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.

Hunt Area 28

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Apply For Season Dates Archery Dates License Limitations
GENERAL Oct. 15 - Oct. 24 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer
GENERAL Oct. 25 - Nov. 30 - Any white-tailed deer
* Difficult Public Access
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Approx. % of Public Land: 100%
Access to Public Land: Good
Access Notes: Hunt Area 28 is comprised entirely of Bighorn National Forest lands. There is limited vehicle access to the northern portion of the hunt area. Bighorn National Forest Travel Map (road and trail information)
Mapping Resources:   Buffalo, Worland
OnX Maps
Johnson County Mapserver - https://maps.greenwoodmap.com/johnson/
State Land Access Map Viewer - http://gis.statelands.wyo.gov/GIS/OSLIGIS/StateLandAccess/
Additional Information: Bureau of Land Management 1425 Fort St. Buffalo, WY 82834 (307) 684-1100
USFS Designated Wilderness Areas: Cloud Peak Wilderness Area
Hunting Access in Wyoming - Public Access Summary

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

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  • 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.

There is no drawing for resident general deer and elk licenses

Buck/Any Drawing Odds

Doe/Fawn Drawing Odds

Topography and Vegetation: Occupied deer habitat extends from higher elevations of the Bighorn Mountains to lower elevations along the eastern boundary of the hunt area. Vegetation is a mix of lodgepole pine timber stands and grassland parks with more expansive timber cover to the north. Most of the area is heavily roaded with high levels of motorized vehicle access.
General Statement Regarding this Hunt Area: Area 28 is managed under a general license season for antlered deer. Additional white-tailed doe hunting opportunity is provided under the 27 type 8 license. Hunter access to the Bighorn National Forest is excellent but vehicle access is limited in the northern portion of the hunt area. Access to the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area is restricted to foot or horseback travel and nonresidents must be accompanied by a licensed guide. Mule deer are dispersed throughout the area early in the hunting season with low densities of white-tailed deer found at lower elevations. Deer tend to move out of the hunt area to lower elevations with early season snows. Therefore, September archery hunters tend to find more deer than October rifle hunters. Archery and rifle seasons correspond with elk hunting seasons. Be sure to check the Bighorn National Forest travel regulations to find motorized travel routes. Dispersed camping is popular on the Bighorn National Forest. Hunters can participate in the September 1-30 special archery season by purchasing an archery license.
Additional Hunting Opportunities: Elk, blue grouse, snowshoe hare, cottontail rabbit and fishing. Consult the applicable regulations for license requirements, season dates and bag/possession limits.
Herd Unit Job Completion Report: For more detailed information on the management of this deer herd, refer to the North Bighorn Mule Deer (MD321) Job Completion Report.

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: 19.08%

 

For More Information: Resident Guide Information


Contact: ph: (307) 777-4600
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AREA 28

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

Class 1 Deer 4 (100% of Deer Checked)
Class 2 Deer 0 (0% of Deer Checked)
Class 3 Deer 0 (0% of Deer Checked)
Total Deer Checked 4

MULE DEER

Area 28 - General
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 28
# Days Hunted 1731
Days/Hunter 33.3
Total Area Harvest 52
Hunter Success 18.40%

WHITETAIL DEER

Area 28 - General
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 28
# Days Hunted 672
Days/Hunter 17.2
Total Area Harvest 39
Hunter Success 21.90%

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

Sheridan Regional Office & Visitor Center
700 Valley View Drive
Sheridan, WY 82801
(307) 672-7418

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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.