Mountain Goat · Area 3 · Type 2
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Purple hatch = WGFD limitation-area polygon (where this hunt is valid) — “Valid 3-2”. Black outline = this hunt area; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD RockyMountainGoatHuntAreas GIS layer. Limitation polygon: WGFD LimitationAreas2026_Final, downloaded 2026-11-03. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.
Part of area only WGFD limitation (exact text):
“Any mountain goat valid in the North Fork Shoshone River drainage; also valid in Area 5”
Season dates (2026)
| Special archery dates | Regular season dates | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 – Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 – Oct. 31 | Any mountain goat valid in the North Fork Shoshone River drainage; also valid in Area 5 |
Commission quota: 9 (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)
- Nonresident regular · any: 1 licenses for 38 first-choice applicants — roughly 3% estimate.
- Resident regular · any: 8 licenses for 467 first-choice applicants — roughly 2% estimate.
Applicants & licenses (2026)
| Pool | Licenses | 1st choice | 2nd | 3rd | Ratio estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nonresident · regular · all · Any | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2.6% | WGFD PDF |
| resident · regular · all · Any | 8 | 467 | 0 | 0 | 1.7% | 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
- → Odds: 4% (2021) → … → 2% (2024) → 3% (2026), 5 yrs · 2027: likely about 3%
- 1st-choice applicants: 79 (2021) → 55 (2022) → 53 (2023) → 55 (2024) → 38 (2026); licenses: 3 (2021) → 4 (2022) → 1 (2023) → 1 (2024) → 1 (2026)
Resident · regular
- → Odds: 3% (2021) → … → 3% (2025) → 2% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 2%
- 1st-choice applicants: 278 (2021) → 176 (2022) → 196 (2023) → 256 (2024) → 327 (2025) → 467 (2026); licenses: 9 (2021) → 12 (2022) → 9 (2023) → 9 (2024) → 9 (2025) → 8 (2026)
- ⚠ Quota changed 9 → 8 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.