Wyoming Deer Hunt Area 23
Mule deer
49.7%
Whitetail
57.0%
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
- Ranks #8 of 103 for mule deer in Wyoming (2021–2025)
- Ranks #8 of 50 for whitetail in Wyoming (2021–2025)
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)
Type 7 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
25 licenses.
Sep. 1–Dec. 15: Doe or fawn 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 | 888 | 441 | 49.7% | 434 | 48.9% |
| 2024 | 999 | 572 | 57.3% | 561 | 56.2% |
| 2023 | 1075 | 563 | 52.4% | 463 | 43.1% |
| 2022 | 1380 | 774 | 56.1% | 510 | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 1558 | 1092 | 70.1% | 654 | 42.0% |
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 3 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Valid in Hunt Areas 23 and 26. 500 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
25 licenses.
Sep. 1–Dec. 15: Doe or fawn valid on private land.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 8 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Valid in Hunt Areas 23 and 26. 1000 licenses.
Sep. 1–Dec. 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 | 1123 | 640 | 57.0% | 328 | 29.2% |
| 2024 | 1114 | 630 | 56.6% | 305 | 27.4% |
| 2023 | 911 | 460 | 50.5% | 228 | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 883 | 557 | 63.1% | 309 | 35.0% |
| 2021 | 1376 | 941 | 68.4% | 394 | 28.6% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
Nearby units
- Deer Hunt Area 26
- Deer Hunt Area 27
- Deer Hunt Area 24
- Deer Hunt Area 28
- Deer Hunt Area 25
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