Deer Hunt Area 1: Crook
Area 1 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Nov. 1 to Nov. 20. Nonresidents need a Region A general license; in the 2026 draw it took 1 preference point to be sure of drawing (2.1% of those with fewer drew).
- Mule deer herd
- Black Hills (751)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Black Hills (706)
- Size
- 713 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region A
General season
Residents hunt Area 1 on a general deer license. Nonresidents need the Region A general license, which is drawn for the whole region and is good in the general seasons of 6 areas.
| Season | Special archery | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 to Nov. 20 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | Antlered deer valid in the entire area; any white-tailed deer valid on private land |
Region A general license, 2026 draw
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 1,272 licenses. The draw ran out at 0 points: 2.1% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 2 100% 9 1 100% just under 8 2 100% 7 4 100% 6 5 100% 5 2 100% just under 5 2 100% 4 18 100% just under 4 23 100% 3 46 100% just under 3 45 100% 2 101 100% just under 2 120 100% 1 464 100% just under 1 405 100% 0 1,514 2.11% - Nonresident, random draw: 424 licenses, 1,482 first-choice applicants (about 29%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 589 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 196 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
Limited-quota licenses
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 to Nov. 20 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 350 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land |
- Nonresident: 162 licenses, 281 first-choice applicants (about 58%).
- Resident: 278 licenses, 171 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Legal boundary description
Beginning where Wyoming Highway 112 crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line; southwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 24 in the town of Hulett; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14; westerly along said highway to the Cabin Creek Road (Crook County Road 116); northwesterly along said road to the Oshoto Road (Crook County Road 263); westerly along said road to the “D” Road (Crook County Road 68); northerly along said road to the Rocky Point Road in Campbell County (Campbell County Road 85); northerly along said road to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to Wyoming Highway 112.
Nearby deer areas
How to read this
Draw results are what happened in the 2026 draw, published by Wyoming Game and Fish. They are not a forecast; quotas and applicant numbers change every year. Preference-point odds are WGFD's own figures. For random and resident draws WGFD publishes licenses and applicant counts, so the percentage shown is the share of first-choice applicants there were licenses for, before second and third choices. Rows marked “just under” a number are applicants between two point levels, which happens when a party applies together and its points are averaged.
Season dates and legal deer are from WGFD Chapter 6, Deer Hunting Seasons. Where a draw report and the regulation describe a license differently, this page uses the regulation's wording.
Sources: WGFD draw results and odds (2026), WGFD Chapter 6 deer seasons, and the WGFD deer hunt area boundaries. Boundaries on the map are for general location, not a survey. Check the current regulations before you hunt.