Wyoming Deer Hunt Area 165
Mule deer
57.4%
Whitetail
70.6%
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. 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 | 47 | 27 | 57.4% | 27 | 57.4% |
| 2024 | 40 | 20 | 50.0% | 20 | 50.0% |
| 2023 | 45 | 26 | 57.8% | 26 | 57.8% |
| 2022 | 39 | 25 | 64.1% | 23 | 59.0% |
| 2021 | 129 | 87 | 67.4% | 44 | 34.1% |
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. 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
100 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Dec. 15: Any white-tailed deer.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 8 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
300 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 15–Dec. 31: 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 | 269 | 190 | 70.6% | 60 | 22.3% |
| 2024 | 241 | 204 | 84.6% | 67 | 27.8% |
| 2023 | 188 | 177 | 94.1% | 58 | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 212 | 186 | 87.7% | 59 | 27.8% |
| 2021 | 202 | 179 | 88.6% | 70 | 34.7% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
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