Wyoming Deer — Hunt Area 33
Red Fork
Wyoming Hunt Area 33 covers 275,530 acres and lies 46 miles south of Buffalo and 56 miles north-west of Bar Nunn. 42% of it is public land, mostly BLM (33%) and state land (10%). In 2025, 469 people hunted mule deer here and took 227 — 48% of them killed something. The 2022 draw put up 495 nonresident tags here for 30 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Hunt Area 33, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2022 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 100% as 2nd choice
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33-8 ↗ Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | — | 495 / 30 undersubscribed | Sep 1–30, 2022 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2022 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 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $49 | $15 | $70.50 |
Application window: opens Jan 2, closes Jun 1, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 166,895 ac · 61%
- BLM 89,612 ac · 33%
- State land 27,096 ac · 10%
- Other public 92 ac · 0%
- County or city land 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 469 | 227 | 48% | 8.6 |
| 2024 | 604 | 281 | 47% | 8.7 |
| 2023 | 569 | 292 | 51% | 7.4 |
| 2022 | 436 | 175 | 40% | 11.1 |
| 2021 | 570 | 198 | 35% | 11.8 |
White-tailed Deer
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success | Days per animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 190 | 41 | 22% | 12.5 |
| 2024 | 298 | 85 | 28% | 8.0 |
| 2023 | 245 | 28 | 11% | 26.3 |
| 2022 | 259 | 103 | 40% | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 378 | 123 | 33% | 10.6 |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 10 · 4%
- Firearm 258 · 96%
Residents vs nonresidents (2025)
- Resident 127 taken · 402 hunters
- Nonresident 141 taken · 257 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