Wyoming Deer 165-3
Any white-tailed deer in Hunt Area 165 — YU Bench, any legal weapon, Oct 15 – Dec 15, 2026. 77% public land, mostly BLM. Type 3.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
2 of 13 applicants at 0 points drew
You sit on the 2026 cut of 0, which has fallen from 4 to 0 points since 2021.
Years to draw on points: 1 yr
- NR Tags
- 18
- Applicants
- 25
- Success
- 73%
First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: White-tailed deer hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026
The cut has fallen from 4 to 0 points since 2021. Applicants per tag: 1.8:1 in 2021, 1.4:1 in 2026.
The cut has been 0 points in each of the last 5 draws (2022–2026), so there is no creep to project.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
Closes Jun 1 · 226 daysThe $15 nonresident big game application fee (per species applied for) is not refunded. Drawing adds the $21.50 conservation stamp (annual; required with any hunting license). The $374 nonresident deer license (regular) is refunded if you miss. A nonresident deer preference point is $41, bought separately.
- Opens
- Jan 2, 2027
- Closes
- Jun 1, 2027
- Results
- about Jun 18
Next application window: Open Jan 2 – Jun 1, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Wyoming Game and Fish Department publishes 2027.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Nonresident big game application fee (per species applied for) · paid at application $15 WGFD 2026 License Fee List
- Conservation stamp (annual; required with any hunting license) · paid if drawn $21.50 WGFD 2026 License Fee List
- Nonresident deer license (regular) · paid at application, refundable $374 WGFD 2026 License Fee List
- Nonresident deer preference point · bought separately, not counted above — an unsuccessful applicant gets no point without it $41 WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | 46% the cut plus 2 party applications averaging under 1 point | 13 | 2 |
| 1 | 100% | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 7–10 | 100% same at every level | — | — |
Points pass + random pass, from published pools. A dash means Wyoming Game and Fish Department did not publish a count for that level: it prints exact counts around the cut and folds the rest into a band. Wyoming runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, 165-3 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 13, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
Seasons, 2026
- Sep 1–30, 2026 Archery only. Needs a $72 archery license on top. Special archery season (archery license required): Any white-tailed deer Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 6, p. 18
- Oct 15 – Dec 15, 2026 Any white-tailed deer Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 6, p. 18
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| White-tailed deer | 84 | 61 | 73% |
| All of Hunt Area 165 · white-tailed deer | 269 | 190 | 71% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 165, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 269 hunters and 190 white-tailed deer taken in 2025, and 71% of them took a deer. The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. Wyoming's figures are estimates from a voluntary post-season survey of license holders, extrapolated to every license issued — not a count of animals checked in. Source: WGFD 2025 Mule Deer & White-Tailed Deer Harvest…; WGFD 2024 Deer Harvest Report.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 6 draws
The regular draw for nonresidents, one row per year. Wyoming runs a second, random pass after the points pass; it is shown beside the year it belongs to.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Random Pass | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 25 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 tags of 16 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 13 |
| 2025 | 17 | 19 | 1.1 | 0 | 4 tags of 16 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 14 |
| 2024 | 14 | 6 | 0.4 | 0 | 3 tags of 14 | WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 13 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 3 tags of 5 | WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 13 |
| 2022 | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | 0 | 3 tags of 13 | WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 13 |
| 2021 | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 4 | 2 tags of 12 | WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 13 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 165
- 165-1 Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer Oct 15–31 · 6 tags · cut 11 4%
- 165-6 Doe or fawn valid on private landPrivate land only — you need landowner access Sep 1 – Oct 31 · Reduced price · 33 tags · 85 applied 39%
- 165-8 Doe or fawn white-tailed deer Oct 15 – Dec 31 · Reduced price · 170 tags · 37 applied 100%
Odds at your points, nonresident, regular class where offered. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Wyoming deer
23 cartridges on file are legal for deer with a rifle in Wyoming, 3 of them depending on the load (this license takes any legal weapon). Rules and sources: Wyoming hunting laws.
▸ Sources 16
- WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 13 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 14 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 13 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 13 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 13 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 13 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44 draw rules, fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 License Fee List fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 6, p. 18 · seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Mule Deer & White-Tailed Deer Harvest… harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2023 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2022 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2021 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 Deer Hunt Areas boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office 2026 BLM WY Surface Management Agency land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Wyoming Game and Fish Department's published results (points pass + random pass, from published pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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