Can a Wyoming resident hunt hunt area 75 on a general deer license?

Yes. Wyoming residents can buy a general deer license over the counter with no draw and no preference points involved. A resident may hold at most one general deer license in a year, and it is valid statewide across all general-license hunt areas, including this one.

How does a nonresident get to hunt this area?

A nonresident must draw a Region D general deer license, which is valid across all general-license hunt areas in that region. The nonresident draw is not random: three quarters of the licenses go to a preference-point draw (awarded top-down by points), and a quarter go to a random draw that all nonresidents in the pool enter. Preference points therefore matter significantly for nonresidents.

Which deer species can hunters legally take in this hunt area?

This hunt area permits both mule deer and white-tailed deer, but the rules differ by season and license type. The general license (Type Gen) allows antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer. The Type 3 seasons allow any white-tailed deer (September–November) or antlerless white-tailed deer (December). The Type 8 season allows doe or fawn white-tailed deer. Mule deer are not legal on the Type 3 or Type 8 hunts.

How much of this hunt area can a hunter actually access?

About 49% of the area—roughly 250 square miles—is dependably accessible public ground (National Forest, State Trust Land, BLM, and State Wildlife Areas). The remainder is private. Public ownership does not guarantee easy entry: roads, trailheads, seasonal closures, and private inholdings all still constrain where a hunter can actually go. Private-land hunting requires prior access arrangements.

When do the different seasons run on this hunt area?

The Type Gen season runs archery September 1–30 and rifle October 1–14. The Type 3 any-deer season runs archery September 1–30 and rifle October 1–November 30. The Type 3 antlerless season runs December 1–31. The Type 8 doe-or-fawn season runs archery September 1–30 and rifle October 1–December 31.

Wyoming Hunt Area 75 (Four Mile) deer hunting

Licence

General licence area

Open public land

49%

Elevation

7,100–12,000 ft

Terrain

Gentle

Deer region

Hunt area 75 spans 511 square miles across country that is steeply divided between prairie and high forest. The lower elevations, 7,100 to roughly 8,500 feet, are open—prairie and meadow interspersed with sagebrush, riparian draws, and scattered other cover. Above that the foothills rise into the Medicine Bow National Forest, heavily timbered and rolling to steep, with rolling terrain dominating the higher slopes. Alpine open meadows and timbered krummholz appear above 10,000 feet. The terrain averages 4.9 degrees of slope, nearly all of it gentle. About 49% of the hunt area is dependably accessible public ground—National Forest, State Trust Land, BLM, and State Wildlife Areas—with the remainder private. Roads and trailheads provide entry, but public ownership is not automatic access; seasonal closures, private inholdings, and trailhead constraints still apply.

The Sand Lake road (USFS 111) and Fallen Pines road (USFS 329) run north to south through the National Forest and are the main corridors into the higher country. The Wick/Beumee Wildlife Habitat Management Area, a 22,942-acre public-access site managed by Wyoming Game and Fish, can be entered from Interstate 80 exits 272 and 267, and multiple established trailheads—Rock Creek, Brooklyn Lake, North Laramie, Trail Creek, Deep Creek, Crater Lake, and Sheep Lake—lead into roadless National Forest country. The eastern front of the mountains has little public access. Most deer during the hunting season are on the National Forest in the higher terrain, while private lands in the lower elevations hold significant whitetail populations. Hunters pursuing private-land hunts are expected to arrange access before drawing a license.

The archery seasons (Type Gen, Type 3, and Type 8) run in September, when velvet is shedding and bucks are transitioning to fall movement patterns. Weather in September runs mild, with highs around 66°F and minimal snow. The regular rifle hunts span October through December, moving through early fall migration, the pre-rut, the primary rut in mid-November, and into late rut and winter consolidation. October brings cooler weather with highs in the 50s and the first real snow, while November temperatures drop sharply toward 39°F highs and accumulate around 12 inches of snow. December is cold and snowy, with highs near 30°F and monthly snowfall averaging 16.3 inches, pushing deer into their winter concentration areas.

Licence and how this hunt area is drawn

Hunt Area 75 (Four Mile) 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 D, 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 1 – October 14
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 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.

Mandatory CWD sampling in 2026

A CWD sample is required from every deer harvested in hunt area 75 in 2026, on every licence type. A sample can be left at a game check station or the Laramie regional office of the Wyoming Game & Fish Department, or collected by the hunter and sent to the Wildlife Health Laboratory.

In the words of the Wyoming Game & Fish Department: “Hunters in Hunt Areas 15, 61, 74, 75, 76, and 77 must be aware that these areas are under mandatory CWD sampling.” The areas under mandatory sampling change every year, so confirm the current list before hunting — 2026 mandatory CWD sampling areas.

Hunting each season

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

Archery and rifle hunts on the Type Gen license (September 1–October 14) allow antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer and span two distinct phases of deer behavior. September archery coincides with velvet shedding and the early fall transition; bucks are beginning to shift movement patterns and may be found across both high and low country. Weather is mild, with September highs around 66°F and minimal snow. The rifle window (October 1–14) shifts into early fall migration and the nocturnal buck phase, when bucks move more at night and concentrate their activity in staging corridors; weather cools sharply, with October highs dropping to the 52°F range and around 4.6 inches of snowfall, which can concentrate movement and improve hunting. Access on the National Forest is the main avenue, with established trailheads and USFS roads providing entry into higher terrain where most public-land deer are found during the season.

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

The Type 3 any white-tailed deer season (September 1–November 30) is a white-tailed-only hunt spanning four distinct rut phases from early transition through late rut and winter consolidation. Archery in September (September 1–30) occurs during velvet shedding when whitetails are actively moving; weather is mild with highs around 66°F. The rifle window (October 1–November 30) covers early fall migration, the pre-rut, the primary rut in mid-November, and late rut; weather deteriorates sharply from October highs in the 52°F range and 4.6 inches of snow to November highs around 39°F and 12 inches of snow, which concentrates deer movement and can increase encounter rates. The rut phases create predictable patterns of doe and buck movement; hunters must understand that whitetails shift from public-land forest habitat toward private lowland concentrations as winter approaches. The Type 3 season offers the longest continuous opportunity to pursue white-tailed deer through the critical rut window.

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

The Type 3 antlerless white-tailed deer season (December 1–31) is a white-tailed-only hunt during late rut and winter consolidation, when does and fawns are concentrated and weather is severe. December highs average 30°F with snowfall of 16.3 inches, creating deep snow that compresses deer into their winter range areas. Most deer are concentrated on lower elevations and private lands at this time, so success depends on prior access arrangements. This hunt extends opportunity into the calendar year's coldest period.

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

The Type 8 doe or fawn white-tailed deer season (September 1–December 31) is a white-tailed-only hunt that runs the full archery and rifle calendar. Archery in September (September 1–30) occurs during velvet shedding with mild weather (highs ~66°F); does and fawns are mobile across both forest and lower country. The rifle window (October 1–December 31) spans five rut phases from early fall migration through winter consolidation; weather deteriorates from October (highs ~52°F, 4.6 inches snow) through November (highs ~39°F, 12 inches snow) to December (highs ~30°F, 16.3 inches snow). This extended season allows hunters to pursue female whitetails through the full fall transition, rut, and winter concentration; does concentrate on lower elevations and private land as December arrives and snow deepens.

Land and access

private land51%

Private

National Forest36%

Generally open to public hunting

State Trust Land6%

Generally open to public hunting

BLM4%

Generally open to public hunting

State Wildlife Areas4%

Generally open to public hunting

About 49% of this hunt area is ground a hunter can generally count on — National Forest, State Trust Land, BLM and State Wildlife Areas, roughly 250 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 40% 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.

Where deer are mapped

Winter Range54%

used in winter

Yearlong Range53%

the only layer that means year-round use

Summer Range34%

used in summer

Crucial Winter Range10%

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 meadow39%

Sagebrush34%

Other cover14%

Riparian13%

Mid elevations

Grass and meadow38%

Sagebrush36%

Conifer13%

Aspen7%

Riparian4%

Other cover2%

Higher elevations

Conifer79%

Sagebrush8%

Grass and meadow6%

Aspen4%

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	11°F	14.5 in
February	33°F	12°F	14.9 in
March	41°F	19°F	13.2 in
April	49°F	24°F	10.1 in
May	59°F	32°F	0.9 in
June	70°F	40°F	0 in
July	77°F	46°F	0 in
August	75°F	45°F	0 in
September	66°F	38°F	0.3 in
October	52°F	28°F	4.6 in
November	39°F	19°F	12 in
December	30°F	11°F	16.3 in

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

Common questions

Can a Wyoming resident hunt hunt area 75 on a general deer license?: Yes. Wyoming residents can buy a general deer license over the counter with no draw and no preference points involved. A resident may hold at most one general deer license in a year, and it is valid statewide across all general-license hunt areas, including this one.
How does a nonresident get to hunt this area?: A nonresident must draw a Region D general deer license, which is valid across all general-license hunt areas in that region. The nonresident draw is not random: three quarters of the licenses go to a preference-point draw (awarded top-down by points), and a quarter go to a random draw that all nonresidents in the pool enter. Preference points therefore matter significantly for nonresidents.
Which deer species can hunters legally take in this hunt area?: This hunt area permits both mule deer and white-tailed deer, but the rules differ by season and license type. The general license (Type Gen) allows antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer. The Type 3 seasons allow any white-tailed deer (September–November) or antlerless white-tailed deer (December). The Type 8 season allows doe or fawn white-tailed deer. Mule deer are not legal on the Type 3 or Type 8 hunts.
How much of this hunt area can a hunter actually access?: About 49% of the area—roughly 250 square miles—is dependably accessible public ground (National Forest, State Trust Land, BLM, and State Wildlife Areas). The remainder is private. Public ownership does not guarantee easy entry: roads, trailheads, seasonal closures, and private inholdings all still constrain where a hunter can actually go. Private-land hunting requires prior access arrangements.
When do the different seasons run on this hunt area?: The Type Gen season runs archery September 1–30 and rifle October 1–14. The Type 3 any-deer season runs archery September 1–30 and rifle October 1–November 30. The Type 3 antlerless season runs December 1–31. The Type 8 doe-or-fawn season runs archery September 1–30 and rifle October 1–December 31.

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.

All Wyoming deer hunt areas