Wyoming Hunt Planner

Welcome to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department's Hunt Planner. In the sections that follow, you will find interactive maps, species-specific hunt information, drawing odds, harvest information, public access and much more.

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If you want to hunt antelope, you’ve come to the right place. Wyoming has more antelope than the rest of the continent, and harvest success commonly exceeds 85 percent. Pronghorn, called antelope here, are found only in western North America.

Hunt Area 53, 57

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Apply For Season Dates Archery Dates License Limitations
053-1 Sep. 20 - Oct. 31 Aug. 15 - Sep. 19 Any antelope
053-7 Sep. 1 - Nov. 30 Aug. 15 - Aug. 31 Doe or fawn valid south of Wyoming Highway 70 and west of Carbon County Road 601 in Area 53, and on private land within one (1) mile of Carbon County Road 603 in Area 57
* Difficult Public Access
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Approx. % of Public Land: 70%
Access to Public Land: Good
Access Notes: There is widespread access to public land throughout most of this hunt area where pronghorn can be found. Significant portions of private land exist where pronghorn are abundant along the Little Snake River at the southern end.
Mapping Resources: Baggs

Additional Information: None
USFS Designated Wilderness Areas: None
Hunting Access in Wyoming - Public Access Summary

Parcels of land where Game and Fish facilitates management of hunters for access to hunt.


Available Walk in Hunting for this Hunt Area

Carbon County Walk In Area 8 More Info
Carbon County Walk In Area 11 More Info
Carbon County Walk In Area 2 More Info
Carbon County Walk In Area 6 More Info

Parcels of land where Game and Fish facilitates management of hunters for access to hunt. SW TEST


Available Wildlife Habitat Management areas for this Hunt Area

Red Rim-Grizzly More Info

  • Nonresident Deadlines
  • Applications Open: January 2, 2026
  • Application Deadline: June 1, 2026
  • Modify & Withdrawal Deadline: June 1, 2026
  • Tentative Draw Results Available: June 18, 2026
  • Preference Point Only***: July 1, 2026 - November 2, 2026
  • Resident Deadlines
  • Applications Open: January 2, 2026
  • Application Deadline: June 1, 2026
  • Modify & Withdrawal Deadline: June 1, 2026
  • Tentative Draw Results Available: June 18, 2026

*** An applicant must be at least eleven (11) years old at the time of submitting an application to purchase a preference point and must be at least twelve (12) years old by December 31 of that year.

  • Nonresident Fees
  • Full Price Landowner License: $326.00
  • Full Price Landowner Youth License**: $110.00
  • Full Price License: $326.00
  • Full Price Youth License**: $110.00
  • Preference Point Only Youth***: $10.00
  • Preference Point Only: $31.00
  • Reduced Price Doe/Fawn License: $34.00
  • Reduced Price Landowner Doe/Fawn License: $34.00
  • Reduced Price Landowner Youth Doe/Fawn License**: $19.00
  • Reduced Price Youth Doe/Fawn License**: $19.00
  • Special License: $1,200.00
  • Resident Fees
  • Full Price Landowner License: $37.00
  • Full Price Landowner Youth License**: $15.00
  • Full Price License: $37.00
  • Full Price Youth License**: $15.00
  • Reduced Price Doe/Fawn License: $22.00
  • Reduced Price Landowner Doe/Fawn License: $22.00
  • Reduced Price Landowner Youth Doe/Fawn License**: $14.00
  • Reduced Price Youth Doe/Fawn License**: $14.00

** An applicant may apply for any big game license if he/she is eleven (11) years of age and has not attained eighteen (18) years of age at the time of application. Any person may take a big or trophy game animal at eleven (11) years of age if the person will attain twelve (12) years of age by the end of that calendar year. Persons who are less than eighteen (18) years of age and at least eleven (11) years of age at the time of application may apply for a youth license and remit youth fees. Applicants under the age of eighteen (18) may have their parent or legal guardian submit an application on their behalf.

*** An applicant must be at least eleven (11) years old at the time of submitting an application to purchase a preference point and must be at least twelve (12) years old by December 31 of that year.

Buck/Any Drawing Odds

2025 Drawing odds

Nonresident Landowner Preference Point

Hunt Type Quota Issued Preference Points Drawing Odds
1 4 0 < 1 100.00%
1 4 1 0 100.00%

Nonresident Landowner Random

Hunt Type Total Quota Landowner Licenses Issued Landowner License Odds
1 1 0 100.00%

Nonresident Special Preference Point

Hunt Type Quota Issued Preference Points Drawing Odds
1 2 1 7 100.00%
1 1 0 < 7 100.00%
1 1 1 6 50.00%
1 0 < 6 0.00%

Nonresident Special Random

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
1 0 33 0.00%

Nonresident Preference Point

Hunt Type Quota Issued Preference Points Drawing Odds
1 2 2 13 100.00%
1 0 < 13 0.00%

Nonresident Random

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
1 0 119 0.00%

Doe/Fawn Drawing Odds

2025 Drawing odds

Nonresident Landowner

Hunt Type Total Quota Landowner Licenses Issued Landowner License Odds
7 15 0 100.00%

Nonresident

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
7 15 162 9.26%

Buck/Any Drawing Odds

2025 Drawing odds

Resident Landowner

Hunt Type Total Quota Landowner Licenses Issued Landowner License Odds
1 20 13 100.00%

Resident

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
1 7 137 5.11%

Doe/Fawn Drawing Odds

2025 Drawing odds

Resident Landowner

Hunt Type Total Quota Landowner Licenses Issued Landowner License Odds
7 60 0 100.00%

Resident

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
7 60 109 55.05%

Topography and Vegetation: Rolling hills, mesas, and canyon breaks dominated by sagebrush characterize the occupied pronghorn habitat in the hunt area. Western portions of Hunt Area 53 are lower elevation and therefore contain more desert shrub communities. Eastern portions of Hunt Area 53 are generally higher elevation and therefore contain more mixed mountain shrub communities, including antelope bitterbrush and serviceberry.
General Statement Regarding this Hunt Area: View the hunt planner map for available Access Yes (Walk-In-Areas and Hunter Management Areas) lands open to antelope hunting. Pronghorn are abundant and well distributed in the much of the BLM, State, and private land portions of the hunt area earlier in the season. Later in the season pronghorn become more concentrated at lower elevations on the western periphery of the hunt area. Four-wheeled drive is necessary to travel most roads in the hunt area, especially in inclement weather. The southern end of the hunt area around the Little Snake River, while typically dense with pronghorn, is mostly private land and not acessible to the general public.
Additional Hunting Opportunities: Sage-grouse and mule deer can be found in many of the same habitats and areas inhabited by pronghorn. Cottontails and jackrabbits can be abundant. Sharptail grouse season is closed west of the Continental Divide, which includes all of Hunt Area 53. Consult the Chapter 11 Upland Game Bird and Small Game Hunting Regulation and Chapter 14 Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons for season dates, license requirements and bag/possession limits.
Herd Unit Job Completion Report: See the PR438 (Baggs) Job Completion Report for more detailed information on the management of this pronghorn herd.

Wyoming state law requires nonresidents to hunt with a resident guide in designated wilderness areas. This does not mean the entire Hunt Area, only within the boundaries of the wilderness area.

 

The resident guide does not have to be a professional; a Wyoming resident who holds a big game or trophy game hunting license is able to obtain a Resident Guide License to guide two nonresident hunters a year in wilderness areas. Resident guides simply need to register at any Game and Fish office.

 

Percentage of this Hunt Area with Designated Wilderness: 3.04%

 

For More Information: Resident Guide Information


Contact: ph: (307) 777-4600
Regional Offices

Area 53 - Type 1
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 53
# Days Hunted 109
Days/Hunter 6.8
Total Area Harvest 16
Hunter Success 64.00%
Area 53 - Type 7
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 53
# Days Hunted 124
Days/Hunter 3.8
Total Area Harvest 33
Hunter Success 58.90%

Hunter Education Requirements

No person born on or after January 1, 1966, may take any wildlife by the use of firearms on land other than that of his own family, unless the person possesses or can demonstrate they have obtained a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms.

All Elk Hunt Area 75 and 79 (Grand Teton National Park) hunters, regardless of age, must possess and exhibit a valid hunter safety certificate.

Compliance will be checked in the field.

Hunter Education Exemptions

If you meet the Armed Forces/Wyoming Peace Officer exemption requirements or you have obtained special 1 year authorization through the Hunter Mentor Program, you are exempt from hunter education.

Hunter Mentor Program

Any person born on or after January 1, 1966, who has not received a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms, may apply to the Department for a special authorization to take wildlife with the use of a firearm while being accompanied by a mentor. A special authorization issued to an individual shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of issue and shall be in the possession of the recipient at all times while in the field.

Animal carcasses must be disposed of properly at designated sites that allow for it. Please click on this link to locate an area near you and check with the disposal site for details regarding your carcass disposal.

Carcass Disposal Sites in Wyoming

Green River Regional Office
351 Astle Avenue
Green River, WY 82935
(307) 875-3223

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About Antelope Hunting in Wyoming

Limited Quota

All Wyoming antelope hunt areas are managed under a limited quota framework, meaning there are a set number of licenses valid for each specific hunt area. All hunt areas have full-price "any" antelope licenses (Type 0, 1, 2 or 9). Most hunt areas also provide reduced-price limited quota "doe/fawn" licenses (Type 6, 7 or 8), which can be obtained separately or in addition to a full-price license.

 

After the license draw has been held, hunters can purchase a second "any antelope" license in specific hunt areas, if still available. "Any antelope" licenses still available after the draw are typically found in areas that are predominately private land, so hunters are encouraged to line up access before buying the license. Hunters may purchase up to four doe/fawn antelope licenses, only two of which can be obtained through the draw.

Location

Wyoming's most sought after antelope hunting is primarily found in south-central, central and southwest Wyoming. Most hunt areas in these parts of Wyoming have ample public access on lands managed by the BLM. Public land hunt areas are typically hard to draw. Antelope are also abundant in northeast and east-central Wyoming, although finding access can be difficult because the area is largely private land.

 

In the table of tentative antelope hunting season information for this coming year, some license types are denoted with an asterisk (*) as having difficult public access. For these license types, there is limited opportunity to harvest an antelope on accessible public land. If applying for a license type(s) with difficult public access, hunters should recognize that hunter densities may be high on accessible public land or that antelope densities may be low. In these cases, hunters should consider securing access to private land well in advance.