Wyoming hunt Planner

Welcome to our 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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Wyoming hosts both mule deer and white-tailed deer. Mule deer are Wyoming’s most abundant and sought-after deer. Mule deer are found from high in the western mountains to the low elevation creek bottoms of eastern Wyoming and most habitats in between.

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Hunt Area 101

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Apply For Season Dates Archery Dates License Limitations
101-1 Oct. 15 - Oct. 31 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Antlered deer
* Difficult Public Access
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Approx. % of Public Land: 65%
Access to Public Land: Good
Access Notes: Public access is good in the southern part of this area as it is primarily BLM land. The northern approximately 2/3 of this area is almost entirely in a checkerboard landownership pattern of alternating sections of private and BLM land. Despite the northern portion being checkerboarded, access to public land is still generally good as most of the landowners in the area will allow for hunters to cross their land in order to access public sections.
Mapping Resources: Kinney Rim, Red Desert Basin, Rock Springs

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

  • 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: $374.00
  • Full Price Landowner Youth License**: $110.00
  • Full Price License: $374.00
  • Full Price Youth License**: $110.00
  • Preference Point Only Youth***: $10.00
  • Preference Point Only: $41.00
  • 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: $42.00
  • Full Price Landowner Youth License**: $15.00
  • Full Price License: $42.00
  • 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 must be at least fourteen (14) years of age prior to September 15 of the application year in order to hunt wild bison. Applicants under the age of eighteen (18) may have their parent or legal guardian submit an application on their behalf.

Buck/Any Drawing Odds

2025 Drawing odds

Resident Landowner

Hunt Type Total Quota Landowner Licenses Issued Landowner License Odds
1 20 6 100.00%

Resident

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
1 14 660 2.12%

Topography and Vegetation: This area is made up of a mix of mostly sagebrush flats and draws with some juniper in the northern portion of the area, and on some of the ridges and rims. The topography of the area can generally be described as open sagebrush with some mesa/butte type country with rocky outcrops and deep draws. This area is very dry, which limits plant growth and influences deer distribution.
General Statement Regarding this Hunt Area: Mule deer can be found throughout the hunt area, but at very low densities as the arid environment found in this area severely limits the deer population. Mule deer occupy sagebrush draws, and the juniper rims with mountain mahogany understory. The area is heavily roaded which is good for access, but it reduces the quality of hunting as it has a negative impact on deer and influences deer distribution. The largest concentrations of deer can be found in the northern portion of the hunt area and around Pine & Sand Buttes and Rifes Rim, as well as in the draws off Kinney Rim. Most roads in this hunt area become nearly impassable when wet and muddy due to the clay content of the soil. White-tailed Deer Opportunities There are very few, if any, white-tailed deer in Hunt Area 101.
Additional Hunting Opportunities: Hunting opportunities for small/upland game species occur in this area. Cottontail rabbits and sage-grouse are both present in this area, but are rarely pursued during big game hunting seasons. Consult the Chapter 11 Upland Game Bird and Small Game Hunting Regulation for season dates, license requirements and bag/possession limits.
Herd Unit Job Completion Report: See the MD424 (South Rock Springs) Job Completion Report for more detailed information on the management of this mule deer herd.

AREA 101

2022 - HARVEST AGE STRUCTURE MULE DEER (2+ YEAR OLD DEER)

Class 1 Deer 0 (0% of Deer Checked)
Class 2 Deer 0 (0% of Deer Checked)
Class 3 Deer 0 (0% of Deer Checked)
Total Deer Checked 6

MULE DEER

Area 101 - Type 1
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 101
# Days Hunted 357
Days/Hunter 14.3
Total Area Harvest 25
Hunter Success 86.20%
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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 Deer Hunting in Wyoming

Limited Quota Deer Licenses

There are two categories of deer hunt areas in Wyoming: limited quota and general. Limited quota deer hunt areas have a set number of licenses valid for that specific hunt area. These areas have full-price "any" or "antlered" deer licenses (Type 0, 1, 2 or 9). Type 3 licenses are only valid for (any) white-tailed deer, and do NOT permit mule deer harvest. Many hunt areas also provide reduced-price limited quota "doe/fawn" licenses (Type 6, 7 or 8). Type 6 and 7 licenses permit the take of doe or fawn mule deer or white-tailed deer. Type 8 licenses are only valid for doe or fawn white-tailed deer.

General Deer Licenses

General deer licenses are full-price licenses that are unlimited in the number of licenses issued statewide and are available for purchase "over-the-counter" for Wyoming residents. Hunters may apply for or purchase a maximum of one general deer license per year. General deer licenses may be used in any hunt area open to general license hunting and are subject to the season dates and limitations for that hunt area as set forth in the Chapter 6 Deer Hunting Season Regulation. 

 

Nonresident deer hunters wishing to hunt a general area must obtain a Region General License specific to a select region. Region General Licenses allow a nonresident to hunt deer in any hunt area within that region that is open to general license hunting and are subject to the season dates and limitations for that hunt area as set forth in the Chapter 6 Deer Hunting Season Regulation. For example, nonresident Region B Licenses are valid in Deer Hunt Areas 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 21, which are open to general license hunting. However, Region B licenses are NOT valid in Deer Hunt Areas 10 and 22 (although these two hunt areas fall within Region B) as these hunt areas are limited quota. Many general license deer hunt areas also have additional limited quota full-price and/or reduced-price licenses available.

Location

In the table of tentative deer 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 a deer 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 deer densities may be low. In these cases, hunters should consider securing access to private land well in advance.

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