Wyoming Deer Hunt Area 79
Mule deer
55.6%
Whitetail
6.5%
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
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 | 232 | 129 | 55.6% | 129 | 55.6% |
| 2024 | 226 | 100 | 44.2% | 100 | 44.2% |
| 2023 | 247 | 90 | 36.4% | 90 | 36.4% |
| 2022 | 321 | 166 | 51.7% | 166 | 51.7% |
| 2021 | 346 | 135 | 39.0% | 135 | 39.0% |
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 | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | 2 | 6.5% |
| 2024 | 23 | 9 | 39.1% | 9 | 39.1% |
| 2023 | 25 | 8 | 32.0% | 5 | 20.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2021 | 30 | 8 | 26.7% | 8 | 26.7% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
Nearby units
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