Wyoming Deer 51-7
Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land in Hunt Area 51 — Beaver Creek, any legal weapon, Oct 15 – Nov 15, 2026. 74% public land, mostly BLM. Type 7.
No points in this draw. Every applicant has the same chance each year.
New for 2026
The 2026 draw is the first on record for 51-7: Wyoming Game and Fish Department did not offer this hunt code in earlier years, so the year-by-year table has one row. The odds shown are that one draw's actual results, not an estimate.
Your odds · 2026 draw
about 1 in 6, every year you apply
Every applicant has the same chance each year: in 2026, 18 tags went to 107 first-choice applicants.
Points: none, same chance every year
- NR Tags
- 18
- Applicants
- 107
- Success
- 67%
First-choice nonresidents, reduced price draw. Success: all hunters in Hunt Area 51, 2025.
Odds by Year
One draw on file (2026), so there is no trend to chart yet.
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 $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
- 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 doe/fawn deer license (reduced price) · paid at application, refundable $34 WGFD 2026 License Fee List
Details
Odds in This Draw · 2026 Draw
| Who | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone | 17% | — | — |
Tags ÷ applicants. A dash means Wyoming Game and Fish Department did not publish a count for that level. As a lower choice, 51-7 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 1, 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): Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 6, p. 7
- Oct 15 – Nov 15, 2026 Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 6, p. 7
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| All of Hunt Area 51 · mule deer | 246 | 164 | 67% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 51, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 246 hunters and 164 mule deer taken in 2025, and 67% of them took a deer. 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 1 draw
The reduced price draw for nonresidents, one row per year.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 107 | 5.9 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 1 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 51
- 51-6 Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land Oct 15 – Nov 15 · 100 tags · 97 applied 100%
- 51-8 Doe or fawn white-tailed deer Sep 1 – Dec 31 · 93 tags · 15 applied 100%
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.
▸ Sources 11
- WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 1 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44 draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 License Fee List fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 6, p. 7 · 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 (tags ÷ applicants). 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.
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