Deer Hunt Area 115: Thorofare
Area 115 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Sep. 10 to Oct. 27. Nonresidents need a Region F general license; in the 2026 draw it took about 1 preference point.
- Mule deer herd
- Upper Shoshone (215)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Bighorn Basin (201)
- Size
- 329 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region F
General season
Residents hunt Area 115 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 10 to Oct. 27 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 9 | 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.
Legal boundary description
All of the drainage of the Yellowstone River upstream from Yellowstone Lake and outside of Yellowstone National Park.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 110: Grinnell
- Area 111: Elk Fork
- Area 112: Ishawooa
- Area 114: Wall Mountain
- Area 128: Wind River
- Area 148: Teton
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.