Can a hunter use a region or general licence to hunt area 60?

No. Hunt area 60 is a limited-quota area and requires an individual draw for the specific season type. A region licence is valid only in the general-licence hunt areas of its region, not in limited-quota areas like this one.

Do Wyoming residents need preference points to draw a deer licence for area 60?

No. Wyoming residents have no deer preference-point system. The resident draw for any hunt area, including area 60, is entirely random. Preference points are a nonresident-only tool; of every nonresident pool for this area, three quarters of licences go by points (top-down by points held) and a quarter by random draw.

Which deer species can a hunter legally take on a Type 1 or Type 2 licence in area 60?

Both mule deer and white-tailed deer are legal on Type 1 (any deer, area-wide) and Type 2 (any deer, off National Forest only). Type 3 and Type 8 licences are white-tailed deer only and run through December.

What access does a nonresident have to private land in area 60?

Private land is 75% of the area. Hunters are encouraged to secure access before applying. The North Crow and Pilot Hill Hunter Management Areas are enrolled and require a printed permission slip. The walk-in area Laramie County Walk In Area 29 needs no permission during its posted season. Hunters interested in other private ground should contact landowners directly.

When do the Type 3 and Type 8 white-tailed deer seasons run in area 60?

Both Type 3 (any white-tailed deer) and Type 8 (doe or fawn white-tailed deer only) run from archery September 1–30 and regular season October 1–December 31. These hunts are white-tailed deer only and offer very limited private-land access compared to the earlier mule deer seasons.

Wyoming Hunt Area 60 (Pole Mountain) deer hunting

Licence

Limited quota — drawn

Open public land

23%

Elevation

6,100–9,100 ft

Terrain

Gentle

Deer region

Hunt area 60 ranges from 6,100 to 9,100 feet, with ground typically around 7,300 feet. The western portion cuts through large canyons, with timber and mahogany on opposing slopes; eastward the country opens into mahogany-studded hills, shortgrass prairie and farm country, broken by small drainages and rocky outcrops. Ponderosa pine forest dominates across the area, interspersed with mountain mahogany and agricultural land. The terrain is predominantly gentle at mean slope 4.7 degrees, with 89% gentle ground and 10% moderate slopes. Lower elevations run to mostly grass and meadow with some sagebrush, while mid and higher elevations grow increasing sagebrush mixed with conifer and open meadow.

Access is limited. About 23% of the 487-square-mile area is dependably open public ground—National Forest, State Trust Land and BLM parcels—roughly 114 square miles. The Medicine Bow National Forest (Pole Mountain) holds much of the public hunting, though seasonal closures, private inholdings and limited trailhead access all constrain movement. The walk-in area Laramie County Walk In Area 29 is open during its posted season and requires no permission. Two Hunter Management Areas, North Crow and Pilot Hill, are enrolled on private land and require a printed permission slip before hunting. The remaining 75% is private land, much of it agricultural; hunters considering private ground should secure access before applying.

Hunt area 60 requires individual draws for all seasons—there is no region-licence fallback. Residents draw randomly for any deer hunts; nonresidents compete in a preference-point pool for three quarters of the licences, with a quarter allocated by random draw. White-tailed deer hunts (Type 3 and Type 8) run through December and offer very limited access on private land compared to the earlier mule deer seasons. The area sits within the Chronic Wasting Disease endemic zone, and hunters should consult current regulations on disease before applying.

Licence and how this hunt area is drawn

Hunt Area 60 (Pole Mountain) is limited quota. A licence for it must be drawn for this hunt area specifically, by resident and nonresident alike. A region licence does not reach it — a region licence is valid only in the general-licence areas of its region, so there is no fallback for this hunt.

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 1 · Any deer
Archery September 1 – September 30Regular October 15 – November 5
Type 2 · Any deer off national forest
Archery September 1 – September 30Regular October 15 – November 5
Type 3 · Any white-tailed deer
Legal: white-tailed deer only
Archery September 1 – September 30Regular October 1 – December 31
Type 6 · Doe or fawn
Archery September 1 – September 30Regular October 15 – November 30
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 1 — Any deer (September–November)

The Type 1 any-deer hunt spans archery (September 1–30) and regular season (October 15–November 5), valid across the entire hunt area on both mule and white-tailed deer. Early September archery coincides with velvet shed, when bucks are still in bachelor patterns across the open mahogany and sagebrush country before the migration corridors begin to fill. Temperatures run highs around 68°F and lows near 41°F, with minimal snow. The regular season opens into the early fall migration and pre-rut period as bucks push through staging areas toward winter concentration grounds; October highs drop to the mid-50s with lows around 31°F and average snowfall of 2.8 inches, while November highs fall to the low 40s with 3.7 inches of snow. Access to the Medicine Bow National Forest is the anchor for this hunt, along with State Land and BLM parcels; private-land opportunity depends on prior arrangement.

Type 2 — Any deer off national forest (September–November)

Type 2 mirrors Type 1 in dates and rut phases—archery September 1–30 and regular October 15–November 5—but is valid off the National Forest only, restricting hunting to the eastern half of the area where the country opens into mahogany hills, shortgrass prairie and agricultural land. Early archery hunting finds bucks in bachelor patterns across sagebrush and open cover. The regular season coincides with early fall migration and pre-rut as deer move through staging areas; October temperatures run highs in the mid-50s with lows near 31°F and 2.8 inches of snow, while November cools further with highs around 43°F and 3.7 inches. Both mule and white-tailed deer are legal. This restriction removes the west-side canyons and timber from play, pushing hunters toward the rolling country where private land and smaller public parcels dominate the landscape.

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

The Type 3 any white-tailed deer season is white-tailed deer only and runs archery September 1–30 and regular season October 1–December 31, the longest hunt available in area 60. Archery occurs during velvet shed in early September when temperatures average 68°F highs and 41°F lows. The regular season is drawn across the fall migration phase (early October), pre-rut staging (late October through early November), the November rut, and the late rut through December consolidation. Temperatures drop steeply from October's mid-50s highs and 31°F lows through November's low 40s and 22°F lows to December's 34°F highs and 15°F lows; snowfall climbs from 2.8 inches in October to 5.4 inches in December. White-tailed access is very limited on private land, and hunters should secure that prior to applying. Most hunting will be concentrated on public ground.

Type 6 — Doe or fawn (September–November)

Type 6 doe or fawn hunting spans archery (September 1–30) and regular season (October 15–November 30), valid across the entire hunt area. Archery hunts during the early fall transition when does and fawns are still dispersed. The regular season coincides with early migration and pre-rut through the November rut; October highs average 55°F with 2.8 inches of snow, while November highs fall to 43°F with 3.7 inches. Both mule and white-tailed doe or fawn are legal. This hunt is the short-season alternative to the any-deer Type 1 and 2, with the same access constraints: public ground on the National Forest, State Land and BLM form the backbone, while private-land opportunity requires advance arrangement.

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

Type 8 doe or fawn white-tailed deer is white-tailed only and runs archery (September 1–30) and regular season (October 1–December 31). Archery falls during velvet shed when does and fawns are dispersed. The regular season spans the full fall migration phase, pre-rut staging, the November rut, and late-rut winter consolidation; temperatures decline from October's mid-50s highs through December's 34°F highs, while snowfall accumulates from 2.8 inches in October to 5.4 inches in December. This is the longest doe-or-fawn hunt on area 60 and the only one extending into the primary rut. Access to white-tailed deer is very limited on private land, making public ground the primary option. Hunters should confirm access before drawing.

Land and access

private land75%

Private

National Forest17%

Generally open to public hunting

State Trust Land4%

Generally open to public hunting

BLM2%

Generally open to public hunting

unclassified ownership1%

Ownership unclassified

About 23% of this hunt area is ground a hunter can generally count on — National Forest, State Trust Land and BLM, roughly 114 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.

the Wyoming Game & Fish Department publishes 30% public land for this hunt area. That counts public ownership; the figure above counts ground a hunter can depend on getting onto. They answer different questions, so both are shown rather than blended.

This hunt area has 1 enrolled walk-in area. It also holds 2 Hunter Management Areas. 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

Yearlong Range54%

the only layer that means year-round use

Winter Range51%

used in winter

Crucial Winter Range26%

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

Summer Range17%

used in summer

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

Grass and meadow84%

Sagebrush7%

Other cover6%

Riparian4%

Mid elevations

Sagebrush43%

Grass and meadow38%

Conifer12%

Other cover6%

Higher elevations

Sagebrush52%

Conifer23%

Grass and meadow22%

Riparian2%

Other cover1%

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	35°F	15°F	3.3 in
February	36°F	15°F	5.1 in
March	44°F	22°F	4.8 in
April	50°F	27°F	4.5 in
May	60°F	36°F	0.2 in
June	71°F	44°F	0 in
July	78°F	51°F	0 in
August	77°F	49°F	0 in
September	68°F	41°F	0.4 in
October	55°F	31°F	2.8 in
November	43°F	22°F	3.7 in
December	34°F	15°F	5.4 in

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

Common questions

Can a hunter use a region or general licence to hunt area 60?: No. Hunt area 60 is a limited-quota area and requires an individual draw for the specific season type. A region licence is valid only in the general-licence hunt areas of its region, not in limited-quota areas like this one.
Do Wyoming residents need preference points to draw a deer licence for area 60?: No. Wyoming residents have no deer preference-point system. The resident draw for any hunt area, including area 60, is entirely random. Preference points are a nonresident-only tool; of every nonresident pool for this area, three quarters of licences go by points (top-down by points held) and a quarter by random draw.
Which deer species can a hunter legally take on a Type 1 or Type 2 licence in area 60?: Both mule deer and white-tailed deer are legal on Type 1 (any deer, area-wide) and Type 2 (any deer, off National Forest only). Type 3 and Type 8 licences are white-tailed deer only and run through December.
What access does a nonresident have to private land in area 60?: Private land is 75% of the area. Hunters are encouraged to secure access before applying. The North Crow and Pilot Hill Hunter Management Areas are enrolled and require a printed permission slip. The walk-in area Laramie County Walk In Area 29 needs no permission during its posted season. Hunters interested in other private ground should contact landowners directly.
When do the Type 3 and Type 8 white-tailed deer seasons run in area 60?: Both Type 3 (any white-tailed deer) and Type 8 (doe or fawn white-tailed deer only) run from archery September 1–30 and regular season October 1–December 31. These hunts are white-tailed deer only and offer very limited private-land access compared to the earlier mule deer seasons.

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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