Wyoming Antelope (Pronghorn) — Hunt Area 73
North Natrona
Wyoming Hunt Area 73 covers 929,789 acres and lies 30 miles north-west of Bar Nunn. 62% of it is public land, mostly BLM (48%) and state land (13%). In 2025, 375 people hunted pronghorn here and took 307 — 82% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 75 nonresident tags here for 6 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every pronghorn license type on offer in Hunt Area 73, 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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11% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% Undersubscribed
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73-7 Doe or fawn valid east of Bucknum Road (Natrona County Road 125) and south of Burlington Northern Santa Fe rai… 5 tags · 99 applicants · Reduced price5% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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73-7 Doe or fawn valid east of Bucknum Road (Natrona County Road 125) and south of Burlington Northern Santa Fe rai… 5 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner reduced price100% No first-choice applicants
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | As 2nd choice | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73-1 ↗ Any antelope | 3% Point builder | 0% | 9 +4 since 2021 | 42 / 562 | Regular | Sep 15 – Oct 31, 2026 |
| 73-1 ↗ Any antelope | 11% Point builder | 0% | 7 +3 since 2021 | 29 / 110 | Special | Sep 15 – Oct 31, 2026 |
| 73-1 ↗ Any antelope | 100% Undersubscribed | — | 0 steady since 2024 | 75 / 6 undersubscribed | Landowner | Sep 15 – Oct 31, 2026 |
| 73-7 ↗ Doe or fawn valid east of Bucknum Road (Natrona County Road 125) and south of Burlington Northern Santa Fe rai… | 5% Point builder | 0% | — | 5 / 99 | Reduced price | Aug 15 – Oct 31, 2026 |
| 73-7 ↗ Doe or fawn valid east of Bucknum Road (Natrona County Road 125) and south of Burlington Northern Santa Fe rai… | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 5 / 0 | Landowner reduced price | Aug 15 – Oct 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 | $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.
Other licenses valid in Hunt Area 73
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
- BLM 446,063 ac · 48%
- Private 359,546 ac · 39%
- State land 120,634 ac · 13%
- County or city land 4,821 ac · 1%
- Other public 297 ac · 0%
- Bureau of Reclamation 159 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 | 375 | 307 | 82% | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 382 | 327 | 86% | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 494 | 358 | 73% | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 869 | 675 | 78% | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 1,366 | 1,090 | 80% | 3.9 |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 18 · 6%
- Firearm 289 · 94%
Residents vs nonresidents (2025)
- Resident 228 taken · 283 hunters
- Nonresident 79 taken · 92 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