Deer · Areas 118, 119 · Type 8
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Drawn together: Areas 118, 119 — one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 118.
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: 50 (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: 10 licenses for 21 first-choice applicants — roughly 48% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 40 licenses for 67 first-choice applicants — roughly 60% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 10 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 47.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 40 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 59.7% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 40 | 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 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 5 (2025) → 10 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 5 → 10 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 18 (2025) → 21 (2026); licenses: 5 (2025) → 10 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 5 → 10 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 20 (2025) → 40 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 20 → 40 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- Odds: not enough history (2 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 27 (2025) → 67 (2026); licenses: 20 (2025) → 40 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 20 → 40 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.