Fall Turkey · Area 1 · Type 3
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Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Any wild turkey, archery only; valid within Converse, Natrona, Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties; also valid on private land in Big Horn, Crook, Hot Springs, Park, Washakie and Weston counties”
“Any wild turkey valid within Converse, Natrona, Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties; also valid on private land in Big Horn, Crook, Hot Springs, Park, Washakie and Weston counties”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| — | Sep. 1 – Sep. 30 | Any wild turkey, archery only; valid within Converse, Natrona, Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties; also valid on private land in Big Horn, Crook, Hot Springs, Park, Washakie and Weston counties |
| — | Oct. 1 – Jan. 31 | Any wild turkey valid within Converse, Natrona, Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties; also valid on private land in Big Horn, Crook, Hot Springs, Park, Washakie and Weston counties |
Commission quota: 1200 (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. 20, Wild Turkey Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 2. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · any: 966 licenses for 18 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
- Resident regular · any: 960 licenses for 234 first-choice applicants — roughly 100% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Any | 966 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any | 960 | 234 | 43 | 0 | 100.0% | WGFD PDF |
| nonresident · landowner · all · Any | 966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
| resident · landowner · all · Any | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | WGFD PDF |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33887/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33888/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33889/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33890/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
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 776 (2025) → 966 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 776 → 966 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Nonresident · regular
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 7 (2024) → 18 (2025) → 18 (2026); licenses: 641 (2024) → 776 (2025) → 966 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 776 → 966 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · landowner
- Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
- 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 800 (2025) → 960 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 800 → 960 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Resident · regular
- → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
- 1st-choice applicants: 108 (2024) → 224 (2025) → 234 (2026); licenses: 600 (2024) → 800 (2025) → 960 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 800 → 960 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.