Can a hunter draw this hunt area on a general or region licence?

No. Hunt area 108 is limited quota, drawn for this specific area by both resident and nonresident hunters alike. Wyoming sells no general pronghorn licence over the counter and issues no region pronghorn licence. If the draw does not come through, there is no alternative licence available.

Do Wyoming residents need preference points for pronghorn in this area?

Wyoming residents do not earn or hold preference points for pronghorn hunting. The resident draw for this area is random. Preference points for pronghorn are a nonresident concept only; nonresidents compete in a draw where three quarters of licences go to the highest preference-point holders and a quarter to a random draw.

How much of hunt area 108 can a hunter actually access?

About 65% of the area is public land — roughly 124 square miles of BLM, State Wildlife Areas and State Trust Land. However, the central portion of the hunt area is a checkerboard of alternating private and public ownership, and public parcels that do not border a public road are generally inaccessible without landowner permission. The southern portion has better public access overall.

What months does the Type 1 any-antelope season run?

Type 1 runs from August 15 through October 31, split into an archery window from August 15 to September 18 and a regular firearm season from September 19 to October 31. Both windows are part of the same hunt for any antelope of either sex.

What does the Type 7 doe or fawn licence actually cover?

Type 7 is valid for doe or fawn antelope only, and only in a specific area: south of Bridger Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 3301), east of the Continental Divide and north of Miller Hill Road (Carbon County Road 505W). It runs from August 15 through November 30, split into an archery window (August 15–September 18) and a regular season (September 19–November 30).

Wyoming Hunt Area 108 (Bridger Pass) pronghorn hunting

Licence

Limited quota — drawn

Open public land

65%

Elevation

7,000–8,500 ft

Terrain

Gentle

Hunt area 108 straddles two distinct zones. The north is low desert country of rocky rims and sagebrush prairie, with sparse riparian ground along major creeks. The south climbs toward the Continental Divide around Miller Hill into higher elevation sagebrush steppe, with aspen pockets, meadows and scattered conifers. Elevation ranges from 7,000 to 8,500 feet, with typical ground around 7,500 feet. Slope averages 5.8 degrees across the area — 83% of it is gentle ground, 16% moderate, and 1% steep. Sagebrush dominates the cover at 92%, with grass and meadow at 3%, conifer at 2%, and riparian at 1%.

Getting onto public ground here is more complicated than the acreage suggests. About 65% of the area is public land a hunter can generally count on — roughly 124 square miles of BLM, State Wildlife Areas and State Trust Land — but the central strip of the hunt area sits in a checkerboard where private and public square miles alternate. Public parcels in that checkerboard that do not border a public road are generally inaccessible without permission. Ranches tend to be large blocks, and significant portions of the area are off-limits to unguided hunters or available only by trespass fee. The southern portion of the area has better public access overall. Roads throughout become nearly impassable when wet and muddy, which can happen even in September. Many hunters use GPS to track land ownership; the Department's Hunter/Landowner Assistance Program lists ranchers willing to grant access for this area.

Pronghorn are scattered across the hunt area, but fall densities tend to concentrate in the higher southern elevations. Early season weather can be warm and dry, but September snowfall is possible at elevation, and October brings significant cold and snow accumulation. By November, conditions turn harsh. Weather shifts can force pronghorn from the high country into the low desert — country where access is often harder and where the early-season rut is giving way to post-rut behavior and grouping for winter.

Licence and how this hunt area is drawn

Hunt Area 108 (Bridger Pass) 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 18Regular September 19 – October 31
Type 7 · Doe or fawn valid south of the Bridger Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 3301), east of the Continental Divide and north of the Miller Hill Road (Carbon County Road 505W)
Archery August 15 – September 18Regular September 19 – November 30

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)

Hunting Type 1 — any antelope — begins in mid-August with archery and runs through the end of October on firearm. The archery window catches pronghorn in pre-rut and early primary rut, when bucks are establishing territories and beginning to gather does. Temperatures start warm in August, dropping through September, and October brings cold and snow that can trap hunters on wet roads. Access remains variable across the checkerboard and private sections, though the southern portion generally offers better public land entry. This licence permits either sex across the entire hunt area.

Type 7 — Doe or fawn valid south of the… (August–November)

Type 7 — hunting doe or fawn antelope in a restricted area south of Bridger Pass Road, east of the Continental Divide and north of Miller Hill Road — spans from mid-August through the end of November, with archery from August 15 to September 18 and regular season from September 19 to November 30. The archery weeks coincide with pre-rut and early rut when does and fawns remain in smaller groups before bucks' rut activity intensifies. As the regular season opens in late September and continues through November, the rut peaks and then recedes into post-rut grouping and winter transition, with doe and fawn behavior shifting toward larger herds and lower elevations as weather worsens. Severe snowfall in October and especially November can force pronghorn from the high country to the low desert, where access becomes more difficult. This licence is restricted to the designated area — hunters must verify they are hunting within those boundaries.

Land and access

BLM47%

Generally open to public hunting

private land35%

Private

State Wildlife Areas9%

Generally open to public hunting

State Trust Land8%

Generally open to public hunting

About 65% of this hunt area is ground a hunter can generally count on — BLM, State Wildlife Areas and State Trust Land, roughly 124 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.

Where pronghorn are mapped

Summer Range93%

used in summer

Winter Range7%

used in winter

Yearlong Range7%

the only layer that means year-round use

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

Across the unit

Sagebrush92%

Grass and meadow3%

Conifer2%

Riparian1%

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	28°F	14°F	16.9 in
February	31°F	14°F	12.5 in
March	41°F	21°F	11.2 in
April	48°F	26°F	8.5 in
May	59°F	35°F	0.5 in
June	70°F	43°F	0 in
July	78°F	51°F	0 in
August	76°F	50°F	0 in
September	66°F	42°F	0.2 in
October	51°F	31°F	2.9 in
November	37°F	21°F	12.5 in
December	28°F	13°F	17.1 in

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

Common questions

Can a hunter draw this hunt area on a general or region licence?: No. Hunt area 108 is limited quota, drawn for this specific area by both resident and nonresident hunters alike. Wyoming sells no general pronghorn licence over the counter and issues no region pronghorn licence. If the draw does not come through, there is no alternative licence available.
Do Wyoming residents need preference points for pronghorn in this area?: Wyoming residents do not earn or hold preference points for pronghorn hunting. The resident draw for this area is random. Preference points for pronghorn are a nonresident concept only; nonresidents compete in a draw where three quarters of licences go to the highest preference-point holders and a quarter to a random draw.
How much of hunt area 108 can a hunter actually access?: About 65% of the area is public land — roughly 124 square miles of BLM, State Wildlife Areas and State Trust Land. However, the central portion of the hunt area is a checkerboard of alternating private and public ownership, and public parcels that do not border a public road are generally inaccessible without landowner permission. The southern portion has better public access overall.
What months does the Type 1 any-antelope season run?: Type 1 runs from August 15 through October 31, split into an archery window from August 15 to September 18 and a regular firearm season from September 19 to October 31. Both windows are part of the same hunt for any antelope of either sex.
What does the Type 7 doe or fawn licence actually cover?: Type 7 is valid for doe or fawn antelope only, and only in a specific area: south of Bridger Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 3301), east of the Continental Divide and north of Miller Hill Road (Carbon County Road 505W). It runs from August 15 through November 30, split into an archery window (August 15–September 18) and a regular season (September 19–November 30).

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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