Wyoming Unit 79:deer draw odds & harvest

2 hunt codes for deer, Big Horn. Part of deer herd unit Md541 - Platte Valley. 2026: 35 to 194 tags, 55 to 426 applicants per hunt.

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At a glance
Deer hunt codes
2
Regular season dates
Tags · 2026
229
across 2 hunts
Applicants · 2026
446
1.9 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
36–56%
Herd population 2025
10,500
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Hunt codes
Harvest success, 3 yr
Hardest draw in Unit 792026 draw
DEER 79-1
194 tags, 426 applied, 7% drew.

48th hardest of 96 Wyoming deer draws in 2026.

Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 79

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
Hunt codeWhat it isDraw result · 2026TagsSuccess 3-yr
DEER 78-3Any white-tailed deer · regular season dates · Sep 1–Sep 30Hunt areas 78, 79, 80, 8135 tags · 51 applied3558–70%
DEER 79-1Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer · regular season dates · Sep 1–Sep 30Hunt area 79194 tags · 395 applied19436–56%

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Source: WGFD