Deer · Area 90 · 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. 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 · any deer applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · any deer applicants with 16+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any deer applicants with 16+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any deer: 28 licenses for 592 first-choice applicants â roughly 5% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any deer: 40 licenses for 12 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any deer | 1 | 49 | 52 | 23 | 2.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any deer | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6.2% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any deer | 28 | 592 | 265 | 133 | 4.7% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any deer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any deer | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| < 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 16 | 0 | 49 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 16 | 0 | 16 | 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
- Points for a sure draw: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 14 (2021) â ⊠â 18 (2025) â 16 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 16â19 pts
- â Odds: 2% (2021) â ⊠â 1% (2025) â 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 97 (2021) â 109 (2022) â 46 (2023) â 86 (2024) â 81 (2025) â 49 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 1 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 15 (2021) â ⊠â 16 (2025) â 16 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 16 pts
- â Odds: 1% (2021) â ⊠â 3% (2025) â 6% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 6% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 69 (2021) â 38 (2022) â 35 (2023) â 24 (2024) â 33 (2025) â 16 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 1 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (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 12 (2026); licenses: 40 (2024) â 40 (2025) â 40 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 6% (2021) â ⊠â 4% (2025) â 5% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 5%
- 1st-choice applicants: 754 (2021) â 641 (2022) â 461 (2023) â 592 (2024) â 664 (2025) â 592 (2026); licenses: 47 (2021) â 30 (2022) â 27 (2023) â 27 (2024) â 25 (2025) â 28 (2026)
- â Quota changed 25 â 28 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.