Wyoming Deer — Hunt Area 119
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Wyoming Hunt Area 119 covers 281,197 acres and lies 33 miles west of Thermopolis and 44 miles north-east of Dubois. 62% of it is public land, mostly BLM (45%) and national forest (9%). In 2025, 99 people hunted mule deer here and took 78 — 79% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 15 nonresident tags here for 1 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Hunt Area 119, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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4% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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10% Point builder
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100% No first-choice applicants
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90% Likely draw 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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100% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
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| 119-1 ↗ Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | 0% Point builder | 0% | 20 +5 since 2021 | 3 / 55 | Regular | Nov 1–15, 2026 |
| 119-1 ↗ Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | 0% Point builder | 0% | 17 +3 since 2021 | 3 / 18 | Special | Nov 1–15, 2026 |
| 119-1 ↗ Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 0 steady since 2024 | 8 / 4 undersubscribed | Landowner | Nov 1–15, 2026 |
| 119-2 ↗ Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | 4% Point builder | 0% | 12 +4 since 2021 | 5 / 29 | Regular | Oct 15–31, 2026 |
| 119-2 ↗ Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | 10% Point builder | — | 11 +8 since 2021 | 3 / 13 | Special | Oct 15–31, 2026 |
| 119-2 ↗ Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 8 / 0 | Landowner | Oct 15–31, 2026 |
| 119-3 ↗ Any white-tailed deer | 90% Likely draw | 0% | 0 steady since 2021 | 12 / 17 | Regular | Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 119-3 ↗ Any white-tailed deer | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 0 steady since 2021 | 6 / 3 undersubscribed | Special | Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 119-3 ↗ Any white-tailed deer | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 0 steady since 2024 | 15 / 1 undersubscribed | Landowner | Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- As 2nd choice —
- Wyoming lets you name more than one hunt on the application. Miss on your first choice and you go into the pot for whatever tags are left, alongside everyone else's second choices. Points never help a lower choice, so this number is the same whatever you have banked — it is usually worth naming a hunt that goes undersubscribed.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular license | $389 | $15 | $410.50 |
| Special license | $1,215 | $15 | $1,236.50 |
| Landowner license | $15 | $15 | $36.50 |
Application window: opens Jan 2, closes Jun 1, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in Hunt Area 119
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- BLM 127,233 ac · 45%
- Private 107,324 ac · 38%
- National Forest 25,154 ac · 9%
- State land 21,231 ac · 8%
- Other public 155 ac · 0%
- Tribal 86 ac · 0%
- County or city land 14 ac · 0%
Source: BLM WY Surface Management Agency (land ownership / SMA)
How the hunting has gone
What Wyoming Game and Fish Department publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. 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.
Mule Deer
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success | Days per animal |
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| 2025 | 99 | 78 | 79% | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 90 | 58 | 64% | 6.4 |
| 2023 | 86 | 55 | 64% | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 115 | 78 | 68% | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 112 | 77 | 69% | 7.2 |
White-tailed Deer
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success | Days per animal |
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| 2025 | 114 | 53 | 47% | 12.4 |
| 2024 | 104 | 63 | 61% | 7.9 |
| 2023 | 66 | 21 | 32% | 11.4 |
| 2022 | 72 | 27 | 38% | 9.5 |
| 2021 | 78 | 31 | 40% | 14.9 |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 0 · 0%
- Firearm 131 · 100%
Residents vs nonresidents (2025)
- Resident 94 taken · 168 hunters
- Nonresident 37 taken · 45 hunters
Boundary: Deer Hunt Areas (Wyoming Game and Fish Department)
Harvest: Mule Deer & White-Tailed Deer 2025 Harvest Report
Harvest: Deer 2024 Harvest Report
Harvest: Deer 2023 Harvest Report