Can a hunter draw a pronghorn license for hunt area 64 without preference points?

Residents draw for hunt area 64 in a random draw with no preference points required; residents have no pronghorn preference-point system. Nonresidents may draw through a preference-point draw or a separate random draw, with three quarters of nonresident licenses going to the preference-point draw and a quarter to the random pool.

What does a pronghorn license for hunt area 64 allow a hunter to take?

The license valid for hunt area 64 is for any antelope and covers the archery season (August 15–September 18) and the regular season (September 19–October 31). A hunter with this license may take one antelope of either sex during the open season dates.

How much of hunt area 64 is public land that a hunter can generally count on accessing?

About 96% of hunt area 64—approximately 502 square miles—is Bureau of Land Management or State Trust Land. Private land makes up 3% of the area and is mostly found along watercourses. Roads, trailheads, seasonal closures and private inholdings still apply, so access cannot be assumed straightforward everywhere.

Does hunt area 64 require a nonresident to hire a guide?

Hunt area 64 contains no designated wilderness, so a nonresident is not required to hire a guide to hunt here legally. Access is generally possible for independent hunters.

When does the pronghorn rut peak in hunt area 64?

The primary rut and peak breeding activity in hunt area 64 typically occur in the last week of September and early October. Hunters during the regular season (September 19–October 31) will encounter animals in or transitioning through rut phases when activity and movement are highest.

Wyoming Hunt Area 64 (Bison Basin) pronghorn hunting

Licence

Limited quota — drawn

Open public land

96%

Elevation

6,600–8,200 ft

Terrain

Gentle

Hunt area 64 is a large expanse of sagebrush prairie and rolling hills broken by isolated rocky outcrops and conifer-covered ridges. The Antelope Hills rise in the northwest with springs and seeps scattered through them; to the east, foothills along Crooks Mountain mark the boundary. Riparian meadows line the Sweetwater River and several major creeks. The country is nearly all gentle rolling ground, graded at 2.6 degrees mean slope with 96% of the area below moderate grade. Sagebrush dominates the cover at this elevation, interspersed with grass and meadow. Much of the low ground holds alkaline flats and greasewood that stay poorly drained and hold standing water after storms.

Most of hunt area 64—about 502 square miles—is public land: Bureau of Land Management and State Trust Land. Private land makes up 3% of the area and concentrates along watercourses, where it is readily avoided. A walk-in area in Fremont County provides additional access. The terrain is remote and lacking services and cell coverage; hunters should carry extra fuel, water, food and spare tires. Roads through the alkaline and creek-bottom country become muddy and nearly impassable after moisture, while roads across sandier ground often remain drivable in light rain.

Weather across the hunt varies sharply. August brings warm days averaging 81°F and cool nights near 49°F with virtually no snow. September stays milder with highs near 70°F and lows near 41°F, though snowfall can arrive even in early fall. October cools substantially, with highs dropping to 56°F and lows to 30°F, and monthly snowfall averaging 1.6 inches. Fall storms in higher elevations can trigger pronghorn movements, shifting animals downslope and sometimes out of the area.

Licence and how this hunt area is drawn

Hunt Area 64 (Bison Basin) 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

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 from August 15 through September 18 begins when pronghorn are in pre-rut and entering primary rut, and it ends as the peak rut arrives. August and early September bring warm days with highs near 81°F and 70°F respectively and minimal precipitation, making for long glassing days and cool nights. The terrain is gentle rolling ground throughout, and pronghorn move actively in response to forming territories and breeding activity across the sagebrush and meadow country. Regular-season hunting from September 19 through October 31 covers primary rut peaking in late September and early October, then transitions through late rut into fall grouping as the season ends. Weather cools progressively from 70°F highs in late September to 56°F in October, and snow can arrive in October at 1.6 inches for the month; early-season storms at higher elevations may trigger pronghorn movements downslope or out of the area. Public access across Bureau of Land Management and State Trust Land is generally available, though roads through alkaline and creek-bottom country can become impassable after moisture. The license allows a hunter to take any antelope of either sex during both the archery and regular seasons.

Land and access

BLM89%

Generally open to public hunting

State Trust Land7%

Generally open to public hunting

private land3%

Private

About 96% of this hunt area is ground a hunter can generally count on — BLM and State Trust Land, roughly 502 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 1 enrolled walk-in area. 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 pronghorn are mapped

Winter Range100%

used in winter

Yearlong Range100%

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

Sagebrush96%

Grass and meadow3%

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	31°F	11°F	4.7 in
February	34°F	12°F	5.4 in
March	44°F	20°F	4.3 in
April	52°F	26°F	2.8 in
May	62°F	35°F	0.2 in
June	74°F	43°F	0 in
July	83°F	51°F	0 in
August	81°F	49°F	0 in
September	70°F	41°F	0.1 in
October	56°F	30°F	1.6 in
November	41°F	19°F	4.3 in
December	31°F	11°F	5.6 in

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

Common questions

Can a hunter draw a pronghorn license for hunt area 64 without preference points?: Residents draw for hunt area 64 in a random draw with no preference points required; residents have no pronghorn preference-point system. Nonresidents may draw through a preference-point draw or a separate random draw, with three quarters of nonresident licenses going to the preference-point draw and a quarter to the random pool.
What does a pronghorn license for hunt area 64 allow a hunter to take?: The license valid for hunt area 64 is for any antelope and covers the archery season (August 15–September 18) and the regular season (September 19–October 31). A hunter with this license may take one antelope of either sex during the open season dates.
How much of hunt area 64 is public land that a hunter can generally count on accessing?: About 96% of hunt area 64—approximately 502 square miles—is Bureau of Land Management or State Trust Land. Private land makes up 3% of the area and is mostly found along watercourses. Roads, trailheads, seasonal closures and private inholdings still apply, so access cannot be assumed straightforward everywhere.
Does hunt area 64 require a nonresident to hire a guide?: Hunt area 64 contains no designated wilderness, so a nonresident is not required to hire a guide to hunt here legally. Access is generally possible for independent hunters.
When does the pronghorn rut peak in hunt area 64?: The primary rut and peak breeding activity in hunt area 64 typically occur in the last week of September and early October. Hunters during the regular season (September 19–October 31) will encounter animals in or transitioning through rut phases when activity and movement are highest.

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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