Deer · Area 141 · Type 1
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 â Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 â Oct. 21 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
| â | Oct. 22 â Oct. 31 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer on national forest |
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. 16. 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 18+ points all drew in 2026 (first choice).
- No nonresident special · buck (antlered) point level was guaranteed in 2026; best was 50% at 16 points.
- Resident regular · buck (antlered): 58 licenses for 1056 first-choice applicants â roughly 5% estimate.
- Resident landowner · buck (antlered): 60 licenses for 2 first-choice applicants â roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · random · Buck (antlered) | 1 | 103 | 14 | 16 | 1.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · special · random · Buck (antlered) | 1 | 53 | 4 | 6 | 1.9% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Buck (antlered) | 58 | 1056 | 132 | 94 | 5.5% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · random · Buck (antlered) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Buck (antlered) | 60 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
Nonresident regular · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.00% |
| < 18 | 0 | 103 | 0.00% |
Nonresident special · buck (antlered) preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF
| Points | Licenses left | Issued | 1st-choice apps | Success (WGFD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00% |
| < 16 | 0 | 52 | 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 3 (2026)
- â Quota changed 2 â 3 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- â Points for a sure draw: 12 (2021) â ⊠â 17 (2025) â 18 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 18â19 pts
- â Odds: 1% (2021) â ⊠â 1% (2025) â 1% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 1% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 125 (2021) â 131 (2022) â 63 (2023) â 76 (2024) â 78 (2025) â 103 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 1 (2022) â 1 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026)
Nonresident · special
- â Lowest points that drew: 10 (2021) â ⊠â 14 (2025) â 16 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely 15â16 pts
- â Odds: 3% (2021) â ⊠â 3% (2025) â 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2% (random-draw share)
- 1st-choice applicants: 29 (2021) â 56 (2022) â 31 (2023) â 12 (2024) â 36 (2025) â 53 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) â 1 (2022) â 0 (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: 1 (2024) â 2 (2025) â 2 (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: 7% (2021) â ⊠â 4% (2025) â 5% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 5%
- 1st-choice applicants: 914 (2021) â 916 (2022) â 658 (2023) â 747 (2024) â 852 (2025) â 1056 (2026); licenses: 63 (2021) â 63 (2022) â 39 (2023) â 39 (2024) â 38 (2025) â 58 (2026)
- â Quota changed 38 â 58 from 2025 to 2026 â a quota change can break the trend.