US state

Wyoming (WY)

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Known for Pronghorn

Wyoming big-game backdrop

Wyoming is the classic pronghorn application state.

Generated wildlife art is used as atmosphere only; official tag, season, and unit decisions stay tied to agency data below.

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Agency source

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Opportunities

15

researched nonresident paths

Applications

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GIS

ArcGIS REST

Nonresident permit and tag opportunities

First-pass official-source research package for nonresident applications, draw/OTC paths, odds, harvest stats, and map linkage. Retrieved 2026-05-13.

15 opportunities

10 mapped

12 sources

Application process

Wyoming nonresidents apply online through WGFD's Apply or Buy / ELSO workflow. Applicants choose species, residency, regular or special draw where applicable, hunt area and license type choices, and individual or party status. Full license fees plus application fees are charged at checkout and unsuccessful license fees are refunded according to WGFD refund procedures. Elk, deer, and antelope have regular and higher-priced special nonresident draws for full-price licenses; reduced-price cow/calf or doe/fawn licenses are separate. Preference points affect first-choice awards for eligible species in the preference-point portion of the draw, with remaining quota in random draw. Leftover licenses go first to a leftover draw, then remaining licenses are sold first-come, first-served.

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Timezone: Mountain Time / Mountain Standard Time as stated by WGFD draw materials

Elk

Nonresident full-price elk regular draw

high

draw

nonresident

map: elk-hunt-areas

Hunt codes: area/type selected in WGFD ELSO; up to first, second, third choices

Units: Wyoming elk hunt areas

Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 nonresident elk application deadline: Feb. 2 • kind: text; text: 2026 nonresident elk modify/withdraw deadline: May 8

Fees: kind: text; text: Nonresident elk & fishing privilege: $692 • kind: text; text: Application fee: $15

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Elk

Nonresident full-price elk special draw

high

draw

nonresident

map: elk-hunt-areas

Hunt codes: area/type selected in WGFD ELSO; special draw fee type

Units: Wyoming elk hunt areas

Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 nonresident elk application deadline: Feb. 2 • kind: text; text: 2026 nonresident elk modify/withdraw deadline: May 8

Fees: kind: text; text: Nonresident elk special & fishing privilege: $1,950 • kind: text; text: Application fee: $15

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Elk

Nonresident reduced-price cow/calf elk draw

high

draw

nonresident

map: elk-hunt-areas

Hunt codes: cow/calf hunt area/type selected in ELSO

Units: Wyoming elk hunt areas

Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 nonresident elk application deadline: Feb. 2

Fees: kind: text; text: Nonresident cow/calf elk: $288 • kind: text; text: Application fee: $15

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Deer

Nonresident deer regular draw

high

draw

nonresident

map: deer-hunt-areas-2025

Hunt codes: area/type selected in ELSO; up to first, second, third choices

Units: Wyoming deer hunt areas

Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 resident and nonresident deer application deadline: June 1 • kind: text; text: Preference point-only period: July 1-Nov. 2, 2026

Fees: kind: text; text: Nonresident deer: $374 • kind: text; text: Application fee: $15

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Deer

Nonresident deer special draw

high

draw

nonresident

map: deer-hunt-areas-2025

Hunt codes: area/type selected in ELSO; special draw fee type

Units: Wyoming deer hunt areas

Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 deer application deadline: June 1

Fees: kind: text; text: Nonresident deer special: $1,200 • kind: text; text: Application fee: $15

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Pronghorn antelope

Nonresident antelope/pronghorn regular draw

high

draw

nonresident

map: antelope-hunt-areas

Hunt codes: area/type selected in ELSO; up to first, second, third choices

Units: Wyoming antelope hunt areas

Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 resident and nonresident pronghorn application deadline: June 1 • kind: text; text: Preference point-only period: July 1-Nov. 2, 2026

Fees: kind: text; text: Nonresident antelope: $326 • kind: text; text: Application fee: $15

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Pronghorn antelope

Nonresident antelope/pronghorn special draw

high

draw

nonresident

map: antelope-hunt-areas

Hunt codes: area/type selected in ELSO; special draw fee type

Units: Wyoming antelope hunt areas

Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 pronghorn application deadline: June 1

Fees: kind: text; text: Nonresident antelope special: $1,200 • kind: text; text: Application fee: $15

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Deer/antelope

Nonresident reduced-price doe/fawn deer or antelope draw

high

draw

nonresident

map: deer-hunt-areas-2025

Hunt codes: doe/fawn area/type selected in ELSO

Units: Wyoming deer hunt areas, Wyoming antelope hunt areas

Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 deer and pronghorn application deadline: June 1

Fees: kind: text; text: Nonresident doe/fawn deer: $34 • kind: text; text: Nonresident doe/fawn antelope: $34

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Moose

Nonresident moose limited quota draw

high

draw

nonresident

needs map link

Hunt codes: moose area/type selected in ELSO

Units: Wyoming moose hunt areas

Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 moose application deadline: April 30 • kind: text; text: Preference point-only period: July 1-Nov. 2, 2026 if not awarded/opted-in through draw

Fees: kind: text; text: Nonresident moose: $2,752 • kind: text; text: Application fee: $15

Bighorn sheep

Nonresident full-price bighorn sheep limited quota draw

high

draw

nonresident

needs map link

Hunt codes: bighorn sheep area/type selected in ELSO

Units: Wyoming bighorn sheep hunt areas

Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 bighorn sheep application deadline: April 30 • kind: text; text: Preference point-only period: July 1-Nov. 2, 2026 if eligible

Fees: kind: text; text: Nonresident bighorn sheep: $3,002 • kind: text; text: Application fee: $15

Mountain goat

Nonresident mountain goat limited quota draw

high

draw

nonresident

needs map link

Hunt codes: mountain goat area/type selected in ELSO

Units: Wyoming mountain goat hunt areas

Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 mountain goat application deadline: April 30

Fees: kind: text; text: Nonresident mountain goat: $2,752 • kind: text; text: Application fee: $15

Wild bison

Nonresident wild bison limited quota draw

high

draw

nonresident

needs map link

Hunt codes: wild bison license class selected in ELSO

Units: Wyoming wild bison hunt areas

Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 wild bison applications open March 2 and close April 30

Fees: kind: text; text: Nonresident wild bison female or calf: $2,752 • kind: text; text: Nonresident wild bison any: $6,002

Showing 12 featured opportunities. Research pack contains 15; remaining entries stay available to Jeremiah and future detailed tables.

Prerequisites

• kind: text; text: Create/use a Wyoming Game and Fish sportsperson account with username and password; Sportsperson ID alone is not the login.
• kind: text; text: Provide residency status, date of birth, and the last four digits of SSN or approved alternate identifier such as TIN/passport for foreign visitors.
• kind: text; text: Carry a valid license for the species hunted while in the field.
• kind: text; text: Buy and carry a conservation stamp unless exempt; fee list shows $21.50 for the annual stamp.
• kind: text; text: Hunters born on or after Jan. 1, 1966 must have proof of hunter education to take wildlife with firearms except on their own family land.
• kind: text; text: Wear fluorescent orange/pink for big and trophy game unless hunting under an archery-only exception described by WGFD.
• kind: text; text: Buy an archery license before hunting during special archery seasons unless holding a Type 9 archery-only license where the regulations say no separate archery permit is required.
• kind: text; text: Obtain HMA permission slips where required and landowner permission before entering private land.

Map gaps

• kind: text; text: Boondoggle currently has matched Wyoming layers for elk-hunt-areas, deer-hunt-areas-2025, and antelope-hunt-areas.
• kind: text; text: Need map layers for moose hunt areas, bighorn sheep hunt areas, mountain goat hunt areas, wild bison hunt areas, turkey hunt areas, and crane/pheasant special draw areas if those opportunities are added.
• kind: text; text: Regulations page links official 2026 hunt area map PDFs for antelope, deer, elk, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, and wild bison; app should prefer WGFD ArcGIS FeatureServer layers when available over PDF maps.
• kind: text; text: Need normalize Wyoming license type (Type 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/9 etc.) alongside area numbers so the same map unit can support multiple opportunity rows.

Blockers / follow-up

• kind: text; text: Current application dates/deadlines chart is not represented as a clean machine-readable endpoint in the fetched official pages; use WGFD current-year dates page/news and verify exact leftover draw dates each season.
• kind: text; text: Draw odds and harvest reports are PDF-heavy. Future ingestion should parse PDFs or consume any hidden WGFD data endpoint if available.
• kind: text; text: Boondoggle lacks WY map layers for moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, wild bison, turkey, sandhill crane, and special WMA/park-style quota areas.
• kind: text; text: Official fee list is HTML-rendered but noisy; fees in this file were read from the WGFD fee list on 2026-05-13 and should be rechecked before production.

Jeremiah guide notes

What should a nonresident do first?

Create or recover a WGFD sportsperson account, verify personal identifiers, then use Hunt Planner, regulations, draw odds, and harvest reports before entering the Apply or Buy workflow.

What is the difference between regular and special draws?

For nonresident elk, deer, and antelope full-price licenses, special is a higher-priced draw pool. The license after drawing is tied to the same hunt area/type rules; the draw odds and fee are what differ.

Do preference points guarantee a tag?

No. WGFD says 75 percent of available licenses in each eligible hunt area/type go through a preference-point drawing and 25 percent through random drawing, but odds change yearly and points only apply as described for each species.

Can I hunt wilderness without an outfitter?

Nonresident big and trophy game hunters must have a licensed professional outfitter or qualifying resident guide in federally designated wilderness areas.

How do leftover tags work?

Any licenses left after the initial draw go through a leftover draw. Licenses left after that, plus resident general licenses, are sold first-come, first-served through WGFD quota availability/Leftover Licenses.

Will drawing a reduced-price cow/calf or doe/fawn tag burn elk/deer/antelope points?

WGFD's preference point page says reduced-price cow/calf and reduced-price doe/fawn licenses do not have preference points; successful applicants for those reduced-price licenses retain points for the full-price species draw.

Official sources

Wyoming Game and Fish Department - Licenses & Applications

Primary portal entry point for applying for or buying Wyoming hunting licenses.

Application Process

Account requirements, online application steps, party applications, payment and refund workflow, and applicant choices.

Big game applications open for 2026-27 hunting season, key deadlines approaching

2026 nonresident application opening dates and deadlines by species.

License Fee List

Nonresident license prices, application fees, conservation stamp, archery license, and preference point fees.

Draw Results & Odds

Official draw results and odds PDFs by species, year, residency, regular/special draw, preference-point draw, random draw, reduced-price draw, and landowner draw.

Preference points