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 2

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Apply For Season Dates Archery Dates License Limitations
REGION A GENERAL Nov. 1 - Nov. 20 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Antlered deer
001-8* Nov. 1 - Nov. 20 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land
* Difficult Public Access
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Approx. % of Public Land: 23%
Access to Public Land: Good
Access Notes: The bulk of the deer are found on private land where outfitting and access fees are common. However, a large block of Black Hills National Forest (BHNF) provides excellent access and opportunities for recreational white-tailed deer hunting. Very few mule deer live on the National Forest, and public land hunting opportunities for mule deer are limited. Hunter crowding can be an issue at times on the BHNF, as it is probably the most heavily hunted public land in Wyoming. Hunters hunting on the BHNF will need a travel management map for the Bearlodge Ranger District to determine which roads are open to which type of vehicle, and where dispersed camping is permitted. The large block Wyoming State land along the Belle Fouche River does not have legal public access.
Mapping Resources:  Sundance and Devil’s Tower

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

Crook County Walk In Area 6 More Info
Crook County Walk In Area 4 More Info

  • Nonresident Deadlines
  • Applications Open: January 2, 2025
  • Application Deadline: June 2, 2025
  • Modify & Withdrawal Deadline: June 2, 2025
  • Tentative Draw Results Available: June 19, 2025
  • Preference Point Only***: July 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025
  • Resident Deadlines
  • Applications Open: January 2, 2025
  • Application Deadline: June 2, 2025
  • Modify & Withdrawal Deadline: June 2, 2025
  • Tentative Draw Results Available: June 19, 2025

*** 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

2024 Drawing odds

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Doe/Fawn Drawing Odds

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Topography and Vegetation: This area is dominated by the rolling hills to steep terrain of the Black Hills and their surrounding plains. The Black Hills are covered by Ponderosa Pine, Bur Oak, Aspen and Paper Birch with some openings. There are also numerous agricultural fields and associated uplands that harbor the highest densities of deer.
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 deer hunting. Public land hunting opportunities are primarily for white-tailed deer in Hunt Area 2. Mule deer can be found throughout the hunt area, but at very low densities on public land. This area boasts one of the highest hunter densities in Wyoming as it provides good numbersof white-tailed deer, allows November &ampldquorut&amprdquo hunting opportunities, and opportunities to camp on National Forest. This area is not managed for trophy deer and most of the bucks taken are yearling to 3-year old deer. Except for General Youth License holders, no antlerless (doe/fawn) deer harvest is allowed on public land in Hunt Area 2.
Additional Hunting Opportunities: Cottontail rabbit may be found in low densities on National Forest lands, but can be more numerous on lower elevation open landscapes. Ruffed grouse can be found throughout aspen associated forested lands within the Black Hills, although they can be difficult to find given the vegetative cover. Consult the Chapter 11 Upland Game Bird and Small Game Hunting Regulation for season dates, license requirements and bag/possession limits. General license spring and fall hunting of Wild Turkeys is available, and this area is one of the main public land hunting areas for wild turkey in Wyoming (Consult wild turkey hunting regulations. Chp. 20).
Herd Unit Job Completion Report: See the WD706 (Black Hills White-tailed Deer) or MD751 (Black Hills Mule Deer) Job Completion Reports for more detailed information on the management of these two deer herds.

AREA 2

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

Class 1 Deer 2 (33% of Deer Checked)
Class 2 Deer 1 (17% of Deer Checked)
Class 3 Deer 0 (0% of Deer Checked)
Total Deer Checked 6

MULE DEER

Area 2 - General
2023 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 2
# Days Hunted 2329
Days/Hunter 10.4
Total Area Harvest 224
Hunter Success 21.30%
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WHITETAIL DEER

Area 2 - General
2023 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 2
# Days Hunted 8345
Days/Hunter 8.6
Total Area Harvest 972
Hunter Success 43.00%
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Area 2 - Type 8
2023 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 2
# Days Hunted 240
Days/Hunter 3
Total Area Harvest 79
Hunter Success 84.00%
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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

Casper Regional Office
3030 Energy Lane
Casper, WY 82604
(307) 473-3400

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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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