Wyoming hunting regulations

License year: 2026. Each fact shows its own license year, source and the date we checked it. Always confirm with Wyoming Game and Fish Department before you apply.

Official regulations

Rules to know

Hunter orange
All big and trophy game hunters in an open regular season must wear one or more exterior garments of fluorescent orange or fluorescent pink; archers and crossbow hunters in special archery or Type 9 archery-only seasons are exempt Source: WGFD 2026 Antelope, Deer and Elk Hunting Regulations, PDF p. 9. License year 2026. Checked Oct 26, 2026.
Wilderness guide
Nonresidents may not hunt big or trophy game in a designated wilderness area unless accompanied by a licensed professional guide or a resident guide (a resident guide may guide no more than 2 hunters per calendar year in wilderness) Source: WGFD 2026 Antelope, Deer and Elk Hunting Regulations, PDF p. 9. License year 2026. Checked Oct 26, 2026.
Gtnp bear spray
Everyone hunting elk in Grand Teton National Park (Elk Hunt Areas 75 and 79) must carry readily accessible bear pepper spray Source: WGFD 2026 Antelope, Deer and Elk Hunting Regulations, PDF p. 7. License year 2026. Checked Oct 26, 2026.
Emergency closures
The Commission may institute an emergency closure by regulation; notice is given through the Department website and other public notice Source: WGFD 2026 Antelope, Deer and Elk Hunting Regulations, PDF p. 9. License year 2026. Checked Oct 26, 2026.

What changed

2026
Moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and wild bison draw results moved to a tentative May 21 Source: WGFD 2026 Hunting License Application Information, p. 1. License year 2026. Checked Oct 26, 2026.
2026
Tentative seasons were not in the application packet; hunters were pointed to the 2025 regulations and archery dates on the Hunt Planner, with final season information published May 1 Source: WGFD 2026 Hunting License Application Information, p. 9. License year 2026. Checked Oct 26, 2026.

Wyoming elk and mule deer draw odds by unit: past results from each state agency, with the source for every number.