Deer Hunt Area 31: Salt Creek
Area 31 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Oct. 1 to Oct. 10. Nonresidents need a Region C general license; in the 2026 draw it took 1 preference point to be sure of drawing (79.5% of those with fewer drew).
- Mule deer herd
- Pumpkin Buttes (320)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Powder River (303)
- Size
- 191 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region C
General season
Residents hunt Area 31 on a general deer license. Nonresidents need the Region C 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. 10 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | Antlered mule deer three (3) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer |
Region C general license, 2026 draw
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 1,095 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 1 point: 79.5% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 12 1 100% 10 3 100% 8 3 100% 7 7 100% just under 7 6 100% 6 17 100% just under 6 7 100% 5 21 100% just under 5 38 100% 4 36 100% just under 4 56 100% 3 79 100% just under 3 75 100% 2 157 100% just under 2 181 100% 1 319 100% just under 1 112 79.46% 0 or fewer 599 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 365 licenses, 621 first-choice applicants (about 59%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 535 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 178 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
Legal boundary description
Beginning at the junction of the West Sussex Oil Field Road and Wyoming Highway 192 at the town of Linch; southeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 387; southwesterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; northwesterly along said highway to the point on Interstate Highway 25 due west of the junction of old U.S. Highway 87 and the West Sussex Oil Field Road; east from Interstate Highway 25 to the junction of old U.S. Highway 87 and the West Sussex Oil Field Road; easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 192 at the town of Linch.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 19: Pumpkin Buttes
- Area 22: Douglas
- Area 29: Johnson
- Area 34: North Natrona
- Area 169: Tisdale Mountain
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.