Deer Hunt Area 118: Upper Gooseberry Creek
Area 118 has no general deer season; every license is drawn. In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 license, nonresidents needed about 15 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 17%.
- Mule deer herd
- Owl Creek/Meeteetse (212)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Bighorn Basin (201)
- Size
- 205 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 | 25 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
| Nov. 1 to Nov. 30 | — | — | Any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 1 license. The draw ran out at 15 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 15 2 50% just under 15 8 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 8 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. Everyone with 8 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 11 1 100% 8 1 100% just under 8 4 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 4 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 11 licenses, 65 first-choice applicants (about 17%).
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 to Nov. 30 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident: 10 licenses, 21 first-choice applicants (about 48%).
- Resident: 40 licenses, 67 first-choice applicants (about 60%).
Legal boundary description
All of the drainages of Gooseberry Creek and Little Buffalo Creek located west of Wyoming Highway 120.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 113: Boulder
- Area 116: Meeteetse
- Area 117: Franc's Peak
- Area 119: Anchor
- Area 120: Hamilton Dome
- Area 125: Fifteen Mile
- 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.