Deer Hunt Area 106: Crandall-Sunlight
Area 106 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Oct. 1 to Oct. 14. Nonresidents need a Region F general license; in the 2026 draw it took about 1 preference point.
- Mule deer herd
- Clark's Fork (216)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Bighorn Basin (201)
- Size
- 497 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region F
General season
Residents hunt Area 106 on a general deer license. Nonresidents need the Region F general license, which is drawn for the whole region and is good in the general seasons of 9 areas.
| Season | Special archery | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Oct. 14 | — | Antlered mule deer within the North Absaroka Wilderness; any white-tailed deer valid in the entire area |
| Oct. 15 to Oct. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
Region F general license, 2026 draw
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 324 licenses. The draw ran out at 1 point: 83.1% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 6 100% 9 1 100% 8 1 100% just under 8 4 100% 7 2 100% just under 7 2 100% 6 4 100% 5 2 100% just under 5 7 100% 4 17 100% just under 4 15 100% 3 19 100% just under 3 32 100% 2 47 100% just under 2 57 100% 1 130 83.08% just under 1 432 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 107 licenses, 454 first-choice applicants (about 24%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 165 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 54 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
Limited-quota licenses
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident: 26 licenses, 3 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 40 licenses, 23 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Legal boundary description
All of the drainage of Soda Butte Creek outside of Yellowstone National Park; extending east to include all of the southern drainages of the Clark’s Fork River down to Dead Indian Creek; southerly along said creek to the North Absaroka Wilderness boundary; easterly along said boundary to the top of Dead Indian Creek drainage and southerly to include the remainder of Dead Indian Creek drainage.
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.