Wyoming Antelope (Pronghorn) — Hunt Area 79
Big Horn
Wyoming Hunt Area 79 covers 800,098 acres and lies 13 miles east of Greybull and 33 miles north of Worland. 80% of it is public land, mostly BLM (72%) and state land (6%). In 2025, 146 people hunted pronghorn here and took 119 — 82% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 15 nonresident tags here for 81 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every pronghorn license type on offer in Hunt Area 79, 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-
0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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100% No first-choice applicants
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79-1 Any antelope valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land 3 tags · 37 applicants · needed 7 pts · Regular0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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79-1 Any antelope valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land 2 tags · 7 applicants · needed 5 pts · Special0% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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79-1 Any antelope valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land 4 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner100% No first-choice applicants
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79-7 Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land 15 tags · 81 applicants · Reduced price19% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
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79-7 Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land 15 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner reduced price100% No first-choice applicants
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4% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
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33% Long shot 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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| 79-0 ↗ Any antelope, muzzle-loading firearms only Muzzleloader | 0% Point builder | 0% | 10 +1 since 2025 | 3 / 13 | Regular | Oct 1–31, 2026 |
| 79-0 ↗ Any antelope, muzzle-loading firearms only Muzzleloader | 0% Point builder | 0% | 6 +1 since 2025 | 2 / 7 | Special | Oct 1–31, 2026 |
| 79-0 ↗ Any antelope, muzzle-loading firearms only Muzzleloader | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 4 / 0 | Landowner | Oct 1–31, 2026 |
| 79-1 ↗ Any antelope valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land Any legal weapon | 0% Point builder | 0% | 7 +1 since 2021 | 3 / 37 | Regular | Oct 1–15, 2026 |
| 79-1 ↗ Any antelope valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land Any legal weapon | 0% Point builder | 0% | 5 +3 since 2021 | 2 / 7 | Special | Oct 1–15, 2026 |
| 79-1 ↗ Any antelope valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land Any legal weapon | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — steady since 2024 | 4 / 0 | Landowner | Oct 1–15, 2026 |
| 79-7 ↗ Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land Any legal weapon | 19% Long shot | 0% | — | 15 / 81 | Reduced price | Sep 1 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 79-7 ↗ Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land Any legal weapon | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 15 / 0 | Landowner reduced price | Sep 1 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| 79-9 ↗ Any antelope, archery only Archery | 4% Point builder | 0% | 7 +3 since 2021 | 5 / 32 | Regular | Aug 15 – Sep 30, 2026 |
| 79-9 ↗ Any antelope, archery only Archery | 33% Long shot | 0% | 3 −1 since 2021 | 3 / 6 | Special | Aug 15 – Sep 30, 2026 |
| 79-9 ↗ Any antelope, archery only Archery | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | — | 8 / 0 | Landowner | Aug 15 – Sep 30, 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 79
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 576,969 ac · 72%
- Private 163,513 ac · 20%
- State land 48,088 ac · 6%
- National Park Service 7,263 ac · 1%
- Other public 3,210 ac · 0%
- National Forest 884 ac · 0%
- County or city land 86 ac · 0%
- Bureau of Reclamation 82 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 | 146 | 119 | 82% | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 124 | 100 | 81% | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 102 | 70 | 69% | 7.6 |
| 2022 | 116 | 83 | 72% | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 111 | 97 | 87% | 5.0 |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 33 · 28%
- Firearm 86 · 72%
Residents vs nonresidents (2025)
- Resident 85 taken · 111 hunters
- Nonresident 34 taken · 35 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