Mountain Goat · Area 3 · 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 â Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 â Oct. 31 | Any mountain goat |
Commission quota: 9 (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. 9, Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 7. Last checked 2026-11-03.
Draw odds (2026, first choice)
- Nonresident regular · any: 1 licenses for 364 first-choice applicants â roughly 0% estimate.
- Resident regular · any: 8 licenses for 985 first-choice applicants â roughly 1% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Any | 1 | 364 | 1 | 0 | 0.3% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any | 8 | 985 | 1 | 0 | 0.8% | WGFD PDF |
Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33786/download?inline · 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
- â Odds: 3% (2021) â ⊠â 0% (2025) â 0% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0%
- 1st-choice applicants: 222 (2021) â 248 (2022) â 222 (2023) â 351 (2024) â 329 (2025) â 364 (2026); licenses: 7 (2021) â 6 (2022) â 2 (2023) â 1 (2024) â 1 (2025) â 1 (2026)
Resident · regular
- â Odds: 3% (2021) â ⊠â 1% (2025) â 1% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 1%
- 1st-choice applicants: 789 (2021) â 782 (2022) â 983 (2023) â 1104 (2024) â 1094 (2025) â 985 (2026); licenses: 21 (2021) â 18 (2022) â 18 (2023) â 14 (2024) â 8 (2025) â 8 (2026)