Deer · Area 88 · Type 7
Showing:
Black outline = this hunt area; 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 only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Doe or fawn valid on private land”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 – Dec. 15 | Doe or fawn valid on private land |
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. 10. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 15 licenses for 26 first-choice applicants — roughly 58% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 60 licenses for 114 first-choice applicants — roughly 53% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 15 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 57.7% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 60 | 114 | 18 | 0 | 52.6% | 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: 15 (2024) → 15 (2025) → 15 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 100% (2023) → 56% (2024) → 79% (2025) → 58% (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely 47–58%
- 1st-choice applicants: 9 (2023) → 27 (2024) → 19 (2025) → 26 (2026); licenses: 10 (2023) → 15 (2024) → 15 (2025) → 15 (2026)
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 60 (2024) → 60 (2025) → 60 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↓ Odds: 61% (2023) → 66% (2024) → 56% (2025) → 53% (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely 50–53%
- 1st-choice applicants: 66 (2023) → 91 (2024) → 108 (2025) → 114 (2026); licenses: 40 (2023) → 60 (2024) → 60 (2025) → 60 (2026)