DEER 79-1RES + NRPreference draw

Unit 79 deer,Hunt area 79

Season Special Archery Dates Sep 1–Sep 30 · Regular Oct 1–Oct 14·Units: 79·194 tags in 2026·Who can apply: residents and nonresidents

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Answer card2026 draw · Resident

194 tags, 426 applied, 7% drew in 2026. 48th hardest of 96 Wyoming deer draws in 2026.

Draw result · 2026

194 tags

Harvest success

36–56%

Range, 2023–2025

Bucks / 100 does

Md541 - Platte Valley, 2025

Applicants · 2026

426

2.2 per tag

Draw results · whole hunt

Year	Who	Applicants	Tags
2026	Resident	395	194

Wyoming prints whole-hunt figures, not results by point level.

Other applicant tracks

Track	Year	Applied	Drew
Nonresident landowner	2026	7	7
Nonresident special	2026	12	12

Draws that run alongside the general one, from the latest results.

What it is

Season dates, 2026

Check the regulations for boundaries and restrictions.

Harvest success, DEER 79-1

2021–2025

2139%2252%2336%2444%2556%

2025: 129 taken by 232 hunters.

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Before you apply

Points: “Preference points are utilized in conducting the resident and nonresident moose, resident and nonresident full price bighorn sheep, nonresident elk, nonresident deer and nonresident antelope drawings.”
Tag fee: “DEER | NONRESIDENT DEER | $374.00 | If applying for license through drawing, application fee must also be remitted. Application Fee $15.00.”
Leftovers: “Application period for leftover elk, deer and antelope drawing – June 22 – June 26, 2026.”
Application fee: “APPLICATION FEE | NONRESIDENT APPLICATION FEE | $15.00”

Rules for 2026.

At your points

WY deer huntsyou can draw at 0 points

Resident0 pts

FarWide forecast

HuntHarvest successOdds at 0 ptsVerdict

No deer hunts in WY forecast Likely or Coin flip at 0 points yet. Try more points or the other residency.

Source: WGFD