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When are Wyoming's hunting draw deadlines?

Every Wyoming big game application window we have read from Wyoming Game and Fish Department, what is still ahead, and when it ran last.

Wyoming draw dates

Wyoming's Preference points for nonresident elk, deer and antelope (points only) closed Nov 2, 2026.

Wyoming Game and Fish has not printed 2027 dates. The dates table prints month and day with no year; the same dates appear in its 2026 Hunting License Application Information PDF and its January 26, 2026 release, so every row is the 2026 cycle.

  • Preference points for nonresident elk, deer and antelopeclosed Nov 2, 2026
  • Preference points for moose and bighorn sheepclosed Nov 2, 2026
  • Elk draw for residentsclosed Jun 1, 2026
  • Deer drawclosed Jun 1, 2026
  • Antelope drawclosed Jun 1, 2026
  • Fall turkey drawclosed Jun 1, 2026
  • Moose drawclosed Apr 30, 2026
  • Bighorn sheep drawclosed Apr 30, 2026
  • Mountain goat drawclosed Apr 30, 2026
  • Bison drawclosed Apr 30, 2026
  • Elk draw for nonresidentsclosed Feb 2, 2026
  • Spring turkey drawclosed Feb 2, 2026

"online applications must be completed and submitted by midnight mountain time (MT) on the deadline date indicated below"

"Nonresident elk applicants can modify or withdraw their applications through May 8."

Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Application Dates & Deadlines: Wyoming Game & Fish Department, checked November 2026.

Western Draw Deadlines
Who is applying?

Draw deadlines · Wyoming · All species. No date ahead is printed for Wyoming yet. The last printed dates are below.

Draw deadlines · Wyoming · All species

No date ahead printed

No date ahead is printed for Wyoming yet. The last printed dates are below.

Wyoming Game and Fish has not printed 2027 dates. The dates table prints month and day with no year; the same dates appear in its 2026 Hunting License Application Information PDF and its January 26, 2026 release, so every row is the 2026 cycle.

Last printed dates (12)

These dates have passed. They show when the state ran this last time, and the next dates can differ.

  • Preference points for nonresident elk, deer and antelope

    Date passed

    Jul 1 to Nov 2, 2026

    Elk, Deer, Pronghorn · Nonresidents only · Points only

    "Preference Pt Application Period | Elk - Nonresident | Jan 2 | Feb 2 | May 8 | May 21 | Jul 1 - Nov 2 | Deer | Jan 2 | Jun 1 | Jun 1 | Jun 18 | Jul 1 - Nov 2 | Antelope | Jan 2 | Jun 1 | Jun 1 | Jun 18 | Jul 1 - Nov 2"
    Wyoming Game and Fish Department

  • Preference points for moose and bighorn sheep

    Date passed

    Jul 1 to Nov 2, 2026

    Moose, Bighorn sheep · Points only

    "Preference Pt Application Period | Moose | Jan 2 | Apr 30 | Apr 30 | May 21 | Jul 1 - Nov 2 | Bighorn Sheep | Jan 2 | Apr 30 | Apr 30 | May 21 | Jul 1 - Nov 2"
    Wyoming Game and Fish Department

  • Elk draw for residents

    Date passed

    Jan 2 to Jun 1, 2026 · results Jun 18, 2026

    Elk · Residents only

    "Elk - Resident | Jan 2 | Jun 1 | Jun 1 | Jun 18 | N/A"
    Wyoming Game and Fish Department

  • Deer draw

    Date passed

    Jan 2 to Jun 1, 2026 · results Jun 18, 2026

    Deer

    "Deer | Jan 2 | Jun 1 | Jun 1 | Jun 18 | Jul 1 - Nov 2"
    Wyoming Game and Fish Department

  • Antelope draw

    Date passed

    Jan 2 to Jun 1, 2026 · results Jun 18, 2026

    Pronghorn

    "Antelope | Jan 2 | Jun 1 | Jun 1 | Jun 18 | Jul 1 - Nov 2"
    Wyoming Game and Fish Department

  • Fall turkey draw

    Date passed

    Apr 1 to Jun 1, 2026 · results Jun 18, 2026

    Turkey

    "Fall Turkey | Apr 1 | Jun 1 | Jun 1 | Jun 18 | N/A"
    Wyoming Game and Fish Department

  • Moose draw

    Date passed

    Jan 2 to Apr 30, 2026 · results May 21, 2026

    Moose

    "Moose | Jan 2 | Apr 30 | Apr 30 | May 21 | Jul 1 - Nov 2"
    Wyoming Game and Fish Department

  • Bighorn sheep draw

    Date passed

    Jan 2 to Apr 30, 2026 · results May 21, 2026

    Bighorn sheep

    "Bighorn Sheep | Jan 2 | Apr 30 | Apr 30 | May 21 | Jul 1 - Nov 2"
    Wyoming Game and Fish Department

  • Mountain goat draw

    Date passed

    Jan 2 to Apr 30, 2026 · results May 21, 2026

    Mountain goat

    "Mountain Goat | Jan 2 | Apr 30 | Apr 30 | May 21 | N/A"
    Wyoming Game and Fish Department

  • Bison draw

    Date passed

    Mar 2 to Apr 30, 2026 · results May 21, 2026

    Bison

    "Bison | Mar 2 | Apr 30 | Apr 30 | May 21 | N/A"
    Wyoming Game and Fish Department

  • Elk draw for nonresidents

    Date passed

    Jan 2 to Feb 2, 2026 · results May 21, 2026

    Elk · Nonresidents only

    "Elk - Nonresident | Jan 2 | Feb 2 | May 8 | May 21 | Jul 1 - Nov 2"
    Wyoming Game and Fish Department

  • Spring turkey draw

    Date passed

    Jan 2 to Feb 2, 2026 · results Feb 12, 2026

    Turkey

    "Spring Turkey | Jan 2 | Feb 2 | Feb 2 | Feb 12 | N/A"
    Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Application Dates & Deadlines: Wyoming Game & Fish Department, checked November 2026.

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Wyoming Game and Fish has not printed 2027 dates. The dates table prints month and day with no year; the same dates appear in its 2026 Hunting License Application Information PDF and its January 26, 2026 release, so every row is the 2026 cycle. Wyoming's Preference points for nonresident elk, deer and antelope (points only) closed Nov 2, 2026. Source: Application Dates & Deadlines: Wyoming Game & Fish Department.

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