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Wyoming hunting maps: public land, units and season dates

Wyoming Game and Fish Department divides Wyoming into 126 deer hunt areas. Across them, about 52% of the land is public: BLM 29%, Forest Service 15%, state land 6.3%.

Units measured Oct 12, 2026 · sources

Who manages Wyoming’s public land

  • Bureau of Land Management29%
  • U.S. Forest Service15%
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceunder 1%
  • Department of Defenseunder 1%
  • Bureau of Reclamationunder 1%
  • State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)6.3%

Share of the area covered by Wyoming’s deer hunt areas.

Wyoming deer hunt areas shaded by public land shareDeer Hunt Area 15 (Southeast Wyoming) · 11% publicDeer Hunt Area 131 (Steamboat) · 76% publicDeer Hunt Area 64 (Laramie Peak) · 31% publicDeer Hunt Area 22 (Douglas) · 20% publicDeer Hunt Area 135 (West Green River) · 74% publicDeer Hunt Area 171 (Crowheart Butte) · under 1% publicDeer Hunt Area 17 (Northwest Gillette) · 21% publicDeer Hunt Area 100 (South Wamsutter) · 73% publicDeer Hunt Area 132 (Cedar Mountain) · 67% publicDeer Hunt Area 19 (Pumpkin Buttes) · 14% publicDeer Hunt Area 34 (North Natrona) · 66% publicDeer Hunt Area 138 (Boulder) · 92% publicDeer Hunt Area 59 (South Laramie Mountains) · 13% publicDeer Hunt Area 90 (Muskrat) · 79% publicDeer Hunt Area 134 (Bear River Divide) · 54% publicDeer Hunt Area 128 (Wind River) · 91% publicDeer Hunt Area 65 (South Converse) · 24% publicDeer Hunt Area 87 (Ferris) · 66% publicDeer Hunt Area 102 (Aspen Mountain) · 77% publicDeer Hunt Area 143 (South Piney) · 78% publicDeer Hunt Area 70 (Shirley Mountain) · 55% publicDeer Hunt Area 23 (Clearmont) · 16% publicDeer Hunt Area 101 (Black Butte) · 66% publicDeer Hunt Area 98 (Chain Lakes) · 71% publicDeer Hunt Area 89 (Rattlesnake) · 53% publicDeer Hunt Area 2 (Bearlodge) · 23% publicDeer Hunt Area 29 (Johnson) · 20% publicDeer Hunt Area 82 (Baggs) · 73% publicDeer Hunt Area 66 (Bates Hole-Hat Six) · 50% publicDeer Hunt Area 122 (Shoshone River) · 65% publicDeer Hunt Area 14 (Twenty Mile) · 15% publicDeer Hunt Area 18 (Campbell) · 22% publicDeer Hunt Area 125 (Fifteen Mile) · 88% publicDeer Hunt Area 79 (Kennaday Peak) · 47% publicDeer Hunt Area 97 (Sweetwater Rocks) · 83% publicDeer Hunt Area 36 (Badwater) · 68% publicDeer Hunt Area 10 (Rochelle Hills) · 54% publicDeer Hunt Area 21 (Thunder Basin) · 18% publicDeer Hunt Area 74 (Kyle) · 25% publicDeer Hunt Area 26 (Ucross) · 26% publicDeer Hunt Area 13 (Lusk) · 16% publicDeer Hunt Area 11 (Mule Creek) · 23% publicDeer Hunt Area 80 (Spring Creek) · 56% publicDeer Hunt Area 25 (Tongue-Goose) · 100% publicDeer Hunt Area 40 (Buffalo Creek) · 55% publicDeer Hunt Area 1 (Crook) · 21% publicDeer Hunt Area 130 (Big Sandy) · 92% publicDeer Hunt Area 148 (Teton) · 99% publicDeer Hunt Area 96 (Green Mountain) · 91% publicDeer Hunt Area 157 (Boysen) · 51% publicDeer Hunt Area 92 (Table Mountain) · 85% publicDeer Hunt Area 94 (Twin Creek) · 83% publicDeer Hunt Area 9 (Blacktail Creek) · 22% publicDeer Hunt Area 142 (Piney-Horse Creek) · 53% publicDeer Hunt Area 120 (Hamilton Dome) · 15% publicDeer Hunt Area 84 (Atlantic Rim) · 54% publicDeer Hunt Area 133 (Uinta) · 20% publicDeer Hunt Area 8 (Upton-Four Horse) · 28% publicDeer Hunt Area 47 (Webber Canyon) · 80% publicDeer Hunt Area 12 (Hat Creek) · 11% publicDeer Hunt Area 41 (Lower Nowood) · 72% publicDeer Hunt Area 75 (Four Mile) · 49% publicDeer Hunt Area 164 (Nowater) · 90% publicDeer Hunt Area 141 (Green River) · 91% publicDeer Hunt Area 124 (Emblem) · 71% publicDeer Hunt Area 24 (Sheridan) · 11% publicDeer Hunt Area 106 (Crandall-Sunlight) · 98% publicDeer Hunt Area 60 (Pole Mountain) · 25% publicDeer Hunt Area 145 (Salt River) · 62% publicDeer Hunt Area 144 (Greys River) · 100% publicDeer Hunt Area 139 (Pinedale) · 85% publicDeer Hunt Area 121 (Heart Mountain) · 49% publicDeer Hunt Area 78 (French Creek) · 73% publicDeer Hunt Area 155 (Crystal Peak) · 99% publicDeer Hunt Area 168 (Medicine Butte) · 44% publicDeer Hunt Area 119 (Anchor) · 61% publicDeer Hunt Area 111 (Elk Fork) · 89% publicDeer Hunt Area 33 (Red Fork) · 40% publicDeer Hunt Area 117 (Franc's Peak) · 99% publicDeer Hunt Area 7 (South Osage) · 29% publicDeer Hunt Area 156 (Spread Creek) · 99% publicDeer Hunt Area 6 (Skull Creek) · 27% publicDeer Hunt Area 76 (Sheep Mountain) · 63% publicDeer Hunt Area 160 (Beaver Creek) · 78% publicDeer Hunt Area 113 (Boulder) · 49% publicDeer Hunt Area 30 (Upper Powder River) · 33% publicDeer Hunt Area 152 (Lower Hoback) · 92% publicDeer Hunt Area 110 (Grinnell) · 100% publicDeer Hunt Area 149 (Targhee) · 96% publicDeer Hunt Area 77 (Boulder Ridge) · 19% publicDeer Hunt Area 116 (Meeteetse) · 48% publicDeer Hunt Area 37 (Copper Mountain) · 52% publicDeer Hunt Area 5 (Inyan Kara) · 13% publicDeer Hunt Area 46 (Cloud Peak) · 100% publicDeer Hunt Area 105 (Beartooth) · 82% publicDeer Hunt Area 28 (Hunter Mesa) · 100% publicDeer Hunt Area 61 (Harriman) · 12% publicDeer Hunt Area 165 (YU Bench) · 77% publicDeer Hunt Area 3 (Keyhole) · 9.9% publicDeer Hunt Area 115 (Thorofare) · 100% publicDeer Hunt Area 140 (New Fork) · 62% publicDeer Hunt Area 4 (Sand Creek) · 40% publicDeer Hunt Area 81 (Blackhall) · 74% publicDeer Hunt Area 151 (Fall Creek) · 92% publicDeer Hunt Area 127 (Cottonwood) · 78% publicDeer Hunt Area 39 (Bates Creek) · 65% publicDeer Hunt Area 169 (Tisdale Mountain) · 52% publicDeer Hunt Area 53 (Devils Canyon) · 91% publicDeer Hunt Area 112 (Ishawooa) · 85% publicDeer Hunt Area 88 (Kendrick) · 52% publicDeer Hunt Area 109 (Bald Ridge) · 58% publicDeer Hunt Area 118 (Upper Gooseberry Creek) · 63% publicDeer Hunt Area 31 (Salt Creek) · 52% publicDeer Hunt Area 27 (Buffalo) · 25% publicDeer Hunt Area 35 (Upper Nowood) · 38% publicDeer Hunt Area 114 (Wall Mountain) · 100% publicDeer Hunt Area 51 (Beaver Creek) · 74% publicDeer Hunt Area 163 (Middle Fork) · 70% publicDeer Hunt Area 154 (Raspberry Ridge) · 86% publicDeer Hunt Area 52 (Crystal Creek) · 77% publicDeer Hunt Area 32 (Beartrap Creek) · 37% publicDeer Hunt Area 50 (Upper Shell-Beaver Creek) · 100% publicDeer Hunt Area 153 (Monument Ridge) · 97% publicDeer Hunt Area 150 (Wilson) · 36% publicDeer Hunt Area 123 (Yellowtail) · 42% publicDeer Hunt Area 67 (Casper Mountain) · 8.9% public
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Public land share per unit. Tap a unit to open it.

All 126 deer hunt areas, by public land

Sorted by public land share. Tap a column to re-sort.

Deer Hunt Area 50 (Upper Shell-Beaver Creek) 100% 134 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 114 (Wall Mountain) 100% 182 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 115 (Thorofare) 100% 329 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 110 (Grinnell) 100% 391 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 144 (Greys River) 100% 483 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 46 (Cloud Peak) 100% 357 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 28 (Hunter Mesa) 100% 341 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 25 (Tongue-Goose) 100% 755 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 117 (Franc's Peak) 99% 429 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 148 (Teton) 99% 684 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 155 (Crystal Peak) 99% 451 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 156 (Spread Creek) 99% 422 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 106 (Crandall-Sunlight) 98% 487 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 153 (Monument Ridge) 97% 117 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 149 (Targhee) 96% 383 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 151 (Fall Creek) 92% 280 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 152 (Lower Hoback) 92% 395 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 138 (Boulder) 92% 1,444 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 130 (Big Sandy) 92% 687 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 53 (Devils Canyon) 91% 229 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 141 (Green River) 91% 506 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 96 (Green Mountain) 91% 678 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 128 (Wind River) 91% 1,245 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 164 (Nowater) 90% 510 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 111 (Elk Fork) 89% 431 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 125 (Fifteen Mile) 88% 951 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 154 (Raspberry Ridge) 86% 175 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 139 (Pinedale) 85% 476 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 112 (Ishawooa) 85% 227 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 92 (Table Mountain) 85% 659 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 97 (Sweetwater Rocks) 83% 907 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 94 (Twin Creek) 83% 641 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 105 (Beartooth) 82% 357 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 47 (Webber Canyon) 80% 558 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 90 (Muskrat) 79% 1,290 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 127 (Cottonwood) 78% 265 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 143 (South Piney) 78% 1,160 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 160 (Beaver Creek) 78% 404 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 165 (YU Bench) 77% 332 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 52 (Crystal Creek) 77% 152 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 102 (Aspen Mountain) 77% 1,209 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 131 (Steamboat) 76% 4,230 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 135 (West Green River) 74% 2,398 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 51 (Beaver Creek) 74% 176 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 81 (Blackhall) 74% 304 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 82 (Baggs) 73% 1,001 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 100 (South Wamsutter) 73% 1,773 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 78 (French Creek) 73% 456 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 41 (Lower Nowood) 72% 516 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 124 (Emblem) 71% 500 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 98 (Chain Lakes) 71% 1,092 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 163 (Middle Fork) 70% 176 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 36 (Badwater) 68% 899 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 132 (Cedar Mountain) 67% 1,684 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 87 (Ferris) 66% 1,220 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 101 (Black Butte) 66% 1,092 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 34 (North Natrona) 66% 1,450 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 39 (Bates Creek) 65% 254 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 122 (Shoshone River) 65% 990 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 76 (Sheep Mountain) 63% 409 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 118 (Upper Gooseberry Creek) 63% 204 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 140 (New Fork) 62% 326 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 145 (Salt River) 62% 485 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 119 (Anchor) 61% 439 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 109 (Bald Ridge) 58% 206 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 80 (Spring Creek) 56% 771 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 40 (Buffalo Creek) 55% 721 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 70 (Shirley Mountain) 55% 1,148 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 84 (Atlantic Rim) 54% 574 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 134 (Bear River Divide) 54% 1,249 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 10 (Rochelle Hills) 54% 856 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 89 (Rattlesnake) 53% 1,065 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 142 (Piney-Horse Creek) 53% 595 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 31 (Salt Creek) 52% 191 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 88 (Kendrick) 52% 223 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 37 (Copper Mountain) 52% 372 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 169 (Tisdale Mountain) 52% 236 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 157 (Boysen) 51% 663 Bureau of Reclamation
Deer Hunt Area 66 (Bates Hole-Hat Six) 50% 1,000 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 113 (Boulder) 49% 397 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 121 (Heart Mountain) 49% 464 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 75 (Four Mile) 49% 511 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 116 (Meeteetse) 48% 373 state land
Deer Hunt Area 79 (Kennaday Peak) 47% 913 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 168 (Medicine Butte) 44% 448 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 123 (Yellowtail) 42% 38 National Park Service
Deer Hunt Area 33 (Red Fork) 40% 429 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 4 (Sand Creek) 40% 317 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 35 (Upper Nowood) 38% 188 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 32 (Beartrap Creek) 37% 142 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 150 (Wilson) 36% 71 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 30 (Upper Powder River) 33% 396 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 64 (Laramie Peak) 31% 2,961 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 7 (South Osage) 29% 425 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 8 (Upton-Four Horse) 28% 563 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 6 (Skull Creek) 27% 409 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 26 (Ucross) 26% 841 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 60 (Pole Mountain) 25% 486 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 74 (Kyle) 25% 842 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 27 (Buffalo) 25% 190 state land
Deer Hunt Area 65 (South Converse) 24% 1,221 state land
Deer Hunt Area 2 (Bearlodge) 23% 1,004 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 11 (Mule Creek) 23% 780 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 18 (Campbell) 22% 952 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 9 (Blacktail Creek) 22% 625 Forest Service
Deer Hunt Area 1 (Crook) 21% 711 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 17 (Northwest Gillette) 21% 1,779 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 29 (Johnson) 20% 1,001 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 22 (Douglas) 20% 2,536 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 133 (Uinta) 20% 570 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 77 (Boulder Ridge) 19% 376 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 21 (Thunder Basin) 18% 850 state land
Deer Hunt Area 13 (Lusk) 16% 824 state land
Deer Hunt Area 23 (Clearmont) 16% 1,143 state land
Deer Hunt Area 14 (Twenty Mile) 15% 970 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 120 (Hamilton Dome) 15% 582 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 19 (Pumpkin Buttes) 14% 1,516 BLM
Deer Hunt Area 59 (South Laramie Mountains) 13% 1,348 state land
Deer Hunt Area 5 (Inyan Kara) 13% 364 state land
Deer Hunt Area 61 (Harriman) 12% 339 state land
Deer Hunt Area 24 (Sheridan) 11% 490 state land
Deer Hunt Area 15 (Southeast Wyoming) 11% 5,292 state land
Deer Hunt Area 12 (Hat Creek) 11% 533 state land
Deer Hunt Area 3 (Keyhole) 9.9% 331 state land
Deer Hunt Area 67 (Casper Mountain) 8.9% 27 state land
Deer Hunt Area 171 (Crowheart Butte) under 1% 2,382 Bureau of Reclamation

Wyoming hunting season dates, 2026

Statewide general seasons from WikiHunt’s season table (updated Sep 2, 2026). Units, zones and draw hunts can differ, so confirm in the Wyoming regulations.

  • Preference point system for most species
  • Check WGFD for area limitations
SpeciesSeason2026 datesNotes
Deer Archery DeerArchery Sep 1 – Sep 30
Deer General Rifle DeerRifle · draw or permit required Oct 15 – Nov 15 Preference point system
Elk Archery ElkArchery Sep 1 – Sep 30
Elk General Rifle ElkRifle · draw or permit required Oct 1 – Nov 15
Pronghorn Rifle AntelopeRifle · draw or permit required Oct 1 – Oct 31
Moose MooseAny legal weapon · draw or permit required Sep 15 – Oct 31 Very limited tags

Questions

How much of Wyoming is public land?

About 52% of the area covered by Wyoming’s deer hunt areas is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, led by Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies).

Which Wyoming units have the most public land?

Deer Hunt Area 50 (Upper Shell-Beaver Creek) (100%), Deer Hunt Area 114 (Wall Mountain) (100%), Deer Hunt Area 115 (Thorofare) (100%). The full table above sorts every unit.

When is deer season in Wyoming in 2026?

Archery Deer: Sep 1 – Sep 30; General Rifle Deer: Oct 15 – Nov 15. Unit and zone dates can differ; check the regulations.

Does WikiHunt have property lines for Wyoming?

Not yet. Property lines cover 12 states today (Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin). Public land, hunting units and season dates for Wyoming are free.

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