Deer Hunt Area 35: Upper Nowood
Area 35 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Oct. 15 to Oct. 24. Nonresidents need a Region M general license; in the 2026 draw it took 1 preference point to be sure of drawing (3.8% of those with fewer drew).
- Mule deer herd
- Southwest Bighorn (208)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Bighorn Basin (201)
- Size
- 188 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region M
General season
Residents hunt Area 35 on a general deer license. Nonresidents need the Region M general license, which is drawn for the whole region and is good in the general seasons of 4 areas.
| Season | Special archery | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 to Oct. 24 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
Region M general license, 2026 draw
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 265 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 1 point: 3.8% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 12 1 100% 6 1 100% just under 6 6 100% 5 2 100% just under 5 7 100% 4 1 100% just under 4 3 100% 3 13 100% just under 3 13 100% 2 22 100% just under 2 65 100% 1 128 100% just under 1 79 3.80% 0 or fewer 181 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 88 licenses, 255 first-choice applicants (about 35%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 117 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 39 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
Legal boundary description
Beginning at Cottonwood Pass and the Nowood Road; northeasterly along said road to Deep Creek; up said creek to Lost Creek; up said creek to the Cherry Creek Hill Stock Drive Road; northeasterly along said road to the Hazelton Road; southerly along said road to Washakie County Road 6215 at Kidd Flat; southwesterly along said road to Natrona County Road 109; southwesterly along said road to the North Fork of Buffalo Creek; southwesterly along said creek to the divide between the Middle Fork and North Fork of Buffalo Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between Badwater Creek, Deep Creek and Buffalo Creek; southwesterly along said divide to the Bighorn Trail; westerly along said trail to the Oakie Road (Natrona County Road 101); westerly along said road to Sioux Pass and the Devil's Slide Road; westerly along said road to the divide between Nowood Creek and Badwater Creek; southwesterly then northwesterly along said divide to the Nowood Road at Cottonwood Pass.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 32: Beartrap Creek
- Area 34: North Natrona
- Area 36: Badwater
- Area 39: Bates Creek
- Area 40: Buffalo Creek
- Area 163: Middle Fork
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.