Wyoming Unit 40: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 402026 draw

40 tags, 106 applied, 5% drew.

38th hardest of 96 Wyoming deer draws in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 40

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags	Success 3-yr
DEER 40-3	Any white-tailed deer; also valid in Area 35 · regular season dates · Sep 1–Sep 30Hunt area 40	40 tags · 99 applied	40	69–93%
DEER M	Hunt areas 35, 39, 40, 164	168 of 168 drew		No harvest report

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Harvest & herd

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Harvest success by hunt, 2021–2025

% success

All hunters43–61%

43%

61%

56%

50%

54%

20212022202320242025

DEER 40-367–93%

67%

93%

75%

69%

2022202320242025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit Md208 - Southwest Bighorns

2020–2025

Population estimate 2025

9,190

Bucks / 100 does 2025

21

Population estimateRising

20212022202320242025

Bucks per 100 doesFalling

202020212022202320242025

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.

Season dates · 2026

DEER 40-3Regular Season DatesOct 15–Nov 30
DEER 40-3Special Archery DatesSep 1–Sep 30

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 40and the units around it

Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.

Public land & access

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Offline maps

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Unit boundary

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Unit 40

KMZ GPX GeoJSON

Members

Unit 40 hunt pack

One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each deer hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.

Unit boundary
Draw odds per hunt
Harvest success per hunt

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Unit 40 · DEER 40-3

40 tags · 99 applied

Success69–93%

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Wyoming Unit 40:deer draw odds & harvest

Deer huntsin Unit 40

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Unit 40and the units around it

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