Pronghorn buck standing in golden evening grass on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge, Wyoming

Wyoming Pronghorn Area 79 Type 9 Draw Odds

Pronghorn hunt area 079, type 9 (any antelope …, as WGFD labels it). Jump to resident odds or nonresident odds.

Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS Mountain-Prairie), public domain. Photo credits

Fact	Value
Hunt	Pronghorn, Area 79 Type 9: any antelope …
2026 resident quota / first-choice applicants	37 / 150
2026 resident simple odds (random draw)	24.7%
2026 nonresident regular quota: preference pool / random pool	5 / 1
2026 nonresident special quota: preference pool / random pool	3 / 1
2026 nonresident regular: preference cut	7 pts (75% drew at that level)
2026 nonresident special: preference cut	3 pts (all drew at that level)

Resident odds (2026 draw)

Wyoming residents draw pronghorn licenses by random draw; preference points do not apply to residents for this species, so every resident applicant has the same chance. Simple odds are quota divided by first-choice applicants (second and third choices only pick up what is left).

Draw year	Resident quota	1st-choice applicants	Simple odds
2023	38	155	24.5%
2024	36	153	23.5%
2025	37	145	25.5%
2026	37	150	24.7%

Resident outlook for 2027

Resident odds moved +0.1 percentage points a year on average from 2023 to 2026. If quota and demand follow that line, 2027 odds land near 25%.

Nonresident odds by preference point (2026 draw)

For nonresidents WGFD sets aside most licenses for a preference-point draw and the rest for a random draw that also takes everyone who missed in the point draw. The first odds column is WGFD's published first-choice success rate at each level; the second adds our simple random-draw estimate (random quota over first-choice random applicants). Rows marked < are party applications whose averaged points fall between two levels.

Regular license

Your points	1st-choice applicants	Preference draw odds (WGFD)	With random draw added (est.)
9	1	100.0%	100.0%
8	1	100.0%	100.0%
7	4	75.0%	75.9%
< 7	26	0.0%	3.7%

Forecast for 2027: About 8 preference points is where the draw is likely to cut off next year, so applicants at 9 or more are likely to draw on first choice. Point creep has averaged +1.48 points a year (2023 to 2026). Confidence: low.

Special license (higher fee, separate quota)

Your points	1st-choice applicants	Preference draw odds (WGFD)	With random draw added (est.)
5	1	100.0%	100.0%
3	2	100.0%	100.0%
< 3	3	0.0%	33.3%

Forecast for 2027: About 2 preference points is where the draw is likely to cut off next year, so applicants at 3 or more are likely to draw on first choice. Point creep has averaged -0.94 points a year (2023 to 2026). Confidence: low.

History

Draw year	NR regular cut	NR special cut	NR random odds (regular)
2023	2 pts (20% drew at that level)	5 pts (17% drew at that level)	5.6%
2024	5 pts (14% drew at that level)	2 pts (all drew at that level)	2.9%
2025	6 pts (40% drew at that level)	4 pts (all drew at that level)	4.5%
2026	7 pts (75% drew at that level)	3 pts (all drew at that level)	3.7%

Forecast method: how we forecast point creep. It is a trend line, not a promise.

Notes from TagCanyon

In 2026, 150 residents listed this hunt first for 37 resident licenses. The nonresident regular points-to-draw index went from 2.8 in 2023 to 7.2 in 2026.

Deadline

Applications open Jan 2 and close Jun 1 on WGFD's current dates table (results in mid-June). Confirm the 2027 dates on WGFD's page. WGFD application dates.

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD), 2026 Demand Reports (WGFD draw results and odds). Tables, forecasts and text are TagCanyon's own. Not affiliated with WGFD. Retrieved Oct 17, 2026.