Wyoming Deer Hunt Area 117
Mule deer
71.4%
Whitetail
0.0%
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
50 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 14; Sep. 15–Oct. 15: 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 | 49 | 35 | 71.4% | 35 | 71.4% |
| 2024 | 45 | 25 | 55.6% | 25 | 55.6% |
| 2023 | 57 | 37 | 64.9% | 37 | 64.9% |
| 2022 | 49 | 24 | 49.0% | 24 | 49.0% |
| 2021 | 45 | 31 | 68.9% | 31 | 68.9% |
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
50 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 14; Sep. 15–Oct. 15: 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 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 | 25 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | 2 | 10.5% |
| 2023 | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 1 | 6.7% |
| 2022 | 15 | 5 | 33.3% | 3 | 20.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
Nearby units
- Deer Hunt Area 116
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