Deer Hunt Area 131: Steamboat
Area 131 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Oct. 1 to Oct. 6. Nonresidents need a Region W general license; in the 2026 draw it took about 1 preference point.
- Mule deer herd
- Sublette (104)
- Size
- 4,232 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region W
General season
Residents hunt Area 131 on a general deer license. Nonresidents need the Region W general license, which is drawn for the whole region and is good in the general seasons of 3 areas.
| Season | Special archery | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Oct. 6 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer |
Region W general license, 2026 draw
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 379 licenses. The draw ran out at 1 point: 2.1% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 12 1 100% 11 1 100% just under 9 3 100% 8 1 100% 7 3 100% just under 7 2 100% 6 4 100% just under 6 11 100% 5 29 100% just under 5 9 100% 4 41 100% just under 4 56 100% 3 55 100% just under 3 37 100% 2 53 100% just under 2 70 100% 1 142 2.11% just under 1 280 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 126 licenses, 418 first-choice applicants (about 30%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 177 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 59 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
Limited-quota licenses
Type 7 · Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land west of the Blue Rim (Sweetwater County Road 5) and Old Stauffer Roads (Sweetwater County Road 7) and south of the OCI Entrance Road (Sweetwater County Road 6)
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 9 to Oct. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land west of the Blue Rim (Sweetwater County Road 5) and Old Stauffer Roads (Sweetwater County Road 7) and south of the OCI Entrance Road (Sweetwater County Road 6) |
- Nonresident: 10 licenses, 26 first-choice applicants (about 38%).
- Resident: 40 licenses, 177 first-choice applicants (about 23%).
Legal boundary description
Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and Wyoming Highway 372; northwesterly along Wyoming Highway 372 to the Fontenelle Dam Road (Lincoln County Road 313); northerly then easterly along said road to the County Line Road (Sweetwater County Road 52); southerly along said road to the Eighteen Mile Road (Sweetwater County Road 49); northeasterly along said road to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 28; northeasterly along said highway to the Sweetwater River; easterly down said river to the Three Forks – Atlantic City Road (B.L.M. Road 2317) at the Phelps-Dodge Bridge; southeasterly along said road to the Bison Basin Road (Fremont County Road 281 and B.L.M. Road 3221); southerly along said road to the Hadsell Road (B.L.M. Road 3217); easterly along said road to the Osborne Road (B.L.M. Road 3212); easterly along said road to the Wamsutter-Crooks Gap Road (Sweetwater County Road 23); southerly along said road to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 372.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 92: Table Mountain
- Area 94: Twin Creek
- Area 96: Green Mountain
- Area 97: Sweetwater Rocks
- Area 98: Chain Lakes
- Area 100: South Wamsutter
- Area 101: Black Butte
- Area 102: Aspen Mountain
- Area 130: Big Sandy
- Area 132: Cedar Mountain
- Area 134: Bear River Divide
- Area 135: West Green River
- Area 138: Boulder
- Area 143: South Piney
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.