Can a hunter use a general deer licence to hunt hunt area 64?

Yes. This is a general-licence hunt area, and a Wyoming resident can buy a general licence over the counter with no draw and no preference points involved. A nonresident cannot buy a general licence and must instead draw a Region J general licence, valid across the general-licence hunt areas of that region.

Which deer species can a hunter legally take on the Type 3 and Type 8 licences here?

Type 3 and Type 8 are white-tailed deer only. A mule deer is not legal on either of these hunts regardless of its antlers.

Which seasons allow a hunter to pursue mule deer in hunt area 64?

Mule deer are legal on the general-licence seasons in September and October, and on Type 2 in September and October. The general-licence seasons do not open the Laramie Peak and Thorne/Williams habitat areas, but Type 2 does.

How much ground in hunt area 64 can a hunter depend on accessing publicly?

About 32% of the area is public land—roughly 937 square miles of BLM, State Trust Land, Forest Service, and State Wildlife Areas—but ownership is checkerboarded with private land in many places, and trailheads, seasonal closures, and private inholdings limit reliable access. The Albany County Walk-In Area 13 is open to walk-in hunting, and the Broom Creek HMA is available on permission.

What preference points does a nonresident need to draw a Region J general licence?

Nonresident preference points are used in a draw where three quarters of the licences go to the point draw, awarded top-down by points held, and a quarter go to a random draw. The exact points needed shift yearly depending on demand and the applicant pool. A Wyoming resident has no deer preference points and is not part of the nonresident draw system.

Wyoming Hunt Area 64 (Laramie Peak) deer hunting

Licence

General licence area

Open public land

32%

Elevation

4,300–10,200 ft

Terrain

Gentle

Deer region

Hunt area 64 spans the Laramie Mountains from lower-elevation grasslands around 4,800 feet to above 10,000 feet at Laramie Peak, with typical ground near 6,900 feet. The terrain is gentle overall, 86% of it rolling easy grades. The landscape is a patchwork: lower elevations hold grassland and meadow with sagebrush breaks and scattered conifers; mid-elevations shift to sagebrush-dominated country with grass openings and mixed shrubs; higher elevations remain sagebrush and grass with thinning conifers. Decades of fire across the range have created a diverse mix of regenerating plant communities and open edges—country that holds both mule and white-tailed deer. The ground lends itself to foot travel over roads, with ridges and draws giving access to high basins and the peaks themselves.

Public ground makes up 32% of the area—roughly 937 square miles of BLM, State Trust Land, Medicine Bow National Forest, and State Wildlife Areas—but ownership is often checkerboarded with private land, and trailheads, seasonal closures, and private inholdings still constrain where a hunter can reliably get onto it. The Albany County Walk-In Area 13 opens its ground without application, and the Broom Creek Hunter Management Area (Broom Creek HMA) is available on permission. The two habitat areas closed to the general licence—Laramie Peak and Thorne/Williams—open to Type 2 hunters and hold excellent ground for mule deer in the high range. A hunter planning to access private land here is wise to arrange that before drawing a region licence.

White-tailed deer are legal on most hunts here, but opportunities for them are largely confined to late season. Types 3 and 8 are white-tailed-only hunts running from September through December, with Type 3 offering the most flexibility in timing across the fall. Mule deer hunting is available on the general-licence seasons and on Type 2, which is drawn separately; the general licence reaches only parts of the high country, while Type 2 reaches the habitat areas and fuller mule deer habitat.

Licence and how this hunt area is drawn

Hunt Area 64 (Laramie Peak) 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 J, 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 3 · Antlerless white-tailed deer
Legal: white-tailed deer only
Regular December 1 – December 31
Type 6 · Doe or fawn valid on private land
Archery September 1 – September 30Regular October 20 – October 31
Type 6 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid in the entire area
Legal: white-tailed deer only
Regular November 1 – December 31
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
Legal: white-tailed deer only
Archery September 1 – September 30Regular November 1 – December 31
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 30
Type Gen — general licence · Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer; except the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission's Tom Thorne/Beth Williams Wildlife Habitat Management Area and the Laramie Peak Wildlife Habitat Management Area north of the Tunnel Road (Albany County Road 727) shall be closed
Legal: mule deer and white-tailed deer, under different rules
Regular October 20 – October 31
Type 2 · Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer
Legal: mule deer and white-tailed deer, under different rules
Archery September 1 – September 30Regular October 20 – October 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 3 — Any white-tailed deer · whitetail only (September–November)

Type 3 (any white-tailed deer) opens with archery in September as bucks shed velvet and begin shifting toward nocturnal patterns, and continues through November's pre-rut and primary rut periods when bucks are most active. September is warm, with highs near 70 degrees and minimal snow, but October and November cool steadily—October runs 30–56 degrees with around 3 inches of snow, while November drops to 21–42 degrees with roughly 5 inches. This hunt is valid on white-tailed deer only. Access depends on public-land and private-land combinations; a hunter should plan entry points before the season.

Type 3 — Antlerless white-tailed deer · whitetail only (December)

The December Type 3 hunt for antlerless white-tailed deer runs through the late rut and into winter consolidation, when bucks and does merge and move toward wintering areas. December is cold, with highs around 33 degrees, lows near 13 degrees, and around 8 inches of snowfall—conditions that concentrate deer and can favor foot travel on snow. This hunt is white-tailed only and operates across the same ground as the earlier Type 3 season.

Type 6 — Doe or fawn valid on private land (September–October)

The September-October Type 6 hunt for doe or fawn is valid on private land only and applies to white-tailed deer. Archery in September is warm and slow as bucks remain partly nocturnal, but the regular season opening October 20 falls into the early migration period when deer shift to fall patterns. October weather runs from warmer early-month conditions (highs 56 degrees) into cooling temperatures by month's end; snowfall averages around 3 inches. A hunter must have access to private ground to take legal game on this licence.

Type 6 — Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid… · whitetail only (November–December)

From November through December, the Type 6 hunt for doe or fawn white-tailed deer is valid across the entire hunt area—no longer limited to private land. This season spans early pre-rut migration staging into the primary rut and late rut, when movement is high and doe groups are concentrated. November highs drop from the low 40s into the low 20s with roughly 5 inches of snow; December is cold and snowy with highs near 33 degrees and about 8 inches of snowfall. The expanded ground access in this window gives a hunter more options than the earlier Type 6 period.

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

Type 8 (doe or fawn white-tailed deer) runs September through December and spans velvet shed into late rut and winter consolidation. Early season is warm (September highs ~70 degrees, minimal snow), but the hunt extends through October's cooling and November and December's heavy snow months (November around 5 inches, December around 8 inches)—conditions that shift the hunt from early-season stealth to late-season pursuit of concentrated, wintering groups. This white-tailed-only licence provides flexibility to pursue does and fawns across nearly the full autumn.

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

The September general-licence hunt for antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer is valid on the general licence during the velvet-shed period when bucks are shedding antlers and shifting habits. Archery-only in September means warm weather (highs ~70 degrees, minimal snow) and partly nocturnal bucks, requiring patience and stealth. This hunt closes the Laramie Peak and Thorne/Williams habitat areas—a restriction that limits access to some of the best mule deer country. The legal animal here includes any white-tailed deer, so both species are huntable.

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

The October general-licence hunt for antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer spans both early migration and early pre-rut movement when bucks shift to fall patterns and may be more visible. Regular season from October 20 onward falls into the early rut staging phase. October weather runs from warmer early-month conditions to cooling by month's end, with around 3 inches of snowfall. Like the September general season, this hunt excludes Laramie Peak and Thorne/Williams—a significant limitation since Type 2 hunters can access those areas and the mule deer habitat they offer.

Type 2 — Antlered mule deer or any… · mule deer & whitetail (September–October)

Type 2 (antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer) runs September and October on both archery and regular seasons, covering velvet shed into early migration and early pre-rut staging when bucks move to fall grounds. Archery in warm September (highs ~70 degrees, minimal snow) tests skill and patience; regular season from October 20 enters cooling conditions (October lows 30 degrees, ~3 inches of snow) with higher buck visibility. This drawn licence opens the Laramie Peak and Thorne/Williams habitat areas, giving access to high-elevation mule deer country closed to the general licence.

Land and access

private land68%

Private

BLM16%

Generally open to public hunting

State Trust Land8%

Generally open to public hunting

National Forest5%

Generally open to public hunting

State Wildlife Areas2%

Generally open to public hunting

About 32% of this hunt area is ground a hunter can generally count on — BLM, State Trust Land, National Forest and State Wildlife Areas, roughly 937 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

Yearlong Range40%

the only layer that means year-round use

Winter Range34%

used in winter

Summer Range27%

used in summer

Crucial Winter Range15%

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

Lower elevations

Grass and meadow66%

Sagebrush14%

Conifer9%

Other cover8%

Riparian3%

Mid elevations

Sagebrush56%

Grass and meadow35%

Conifer5%

Riparian3%

Other cover2%

Higher elevations

Sagebrush56%

Grass and meadow34%

Conifer9%

Riparian1%

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	33°F	13°F	5.1 in
February	35°F	14°F	7 in
March	45°F	21°F	5.4 in
April	52°F	27°F	4 in
May	62°F	35°F	0.2 in
June	74°F	43°F	0 in
July	81°F	50°F	0 in
August	79°F	48°F	0 in
September	70°F	40°F	0.1 in
October	56°F	30°F	3.1 in
November	42°F	21°F	5 in
December	33°F	13°F	7.9 in

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

Common questions

Can a hunter use a general deer licence to hunt hunt area 64?: Yes. This is a general-licence hunt area, and a Wyoming resident can buy a general licence over the counter with no draw and no preference points involved. A nonresident cannot buy a general licence and must instead draw a Region J general licence, valid across the general-licence hunt areas of that region.
Which deer species can a hunter legally take on the Type 3 and Type 8 licences here?: Type 3 and Type 8 are white-tailed deer only. A mule deer is not legal on either of these hunts regardless of its antlers.
Which seasons allow a hunter to pursue mule deer in hunt area 64?: Mule deer are legal on the general-licence seasons in September and October, and on Type 2 in September and October. The general-licence seasons do not open the Laramie Peak and Thorne/Williams habitat areas, but Type 2 does.
How much ground in hunt area 64 can a hunter depend on accessing publicly?: About 32% of the area is public land—roughly 937 square miles of BLM, State Trust Land, Forest Service, and State Wildlife Areas—but ownership is checkerboarded with private land in many places, and trailheads, seasonal closures, and private inholdings limit reliable access. The Albany County Walk-In Area 13 is open to walk-in hunting, and the Broom Creek HMA is available on permission.
What preference points does a nonresident need to draw a Region J general licence?: Nonresident preference points are used in a draw where three quarters of the licences go to the point draw, awarded top-down by points held, and a quarter go to a random draw. The exact points needed shift yearly depending on demand and the applicant pool. A Wyoming resident has no deer preference points and is not part of the nonresident draw system.

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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