Deer Hunt Area 109: Bald Ridge
Area 109 has no general deer season; every license is drawn. In the 2026 draw for the Type 3 license, nonresidents needed 1 preference point to be sure of drawing (50% of those with fewer drew), and residents' first-choice odds were about 27%.
- Mule deer herd
- Clark's Fork (216)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Bighorn Basin (201)
- Size
- 198 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region F
Limited-quota licenses
Type 3 · Any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 35 | Any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. The draw ran out at 0 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 1 3 100% 0 6 50% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 3 first-choice applicants (about 33%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 28 licenses, 105 first-choice applicants (about 27%).
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 125 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident: 45 licenses, 8 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 100 licenses, 80 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Legal boundary description
Beginning where the Clark’s Fork River crosses Wyoming Highway 120; southwesterly along said river to Dead Indian Creek; southerly along said creek to the North Absaroka Wilderness Boundary; easterly along said boundary to the top of the Paint Creek drainage and including all of the drainage of Pat O'Hara Creek, Paint Creek, Trail Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Dry Creek, Newmeyer Creek and Dead Indian Gulch north of the North Fork of the Shoshone River and west of Wyoming Highway 120.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 105: Beartooth
- Area 106: Crandall-Sunlight
- Area 111: Elk Fork
- Area 113: Boulder
- Area 121: Heart Mountain
- Area 122: Shoshone River
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.