Deer Hunt Area 119: Anchor
Area 119 has no general deer season; every license is drawn. In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 license, nonresidents needed about 20 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 5%.
- Mule deer herd
- Owl Creek/Meeteetse (212)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Bighorn Basin (201)
- Size
- 439 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 to Nov. 15 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 50 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. Everyone with 20 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 20 3 100% just under 20 52 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 52 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. The draw ran out at 17 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 19 1 100% 17 4 50% just under 17 13 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 15 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 21 licenses, 436 first-choice applicants (about 5%).
Type 2 · Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 to Oct. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 50 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 5 licenses. The draw ran out at 12 points: 66.7% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 18 1 100% 16 1 100% 14 1 100% 12 3 66.67% just under 12 23 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 24 first-choice applicants (about 4%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. The draw ran out at 11 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 17 1 100% 15 1 100% 11 2 50% just under 11 9 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 10 first-choice applicants (about 10%).
- Resident: 40 licenses, 91 first-choice applicants (about 44%).
Type 3 · Any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 100 | Any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 12 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 3 1 100% 1 3 100% just under 1 3 100% 0 10 50% - Nonresident, random draw: 4 licenses, 5 first-choice applicants (about 80%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 73 licenses, 86 first-choice applicants (about 85%).
Legal boundary description
Beginning where the divide between Gooseberry Creek and Grass Creek crosses Wyoming Highway 120; southerly along said highway to the Upper Cottonwood Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 10); westerly then southerly along said road to the Lake Creek Road; southerly along said road to the Anchor Dam Road at Anchor Reservoir (Owl Creek Road, Hot Springs County Road 1); southerly along said road to the Wind River Reservation boundary; westerly along said boundary to the divide between Owl Creek and the South Fork of the Wood River; easterly along said divide to the divide between Cottonwood Creek and Gooseberry Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between Gooseberry Creek and Grass Creek; easterly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 120.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 116: Meeteetse
- Area 117: Franc's Peak
- Area 118: Upper Gooseberry Creek
- Area 120: Hamilton Dome
- Area 125: Fifteen Mile
- Area 127: Cottonwood
- Area 128: Wind River
- Area 171: Crowheart Butte
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.