Wyoming Antelope Hunt Area 53
Antelope
80.3%
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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
25 licenses.
Archery Aug. 15–Sep. 19; Sep. 20–Oct. 31: Any antelope.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Valid in Hunt Areas 53 and 57. 25 licenses.
Archery Aug. 15–Aug. 31; Sep. 1–Nov. 30: Doe or fawn valid south of Wyoming Highway 70 and west of Carbon County Road 601 in Area 53, and on private land within one (1) mile of Carbon County Road 603 in Area 57.
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 | 61 | 49 | 80.3% | 16 | 26.2% |
| 2024 | 32 | 20 | 62.5% | 13 | 40.6% |
| 2023 | 19 | 4 | 21.1% | 4 | 21.1% |
| 2022 | 191 | 180 | 94.2% | 154 | 80.6% |
| 2021 | 193 | 194 | 100.5% | 166 | 86.0% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
Nearby units
- Antelope Hunt Area 52
- Antelope Hunt Area 108
- Antelope Hunt Area 55
- Antelope Hunt Area 56
- Antelope Hunt Area 51
- Antelope Hunt Area 50