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Deer Hunt Area 9 (Blacktail Creek): public land and hunting map

Deer Hunt Area 9 (Blacktail Creek) is one of Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s 126 deer hunt areas in Wyoming. It covers about 625 square miles (399,791 acres), and roughly 22% of it is public land: Forest Service 9.3%, state land 7%, BLM 5.7%.

Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method

Who manages the land

  • Bureau of Land Management5.7%
  • U.S. Forest Service9.3%
  • State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)7%

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.

Outline of Deer Hunt Area 9 (Blacktail Creek) and the units around itDeer Hunt Area 10 (Rochelle Hills) · 54% publicDeer Hunt Area 11 (Mule Creek) · 23% publicDeer Hunt Area 6 (Skull Creek) · 27% publicDeer Hunt Area 7 (South Osage) · 29% publicDeer Hunt Area 8 (Upton-Four Horse) · 28% public
Deer Hunt Area 9 (Blacktail Creek) in orange; neighbours shaded by public land share (darker = more public). Tap a neighbour to open it.

Units next to Deer Hunt Area 9 (Blacktail Creek)

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.

SpeciesSeason2026 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 9 (Blacktail Creek) is public land?

About 22% of Deer Hunt Area 9 (Blacktail Creek) (87,954 of 399,791 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly U.S. Forest Service, State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies) and Bureau of Land Management. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.

Who manages the land in Deer Hunt Area 9 (Blacktail Creek)?

U.S. Forest Service: 9.3%; State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 7%; Bureau of Land Management: 5.7%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.

Which units border Deer Hunt Area 9 (Blacktail Creek)?

Deer Hunt Area 10 (Rochelle Hills), Deer Hunt Area 11 (Mule Creek), Deer Hunt Area 6 (Skull Creek), Deer Hunt Area 7 (South Osage) and Deer Hunt Area 8 (Upton-Four Horse).

Where are the season dates and rules for Deer Hunt Area 9 (Blacktail Creek)?

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.