Deer · Areas 116, 117 · Type 8
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Drawn together: Areas 116, 117 — one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 116.
Black outline = hunt areas of this license; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD DeerHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 – Nov. 30 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
Commission quota: 200 (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. 13. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 40 licenses for 51 first-choice applicants — roughly 78% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 160 licenses for 179 first-choice applicants — roughly 89% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 40 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 78.4% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 160 | 179 | 10 | 0 | 89.4% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 160 | 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: 40 (2024) → 40 (2025) → 40 (2026)
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↑ Odds: 73% (2021) → … → 68% (2025) → 78% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 75–78%
- 1st-choice applicants: 41 (2021) → 77 (2022) → 53 (2023) → 63 (2024) → 59 (2025) → 51 (2026); licenses: 30 (2021) → 35 (2022) → 38 (2023) → 40 (2024) → 40 (2025) → 40 (2026)
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 160 (2024) → 160 (2025) → 160 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↑ Odds: 57% (2021) → … → 90% (2025) → 89% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 89–100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 212 (2021) → 273 (2022) → 250 (2023) → 203 (2024) → 178 (2025) → 179 (2026); licenses: 120 (2021) → 140 (2022) → 160 (2023) → 160 (2024) → 160 (2025) → 160 (2026)