Mountain Goat · Area 2 · Type 1
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Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD RockyMountainGoatHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 – Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 – Oct. 31 | Any mountain goat |
Commission quota: 2 (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. 9, Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 7. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Resident regular · any: 2 licenses for 974 first-choice applicants — roughly 0% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| resident · regular · all · Any | 2 | 974 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% | WGFD PDF |
Draw odds PDF: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33787/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 · regular
- Odds: no 2026 value (last 2023) — no 2027 outlook
- 1st-choice applicants: 613 (2021) → 457 (2022) → 576 (2023); licenses: 2 (2021) → 2 (2022) → 1 (2023)
Resident · regular
- → Odds: 0% (2021) → … → 0% (2025) → 0% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0%
- 1st-choice applicants: 1369 (2021) → 1253 (2022) → 1404 (2023) → 1413 (2024) → 1123 (2025) → 974 (2026); licenses: 6 (2021) → 6 (2022) → 4 (2023) → 5 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 2 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 1 → 2 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.