Deer · Area 102 · 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 | Any 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. 11. 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 20+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any deer applicants with 19+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any deer: 102 licenses for 3606 first-choice applicants â roughly 3% estimate.
- Resident landowner · any deer: 120 licenses for 18 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any deer | 2 | 550 | 111 | 43 | 0.4% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any deer | 2 | 176 | 17 | 4 | 1.1% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any deer | 102 | 3606 | 528 | 105 | 2.8% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any deer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any deer | 120 | 18 | 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 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 100.00% |
| < 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| 19 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10.53% |
| < 19 | 0 | 533 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
| < 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25.00% |
| < 18 | 0 | 167 | 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: 7 (2024) â 7 (2025) â 7 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 15 (2021) â ⊠â 19 (2025) â 20 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 20â21 pts
- â Odds: 1% (2021) â ⊠â 1% (2025) â 0% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 535 (2021) â 502 (2022) â 379 (2023) â 412 (2024) â 581 (2025) â 550 (2026); licenses: 4 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 2 (2026)
- â Quota changed 3 â 2 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 15 (2021) â ⊠â 18 (2025) â 19 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 19â20 pts
- â Odds: 1% (2021) â ⊠â 1% (2025) â 1% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 1% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 206 (2021) â 262 (2022) â 183 (2023) â 125 (2024) â 152 (2025) â 176 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 2 (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: 18 (2024) â 20 (2025) â 18 (2026); licenses: 120 (2024) â 120 (2025) â 120 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 4% (2021) â ⊠â 3% (2025) â 3% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 3%
- 1st-choice applicants: 3534 (2021) â 3502 (2022) â 2867 (2023) â 3230 (2024) â 3482 (2025) â 3606 (2026); licenses: 139 (2021) â 100 (2022) â 100 (2023) â 102 (2024) â 100 (2025) â 102 (2026)
- â Quota changed 100 â 102 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.