Wyoming Deer — Hunt Area 123

Yellowtail

Wyoming Hunt Area 123 covers 24,514 acres and lies 8 miles north-east of Lovell. 82% of it is public land, mostly national park (35%) and BLM (16%). In 2025, 129 people hunted mule deer here and took 15 — 12% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 18 nonresident tags here for 1 first-choice applicants.

Nonresident tags (2026):36 Applicants:1 Mule Deer success (2025):12% Public land:82% Size:24,514 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every deer license type on offer in Hunt Area 123, 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

123-7 Doe or fawn valid on private land 18 tags · 1 applicants · Reduced price

100% Undersubscribed
123-7 Doe or fawn valid on private land 18 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner reduced price

100% No first-choice applicants

Hunt	Your odds (0 pts)	Points needed	Tags / applicants	License	Season
123-7 ↗ Doe or fawn valid on private land	100% Undersubscribed	—	18 / 1 undersubscribed	Reduced price	Oct 15 – Nov 30, 2026
123-7 ↗ Doe or fawn valid on private land	100% No first-choice applicants	—	18 / 0	Landowner reduced price	Oct 15 – 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.
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.

1 hunt not offered in 2026 is hidden — show discontinued hunts.

What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)

License	Up front	Gone if you miss	If you draw
Reduced price license	$49	$15	$70.50
Landowner reduced price license	$15	$15	$36.50

Application window: opens Jan 2, closes Jun 1, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.

Other licenses valid in Hunt Area 123

Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.

Type 6 — Doe or fawn valid on private land Reduced price

The country

Hunt Area 123 within Wyoming

Hunt Area 123 and its neighbours

Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.

Who owns the ground

National Park Service 8,664 ac · 35%
Private 4,379 ac · 18%
BLM 3,851 ac · 16%
Other public 3,693 ac · 15%
State land 3,651 ac · 15%
Bureau of Reclamation 275 ac · 1%

Source: BLM WY Surface Management Agency (land ownership / SMA)

Nearby areas

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.