Deer Hunt Area 156: Spread Creek
Area 156 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Sep. 15 to Oct. 2. Nonresidents need a Region L general license; in the 2026 draw it took about 3 preference points.
- Mule deer herd
- Dubois (642)
- Size
- 351 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region L
General season
Residents hunt Area 156 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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.
Legal boundary description
Beginning where the Grand Teton National Park boundary crosses the Gros Ventre River east of Kelly; northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26-287; easterly along said highway to Togwotee Pass and the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); southerly along said road to the South Fork of Fish Creek; westerly along said creek to Fish Creek; southwesterly down said creek to the Gros Ventre River; westerly down said river to the Grand Teton National Park boundary.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 128: Wind River
- Area 141: Green River
- Area 148: Teton
- Area 152: Lower Hoback
- Area 155: Crystal Peak
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.