Deer · Area 149 · Type 8
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Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 – Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 – Nov. 30 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
Commission quota: 25 (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. 17. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · doe/fawn: 5 licenses for 5 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident regular · doe/fawn: 20 licenses for 24 first-choice applicants — roughly 83% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 83.3% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Doe/fawn | 20 | 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 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 7 (2024) → 6 (2025) → 5 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 6 → 5 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↑ Odds: 100% (2023) → 78% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 5 (2023) → 9 (2024) → 4 (2025) → 5 (2026); licenses: 5 (2023) → 7 (2024) → 6 (2025) → 5 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 6 → 5 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 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 20 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 20 (2026)
Resident · regular · doe/fawn
- ↑ Odds: 74% (2023) → 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 83% (2026), 4 yrs · 2027: likely 83–96%
- 1st-choice applicants: 27 (2023) → 17 (2024) → 19 (2025) → 24 (2026); licenses: 20 (2023) → 20 (2024) → 20 (2025) → 20 (2026)