Deer · Area 121 · Type 3
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 – Dec. 15 | Any white-tailed deer |
Commission quota: 75 (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 landowner · any deer applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident regular · any deer applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Nonresident special · any deer applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- Resident regular · any deer: 60 licenses for 107 first-choice applicants — roughly 56% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any deer | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any deer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any deer | 60 | 107 | 53 | 21 | 56.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Any deer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any deer | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
Nonresident landowner · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
| < 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
Nonresident special · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
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
- Points for a sure draw: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 3 (2024) → 3 (2025) → 3 (2026)
Nonresident · regular
- → Points for a sure draw: 0 (2021) → … → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
- Odds: not enough history (1 yr; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2021) → 0 (2022) → 0 (2023) → 12 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 2 (2021) → 3 (2022) → 3 (2023) → 3 (2024) → 3 (2025) → 3 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- Points for a sure draw: not enough history (1 yr; need 3)
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2021) → 0 (2022) → 0 (2023) → 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) → 1 (2022) → 1 (2023) → 1 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 1 (2026)
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 60 (2024) → 60 (2025) → 60 (2026)
Resident · regular
- ↑ Odds: 37% (2021) → … → 54% (2025) → 56% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 56–61%
- 1st-choice applicants: 107 (2021) → 118 (2022) → 121 (2023) → 112 (2024) → 111 (2025) → 107 (2026); licenses: 40 (2021) → 60 (2022) → 60 (2023) → 60 (2024) → 60 (2025) → 60 (2026)