Wyoming Antelope Hunt Area 78
Antelope
92.4%
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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
100 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
100 licenses.
Aug. 15–Nov. 30: Doe or fawn valid on irrigated land.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 8 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
50 licenses.
Oct. 15–Nov. 30: Doe or fawn valid on irrigated land in Big Horn County.
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 | 170 | 157 | 92.4% | 90 | 52.9% |
| 2024 | 153 | 170 | 111.1% | 89 | 58.2% |
| 2023 | 227 | 204 | 89.9% | 92 | 40.5% |
| 2022 | 301 | 237 | 78.7% | 124 | 41.2% |
| 2021 | 200 | 176 | 88.0% | 128 | 64.0% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
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