Wyoming Deer — Hunt Area 157
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Wyoming Hunt Area 157 covers 425,376 acres and lies 10 miles north of Riverton and 19 miles north-east of Hudson. 30% of it is public land, mostly Bureau of Reclamation (18%) and state land (9%). A further 27% is tribal land rather than public land. In 2025, 624 people hunted white-tailed deer here and took 244 — 39% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 9,906 nonresident tags here for 13 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Hunt Area 157, 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-
100% Undersubscribed 89% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
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100% No first-choice applicants
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42% Real chance 0% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
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100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157-3 ↗ Any white-tailed deer | 100% Undersubscribed | 89% | 0 −1 since 2021 | 27 / 26 undersubscribed | Regular | Nov 1–30, 2026 |
| 157-3 ↗ Any white-tailed deer | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — steady since 2021 | 11 / 0 | Special | Nov 1–30, 2026 |
| 157-3 ↗ Any white-tailed deer | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 27 / 0 | Landowner | Nov 1–30, 2026 |
| 157-6 ↗ Doe or fawn | 42% Real chance | 0% | — | 20 / 48 | Reduced price | Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 157-6 ↗ Doe or fawn | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 20 / 0 | Landowner reduced price | Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 157-8 ↗ Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | — | 9,906 / 13 undersubscribed | Reduced price | Oct 1–31, 2026 |
| 157-8 ↗ Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 9,906 / 0 | Landowner reduced price | Oct 1–31, 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 |
| Reduced price license | $49 | $15 | $70.50 |
| Landowner license | $15 | $15 | $36.50 |
| 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 157
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
- Private 180,516 ac · 42%
- Tribal 116,858 ac · 27%
- Bureau of Reclamation 75,502 ac · 18%
- State land 38,660 ac · 9%
- Other public 10,741 ac · 3%
- County or city land 3,193 ac · 1%
- BLM 8 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.
White-tailed Deer
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success | Days per animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 624 | 244 | 39% | 18.6 |
| 2024 | 333 | 197 | 59% | 10.1 |
| 2023 | 181 | 132 | 73% | 11.4 |
| 2022 | 514 | 239 | 47% | 12.0 |
| 2021 | 611 | 394 | 65% | 9.8 |
Mule Deer
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success | Days per animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 377 | 136 | 36% | 11.5 |
| 2024 | 72 | 32 | 44% | 11.3 |
| 2023 | 44 | 20 | 46% | 9.8 |
| 2022 | 277 | 97 | 35% | 11.9 |
| 2021 | 329 | 190 | 58% | 7.6 |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 17 · 4%
- Firearm 363 · 96%
Residents vs nonresidents (2025)
- Resident 347 taken · 893 hunters
- Nonresident 33 taken · 108 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