Deer Hunt Area 165: YU Bench
Area 165 has no general deer season; every license is drawn. In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 license, nonresidents needed about 12 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 37%.
- Mule deer herd
- Greybull River (210)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Bighorn Basin (201)
- Size
- 333 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region X
Limited-quota licenses
Type 1 · Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 to Oct. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 50 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 5 licenses. Everyone with just under 12 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds just under 12 5 100% 11 or fewer 24 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 24 first-choice applicants (about 4%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. The draw ran out at 2 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 4 2 100% 2 2 50% just under 2 1 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 1 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 36 licenses, 98 first-choice applicants (about 37%).
Type 3 · Any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 to Dec. 15 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 100 | Any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 14 licenses. The draw ran out at 0 points: 15.4% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 7 1 100% 1 9 100% just under 1 2 100% 0 13 15.38% - Nonresident, random draw: 4 licenses, 11 first-choice applicants (about 36%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 6 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 77 licenses, 149 first-choice applicants (about 52%).
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 to Dec. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 300 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident: 170 licenses, 37 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 239 licenses, 122 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Legal boundary description
Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 120 and U.S. Highway 14-16-20; easterly along said highway to the Park-Big Horn County line; southerly along said line to the Lower Greybull Road (Park County Road 3LE); southwesterly along said road to Park County Road 3XQ; southerly and easterly along said road to Big Horn County Lane 40-1/2; northeasterly along said road to the Fenton Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 1222); southerly along said road to the divide between the Greybull River and Fifteen Mile Creek; southwesterly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 120; northwesterly along said highway to U. S. Highway 14-16-20.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 113: Boulder
- Area 116: Meeteetse
- Area 118: Upper Gooseberry Creek
- Area 122: Shoshone River
- Area 124: Emblem
- Area 125: Fifteen Mile
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.