Wyoming Antelope Hunt Area 79
Antelope
81.5%
For planning only. Seasons, license rules, and boundaries change, and this site can contain errors. Before you apply, buy a license, or hunt, confirm everything in the official WGFD hunting season regulations (Chapters 5, 6 and 7). Published state regulations always control. Terms of use
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 0 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
25 licenses.
Oct. 1–Oct. 31: Any antelope, muzzle-loading firearms only.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 1 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
25 licenses.
Oct. 1–Oct. 15: Any antelope valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
75 licenses.
Sep. 1–Nov. 30: Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 9 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
50 licenses.
Aug. 15–Sep. 30: Any antelope, archery only.
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 | 146 | 119 | 81.5% | 76 | 52.1% |
| 2024 | 124 | 100 | 80.6% | 50 | 40.3% |
| 2023 | 102 | 70 | 68.6% | 44 | 43.1% |
| 2022 | 116 | 83 | 71.6% | 49 | 42.2% |
| 2021 | 111 | 97 | 87.4% | 56 | 50.5% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
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