Wyoming Antelope (Pronghorn) — Hunt Area 24
Thunder Basin
Wyoming Hunt Area 24 covers 544,962 acres and lies 21 miles north-east of Wright. 18% of it is public land, mostly state land (7%) and BLM (7%). In 2025, 612 people hunted pronghorn here and took 490 — 80% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 294 nonresident tags here for 0 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every pronghorn license type on offer in Hunt Area 24, 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-
8% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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100% Undersubscribed 63% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed 100% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
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7% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
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11% Point builder 0% 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 |
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| 24-1 ↗ Any antelope | 8% Point builder | 0% | 2 +2 since 2021 | 47 / 233 | Regular | Oct 1–20, 2026 |
| 24-1 ↗ Any antelope | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | 0 steady since 2021 | 24 / 9 undersubscribed | Special | Oct 1–20, 2026 |
| 24-1 ↗ Any antelope | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 0 steady since 2025 | 60 / 1 undersubscribed | Landowner | Oct 1–20, 2026 |
| 24-2 ↗ Any antelope valid on private land | 100% Undersubscribed | 63% | 0 steady since 2021 | 287 / 163 undersubscribed | Regular | Oct 1–20, 2026 |
| 24-2 ↗ Any antelope valid on private land | 100% Undersubscribed | 100% | 0 steady since 2021 | 118 / 9 undersubscribed | Special | Oct 1–20, 2026 |
| 24-2 ↗ Any antelope valid on private land | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 294 / 0 | Landowner | Oct 1–20, 2026 |
| 24-6 ↗ Doe or fawn | 7% Point builder | 0% | — | 5 / 70 | Reduced price | Oct 1–20, 2026 |
| 24-6 ↗ Doe or fawn | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 5 / 0 | Landowner reduced price | Oct 1–20, 2026 |
| 24-7 ↗ Doe or fawn valid on private land | 11% Point builder | 0% | — | 5 / 44 | Reduced price | Oct 1–20, 2026 |
| 24-7 ↗ Doe or fawn valid on private land | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 5 / 0 | Landowner reduced price | Oct 1–20, 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 | $341 | $15 | $362.50 |
| 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.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 444,190 ac · 82%
- State land 39,592 ac · 7%
- BLM 36,191 ac · 7%
- National Forest 22,836 ac · 4%
- County or city land 1,844 ac · 0%
- Other public 312 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.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success | Days per animal |
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| 2025 | 612 | 490 | 80% | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 565 | 522 | 92% | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 423 | 432 | 102% | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 509 | 495 | 97% | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 582 | 515 | 89% | 3.2 |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 88 · 18%
- Firearm 402 · 82%
Residents vs nonresidents (2025)
- Resident 147 taken · 195 hunters
- Nonresident 343 taken · 417 hunters
Boundary: Antelope Hunt Areas (Wyoming Game and Fish Department)
Harvest: Antelope 2025 Harvest Report
Harvest: Antelope 2024 Harvest Report
Harvest: Antelope 2023 Harvest Report