Wyoming Deer 37-1
Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer in Hunt Area 37 — Copper Mountain, any legal weapon, Oct 15–31, 2026. 52% public land, mostly BLM. Type 1.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
about 1 in 25, from the random pass
You're 11 points below the 2026 cut of 11, which has risen from 4 to 11 points since 2021.
Years to draw on points: 30+ yrs
- NR Tags
- 4
- Applicants
- 28
- Success
- 82%
First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: Mule deer hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026
The cut has risen from 4 to 11 points since 2021. Applicants per tag: 6.2:1 in 2021, 7:1 in 2026.
Point creep: drew out at 8 → 4 → 8 → 11 → 11 points (2022–2026), +0.8 points/yr (range +0.0 to +2.0). Years to draw project that pace (the median of the last five draws, capped at 2 points/yr); the agency sets quotas and demand sets the cut.
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
- Point Only
- $41, Jul 1 – Nov 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 ← you | 4% (small sample) random pass only counted in one band: 10 points or fewer | 25 | 0 |
| 11 | 100% (small sample) the cut | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 100% (small sample) | 1 | 1 |
| 13–14 | 100% (small sample) 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, 37-1 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 2, 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): Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 6, p. 5
- Oct 15–31, 2026 Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 6, p. 5
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mule deer | 28 | 23 | 82% |
| White-tailed deer | 12 | 4 | 33% |
| All of Hunt Area 37 · mule deer | 42 | 49 | — |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 37, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 42 hunters and 49 mule deer taken in 2025. 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 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 1 tag of 42 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 45 | 9 | 11 | 1 tag of 62 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 8 | 1 tag of 81 | WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 4 | 1 tag of 40 | WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 2 |
| 2022 | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 8 | 1 tag of 61 | WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 3 |
| 2021 | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 4 | 2 tags of 69 | WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 3 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 37
- 37-3 Any white-tailed deer Nov 1 – Dec 15 · 10 tags · cut 0 100%
- 37-6 Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within the Buffalo… Sep 15 – Nov 30 · Reduced price · 5 tags · 14 applied 36%
- 37-7 Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within the Buffalo… Sep 15 – Nov 30 · Reduced price · 5 tags · 22 applied 23%
- 37-8 Doe or fawn white-tailed deer Oct 15 – Dec 15 · Reduced price · 18 tags · 15 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. 2 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 3 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 4 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 2 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 3 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 3 · 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. 5 · 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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