Wyoming Antelope (Pronghorn) — Hunt Area 52
Spring Creek
Wyoming Hunt Area 52 covers 394,695 acres and lies 11 miles south-west of Saratoga and 35 miles south-east of Rawlins. 65% of it is public land, mostly BLM (33%) and national forest (25%). In 2025, 140 people hunted pronghorn here and took 122 — 87% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 23 nonresident tags here for 1 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every pronghorn license type on offer in Hunt Area 52, 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-
3% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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22% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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52-2 Any antelope valid south of North Spring Creek 17 tags · 53 applicants · needed 6 pts · Regular14% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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52-2 Any antelope valid south of North Spring Creek 23 tags · 1 applicants · needed 0 pts · Landowner100% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52-1 ↗ Any antelope | 3% Point builder | 0% | 9 +2 since 2021 | 9 / 126 | Regular | Sep 16 – Oct 31, 2026 |
| 52-1 ↗ Any antelope | 22% Long shot | 0% | 7 +2 since 2021 | 7 / 16 | Special | Sep 16 – Oct 31, 2026 |
| 52-1 ↗ Any antelope | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 0 steady since 2024 | 19 / 4 undersubscribed | Landowner | Sep 16 – Oct 31, 2026 |
| 52-2 ↗ Any antelope valid south of North Spring Creek | 14% Point builder | 0% | 6 +1 since 2021 | 17 / 53 | Regular | Sep 16 – Nov 14, 2026 |
| 52-2 ↗ Any antelope valid south of North Spring Creek | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 0 −3 since 2021 | 9 / 6 undersubscribed | Special | Sep 16 – Nov 14, 2026 |
| 52-2 ↗ Any antelope valid south of North Spring Creek | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 0 steady since 2024 | 23 / 1 undersubscribed | Landowner | Sep 16 – Nov 14, 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 |
| Landowner license | $15 | $15 | $36.50 |
Application window: opens Jan 2, closes Jun 1, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in Hunt Area 52
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 140,318 ac · 36%
- BLM 129,626 ac · 33%
- National Forest 98,884 ac · 25%
- State land 24,586 ac · 6%
- County or city land 1,005 ac · 0%
- Other public 799 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 140 | 122 | 87% | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 148 | 123 | 83% | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 177 | 150 | 85% | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 397 | 350 | 88% | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 401 | 372 | 93% | 3.7 |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 2 · 2%
- Firearm 120 · 98%
Residents vs nonresidents (2025)
- Resident 91 taken · 109 hunters
- Nonresident 31 taken · 31 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