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Wyoming Antelope (Pronghorn) 17-1

Any pronghorn in Hunt Area 17 — Gillette, any legal weapon, Oct 1–20, 2026. 21% public land, mostly BLM. Type 1.

Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw

4% Below the cut

about 1 in 26, from the random pass

You're 4 points below the 2026 cut of 4, which has risen one point a year since 2021.

Years to draw on points: never at this creep

NR Tags
58
Applicants
413
Success
73%

First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: Type 1 hunters, 2025.

Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026

points needed applicants per tag
0 1 2 3 4 5 you: 0
2021
2:1
2022
2:1
2023
4:1
2024
9:1
2025
8:1
2026
7:1

The cut has risen one point a year since 2021. Applicants per tag: 1.6:1 in 2021, 7.1:1 in 2026.

Point creep: drew out at 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 4 points (2022–2026), +1.0 points/yr (range +0.5 to +1.0). Years to draw project that pace (the median of the last five draws, capped at 2 points/yr); the agency sets quotas and demand sets the cut.

What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees

Closes Jun 1 · 225 days
Cost to Apply
$341
If You Miss
$15
If You Draw
$362.50

The $15 nonresident big game application fee (per species applied for) is not refunded. Drawing adds the $21.50 conservation stamp (annual; required with any hunting license). The $326 nonresident antelope license (regular) is refunded if you miss. A nonresident antelope preference point is $31, bought separately.

Opens
Jan 2, 2027
Closes
Jun 1, 2027
Results
about Jun 18
Point Only
$31, Jul 1 – Nov 1

Next application window: Open Jan 2 – Jun 1, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Wyoming Game and Fish Department publishes 2027.

▸ Every Fee, With Sources
Gillette Buffalo Sheridan Upton 17
75%hunter success 2025 · 474 hunters, 357 pronghorn
Hunt Area 17 in full →

Details

Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw

Points Chance Applied Drew
0–4 ← you 4% counted in one band: 4 points or fewer 29 13
5 100% plus 2 party applications averaging 5 points or fewer 16 16
6 100% plus 4 party applications averaging 6 points or fewer 5 5
7 100% 1 1
8–10 100% — —

Points pass + random pass, from published pools. A dash means Wyoming Game and Fish Department did not publish a count for that level: it prints exact counts around the cut and folds the rest into a band. Wyoming runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, 17-1 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.

Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 4, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.

Seasons, 2026

How It Hunted, 2025

WhoHuntersHarvestSuccess
Type 1 467 340 73%
All of Hunt Area 17 474 357 75%

Across every license type in Hunt Area 17, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 474 hunters and 357 pronghorn taken in 2025, and 75% of them took a pronghorn. The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. 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. Source: WGFD 2025 Antelope Harvest Report; WGFD 2024 Antelope Harvest Report.

▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 6 draws

The regular draw for nonresidents, one row per year. Wyoming runs a second, random pass after the points pass; it is shown beside the year it belongs to.

Year Tags Applicants Per Tag Points Needed Random Pass Source
2026 58 413 7.1 4 14 tags of 614 WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 4
2025 57 427 7.5 4 14 tags of 633 WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 4
2024 58 514 8.9 3 14 tags of 666 WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 3
2023 117 445 3.8 2 29 tags of 602 WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 4
2022 309 687 2.2 1 77 tags of 813 WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 4
2021 434 708 1.6 0 108 tags of 812 WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 4

Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 17

  • 17-6 Doe or fawn Oct 1–20 · Reduced price · 4 tags · 82 applied 5% (small sample)

Odds at your points, nonresident, regular class where offered. * fewer than 5 tags.

▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Wyoming pronghorn

23 cartridges on file are legal for pronghorn with a rifle in Wyoming, 3 of them depending on the load (this license takes any legal weapon). Rules and sources: Wyoming hunting laws.

.22-250 Remington (depends on the load) from $0.98/rd .223 Remington (depends on the load) from $0.43/rd .243 Winchester (depends on the load) from $1.11/rd .25-06 Remington from $1.82/rd 6.5 Creedmoor from $1.01/rd 6.5 Grendel from $0.72/rd .270 Winchester from $0.15/rd 7mm-08 Remington from $1.84/rd 7mm Remington Magnum from $2.05/rd .30-06 Springfield from $1.11/rd .300 AAC Blackout from $0.60/rd .300 Winchester Magnum from $1.25/rd .30-30 Winchester from $1.08/rd .308 Winchester from $0.82/rd .338 Winchester Magnum from $2.61/rd .350 Legend from $1.10/rd .35 Whelen .360 Buckhammer .400 Legend .444 Marlin .450 Bushmaster from $2.02/rd .45-70 Government from $1.97/rd .50 Beowulf
▸ Sources 16
  1. WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 4 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  2. WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 4 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  3. WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 3 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  4. WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 4 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  5. WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 4 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  6. WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 4 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
  7. WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44 draw rules, fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  8. WGFD 2026 License Fee List fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  9. Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 5, p. 1 · seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  10. WGFD 2025 Antelope Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  11. WGFD 2024 Antelope Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  12. WGFD 2023 Antelope Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  13. WGFD 2022 Antelope Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  14. WGFD 2021 Antelope Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  15. WGFD 2026 Antelope Hunt Areas boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  16. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office 2026 BLM WY Surface Management Agency land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026

About These Numbers

Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Wyoming Game and Fish Department's published results (points pass + random pass, from published pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward.

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Prior-draw odds from Wyoming Game and Fish Department's results, not a forecast · All Wyoming pronghorn hunts