Can a nonresident hunter draw a general-licence hunt in hunt area 94?

Yes. Nonresidents draw Region L general licences valid across all general-licence hunt areas in deer region L, including hunt area 94. Three quarters of the nonresident licences go to the preference-point draw, ranked by points, and a quarter enter a random draw open to all applicants in the pool.

Which deer species can a hunter take in the Type Gen season here?

Type Gen (general licence) permits antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer. The antler requirement applies only to mule deer — white-tailed deer may be any buck, doe, or fawn.

How much white-tailed deer opportunity exists in hunt area 94?

White-tailed deer are sparse across most of the area and concentrated on creek bottoms and agricultural lands, which are predominantly privately owned. Hunters should expect limited white-tailed deer access on public ground; the primary deer hunting opportunity here is for mule deer.

Which hunt on this area permits does and fawns?

Type 8 is a doe-or-fawn white-tailed deer hunt, running concurrently with the Type 3 any-white-tailed hunt from September 1 through November 30. Type 8 hunters may take only female or young animals, not bucks.

When does the regular-season rifle hunt close in hunt area 94?

Type 3 and Type 8 regular seasons close November 30. Type Gen regular season closes much earlier, on October 20 — a short ten-day window that ends well before the full rut develops.

Wyoming Hunt Area 94 (Twin Creek) deer hunting

Licence

General licence area

Open public land

83%

Elevation

5,400–8,700 ft

Terrain

Gentle

Deer region

Hunt area 94 spans 642 square miles of diverse country from forested ridges near Atlantic City down through juniper woodlands and rolling sagebrush foothills to alkaline desert flats below 5,400 feet. Elevation ranges from 5,400 to 8,700 feet, with typical ground around 7,100 feet and terrain that averages 4.7 degrees slope — predominantly gentle land that makes foot travel feasible across much of the area. Sagebrush dominates across all elevations; lower and higher country also carries some grass and meadow, with scattered riparian corridors along Beaver Creek, Twin Creek, and the Sweetwater River. White-tailed deer are sparse here and concentrated on creek bottoms and agricultural land, most of it private. Mule deer are the primary opportunity, found mostly north of the Sweetwater River, and they use both the sagebrush country and the forested higher ground. The country is remote and carries limited cell service; roads can turn to impassable mud when wet, and hunters should plan for extra fuel, water, food, and spare tires.

About 83 percent of the area — roughly 534 square miles — is public land: Bureau of Land Management, State Trust Land, National Forest, and State Wildlife Areas. Private land runs 16 percent, concentrated along the creek bottoms and river valleys where most water and the few white-tailed deer are found. Public ownership does not guarantee easy access; roads, trailheads, seasonal closures, and private inholdings all apply. Walk-in access is available through Fremont County Walk-In Areas 2, 17, and 22, though not all walk-in areas permit deer hunting — hunters should check the details for each. The access rating for this hunt area is good overall, but the remote character means hunters need to come prepared and self-sufficient.

Licence and how this hunt area is drawn

Hunt Area 94 (Twin Creek) 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 L, 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 8 · Doe or fawn 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 15 – October 20

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) runs from September 1 through November 30, with archery through September and rifle from October 1 onward. Archery opens during early fall as bucks shed velvet; early-season bowhunters should focus on creek bottoms and agricultural ground where white-tailed deer concentrate, though most of that is private. Rifle season carries hunters through the full arc of the rut, starting with fall migration and nocturnal buck movement in early October, building through the staging phase and into the primary rut in mid-November, then continuing into winter consolidation. September holds mild temperatures in the 70s with minimal snow; October cools to highs around 55 degrees with snowfall totaling 2.2 inches on average; November brings freezing highs around 40 degrees and substantially heavier snow averaging 7.3 inches per month. White-tailed deer remain scarce across most public ground.

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

Type 8 (doe or fawn white-tailed deer) runs the same dates as Type 3 — archery September 1 through September 30, rifle October 1 through November 30 — but restricts hunters to female and young animals only. Archery hunters face the same sparse white-tailed deer distribution on public land, concentrated on private creek bottoms and agricultural ground. The rifle season spans the full fall and rut on the same weather curve as Type 3, with cool September conditions giving way to October snowfall and then substantial November snow, while deer move through early fall migration, the pre-rut staging phase, and into full rutting behavior. This is a dedicated doe-and-fawn hunt and does not permit antlered deer of any species.

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

Type Gen (general licence: antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer) offers an archery season September 1 through September 30 and a short rifle window October 15 through October 20. The archery period falls during velvet shed and early fall transition, before significant mule deer movement; early-season archers should expect mild September weather in the 70s. The rifle season is compressed into just six days in mid-October, falling within the early fall migration phase when mule deer begin moving out of higher elevations in response to weather and seasonal triggers. October temperatures average 55-degree highs with average snowfall of 2.2 inches per month. Mule deer are the primary opportunity here, found mostly north of the Sweetwater River; white-tailed deer are incidental to this hunt.

Land and access

BLM73%

Generally open to public hunting

private land16%

Private

State Trust Land9%

Generally open to public hunting

About 83% of this hunt area is ground a hunter can generally count on — BLM, State Trust Land, National Forest and State Wildlife Areas, roughly 534 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 3 enrolled walk-in areas. That is private ground enrolled for public access, not public land. 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

Summer Range53%

used in summer

Winter Range29%

used in winter

Crucial Winter Range18%

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

Yearlong Range11%

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

Sagebrush89%

Grass and meadow5%

Riparian4%

Conifer1%

Mid elevations

Sagebrush96%

Grass and meadow3%

Other cover1%

Higher elevations

Sagebrush91%

Conifer4%

Riparian3%

Grass and meadow2%

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	31°F	10°F	9.4 in
February	33°F	11°F	7.8 in
March	43°F	19°F	5.9 in
April	51°F	26°F	3.8 in
May	62°F	35°F	0.4 in
June	73°F	43°F	0 in
July	82°F	50°F	0 in
August	80°F	49°F	0 in
September	70°F	40°F	0.1 in
October	55°F	29°F	2.2 in
November	40°F	18°F	7.3 in
December	30°F	10°F	10.6 in

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

Common questions

Can a nonresident hunter draw a general-licence hunt in hunt area 94?: Yes. Nonresidents draw Region L general licences valid across all general-licence hunt areas in deer region L, including hunt area 94. Three quarters of the nonresident licences go to the preference-point draw, ranked by points, and a quarter enter a random draw open to all applicants in the pool.
Which deer species can a hunter take in the Type Gen season here?: Type Gen (general licence) permits antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer. The antler requirement applies only to mule deer — white-tailed deer may be any buck, doe, or fawn.
How much white-tailed deer opportunity exists in hunt area 94?: White-tailed deer are sparse across most of the area and concentrated on creek bottoms and agricultural lands, which are predominantly privately owned. Hunters should expect limited white-tailed deer access on public ground; the primary deer hunting opportunity here is for mule deer.
Which hunt on this area permits does and fawns?: Type 8 is a doe-or-fawn white-tailed deer hunt, running concurrently with the Type 3 any-white-tailed hunt from September 1 through November 30. Type 8 hunters may take only female or young animals, not bucks.
When does the regular-season rifle hunt close in hunt area 94?: Type 3 and Type 8 regular seasons close November 30. Type Gen regular season closes much earlier, on October 20 — a short ten-day window that ends well before the full rut develops.

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