Deer Hunt Area 128: Wind River
Area 128 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Oct. 1 to Oct. 22. Nonresidents need a Region L general license; in the 2026 draw it took about 3 preference points.
- Mule deer herd
- Dubois (642)
- Size
- 1,246 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region L
General season
Residents hunt Area 128 on a general deer license. Nonresidents need the Region L general license, which is drawn for the whole region and is good in the general seasons of 7 areas.
| Season | Special archery | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Oct. 22 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
Region L general license, 2026 draw
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 102 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 3 points: 75% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 8 1 100% 7 3 100% just under 7 2 100% 6 10 100% just under 6 2 100% 5 13 100% just under 5 7 100% 4 11 100% just under 4 20 100% 3 24 100% just under 3 12 75% 2 or fewer 195 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 33 licenses, 195 first-choice applicants (about 17%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 59 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 19 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
Limited-quota licenses
Type 1 · Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 to Nov. 20 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 75 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. The draw ran out at 20 points: 5.6% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 20 107 5.61% just under 20 1,342 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 1,443 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 5 licenses. The draw ran out at 20 points: 9.6% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 20 52 9.62% just under 20 435 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 482 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 60 licenses, 3,834 first-choice applicants (about 2%).
Type 3 · Any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 to Nov. 30 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 7 licenses. The draw ran out at 0 points: 8.3% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 17 1 100% 4 1 100% 3 1 100% 1 3 100% 0 12 8.33% - Nonresident, random draw: 2 licenses, 11 first-choice applicants (about 18%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 40 licenses, 118 first-choice applicants (about 34%).
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Oct. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
| Nov. 1 to Nov. 30 | — | — | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land |
- Nonresident: 10 licenses, 24 first-choice applicants (about 42%).
- Resident: 38 licenses, 141 first-choice applicants (about 27%).
Legal boundary description
All of the drainage of the Wind River west of the west boundary of the Wind River Reservation and those areas of the Spence and Moriarty Wildlife Habitat Management Area that lie east of the East Fork of the Wind River.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 114: Wall Mountain
- Area 115: Thorofare
- Area 116: Meeteetse
- Area 117: Franc's Peak
- Area 119: Anchor
- Area 139: Pinedale
- Area 140: New Fork
- Area 141: Green River
- Area 142: Piney-Horse Creek
- Area 148: Teton
- Area 155: Crystal Peak
- Area 156: Spread Creek
- 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.