Can a hunter on a Wyoming general deer licence hunt in hunt area 110?

A Wyoming resident can hunt this area on a general deer licence purchased over the counter with no draw required. A nonresident cannot buy a general licence; a nonresident must draw a Region F general licence, which is valid in all general-licence hunt areas within region F and nowhere else.

Do Wyoming residents need preference points for deer draws in this hunt area?

Wyoming residents have no preference points for deer. Where a resident has to draw—which is not the case for general-licence areas—that draw is purely random with no point system involved.

What deer species can a hunter legally take on each hunt type here?

Type Gen and Type 1 both permit antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer under those specific restrictions. Type 8 permits doe or fawn white-tailed deer only; a mule deer is not legal on it whatever its antlers.

Is designated wilderness in hunt area 110 accessible to a nonresident hunting alone?

No. Wyoming law requires a nonresident to be accompanied by a licensed guide or a resident guide in designated wilderness. A nonresident hunting this area alone cannot legally hunt the wilderness portions.

How much of hunt area 110 is open to public hunting, and what is the access like?

The entire 392 square miles is National Forest and open to public hunting, but access depends on roads, trailheads, and seasonal closures that still apply. The area is rated as having good access, though steep terrain and the need to reach migrating deer often means hiking well away from the main highway corridor.

Wyoming Hunt Area 110 (Grinnell) deer hunting

Licence

General licence area

Open public land

100%

Elevation

6,000–11,900 ft

Terrain

Rugged

Deer region

Hunt area 110 sits in steep, forested mountains between 6,000 and 11,900 feet, with typical ground around 8,700 feet. The terrain is rugged—18% of it is gentle, 58% moderate, and 23% steep—and slopes average 19.3 degrees. Lower elevations are split roughly even between conifer forest and sagebrush, with 6% grassland and small riparian corridors. Mid elevations shift slightly toward sagebrush, still with substantial conifers, while higher ground favors sagebrush and mixed cover. The entire area is National Forest, making it consistently public, though access still depends on roads, trailheads, and seasonal closures.

Most deer here are migrants, not residents. Fall snowstorms push animals from summer range scattered across the Shoshone and Yellowstone drainages into the steep canyons of the North Fork of the Shoshone River. Hunting later in the season raises the odds of intercepting these moving herds. The fall migration runs west to east, but deer often travel out of sight of the highway corridor, so reaching them typically means hiking at least a mile or two off the main road. Nonresidents face additional constraints: the area contains designated wilderness, and Wyoming law requires a nonresident to be accompanied by a licensed guide or a resident guide there. White-tailed deer are sparse here; the hunt is fundamentally shaped around mule deer movement and the timing of the high-country push.

The archery season (September 1–30) and regular seasons (October 15 – November 20, depending on the hunt type) each bring different conditions. Early September hunting means warm days, cool nights, and minimal snow, with deer still scattered in summer range. By late October and November, snowfall accumulates sharply, triggering migration and concentrating animals in lower drainages where weather forces them. The seasons are built to match this window—early tags for hunters willing to work dispersed summer ground, later tags for those waiting on migration bunching.

Licence and how this hunt area is drawn

Hunt Area 110 (Grinnell) is a general-licence hunt area, and how a hunter gets a licence for it depends on where they live.

A Wyoming resident buys a general deer licence over the counter — unlimited statewide, on sale from mid-July. No draw, no application, no preference points.
A nonresident cannot buy one. They must draw a Region general licence — for this hunt area, deer region F, which is valid across the general-licence hunt areas of that region and nowhere else.

A hunter may hold only ONE general deer licence in a year, so a general licence is a single choice rather than something to stack.

Wyoming residents have no preference points for deer — the resident deer draw is random, and no resident point cutoff exists for any hunt area in the state. For nonresidents points matter a great deal: Wyoming awards 75% of each nonresident pool through the preference-point draw, top-down by points, and the remaining 25% at random. Nonresidents also choose between the Regular and Special pools — the same hunts at two price points, competing separately.

Seasons (2026)

Type Gen — general licence · Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer
Legal: mule deer and white-tailed deer, under different rules
Archery September 1 – September 30Regular October 15 – November 10
Type 1 · Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer
Legal: mule deer and white-tailed deer, under different rules
Archery September 1 – September 30Regular November 1 – November 20
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
Legal: white-tailed deer only
Archery September 1 – September 30Regular October 1 – December 31

The wording of each hunt is the Wyoming Game & Fish Department’s and is legally exact — a “doe or fawn” hunt is not a deer hunt in general, and a hunt limited to part of the area is not valid across it. Confirm every hunt in the current regulations before applying.

Hunting each season

Type Gen — Antlered mule deer or any… · mule deer & whitetail (September–November)

Archery hunting for antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer runs through September as deer are still dispersed across high summer range and shedding velvet. Warm days—averaging near 58 degrees—and cool nights with minimal snow mean glassing and stalking high country for scattered animals and working drainages where bucks are transitioning from bachelor patterns. The entire area is accessible, though the lack of concentrated deer makes finding them challenging. Early snowfall may arrive late in the month but typically remains light.

Type 1 — Antlered mule deer or any… · mule deer & whitetail (September–November)

Regular hunting for antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer spans October 15 through November 20 as fall migration accelerates. Early October days remain mild around 44 degrees with nights dropping to the mid-20s and moderate snowfall beginning to push animals downslope. By November, highs plummet to the low 30s and nights near freezing, with monthly snowfall climbing sharply to 24 inches and more, concentrating deer in major drainages where intercept hunting becomes viable. Reaching moving herds often requires hiking a mile or two away from the highway corridor to intercept migration routes out of sight of the main road. White-tailed deer are scarce; the hunt centers on mule deer pushed by weather into lower canyons.

Type 8 — Doe or fawn white-tailed deer · whitetail only (September–December)

Archery and regular seasons for doe or fawn white-tailed deer together span September through December, with white-tailed deer remaining sparse throughout. The archery window in early September catches scattered deer in high country during warm conditions and minimal snow. Regular hunting from October through December encompasses the entire migration period and rut, as temperatures drop from the 40s in October to the low 20s in December and snowfall rises from 8 inches in October to over 32 inches by December, pushing and holding deer in the lower drainages where most white-tailed animals in this area are found. Limited white-tailed opportunity means hunters should expect a selective and challenging hunt regardless of timing.

Land and access

National Forest100%

Generally open to public hunting

About 100% of this hunt area is ground a hunter can generally count on — National Forest, roughly 391 square miles. Public ownership is not the same as easy entry: roads, trailheads, seasonal closures and private inholdings all still apply.

This hunt area includes designated wilderness. Wyoming law requires a nonresident to be accompanied by a licensed guide or a resident guide in designated wilderness.

Where deer are mapped

Summer Range96%

used in summer

Winter Range4%

used in winter

Yearlong Range4%

the only layer that means year-round use

Each figure is the share of the hunt area that layer covers. It says where deer are mapped, not where inside the area they are, and not when they move.

Habitat and cover

Lower elevations

Conifer51%

Sagebrush41%

Grass and meadow6%

Riparian1%

Other cover1%

Mid elevations

Conifer49%

Sagebrush44%

Grass and meadow7%

Higher elevations

Sagebrush46%

Conifer28%

Other cover13%

Grass and meadow12%

Shares are of each elevation band, not of the whole hunt area — they describe what grows up there, not how much of the area sits at that elevation.

Weather through the season

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Snowfall
January	25°F	7°F	29.8 in
February	28°F	6°F	25.6 in
March	36°F	13°F	23.4 in
April	43°F	19°F	17.1 in
May	51°F	28°F	2.8 in
June	59°F	35°F	0 in
July	69°F	41°F	0 in
August	68°F	40°F	0 in
September	58°F	33°F	0.5 in
October	44°F	24°F	8.4 in
November	32°F	14°F	23.8 in
December	24°F	7°F	32.5 in

Snowfall is the monthly total, not depth lying on the ground.

Common questions

Can a hunter on a Wyoming general deer licence hunt in hunt area 110?: A Wyoming resident can hunt this area on a general deer licence purchased over the counter with no draw required. A nonresident cannot buy a general licence; a nonresident must draw a Region F general licence, which is valid in all general-licence hunt areas within region F and nowhere else.
Do Wyoming residents need preference points for deer draws in this hunt area?: Wyoming residents have no preference points for deer. Where a resident has to draw—which is not the case for general-licence areas—that draw is purely random with no point system involved.
What deer species can a hunter legally take on each hunt type here?: Type Gen and Type 1 both permit antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer under those specific restrictions. Type 8 permits doe or fawn white-tailed deer only; a mule deer is not legal on it whatever its antlers.
Is designated wilderness in hunt area 110 accessible to a nonresident hunting alone?: No. Wyoming law requires a nonresident to be accompanied by a licensed guide or a resident guide in designated wilderness. A nonresident hunting this area alone cannot legally hunt the wilderness portions.
How much of hunt area 110 is open to public hunting, and what is the access like?: The entire 392 square miles is National Forest and open to public hunting, but access depends on roads, trailheads, and seasonal closures that still apply. The area is rated as having good access, though steep terrain and the need to reach migrating deer often means hiking well away from the main highway corridor.

Sources

Wyoming Game & Fish — Hunting & Trapping — licence types, general and limited-quota hunts, and season structure
WGFD Hunt Planner — hunt-area boundaries, season dates and the unit descriptions
WGFD — Draw results and odds — how the resident random draw and the nonresident preference-point draw work
WGFD — Regulations — the legal limitations on each hunt, and the statewide licence rules
USGS National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2021) and 3DEP elevation — land cover and terrain by elevation band

Seasons, licence types and boundaries change. Confirm every detail with the Wyoming Game & Fish Department before applying or hunting.

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