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Wyoming Deer 165-8

Doe or fawn white-tailed deer in Hunt Area 165 — YU Bench, any legal weapon, Oct 15 – Dec 31, 2026. 77% public land, mostly BLM. Type 8.

No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.

Your odds · 2026 draw

100% Undersubscribed

37 first-choice applicants for 170 tags

37 first-choice applicants for 170 tags in 2026, so every first-choice applicant drew and 133 tags went to the leftover draw. The 100% reflects low demand that year, and a code like this can flip the year demand catches up.

Points: none, same chance every year

NR Tags
170
Applicants
37
Success
50%

First-choice nonresidents, reduced price draw. Success: White-tailed deer hunters, 2025.

Odds by Year

Undersubscribed every year on file: 18–58 first-choice applicants for 128–190 tags, 2021–2026.

What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees

Closes Jun 1 · 226 days
Cost to Apply
$49
If You Miss
$15
If You Draw
$70.50

The $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 $34 nonresident doe/fawn deer license (reduced price) is refunded if you miss.

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
Cody 165
71%hunter success 2025 · 269 hunters, 190 deer
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Details

Odds in This Draw · 2026 Draw

Who Chance Applied Drew
Everyone 100% — —

Fewer applicants than tags. A dash means Wyoming Game and Fish Department did not publish a count for that level.

Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 2, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.

As a Lower Choice

2nd Choice
100%

Tags left after higher choices exceed the applicants at this choice: 133 tags left after higher choices.

Seasons, 2026

How It Hunted, 2025

WhoHuntersHarvestSuccess
White-tailed deer 255 128 50%
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 reduced price draw for nonresidents, one row per year.

Year Tags Applicants Per Tag Source
2026 170 37 0.2 WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 2
2025 158 45 0.3 WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 2
2024 178 37 0.2 WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 2
2023 180 30 0.2 WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 2
2022 190 58 0.3 WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 2
2021 128 18 0.1 WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 3

Tags left over after the main draws: 2026: 125 tags.

Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 165

  • 165-1 Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer Oct 15–31 · Regular · 6 tags · 29 applied 4%
  • 165-3 Any white-tailed deer Oct 15 – Dec 15 · Regular · 18 tags · 25 applied 46%
  • 165-6 Doe or fawn valid on private landPrivate land only — you need landowner access Sep 1 – Oct 31 · 33 tags · 85 applied 39%

Odds for a first-choice nonresident, reduced price 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.

.22-250 Remington (depends on the load) from $0.98/rd .223 Remington (depends on the load) from $0.43/rd .243 Winchester (depends on the load) from $1.11/rd .25-06 Remington from $1.82/rd 6.5 Creedmoor from $1.01/rd 6.5 Grendel from $0.72/rd .270 Winchester from $0.15/rd 7mm-08 Remington from $1.84/rd 7mm Remington Magnum from $2.05/rd .30-06 Springfield from $1.11/rd .300 AAC Blackout from $0.60/rd .300 Winchester Magnum from $1.25/rd .30-30 Winchester from $1.08/rd .308 Winchester from $0.82/rd .338 Winchester Magnum from $2.61/rd .350 Legend from $1.10/rd .35 Whelen .360 Buckhammer .400 Legend .444 Marlin .450 Bushmaster from $2.02/rd .45-70 Government from $1.97/rd .50 Beowulf
▸ Sources 16
  1. WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 2 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  2. WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  3. WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  4. WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  5. WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  6. WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 3 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  7. WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44 draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  8. WGFD 2026 License Fee List fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  9. Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 6, p. 19 · seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  10. WGFD 2025 Mule Deer & White-Tailed Deer Harvest… harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  11. WGFD 2024 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  12. WGFD 2023 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  13. WGFD 2022 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  14. WGFD 2021 Deer Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  15. WGFD 2026 Deer Hunt Areas boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  16. 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 (fewer applicants than tags). 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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Prior-draw odds from Wyoming Game and Fish Department's results, not a forecast · Methodology · All Wyoming deer hunts