Wyoming Deer Hunt Area 18
Mule deer
33.2%
Whitetail
20.5%
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
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 | 695 | 231 | 33.2% | 231 | 33.2% |
| 2024 | 798 | 342 | 42.9% | 342 | 42.9% |
| 2023 | 655 | 265 | 40.5% | 265 | 40.5% |
| 2022 | 770 | 288 | 37.4% | 238 | 30.9% |
| 2021 | 870 | 359 | 41.3% | 307 | 35.3% |
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. 15: 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
200 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Nov. 15: Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land.
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 | 283 | 58 | 20.5% | 29 | 10.2% |
| 2024 | 286 | 103 | 36.0% | 56 | 19.6% |
| 2023 | 286 | 44 | 15.4% | 36 | 12.6% |
| 2022 | 253 | 62 | 24.5% | 22 | 8.7% |
| 2021 | 385 | 136 | 35.3% | 69 | 17.9% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.