Deer · Area 120 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 â Nov. 15 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
Commission quota: 75 (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).
- No nonresident regular · buck (antlered) applicant drew at any listed point level in 2026 (or no applicants).
- Nonresident special · buck (antlered) applicants with 2+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · buck (antlered): 45 licenses for 105 first-choice applicants â roughly 43% estimate.
- Resident landowner · buck (antlered): 60 licenses for 15 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Buck (antlered) | 2 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 4.3% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Buck (antlered) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Buck (antlered) | 45 | 105 | 54 | 25 | 42.9% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Buck (antlered) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Buck (antlered) | 60 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.00% |
| †10 | 0 | 46 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| < 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 57.14% |
| †1 | 0 | 1 | 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: 3 (2024) â 3 (2025) â 3 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- Points for a sure draw: no 2026 value (last 2025) â no 2027 outlook
- â Odds: 4% (2021) â ⊠â 6% (2025) â 4% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 4% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 48 (2021) â 32 (2022) â 20 (2023) â 30 (2024) â 34 (2025) â 46 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Points for a sure draw: 5 (2021) â 3 (2024) â 5 (2025) â 6 (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely about 6 pts
- â Odds: 8% (2021) â ⊠â 12% (2025) â 100% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 76â100% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 12 (2021) â 15 (2022) â 9 (2023) â 4 (2024) â 8 (2025) â 1 (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: 15 (2024) â 13 (2025) â 15 (2026); licenses: 60 (2024) â 60 (2025) â 60 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 47% (2021) â ⊠â 43% (2025) â 43% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 43â44%
- 1st-choice applicants: 107 (2021) â 104 (2022) â 64 (2023) â 101 (2024) â 110 (2025) â 105 (2026); licenses: 50 (2021) â 46 (2022) â 46 (2023) â 45 (2024) â 47 (2025) â 45 (2026)
- â Quota changed 47 â 45 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.