Deer · Area 89 · 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 deer |
Commission quota: 150 (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 15+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · buck (antlered) applicants with 14+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · buck (antlered): 89 licenses for 938 first-choice applicants â roughly 9% estimate.
- Resident landowner · buck (antlered): 120 licenses for 31 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Buck (antlered) | 3 | 159 | 45 | 29 | 1.9% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Buck (antlered) | 2 | 71 | 7 | 2 | 2.8% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Buck (antlered) | 89 | 938 | 259 | 120 | 9.5% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Buck (antlered) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Buck (antlered) | 120 | 31 | 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 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| †14 | 0 | 159 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 60.00% |
| < 13 | 0 | 70 | 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: 6 (2024) â 6 (2025) â 7 (2026)
- â Quota changed 6 â 7 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 14 (2021) â ⊠â 16 (2025) â 15 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 15 pts
- â Odds: 2% (2021) â ⊠â 2% (2025) â 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 166 (2021) â 141 (2022) â 130 (2023) â 170 (2024) â 169 (2025) â 159 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 3 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 11 (2021) â ⊠â 11 (2025) â 14 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 13â14 pts
- â Odds: 4% (2021) â ⊠â 6% (2025) â 3% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 3% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 45 (2021) â 103 (2022) â 106 (2023) â 36 (2024) â 35 (2025) â 71 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 1 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- â Odds: 100% (2024) â 100% (2025) â 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 29 (2024) â 33 (2025) â 31 (2026); licenses: 100 (2024) â 100 (2025) â 120 (2026)
- â Quota changed 100 â 120 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 9% (2021) â ⊠â 8% (2025) â 9% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 9%
- 1st-choice applicants: 776 (2021) â 788 (2022) â 814 (2023) â 800 (2024) â 871 (2025) â 938 (2026); licenses: 70 (2021) â 42 (2022) â 63 (2023) â 71 (2024) â 67 (2025) â 89 (2026)
- â Quota changed 67 â 89 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.