Wyoming Antelope Hunt Area 42
Antelope
97.3%
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Antelope
Licenses
Limited quota only
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
WGFD offers no general antelope license; every antelope license is limited quota.
Limited quota licenses are issued in WGFD's initial and leftover drawings; any left after both go on sale first come, first served.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 1 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
300 licenses.
Archery Aug. 15–Sep. 24; Sep. 25–Oct. 31: Any antelope.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 6 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
150 licenses.
Archery Aug. 15–Sep. 24; Sep. 25–Oct. 31: Doe or fawn.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
WGFD's harvest reports give harvest and hunter success as estimates from a survey of license holders.
A hunter can hold more than one antelope license, so harvest per hunter can top 100%.
Success rate history
| Year | Hunters | All | Bucks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | ||
| 2025 | 295 | 287 | 97.3% | 249 | 84.4% |
| 2024 | 228 | 200 | 87.7% | 157 | 68.9% |
| 2023 | 211 | 210 | 99.5% | 171 | 81.0% |
| 2022 | 195 | 193 | 99.0% | 157 | 80.5% |
| 2021 | 199 | 168 | 84.4% | 133 | 66.8% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
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