Wyoming Antelope (Pronghorn) 23-1
Any pronghorn in Hunt Area 23 — Pumpkin Buttes, any legal weapon, Oct 1–31, 2026. 14% public land, mostly BLM. Type 1.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
about 1 in 7, from the random pass
You're 2 points below the 2026 cut of 2, which has risen from 1 to 2 points since 2021.
Years to draw on points: 4 yrs (3–6)
- NR Tags
- 165
- Applicants
- 402
- Success
- 73%
First-choice nonresidents, regular draw. Success: Type 1 hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026
The cut has risen from 1 to 2 points since 2021. Applicants per tag: 2.5:1 in 2021, 2.4:1 in 2026.
Point creep: drew out at 1 → 1 → 1 → 2 → 2 points (2022–2026), +0.2 points/yr (range +0.0 to +0.5). 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 · 226 daysThe $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
- Nonresident big game application fee (per species applied for) · paid at application $15 WGFD 2026 License Fee List
- Conservation stamp (annual; required with any hunting license) · paid if drawn $21.50 WGFD 2026 License Fee List
- Nonresident antelope license (regular) · paid at application, refundable $326 WGFD 2026 License Fee List
- Nonresident antelope preference point · bought separately, not counted above — an unsuccessful applicant gets no point without it $31 WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–1 ← you | 15% random pass only counted in one band: 1 point or fewer | 243 | 0 |
| 2 | 37% the cut plus 30 party applications averaging 2 points or fewer | 47 | 12 |
| 3 | 100% plus 13 party applications averaging 3 points or fewer | 35 | 35 |
| 4 | 100% plus 7 party applications averaging 4 points or fewer | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | 100% | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 100% plus 6 party applications averaging 6 points or fewer | 1 | 1 |
| 7–10 | 100% same at every level | — | — |
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, 23-1 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 5, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
Seasons, 2026
- Aug 15 – Sep 30, 2026 Archery only. Needs a $72 archery license on top. Special archery season (archery license required): Any antelope Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 5, p. 2
- Oct 1–31, 2026 Any antelope Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 5, p. 2
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1 | 471 | 343 | 73% |
| All of Hunt Area 23 | 2,286 | 1,992 | 87% |
Across every license type in Hunt Area 23, Wyoming Game and Fish Department counted 2,286 hunters and 1,992 pronghorn taken in 2025, and 87% 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 | 165 | 402 | 2.4 | 2 | 41 tags of 685 | WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 5 |
| 2025 | 160 | 527 | 3.3 | 2 | 40 tags of 772 | WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 6 |
| 2024 | 207 | 505 | 2.4 | 1 | 51 tags of 655 | WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 5 |
| 2023 | 154 | 436 | 2.8 | 1 | 38 tags of 597 | WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 6 |
| 2022 | 175 | 469 | 2.7 | 1 | 43 tags of 662 | WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 5 |
| 2021 | 199 | 500 | 2.5 | 0 | 49 tags of 669 | WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 6 |
Other Licenses Valid in Hunt Area 23
- 23-2 Any antelope valid on private landPrivate land only — you need landowner access Oct 1–31 · 1,449 tags · cut 0 100%
- 23-6 Doe or fawn Oct 1–31 · Reduced price · 141 tags · 432 applied 33%
- 23-7 Doe or fawn valid on private landPrivate land only — you need landowner access Oct 1–31 · Reduced price · 673 tags · 255 applied 100%
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.
▸ Sources 16
- WGFD 2026 Demand Report, p. 5 · draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Demand Report, p. 6 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Demand Report, p. 5 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2023 Demand Report, p. 6 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2022 Demand Report, p. 5 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2021 Demand Report, p. 6 · earlier draws, retrieved Sep 1, 2026
- WGFD 2026 Game and Fish Commission Chapter 44 draw rules, fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 License Fee List fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 2026 Chapter 5, p. 2 · seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2025 Antelope Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2024 Antelope Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2023 Antelope Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2022 Antelope Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2021 Antelope Harvest Report harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- WGFD 2026 Antelope Hunt Areas boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- 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