Deer Hunt Area 116: Meeteetse
Area 116 has no general deer season; every license is drawn. In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 license, nonresidents needed about 5 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 37%.
- Mule deer herd
- Owl Creek/Meeteetse (212)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Bighorn Basin (201)
- Size
- 373 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region F
Limited-quota licenses
Type 1 · Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 to Oct. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 75 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. Everyone with 5 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 7 2 100% 5 1 100% just under 5 10 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 10 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. Everyone with 6 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 9 1 100% 6 1 100% just under 6 3 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 3 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 52 licenses, 141 first-choice applicants (about 37%).
Type 3 · Any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 to Nov. 30 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 100 | Any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 13 licenses. The draw ran out at 0 points: 53.9% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 6 2 100% 2 2 100% 1 2 100% 0 13 53.85% - Nonresident, random draw: 4 licenses, 6 first-choice applicants (about 67%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 78 licenses, 190 first-choice applicants (about 41%).
Type 7 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land in the Wood River drainage
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 to Oct. 14 | — | 125 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land in the Wood River drainage |
- Nonresident: 99 licenses, 8 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 100 licenses, 26 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 to Nov. 30 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 200 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident: 40 licenses, 51 first-choice applicants (about 78%).
- Resident: 160 licenses, 179 first-choice applicants (about 89%).
Legal boundary description
All of the Greybull and Wood River drainages off national forest west of Wyoming Highway 120.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 111: Elk Fork
- Area 112: Ishawooa
- Area 113: Boulder
- Area 117: Franc's Peak
- Area 118: Upper Gooseberry Creek
- Area 119: Anchor
- Area 125: Fifteen Mile
- Area 128: Wind River
- Area 165: YU Bench
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.