Can a hunter draw a general pronghorn licence to hunt area 107, or is this a limited-quota draw?

Hunt area 107 is limited quota only, drawn for that specific area by residents and nonresidents alike. Wyoming does not sell general pronghorn licences over the counter, and there is no regional licence fallback—if the draw does not come through, there is no alternative licence and the hunt cannot proceed.

Do Wyoming residents need preference points to compete in the pronghorn draw for this hunt area?

Wyoming residents do not earn, hold or use preference points for pronghorn at all. The resident draw for this area is random, with every applicant having an equal chance regardless of prior applications. Nonresidents do compete on preference points, but only residents hunt this area need to understand that the resident draw carries no points requirement.

Can a nonresident hunt the designated wilderness in this hunt area alone?

No. Wyoming law requires a nonresident to be accompanied by a licensed guide or a resident guide in designated wilderness, and this hunt area contains designated wilderness. A nonresident planning to hunt here must either hire a guide or hunt with a resident guide to legally access those portions of the area.

How much of hunt area 107 can a hunter actually count on getting onto?

About 90% of the area is public land (BLM, National Forest and State Trust Land), but roads and trailheads still control actual access, and seasonal closures apply. Walk-in areas in Fremont County provide access to enrolled private ground. Private land along the Sweetwater River and its tributaries makes up the remaining 10% and is largely off-limits to public hunting.

When does the rut peak during the hunts in this area, and how does that affect the seasons?

The rut typically peaks in late September and early October. The archery and early handgun season span the territory-formation phase and early rut, when males are becoming active but not yet fully aggressive. The regular rifle season overlaps that peak and extends through the post-rut decline, offering different animal behaviour as the weeks progress.

Wyoming Hunt Area 107 (Upper Sweetwater) pronghorn hunting

Licence

Limited quota — drawn

Open public land

90%

Elevation

7,200–12,500 ft

Terrain

Gentle

Hunt area 107 is remote sagebrush prairie and rolling hills between 7,200 and 12,500 feet, with alkaline flats and low-lying draws scattered across country that slopes gently overall. The ground is 83% gentle terrain, with the remaining slopes moderate, and pronghorn habitat fills the sagebrush bands at lower and mid elevations; higher ground transitions to conifer, sagebrush mix, and scattered aspen. Most of the country is walkable without extreme technical footing, but distances are long and water scarce. Pronghorn are found throughout the sagebrush from the start of the season, though concentrations tend to be greatest south of the Sweetwater River, and early season means animals are in pre-rut mindset, widely dispersed and less predictable than they become as autumn deepens.

About 90% of the area is public land—roughly 275 square miles of BLM, National Forest and State Trust Land—but public ownership does not guarantee easy access. Roads range from sandy, drivable ground to clay and muddy stretches that become nearly impassable when wet, and seasonal closures apply to some. Private land occupies the riparian zones along the Sweetwater River and its tributaries where water access concentrates it; public-land access to those corridors is limited. Walk-in areas in Fremont County provide another avenue on enrolled private ground. The hunt area is remote and lacks services or cell coverage over much of its extent, so hunters should carry extra fuel, water, food and spare tires as standard. Fall storms can arrive suddenly even in September and shift animals out of the area entirely by October, and hunters need to be prepared for rapid weather swings from mild to freezing cold.

Licence and how this hunt area is drawn

Hunt Area 107 (Upper Sweetwater) is limited quota. A licence for it must be drawn for this hunt area specifically, by resident and nonresident alike. Wyoming issues no general pronghorn licence and no region pronghorn licence, so there is no over-the-counter option and no regional fallback: every pronghorn hunt area in the state is drawn on its own.

Wyoming residents have no preference points for pronghorn — the resident pronghorn 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 antelope
Archery August 15 – September 9Regular September 10 – October 31
Type 0 · Any antelope, handguns and muzzle-loading firearms only
Regular August 20 – September 9

The wording of each hunt is the Wyoming Game & Fish Department’s and is legally exact — a “cow or calf” hunt is not a pronghorn 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 antelope (August–October)

Archery hunting in August and early September finds pronghorn moving into pre-rut and the start of the primary rut, when males begin defending territories and herds start to show structure. Temperatures drop from warm highs in the mid-70s in August to the mid-60s by early September, with virtually no precipitation in August and light snow unlikely in early September, so weather is generally cooperative and visibility good. Public access is strongest in this period before autumn storms arrive, and hunters can rely on most roads being passable. The licence allows any antelope, so either sex is legal. The regular rifle season from September 10 through October 31 continues through the height of the rut and into its decline, with bull behaviour peaking in late September before winding down. September remains mild, but October cooling brings rapid temperature drop to the low 50s and significant snowfall—3 to 4 inches per month is normal—and fall storms can move animals out of the area entirely, especially later in the hunt. Roads deteriorate as precipitation mounts, particularly clay and muddy stretches that can become impassable, forcing hunters to be flexible about route choices. This licence also allows any antelope, so either sex is legal throughout both windows.

Type 0 — Any antelope, handguns and… (August–September)

The handgun and muzzle-loading season from August 20 through September 9 coincides with late pre-rut and the opening of the primary rut, when pronghorn begin to cluster into breeding groups and male behaviour intensifies. Temperatures start near 70 degrees in late August and decline gradually into the 60s and lower by early September, with precipitation minimal in this period, so early-season conditions favour long-range glassing and approach. Public roads are generally passable in this window before autumn storms develop. The licence specifies any antelope, allowing either sex. This season is shorter than the rifle hunt and ends before the October storms and major weather swings, concentrating the hunt into the most stable early-autumn period.

Land and access

BLM57%

Generally open to public hunting

National Forest27%

Generally open to public hunting

private land10%

Private

State Trust Land5%

Generally open to public hunting

About 90% of this hunt area is ground a hunter can generally count on — BLM, National Forest and State Trust Land, roughly 275 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.

This hunt area includes designated wilderness. Wyoming law requires a nonresident to be accompanied by a licensed guide or a resident guide in designated wilderness.

Where pronghorn are mapped

Summer Range76%

used in summer

Each figure is the share of the hunt area that layer covers. It says where pronghorn are mapped, not where inside the area they are, and not when they move.

Habitat and cover

Lower elevations

Sagebrush94%

Riparian6%

Mid elevations

Sagebrush93%

Conifer3%

Riparian2%

Other cover1%

Higher elevations

Conifer49%

Sagebrush40%

Grass and meadow7%

Aspen4%

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	30°F	8°F	11.2 in
February	32°F	9°F	12.2 in
March	40°F	16°F	10.1 in
April	48°F	23°F	8.4 in
May	58°F	32°F	1.2 in
June	69°F	40°F	0 in
July	78°F	47°F	0 in
August	76°F	46°F	0 in
September	66°F	38°F	0.6 in
October	52°F	27°F	3.4 in
November	38°F	16°F	11.4 in
December	29°F	8°F	14.9 in

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

Common questions

Can a hunter draw a general pronghorn licence to hunt area 107, or is this a limited-quota draw?: Hunt area 107 is limited quota only, drawn for that specific area by residents and nonresidents alike. Wyoming does not sell general pronghorn licences over the counter, and there is no regional licence fallback—if the draw does not come through, there is no alternative licence and the hunt cannot proceed.
Do Wyoming residents need preference points to compete in the pronghorn draw for this hunt area?: Wyoming residents do not earn, hold or use preference points for pronghorn at all. The resident draw for this area is random, with every applicant having an equal chance regardless of prior applications. Nonresidents do compete on preference points, but only residents hunt this area need to understand that the resident draw carries no points requirement.
Can a nonresident hunt the designated wilderness in this hunt area alone?: No. Wyoming law requires a nonresident to be accompanied by a licensed guide or a resident guide in designated wilderness, and this hunt area contains designated wilderness. A nonresident planning to hunt here must either hire a guide or hunt with a resident guide to legally access those portions of the area.
How much of hunt area 107 can a hunter actually count on getting onto?: About 90% of the area is public land (BLM, National Forest and State Trust Land), but roads and trailheads still control actual access, and seasonal closures apply. Walk-in areas in Fremont County provide access to enrolled private ground. Private land along the Sweetwater River and its tributaries makes up the remaining 10% and is largely off-limits to public hunting.
When does the rut peak during the hunts in this area, and how does that affect the seasons?: The rut typically peaks in late September and early October. The archery and early handgun season span the territory-formation phase and early rut, when males are becoming active but not yet fully aggressive. The regular rifle season overlaps that peak and extends through the post-rut decline, offering different animal behaviour as the weeks progress.

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 pronghorn hunt areas