Wyoming Deer Hunt Area 116
Mule deer
35.7%
Whitetail
59.8%
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
Mule Deer
Licenses
Limited quota only
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
No general season No General license is valid in this hunt area.
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
75 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Oct. 31: Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
WGFD's harvest reports give harvest and hunter success as estimates from a survey of license holders.
Success rate history
| Year | Hunters | All | Bucks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | ||
| 2025 | 70 | 25 | 35.7% | 25 | 35.7% |
| 2024 | 56 | 30 | 53.6% | 26 | 46.4% |
| 2023 | 54 | 46 | 85.2% | 46 | 85.2% |
| 2022 | 49 | 24 | 49.0% | 24 | 49.0% |
| 2021 | 69 | 42 | 60.9% | 36 | 52.2% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
Whitetail
Licenses
Limited quota only
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
No general season No General license is valid in this hunt area.
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
75 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Oct. 31: Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 3 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Valid in Hunt Areas 116 and 117. 100 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Nov. 1–Nov. 30: Any white-tailed deer.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
125 licenses.
Sep. 1–Oct. 14: Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land in the Wood River drainage.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 8 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Valid in Hunt Areas 116 and 117. 200 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Nov. 30: Doe or fawn white-tailed deer.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
WGFD's harvest reports give harvest and hunter success as estimates from a survey of license holders.
Success rate history
| Year | Hunters | All | Bucks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest | Rate | Harvest | Rate | ||
| 2025 | 244 | 146 | 59.8% | 55 | 22.5% |
| 2024 | 247 | 184 | 74.5% | 45 | 18.2% |
| 2023 | 281 | 167 | 59.4% | 70 | 24.9% |
| 2022 | 242 | 200 | 82.6% | 66 | 27.3% |
| 2021 | 213 | 188 | 88.3% | 54 | 25.4% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
Nearby units
- Deer Hunt Area 117
- Deer Hunt Area 118
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