Deer · Area 117 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 â Oct. 15 | 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. 13. 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 12+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · buck (antlered) applicants with 7+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · buck (antlered): 40 licenses for 252 first-choice applicants â roughly 16% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Buck (antlered) | 1 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 3.9% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Buck (antlered) | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 4.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Buck (antlered) | 40 | 252 | 67 | 44 | 15.9% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Buck (antlered) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Buck (antlered) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33.33% |
| < 11 | 0 | 24 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25.00% |
| < 6 | 0 | 22 | 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: 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 8 (2021) â ⊠â 8 (2025) â 12 (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely 10â12 pts
- â Odds: 4% (2021) â ⊠â 3% (2025) â 4% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 4% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 25 (2021) â 22 (2022) â 27 (2023) â 19 (2024) â 29 (2025) â 26 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 1 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 7 (2021) â ⊠â 3 (2025) â 7 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 5â7 pts
- â Odds: 3% (2021) â ⊠â 20% (2025) â 4% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 4% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 32 (2021) â 6 (2022) â 18 (2023) â 10 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 25 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 1 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 40 (2024) â 40 (2025) â 40 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 15% (2021) â ⊠â 14% (2025) â 16% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 16%
- 1st-choice applicants: 267 (2021) â 249 (2022) â 257 (2023) â 281 (2024) â 277 (2025) â 252 (2026); licenses: 40 (2021) â 40 (2022) â 40 (2023) â 40 (2024) â 40 (2025) â 40 (2026)