Deer · Area 128 · 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. 20 | 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. 14. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident landowner · any deer applicants with 0+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- No nonresident regular · any deer point level was guaranteed in 2026; best was 6% at 20 points.
- No nonresident special · any deer point level was guaranteed in 2026; best was 10% at 20 points.
- Resident regular · any deer: 60 licenses for 3834 first-choice applicants â roughly 2% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Any deer | 1 | 1443 | 46 | 45 | 0.1% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Any deer | 1 | 482 | 12 | 6 | 0.2% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any deer | 60 | 3834 | 294 | 140 | 1.6% | 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 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 6 | 6 | 107 | 5.61% |
| < 20 | 0 | 1342 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 9.62% |
| < 20 | 0 | 435 | 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
- 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 (2024) â 0 (2025) â 0 (2026); licenses: 2 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 3 (2026)
- â Quota changed 2 â 3 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- â Lowest points that drew: 15 (2021) â ⊠â 19 (2025) â 20 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 20â21 pts
- â Odds: 0% (2021) â ⊠â 0% (2025) â 0% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 703 (2021) â 901 (2022) â 617 (2023) â 1189 (2024) â 1352 (2025) â 1443 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 2 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Lowest points that drew: 15 (2021) â ⊠â 19 (2025) â 20 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 20â21 pts
- â Odds: 0% (2021) â ⊠â 0% (2025) â 0% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 540 (2021) â 491 (2022) â 436 (2023) â 473 (2024) â 504 (2025) â 482 (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 60 (2026)
- â Quota changed 40 â 60 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 2% (2021) â ⊠â 1% (2025) â 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2%
- 1st-choice applicants: 2602 (2021) â 3044 (2022) â 2963 (2023) â 3414 (2024) â 3611 (2025) â 3834 (2026); licenses: 40 (2021) â 60 (2022) â 40 (2023) â 40 (2024) â 40 (2025) â 60 (2026)
- â Quota changed 40 â 60 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.