Deer Hunt Area 157: Boysen
Area 157 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Oct. 1 to Oct. 31. Nonresidents need a Region L general license; in the 2026 draw it took about 3 preference points.
- Mule deer herd
- Project (643)
- Size
- 664 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region L
General season
Residents hunt Area 157 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. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | Any 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 3 · Any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 to Nov. 30 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 175 | Any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 27 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 8 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 11 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 3 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 139 licenses, 94 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 6 · Doe or fawn
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 100 | Doe or fawn |
- Nonresident: 20 licenses, 48 first-choice applicants (about 42%).
- Resident: 76 licenses, 114 first-choice applicants (about 67%).
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Oct. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | Unlimited | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
| Nov. 1 to Nov. 30 | — | — | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land |
- Nonresident: 9,906 licenses, 13 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 7,994 licenses, 81 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Legal boundary description
All lands within the Bureau of Reclamation's Riverton and Boysen Unit boundaries and those lands within Boysen State Park south of Cottonwood Creek and west of Boysen Reservoir and those lands within Boysen State Park south of U.S. Highway 20-26 and all non-Indian owned fee title lands within the following described area: Beginning where the eastern boundary of the Wind River Reservation meets the Boysen State Park Boundary south of U.S. Highway 20-26; southerly, then westerly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 135; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 789; northwesterly along said highway to the Big Wind River near the City of Riverton; northwesterly up said river to Diversion Dam and the southern boundary of the Riverton Reclamation Unit boundary.
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.