Wyoming Deer 78-3
Any white-tailed deer in Hunt Area 78 — French Creek, any legal weapon, Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2026. 73% public land, mostly National Forest. Type 3.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
4 first-choice applicants for 10 tags
4 first-choice applicants for 10 tags in 2026, so every first-choice applicant drew and 6 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.
Years to draw on points: now
- NR Tags
- 10
- Applicants
- 4
- Success
- 70%
First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: White-tailed deer hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026
The cut has fallen from 1 to 0 points since 2021. Applicants per tag: 1.2:1 in 2021, 0.4:1 in 2026.
Point creep: drew out at 0 → 0 → 1 → 0 → 0 points (2022–2026), +0.0 points/yr (range +0.0 to +1.5). 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
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 | 100% the cut | 1 | 1 |
| 1–10 | 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.
Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 6, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
As a Lower Choice
Tags left after higher choices ÷ applicants at this choice: 2 tags left after higher choices. Points do not help a lower choice.
Tags left after higher choices ÷ applicants at this choice: none left after higher choices. Points do not help a lower choice.
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. 9
- Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2026 Any white-tailed deer Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 6, p. 9
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| White-tailed deer | 37 | 26 | 70% |
| All of Hunt Area 78 · mule deer | 235 | 161 | 69% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 78, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 235 hunters and 161 mule deer taken in 2025, and 69% 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 | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 tags of 9 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 6 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 tags of 3 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 1 | 2 tags of 10 | WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 7 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 tags of 6 | WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 6 |
| 2022 | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 tags of 5 | WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 tag of 12 | WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 6 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 78
- 78-1 Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer Oct 1–14 · 28 tags · cut 9 5%
- 78-8 Doe or fawn white-tailed deer Sep 1 – Dec 31 · Reduced price · 25 tags · 26 applied 96%
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. 6 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 6 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 7 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 6 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 6 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 6 · 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. 9 · 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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