How does a hunter obtain a pronghorn license for hunt area 37?

Pronghorn licenses for hunt area 37 are limited quota and must be drawn for this specific area. Residents enter a random draw with no preference points. Nonresidents compete in a draw where three quarters of licenses go by preference points (awarded top-down to those with the most) and a quarter go to a random draw; nonresidents therefore benefit from holding preference points for this area.

Do the Hunter Management Areas in hunt area 37 require special permission to hunt?

Yes. Monolith Ranch and Lone Tree Creek are Hunter Management Areas, and hunting them requires a printed permission slip from Wyoming Game and Fish before entry. These areas are enrolled by agreement and enrollment is renegotiated annually, so their availability cannot be guaranteed.

What share of hunt area 37 is public land a hunter can count on?

About 12% of the area, roughly 42 square miles, is dependably open public land. The remainder is private. What public land exists may be blocked by private inholdings, seasonal closures, or lack of road or trailhead access, so hunters should verify conditions and routes before the season.

When do the pronghorn seasons run in hunt area 37?

Two seasons are available. Type 1 (any antelope) runs archery August 15 to September 19, then regular seasons September 20 to October 31. Type 6 (doe or fawn only) runs archery August 15 to September 19, then regular September 20 to October 31.

How does weather affect the hunt in fall in hunt area 37?

August highs average around 78 degrees Fahrenheit with minimal snow. By September, highs drop to around 70 degrees and snow begins to appear, averaging 0.2 inches for the month. October is significantly colder, with highs near 56 degrees and snowfall averaging 1.9 inches. Extreme winds of 40 to 80 mph are common throughout the fall months.

Wyoming Hunt Area 37 (Harriman) pronghorn hunting

Licence

Limited quota — drawn

Open public land

12%

Elevation

6,000–8,900 ft

Terrain

Gentle

Hunt area 37 spans 339 square miles of high country ranging from 6,000 to 8,900 feet, with typical ground around 7,500 feet. The terrain mixes mountainous country in the northwest—deep canyons and mahogany-covered slopes—with higher prairie flats and irrigated agricultural land elsewhere. The ground is predominantly gentle, sloping at an average of 4.5 degrees, though this terrain varies with elevation. At lower elevations, grassland and meadow dominate the cover; sagebrush increases at mid and higher elevations and becomes the most abundant cover above about 7,500 feet. Pronghorn are distributed throughout the area, though they are less common in the more mountainous northwest sections.

Access is the limiting factor here. Public land—State Trust Land, BLM, and National Forest combined—accounts for about 42 square miles, or roughly 12% of the area that a hunter can generally count on reaching. The remainder is private. What public land is accessible often requires permits: the Hunter Management Areas of Monolith Ranch and Lone Tree Creek require a printed permission slip from Wyoming Game and Fish before entry, and enrollment of these areas is renegotiated annually. Other public sections exist but may be blocked by private inholdings, seasonal closures, or lack of developed road or trailhead access. Hunters are strongly encouraged to secure private land access before applying for a license, and those who hunt public land should be prepared for crowding on the few accessible sections. Extreme winds of 40 to 80 mph are common through the fall and winter months and can make glassing difficult and conditions harsh.

Licence and how this hunt area is drawn

Hunt Area 37 (Harriman) 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 19Regular September 20 – October 31
Type 6 · Doe or fawn
Archery August 15 – September 19Regular September 20 – October 31

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)

Type 1 hunters (any antelope) can take either sex through both the archery and regular seasons. During archery in mid-August through mid-September, pronghorn are forming territories and beginning the rut; the weather is warm and pleasant, with August highs near 78 degrees and September highs dropping to around 70 degrees. The transition to regular season in late September catches the height of the primary rut and its opening weeks of post-rut recovery; temperatures cool through October, reaching around 56 degrees by month's end, and snow becomes more frequent and heavier. Access to this hunt relies on private land or the publicly accessible sections—primarily the Hunter Management Areas of Monolith Ranch and Lone Tree Creek, which require permission—since public land elsewhere is often inaccessible or crowded. Late in the season (October) may offer better conditions than weekends or the earlier weeks of regular season, when hunter pressure concentrates on the most accessible public ground.

Type 6 — Doe or fawn (August–October)

Type 6 hunters are limited to doe or fawn throughout both the archery and regular seasons. Archery (mid-August through mid-September) coincides with pre-rut and early rut behavior, in warm conditions; the regular season runs through October's primary rut, post-rut recovery, and early fall grouping, as temperatures fall sharply and snow increases. Getting afoot on public land is difficult—most State and Bureau of Land Management sections are inaccessible—making the Hunter Management Areas of Monolith Ranch and Lone Tree Creek, which require printed permission, and private land the primary options. Hunting later in the season and avoiding weekends can spread pressure thinner across the few accessible areas where pronghorn concentrate.

Land and access

private land87%

Private

State Trust Land10%

Generally open to public hunting

BLM1%

Generally open to public hunting

National Forest1%

Generally open to public hunting

About 12% of this hunt area is ground a hunter can generally count on — State Trust Land, BLM and National Forest, roughly 42 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 3% 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.

It also holds 2 Hunter Management Areas. That is private ground enrolled for public access, not public land. A Hunter Management Area requires a printed permission slip from the Wyoming Game & Fish Department before hunting it. Enrollment is renegotiated every year, so check current status before counting on either.

Where pronghorn are mapped

Winter Range88%

used in winter

Yearlong Range88%

the only layer that means year-round use

Summer Range12%

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

Grass and meadow89%

Sagebrush6%

Other cover3%

Riparian2%

Mid elevations

Grass and meadow48%

Sagebrush40%

Conifer5%

Riparian3%

Other cover3%

Higher elevations

Sagebrush59%

Grass and meadow31%

Conifer7%

Riparian2%

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	35°F	13°F	3.4 in
February	37°F	14°F	3.9 in
March	45°F	20°F	4.1 in
April	51°F	26°F	3.1 in
May	61°F	34°F	0.1 in
June	73°F	43°F	0 in
July	80°F	49°F	0 in
August	78°F	47°F	0 in
September	70°F	39°F	0.2 in
October	56°F	29°F	1.9 in
November	43°F	20°F	3.2 in
December	35°F	13°F	4 in

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

Common questions

How does a hunter obtain a pronghorn license for hunt area 37?: Pronghorn licenses for hunt area 37 are limited quota and must be drawn for this specific area. Residents enter a random draw with no preference points. Nonresidents compete in a draw where three quarters of licenses go by preference points (awarded top-down to those with the most) and a quarter go to a random draw; nonresidents therefore benefit from holding preference points for this area.
Do the Hunter Management Areas in hunt area 37 require special permission to hunt?: Yes. Monolith Ranch and Lone Tree Creek are Hunter Management Areas, and hunting them requires a printed permission slip from Wyoming Game and Fish before entry. These areas are enrolled by agreement and enrollment is renegotiated annually, so their availability cannot be guaranteed.
What share of hunt area 37 is public land a hunter can count on?: About 12% of the area, roughly 42 square miles, is dependably open public land. The remainder is private. What public land exists may be blocked by private inholdings, seasonal closures, or lack of road or trailhead access, so hunters should verify conditions and routes before the season.
When do the pronghorn seasons run in hunt area 37?: Two seasons are available. Type 1 (any antelope) runs archery August 15 to September 19, then regular seasons September 20 to October 31. Type 6 (doe or fawn only) runs archery August 15 to September 19, then regular September 20 to October 31.
How does weather affect the hunt in fall in hunt area 37?: August highs average around 78 degrees Fahrenheit with minimal snow. By September, highs drop to around 70 degrees and snow begins to appear, averaging 0.2 inches for the month. October is significantly colder, with highs near 56 degrees and snowfall averaging 1.9 inches. Extreme winds of 40 to 80 mph are common throughout the fall months.

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