Deer Hunt Area 171: Crowheart Butte
Area 171 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
- 2,384 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region L
General season
Residents hunt Area 171 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 150 | Any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 22 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 7 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 9 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 3 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 120 licenses, 68 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 6 · Doe or fawn
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 350 | Doe or fawn |
- Nonresident: 248 licenses, 19 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 280 licenses, 96 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Legal boundary description
All non-Indian owned fee title lands within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation; excluding Deer Hunt Area 157, those areas of the Spence and Moriarity Wildlife Management Area that lie east of the East Fork of the Wind River, and those lands within Hot Springs County. WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION By: Mark E. Jolovich, President Dated: April 22, 2026
Nearby deer areas
- Area 36: Badwater
- Area 37: Copper Mountain
- Area 90: Muskrat
- Area 92: Table Mountain
- Area 119: Anchor
- Area 120: Hamilton Dome
- Area 127: Cottonwood
- Area 128: Wind River
- Area 138: Boulder
- Area 139: Pinedale
- Area 157: Boysen
- Area 160: Beaver Creek
- Area 164: Nowater
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.