Deer Hunt Area 149: Targhee
Area 149 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Sep. 15 to Oct. 2. Nonresidents need a Region H general license; in the 2026 draw it took about 8 preference points.
- Mule deer herd
- Targhee (101)
- Size
- 382 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region H
General season
Residents hunt Area 149 on a general deer license. Nonresidents need the Region H general license, which is drawn for the whole region and is good in the general seasons of 12 areas.
| Season | Special archery | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 15 to Oct. 2 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 14 | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer |
Region H general license, 2026 draw
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 151 licenses. The draw ran out at 8 points: 1.9% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 20 1 100% 18 1 100% 17 2 100% 13 1 100% 12 2 100% just under 12 2 100% 11 12 100% just under 11 2 100% 10 15 100% just under 10 10 100% 9 44 100% just under 9 58 100% 8 53 1.89% just under 8 973 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 50 licenses, 1,022 first-choice applicants (about 5%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 101 licenses. The draw ran out at 6 points: 20% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 1 100% just under 9 4 100% 8 15 100% just under 8 8 100% 7 30 100% just under 7 31 100% 6 60 20% just under 6 356 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 33 licenses, 404 first-choice applicants (about 8%).
Limited-quota licenses
Type 3 · Any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 15 to Nov. 30 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 14 | 25 | Any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 4 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 20 licenses, 19 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 15 to Nov. 30 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 14 | 25 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident: 5 licenses, 5 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 20 licenses, 24 first-choice applicants (about 83%).
Legal boundary description
Beginning where Wyoming Highway 22 crosses the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said boundary to the Caribou-Targhee National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to Teton Pass and Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Idaho state line.
Nearby deer areas
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.