Wyoming Deer — Hunt Area 87

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Wyoming Hunt Area 87 covers 781,860 acres and lies 27 miles north of Rawlins and 36 miles north-west of Hanna. 71% of it is public land, mostly BLM (57%) and state land (8%). In 2025, 46 people hunted mule deer here and took 43 — 94% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 8 nonresident tags here for 10 first-choice applicants.

Nonresident tags (2026):17 Applicants:139 Mule Deer success (2025):94% Public land:71% Size:781,860 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every deer license type on offer in Hunt Area 87, 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

87-1 Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer 0 tags · 74 applicants · Regular

— Not open to nonresidents 0% as 2nd choice
87-1 Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer 0 tags · 36 applicants · Special

— Not open to nonresidents 0% as 2nd choice
87-1 Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer 8 tags · 10 applicants · needed 0 pts · Landowner

80% Likely draw
87-2 Antlered mule deer three (3) points or less on either antler or any white-tailed deer 3 tags · 12 applicants · needed 8 pts · Regular

0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
87-2 Antlered mule deer three (3) points or less on either antler or any white-tailed deer 2 tags · 7 applicants · needed 4 pts · Special

0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
87-2 Antlered mule deer three (3) points or less on either antler or any white-tailed deer 4 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner

100% No first-choice applicants

Hunt	Your odds (0 pts)	As 2nd choice	Points needed	Tags / applicants	License	Season
87-1 ↗ Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer	Not open to nonresidents	0%	— +2 since 2021	0 / 74	Regular	Oct 15–31, 2026
87-1 ↗ Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer	Not open to nonresidents	0%	— +4 since 2021	0 / 36	Special	Oct 15–31, 2026
87-1 ↗ Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer	80% Likely draw	—	0 steady since 2024	8 / 10	Landowner	Oct 15–31, 2026
87-2 ↗ Antlered mule deer three (3) points or less on either antler or any white-tailed deer	0% Point builder	0%	8	3 / 12	Regular	Oct 15–31, 2026
87-2 ↗ Antlered mule deer three (3) points or less on either antler or any white-tailed deer	0% Point builder	0%	4	2 / 7	Special	Oct 15–31, 2026
87-2 ↗ Antlered mule deer three (3) points or less on either antler or any white-tailed deer	100% No first-choice applicants	—	—	4 / 0	Landowner	Oct 15–31, 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
Landowner license	$15	$15	$36.50

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

The country

Hunt Area 87 within Wyoming

Hunt Area 87 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

BLM 442,575 ac · 57%
Private 226,495 ac · 29%
State land 60,362 ac · 8%
Other public 25,566 ac · 3%
Bureau of Reclamation 15,644 ac · 2%
National Wildlife Refuge 9,430 ac · 1%
County or city land 1,792 ac · 0%

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.