Boondoggle Hunt Draw Tracker

Official GIS polygon layers render here when available. Click a unit polygon to ask Jeremiah for practical hunting background; seeded unit cards appear only when no GIS layer has been imported yet.

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Wild bison opportunities

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

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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

Wild bison

Nonresident wild bison limited quota draw

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Hunt codes: wild bison license class selected in ELSO

Units: Wyoming wild bison hunt areas

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

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

Prerequisites

• Create/use a Wyoming Game and Fish sportsperson account with username and password; Sportsperson ID alone is not the login.
• Provide residency status, date of birth, and the last four digits of SSN or approved alternate identifier such as TIN/passport for foreign visitors.
• Carry a valid license for the species hunted while in the field.
• Buy and carry a conservation stamp unless exempt; fee list shows $21.50 for the annual stamp.
• 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.
• Wear fluorescent orange/pink for big and trophy game unless hunting under an archery-only exception described by WGFD.
• 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.
• Obtain HMA permission slips where required and landowner permission before entering private land.

Wild bison map gaps

• 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.
• 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.

Wild bison follow-up

• Boondoggle lacks WY map layers for moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, wild bison, turkey, sandhill crane, and special WMA/park-style quota areas.

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