Wyoming hunt Planner

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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 70, 74

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Apply For Season Dates Archery Dates License Limitations
GENERAL Oct. 15 - Oct. 21 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer
070-3* Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Any white-tailed deer
070-8* Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 Sep. 1 - Sep. 30 Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
* Difficult Public Access
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Approx. % of Public Land: 53%
Access to Public Land: Good
Access Notes: The southern half of the area occurs within a checkerboard of alternating public and private lands. The majority of public lands in the northern half of the area can be legally accessed from the Hanna Leo Draw Road (County Road 291), Leo Shirley Basin Road (County Road 102), Dry Creek Road (County Road 103), and Highway 77. The public land in this area is predominately administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Several sections of State Trust Land are also accessible for deer hunting. Owners of deeded lands on the west side of the Shirley Mountains, in the Lost Creek and Sage Creek drainages may grant access for deer hunting. The Bennett Mountains Wilderness Study Area is a mountainous unit managed by the BLM and is accessible for deer hunting. Nonresidents can hunt deer in WSAs without a licensed guide or resident guide.
Mapping Resources: Medicine Bow and Shirley Basin

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 13 More Info
Natrona County Walk In Area 161 More Info

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


Available Hunter Management Areas for this Hunt Area

Pine Draw More Info

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


Available Public access Areas for this Hunt Area

Seminoe Reservoir-Bow Arm 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: $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
3 40 0 100.00%

Resident

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
3 40 53 75.47%

Doe/Fawn Drawing Odds

2025 Drawing odds

Resident Landowner

Hunt Type Total Quota Landowner Licenses Issued Landowner License Odds
8 60 0 100.00%
8 60 0 100.00%

Resident

Hunt Type Total Quota First choice Applicants First choice odds
8 60 54 100.00%
8 60 54 100.00%

Topography and Vegetation: The area is topographically diverse with broad, rolling plains dominated by sagebrush, grasslands, and saltbushes in the Shirley Basin and I-80 corridor steep irregular mountains, rugged canyons, breaks, and draws in the Shirley and Pedro Mountains and broken rimrock along the Medicine Bow River and south of the Shirley Mountains. Elevation ranges from 5,900 feet along the North Platte River to 9,100 feet in the Pedro and Shirley Mountains. This hunt area contains the Shirley, Bennett, Freezeout, and Pedro Mountains. Habitats occupied by mule deer include montane forests (lodgepole pine), aspen, mountain shrublands, sagebrush-grasslands, grasslands, riparian, agricultural croplands and reclaimed mine lands.
General Statement Regarding this Hunt Area: Mule deer in this hunt area occupy sagebrush draws, riparian areas and rimrock /rocky canyon areas. Mule deer may concentrate on irrigated croplands and riparian meadows, which are more common in the northern portion of the area. The topographic relief is dramatic in some parts of the hunt area which can offer quality hiding and escape terrain for mule deer. Leading into the regular mule deer season, mule deer bucks will often remain in areas with better cover until sunset, making scouting difficult. The regular deer season opening date in this area gives hunters the opportunity to take advantage of the pre-rut. Typically by the third week of October, mule deer bucks start spending more time out during the daylight hours roaming for does. The rut in this area can begin as soon as October 20th. Most roads in this hunt area become nearly impassable when wet and muddy. White-tailed Deer Opportunities There are relatively few white-tailed deer in Hunt Area 70 and no white-tailed deer in the vast majority of the hunt area. White-tailed deer are primarily found on river/creek bottoms and irrigated lands, which are predominantly privately owned.
Additional Hunting Opportunities: Cottontail rabbit are most abundant in sagebrush / greasewood habitats and around rock outcrops in this area. Sage-grouse can be found in parts of this area, usually in association with wet meadows. Consult the Chapter 11 Upland Game Bird and Small Game Hunting Regulation for season dates, license requirements and bag/possession limits. Mountain lion may be found in the rocky breaks (see Chapter 42). Black bear can occasionally be found in the forested areas (see Chapter 3). The area is bounded by the North Platte River to the west. The North Platte River and Medicine Bow River offer excellent trout fishing and limited waterfowl hunting (Chapters 46 and 14) opportunities. There are relatively few white-tailed deer in Hunt Area 70 and no white-tailed deer in the vast majority of the hunt area. White-tailed deer are primarily found on river/creek bottoms and irrigated lands, which are predominantly privately owned.
Herd Unit Job Completion Report: See the MD540 (Shirley Mountain) Job Completion Report for more detailed information on the management of this mule deer herd

AREA 70

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

Class 1 Deer 17 (49% of Deer Checked)
Class 2 Deer 9 (26% of Deer Checked)
Class 3 Deer 1 (3% of Deer Checked)
Total Deer Checked 35

MULE DEER

Area 70 - General
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 70
# Days Hunted 2245
Days/Hunter 11.9
Total Area Harvest 188
Hunter Success 34.30%
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WHITETAIL DEER

Area 70 - Type 3
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 70
# Days Hunted 245
Days/Hunter 14.4
Total Area Harvest 17
Hunter Success 70.83%
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Area 70 - Type 8
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 70
# Days Hunted 126
Days/Hunter 7.9
Total Area Harvest 16
Hunter Success 59.30%
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Area 70 - General
2025 HARVEST REPORT
Hunt Area 70
# Days Hunted 97
Days/Hunter 16.2
Total Area Harvest 6
Hunter Success 9.20%
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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

Laramie Regional Office
1212 S. Adams St.
Laramie WY 82070
(307) 745-4046

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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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