Deer Hunt Area 3 (Keyhole): public land and hunting map
Deer Hunt Area 3 (Keyhole) is one of Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s 126 deer hunt areas in Wyoming. It covers about 331 square miles (211,571 acres), and roughly 9.9% of it is public land: state land 6.8%, BLM 2%, Forest Service 1%.
- 9.9%public land
- 331square miles
- 20,946public acres
- 4neighbouring units
Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method
Who manages the land
- Bureau of Land Management2%
- U.S. Forest Service1%
- State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)6.8%
Share of the unit’s area. Federal agencies plus state wildlife, trust and natural-resource land, as the WikiHunt map classifies it. The rest is private, tribal, local or other land.
Units next to Deer Hunt Area 3 (Keyhole)
Wyoming season dates, 2026
Statewide general seasons. Many units have their own dates, quotas or draw-only hunts, so check the unit in the regulations before you go.
| Species | Season | 2026 dates |
|---|---|---|
| Deer | Archery Deer | Sep 1 – Sep 30 |
| Deer | General Rifle Deer | Oct 15 – Nov 15 |
| Elk | Archery Elk | Sep 1 – Sep 30 |
| Elk | General Rifle Elk | Oct 1 – Nov 15 |
| Pronghorn | Rifle Antelope | Oct 1 – Oct 31 |
| Moose | Moose | Sep 15 – Oct 31 |
Full notes on the Wyoming page · Wyoming regulations.
Questions
How much of Deer Hunt Area 3 (Keyhole) is public land?
About 9.9% of Deer Hunt Area 3 (Keyhole) (20,946 of 211,571 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies), Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.
Who manages the land in Deer Hunt Area 3 (Keyhole)?
State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 6.8%; Bureau of Land Management: 2%; U.S. Forest Service: 1%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border Deer Hunt Area 3 (Keyhole)?
Deer Hunt Area 1 (Crook), Deer Hunt Area 18 (Campbell), Deer Hunt Area 2 (Bearlodge) and Deer Hunt Area 5 (Inyan Kara).
Where are the season dates and rules for Deer Hunt Area 3 (Keyhole)?
Wyoming Game and Fish Department sets them. Start at the Wyoming hunting regulations. WikiHunt shows the statewide general seasons on the Wyoming page and in the app.
Sources and method
- Boundary: Wyoming Game and Fish Department (owner WyomingGameAndFish@wgfd), the same layer the WikiHunt map draws.
- Public land: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) 4.1, Fee Managers layer (public domain).
- Method: the unit and PAD-US polygons are simplified to about 100 m and measured on a grid of about 250 cells across the unit, so overlapping records are counted once. Expect about ±1 percentage point.
- Season dates: WikiHunt’s season table, updated Sep 2, 2026, checked against each state’s published regulations. Dates change; the regulations win.
- Last updated: Oct 12, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.