Wyoming deer Region H
Region H holds 14 general-licence deer hunt areas covering about 6,014 square miles, with ground from 5,600 to 13,700 feet. Area by area the terrain grades mostly gentle, with moderate and steep country as well. WGFD names them Big Sandy, Boulder, Pinedale, New Fork, Piney-Horse Creek, Fish Creek, Targhee, Wilson, Fall Creek, Lower Hoback, Monument Ridge, Raspberry Ridge, Crystal Peak and Spread Creek.
Dependable public ground runs from about 36% to 100% of a hunt area across the region. Most of this region is ground a hunter can count on getting onto. Public ownership is not the same as easy entry: roads, trailheads, seasonal closures and private inholdings all still apply.
What a Region H licence is — and is not
A Region H general licence is what a nonresident draws to hunt Wyoming’s general-licence deer areas in this part of the state. It is valid across the 14 hunt areas listed below, each subject to its own season dates and limitations.
It is not valid in the limited-quota hunt areas that sit inside the same country. Those must be drawn for that area specifically, and no region licence reaches them — so a region licence is a fallback only when the hunt a reader wants is in a general area.
A Wyoming resident does not use a region licence at all: residents buy a general deer licence over the counter, unlimited statewide, on sale from mid-July. Residents also have no deer preference points — where a resident must draw, that draw is random. Points are a nonresident concept here, and for nonresidents three quarters of each pool is awarded by preference points and the remaining quarter at random.
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.
The 14 general hunt areas in Region H
| Hunt area | Herd | Size | Open public land | Terrain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 · Big Sandy | — | 688 sq mi | 89% | Gentle |
| 138 · Boulder | — | 1,630 sq mi | 91% | Gentle |
| 139 · Pinedale | — | 476 sq mi | 85% | Gentle |
| 140 · New Fork | — | 326 sq mi | 62% | Gentle |
| 142 · Piney-Horse Creek | — | 596 sq mi | 53% | Gentle |
| 146 · Fish Creek | — | 161 sq mi | 100% | Gentle |
| 149 · Targhee | — | 383 sq mi | 96% | Moderate |
| 150 · Wilson | — | 72 sq mi | 36% | Moderate |
| 151 · Fall Creek | — | 280 sq mi | 92% | Steep |
| 152 · Lower Hoback | — | 396 sq mi | 92% | Steep |
| 153 · Monument Ridge | — | 117 sq mi | 97% | Steep |
| 154 · Raspberry Ridge | — | 175 sq mi | 86% | Moderate |
| 155 · Crystal Peak | — | 362 sq mi | 88% | Moderate |
| 156 · Spread Creek | — | 351 sq mi | 99% | Moderate |
“Open public land” is the share of each hunt area a hunter can generally count on — BLM, National Forest, State Trust Land and State Wildlife Areas. Public ownership is not the same as easy entry: roads, trailheads, seasonal closures and private inholdings all still apply.
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
Region boundaries, licence types and seasons change. Confirm every detail with the Wyoming Game & Fish Department before applying or hunting.