Deer Hunt Area 120: Hamilton Dome
Area 120 has no general deer season; every license is drawn. In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 license, nonresidents needed about 11 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 43%.
- Mule deer herd
- Owl Creek/Meeteetse (212)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Bighorn Basin (201)
- Size
- 583 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 | 75 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Everyone with just under 11 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds just under 11 6 100% 10 or fewer 46 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 2 licenses, 46 first-choice applicants (about 4%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 5 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 2 points: 57.1% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 6 1 100% just under 2 7 57.14% 1 or fewer 1 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 1 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 45 licenses, 105 first-choice applicants (about 43%).
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 to Dec. 15 | — | 150 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident: 67 licenses, 41 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 120 licenses, 80 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Legal boundary description
Beginning at the junction of the Upper Cottonwood Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 10) and Wyoming Highway 120; southerly along said highway to the town of Thermopolis and the Broadway Street bridge over the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to the Wind River Reservation boundary; westerly, northerly, then westerly along said boundary to the Anchor Dam Road at Anchor Reservoir (Owl Creek Road-Hot Springs County Road 1); northerly and easterly along said road to the Lake Creek Road; northeasterly along said road to the Upper Cottonwood Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 10); easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 120; in addition, all non-Indian fee title lands in that portion of Hot Springs County within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 36: Badwater
- Area 37: Copper Mountain
- Area 117: Franc's Peak
- Area 118: Upper Gooseberry Creek
- Area 119: Anchor
- Area 127: Cottonwood
- Area 164: Nowater
- 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.