Wyoming Antelope (Pronghorn) — Hunt Area 83

Owl Creek

Wyoming Hunt Area 83 covers 895,847 acres and lies 19 miles west of Thermopolis and 36 miles south-west of Worland. 47% of it is public land, mostly BLM (39%) and state land (5%). A further 27% is tribal land rather than public land. In 2025, 296 people hunted pronghorn here and took 302 — more than one animal per hunter. The 2026 draw put up 30 nonresident tags here for 4 first-choice applicants.

Nonresident tags (2026):172 Applicants:437 Hunter success (2025):102% Public land:47% Size:895,847 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every pronghorn license type on offer in Hunt Area 83, 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

83-1 Any antelope 16 tags · 155 applicants · needed 9 pts · Regular

4% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
83-1 Any antelope 12 tags · 68 applicants · needed 6 pts · Special

6% Point builder 0% as 2nd choice
83-1 Any antelope 30 tags · 4 applicants · needed 0 pts · Landowner

100% Undersubscribed
83-6 Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land 30 tags · 165 applicants · Reduced price

18% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
83-6 Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land 30 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner reduced price

100% No first-choice applicants
83-7 Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within Gooseberry Creek drainage 17 tags · 17 applicants · Reduced price

100% Undersubscribed 0% as 2nd choice
83-7 Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within Gooseberry Creek drainage 17 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner reduced price

100% No first-choice applicants
83-8 Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within Gooseberry Creek drainage 10 tags · 28 applicants · Reduced price

36% Long shot 0% as 2nd choice
83-8 Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within Gooseberry Creek drainage 10 tags · 0 applicants · Landowner reduced price

100% No first-choice applicants

Hunt	Your odds (0 pts)	As 2nd choice	Points needed	Tags / applicants	License	Season
83-1 ↗ Any antelope	4% Point builder	0%	9 +4 since 2021	16 / 155	Regular	Sep 20 – Nov 7, 2026
83-1 ↗ Any antelope	6% Point builder	0%	6 +1 since 2021	12 / 68	Special	Sep 20 – Nov 7, 2026
83-1 ↗ Any antelope	100% Undersubscribed	—	0 steady since 2024	30 / 4 undersubscribed	Landowner	Sep 20 – Nov 7, 2026
83-6 ↗ Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land	18% Long shot	0%	—	30 / 165	Reduced price	Sep 1 – Nov 30, 2026
83-6 ↗ Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land	100% No first-choice applicants	—	—	30 / 0	Landowner reduced price	Sep 1 – Nov 30, 2026
83-7 ↗ Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within Gooseberry Creek drainage	100% Undersubscribed	0%	—	17 / 17 undersubscribed	Reduced price	Sep 1 – Oct 14, 2026
83-7 ↗ Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within Gooseberry Creek drainage	100% No first-choice applicants	—	—	17 / 0	Landowner reduced price	Sep 1 – Oct 14, 2026
83-8 ↗ Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within Gooseberry Creek drainage	36% Long shot	0%	—	10 / 28	Reduced price	Oct 15 – Dec 15, 2026
83-8 ↗ Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within Gooseberry Creek drainage	100% No first-choice applicants	—	—	10 / 0	Landowner reduced price	Oct 15 – Dec 15, 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

Hunt Area 83 within Wyoming

Hunt Area 83 and its neighbours

Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.

Who owns the ground

BLM 351,501 ac · 39%
Tribal 239,524 ac · 27%
Private 235,251 ac · 26%
State land 42,414 ac · 5%
National Forest 25,167 ac · 3%
Other public 1,240 ac · 0%
County or city land 1,035 ac · 0%

Source: BLM WY Surface Management Agency (land ownership / SMA)

Nearby areas

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.