Can a hunter use a Wyoming resident general deer licence on hunt area 134?

Yes. Wyoming residents buy a general deer licence over the counter with no draw involved. A resident may hold only one general licence per year, and it is valid on all general-licence hunt areas statewide, including hunt area 134.

Which deer species are legal on the regular-season general licence hunts in this area?

The general-licence hunts permit antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer. The antler requirement applies to mule deer only; white-tailed deer of any sex or age are legal. A separate white-tailed-only hunt permits any white-tailed deer across its September–November season.

Do nonresidents need preference points to draw a Region K general licence for hunt area 134?

Preference points strongly matter for nonresidents. Three quarters of Region K general licences go to a preference-point draw, awarded to applicants with the highest points; a quarter go to a random draw open to all. Nonresidents without points or with fewer points have much lower odds in the preference-point pool.

How much of hunt area 134 is public land a hunter can access?

Approximately 54 percent of the area—roughly 678 square miles—is BLM or State Trust Land. However, much of that public ground is landlocked by private sections in the checkerboard ownership pattern. Road conditions restrict access further; many prominent roads are private and require permission.

When does the general-licence regular season end on hunt area 134?

The general-licence regular season closes October 10. The white-tailed-only hunt continues through November 30, but the mule-deer portion of the general hunt ends in early October.

Wyoming Hunt Area 134 (Bear River Divide) deer hunting

Licence

General licence area

Open public land

54%

Elevation

6,200–8,200 ft

Terrain

Gentle

Deer region

Hunt area 134 is a 1,250-square-mile expanse of sagebrush flats, low broken hills and plains dotted with juniper and aspen. Most ground slopes gently, and the country opens across a checkerboard of alternating private and public land sections. Irrigated riparian strips line the Hams Fork and Blacks Fork rivers, where concentrated deer populations occur. East of Highway 189, deer grow sparse; most animals there occupy the irrigated lands. Mule deer inhabit the shrub, aspen and juniper ridges throughout the area, while white-tailed deer remain scarce and heavily concentrated in the Hams Fork drainage, where the majority of ground is private with limited entry.

Getting onto public ground requires navigating this checkerboard pattern carefully. The northwestern portion sits primarily on BLM land and offers more straightforward access. Across most of the hunt area, however, BLM sections are landlocked by private holdings, and private roads built by industry require permission to travel. Road conditions matter heavily—when wet and muddy, most roads become nearly impassable. A walk-in area and a hunter management area provide specific entry points, though options beyond those remain constrained.

The nonresident draw for a Region K general licence covers the general-licence hunts here. A Wyoming resident purchases a general deer licence over the counter with no draw or preference-point requirement. The hunt area offers three seasons: a white-tailed-only archery and regular hunt, a general-licence mule deer and white-tailed hunt in archery and a shortened regular window, and a youth-only parallel to the general season.

Licence and how this hunt area is drawn

Hunt Area 134 (Bear River Divide) 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 K, 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 3 · Any white-tailed deer
Legal: white-tailed deer only
Archery September 1 – September 30Regular October 1 – November 30
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 1 – October 10

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 3 — Any white-tailed deer · whitetail only (September–November)

The white-tailed-only hunt spans archery in September and a regular season through November, covering the velvet-shed transition into fall migration and the primary rut. September archery hunts sagebrush flats and low hills as temperatures remain mild and deer feed openly; snowfall averages 0.2 inches for the month. The October–November regular season cools steadily, with highs dropping from 57°F in October to 41°F by November, and snow accumulation increases to 0.7 inches in October and 3.4 inches in November. Most white-tailed deer occupy private irrigated lands along the Hams Fork drainage, where access is severely limited. Public-land opportunities exist through the walk-in area and hunter management area, though white-tailed concentrations on those enrollments remain sparse. This hunt is open area-wide and permits any white-tailed deer—buck, doe or fawn.

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

The general-licence hunt for antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer opens with archery through September, then a short regular season October 1–10. September archery coincides with velvet shed and early fall transition, when mule deer remain scattered across shrub, aspen and juniper ridges as temperatures average 71°F with negligible snow. The October regular season compresses into early fall migration as bucks turn nocturnal; conditions cool sharply, with highs averaging 57°F and 0.7 inches of snow typical for the month. Mule deer occupy broken hills and ridge country throughout the hunt area, though densities east of Highway 189 decline sharply. White-tailed deer are sparse here and concentrated on private land in the Hams Fork drainage. Access relies on public BLM sections in the northwestern portion and scattered landlocked public ground accessed through the walk-in area and hunter management area; road conditions deteriorate when wet. This hunt permits antlered mule deer only and any white-tailed deer, under the same rut and weather conditions across its full span.

Land and access

BLM50%

Generally open to public hunting

private land46%

Private

State Trust Land4%

Generally open to public hunting

About 54% of this hunt area is ground a hunter can generally count on — BLM and State Trust Land, roughly 678 square miles. Public ownership is not the same as easy entry: roads, trailheads, seasonal closures and private inholdings all still apply.

State trust land counts toward the open figure above. Wyoming extends hunting on legally accessiblestate trust land to the public unless a parcel is specifically closed — the catch is the access itself, since crossing private ground to reach it still needs the landowner’s permission. Camping, fires and off-road vehicles are not allowed on it.

This hunt area has 1 enrolled walk-in area. It also holds 1 Hunter Management Area. Both are private ground enrolled for public access, not public land. A Hunter Management Area requires a printed permission slip from the Wyoming Game & Fish Department before hunting it. A Walk-In Area needs no permission slip — a hunter may walk in during the open period, subject to its posted rules. Enrollment is renegotiated every year, so check current status before counting on either.

Where deer are mapped

Winter Range29%

used in winter

Yearlong Range20%

the only layer that means year-round use

Summer Range17%

used in summer

Crucial Winter Range14%

the part of Winter Range considered essential to the herd — inside Winter Range, not added to it

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

Across the unit

Sagebrush83%

Other cover9%

Grass and meadow6%

Riparian2%

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	30°F	7°F	5.8 in
February	33°F	9°F	4.6 in
March	43°F	18°F	2.9 in
April	52°F	25°F	1.8 in
May	63°F	33°F	0 in
June	73°F	40°F	0 in
July	82°F	47°F	0 in
August	80°F	45°F	0 in
September	71°F	37°F	0.2 in
October	57°F	27°F	0.7 in
November	41°F	17°F	3.4 in
December	31°F	8°F	5.6 in

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

Common questions

Can a hunter use a Wyoming resident general deer licence on hunt area 134?: Yes. Wyoming residents buy a general deer licence over the counter with no draw involved. A resident may hold only one general licence per year, and it is valid on all general-licence hunt areas statewide, including hunt area 134.
Which deer species are legal on the regular-season general licence hunts in this area?: The general-licence hunts permit antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer. The antler requirement applies to mule deer only; white-tailed deer of any sex or age are legal. A separate white-tailed-only hunt permits any white-tailed deer across its September–November season.
Do nonresidents need preference points to draw a Region K general licence for hunt area 134?: Preference points strongly matter for nonresidents. Three quarters of Region K general licences go to a preference-point draw, awarded to applicants with the highest points; a quarter go to a random draw open to all. Nonresidents without points or with fewer points have much lower odds in the preference-point pool.
How much of hunt area 134 is public land a hunter can access?: Approximately 54 percent of the area—roughly 678 square miles—is BLM or State Trust Land. However, much of that public ground is landlocked by private sections in the checkerboard ownership pattern. Road conditions restrict access further; many prominent roads are private and require permission.
When does the general-licence regular season end on hunt area 134?: The general-licence regular season closes October 10. The white-tailed-only hunt continues through November 30, but the mule-deer portion of the general hunt ends in early October.

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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