Wyoming Deer Hunt Area 78
Mule deer
68.5%
Whitetail
47.3%
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
250 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 14: 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 | 235 | 161 | 68.5% | 161 | 68.5% |
| 2024 | 226 | 78 | 34.5% | 78 | 34.5% |
| 2023 | 270 | 86 | 31.9% | 86 | 31.9% |
| 2022 | 291 | 133 | 45.7% | 124 | 42.6% |
| 2021 | 362 | 176 | 48.6% | 176 | 48.6% |
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
250 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Oct. 14: 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 78, 79, 80 and 81. 50 licenses.
Archery Sep. 1–Sep. 30; Oct. 1–Dec. 31: Any white-tailed deer.
Source: WGFD regulations (2026)
Type 8 limited quota license
Availability: Residents Limited quota · Nonresidents Draw
Valid in Hunt Areas 78, 79, 80 and 81. 125 licenses.
Sep. 1–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 | 112 | 53 | 47.3% | 22 | 19.6% |
| 2024 | 107 | 60 | 56.1% | 22 | 20.6% |
| 2023 | 72 | 40 | 55.6% | 15 | 20.8% |
| 2022 | 71 | 50 | 70.4% | 28 | 39.4% |
| 2021 | 61 | 34 | 55.7% | 22 | 36.1% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
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