · Area 87 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 â Oct. 31 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
Commission quota: 50 (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 1+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- No nonresident regular · buck (antlered) applicant drew at any listed point level in 2026 (or no applicants).
- No nonresident special · buck (antlered) applicant drew at any listed point level in 2026 (or no applicants).
- Resident regular · buck (antlered): 26 licenses for 1168 first-choice applicants â roughly 2% estimate.
- Resident landowner · buck (antlered): 40 licenses for 14 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Buck (antlered) | 0 | 74 | 15 | 11 | 0.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Buck (antlered) | 0 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Buck (antlered) | 26 | 1168 | 223 | 118 | 2.2% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Buck (antlered) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Buck (antlered) | 40 | 14 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 77.78% |
| < 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Nonresident regular · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| < 20 | 0 | 71 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
| < 19 | 0 | 34 | 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 Lowest points that drew: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 1 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026); licenses: 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- Lowest points that drew: no 2026 value (last 2023) â no 2027 outlook
- â Odds: 1% (2021) â ⊠â 0% (2025) â 0% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 187 (2021) â 175 (2022) â 107 (2023) â 103 (2024) â 77 (2025) â 74 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 0 (2022) â 0 (2023) â 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- Lowest points that drew: no 2026 value (last 2024) â no 2027 outlook
- â Odds: 1% (2021) â ⊠â 0% (2025) â 0% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 94 (2021) â 137 (2022) â 56 (2023) â 43 (2024) â 36 (2025) â 36 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 0 (2022) â 0 (2023) â 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 13 (2024) â 15 (2025) â 14 (2026); licenses: 40 (2024) â 40 (2025) â 40 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 3% (2021) â ⊠â 2% (2025) â 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2%
- 1st-choice applicants: 1207 (2021) â 1244 (2022) â 992 (2023) â 1158 (2024) â 1167 (2025) â 1168 (2026); licenses: 40 (2021) â 42 (2022) â 26 (2023) â 27 (2024) â 25 (2025) â 26 (2026)
- â Quota changed 25 â 26 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.