Deer Hunt Area 101: Black Butte
Area 101 has no general deer season; every license is drawn. In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 license, nonresidents needed about 20 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 2%.
- Mule deer herd
- South Rock Springs (424)
- Size
- 1,093 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region W
Limited-quota licenses
Type 1 · Antlered deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 to Oct. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 25 | Antlered deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. The draw ran out at 20 points: 40% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 20 5 40% just under 20 120 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 123 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. The draw ran out at 19 points: 66.7% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 19 3 66.67% just under 19 18 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 19 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 16 licenses, 723 first-choice applicants (about 2%).
Legal boundary description
Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 430 and the Wyoming-Colorado state line; northwesterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80 in the town of Rock Springs; easterly along said interstate to the Bitter Creek Road (Sweetwater County Road 19); southeasterly along said road to Carson Springs Junction and the Cow Creek-Powder Wash Road; southeasterly along said road to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 430.
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.