Wyoming Deer Hunt Area 17
Mule deer
37.8%
Whitetail
23.2%
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
General deer license
Nonresident license: Region general deer license (Region C)
Availability: Residents General license · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes buck mule deer
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 14: Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer.
Nonresidents: Nonresidents apply in the drawing for a region general license, valid in any hunt area within Region C that is not totally limited in quota.
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 | 1184 | 448 | 37.8% | 444 | 37.5% |
| 2024 | 1200 | 540 | 45.0% | 530 | 44.2% |
| 2023 | 1123 | 496 | 44.2% | 491 | 43.7% |
| 2022 | 1141 | 470 | 41.2% | 440 | 38.6% |
| 2021 | 1221 | 611 | 50.0% | 580 | 47.5% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
Whitetail
Licenses
General deer license
Nonresident license: Region general deer license (Region C)
Availability: Residents General license · Nonresidents Draw
Included Includes buck whitetail
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 14: Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer.
Nov. 1–Nov. 30: Any white-tailed deer.
Nonresidents: Nonresidents apply in the drawing for a region general license, valid in any hunt area within Region C that is not totally limited in quota.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 8 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
250 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–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 | 452 | 105 | 23.2% | 64 | 14.2% |
| 2024 | 524 | 127 | 24.2% | 94 | 17.9% |
| 2023 | 594 | 152 | 25.6% | 111 | 18.7% |
| 2022 | 488 | 133 | 27.3% | 87 | 17.8% |
| 2021 | 554 | 145 | 26.2% | 82 | 14.8% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
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