Wyoming Deer Hunt Area 81
Mule deer
74.2%
Whitetail
15.4%
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
175 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 | 155 | 115 | 74.2% | 115 | 74.2% |
| 2024 | 159 | 49 | 30.8% | 48 | 30.2% |
| 2023 | 203 | 101 | 49.8% | 101 | 49.8% |
| 2022 | 213 | 139 | 65.3% | 139 | 65.3% |
| 2021 | 234 | 164 | 70.1% | 164 | 70.1% |
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
175 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 | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 2 | 15.4% |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | 4 | 36.4% |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 | 4 | 33.3% | 4 | 33.3% |
Source: WGFD harvest reports, 2025.
Nearby units
- Deer Hunt Area 78
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