Deer Hunt Area 37: Copper Mountain
Area 37 has no general deer season; every license is drawn. In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 license, nonresidents needed about 11 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 21%.
- Mule deer herd
- Southwest Bighorn (208)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Bighorn Basin (201)
- Size
- 372 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region M
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: 3 licenses. Everyone with 11 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 13 1 100% 12 1 100% 11 1 100% just under 11 25 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 25 first-choice applicants (about 4%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. The draw ran out at 6 points: 66.7% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 8 1 100% 6 3 66.67% just under 6 3 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 4 first-choice applicants (about 25%).
- Resident: 27 licenses, 126 first-choice applicants (about 21%).
Type 3 · Any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 to Dec. 15 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 8 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident, random draw: 2 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 36 licenses, 42 first-choice applicants (about 86%).
Type 7 · Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within the Buffalo Creek drainage
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 15 to Nov. 30 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 14 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within the Buffalo Creek drainage |
- Nonresident: 5 licenses, 22 first-choice applicants (about 23%).
- Resident: 20 licenses, 23 first-choice applicants (about 87%).
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 to Dec. 15 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident: 18 licenses, 15 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
- Resident: 40 licenses, 30 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Legal boundary description
Beginning at the confluence of the Bighorn River and Walter's Draw; easterly up said draw to the divide between Nowater Creek and Kirby Creek; easterly along said divide to the Murphy Dome-Mud Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 1409); southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 172 (Black Mountain Road); westerly along said highway to Kirby Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 7); southeasterly along said road to West Bridger Creek; westerly up said creek to the divide between Buffalo Creek and Badwater Creek; westerly along said divide to the head of Gold Creek; westerly down said creek to the east boundary of the Wind River Reservation; north and west along said boundary to the Bighorn River; northerly down said river to Walter's Draw.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 36: Badwater
- Area 39: Bates Creek
- Area 120: Hamilton Dome
- Area 127: Cottonwood
- Area 164: Nowater
- Area 171: Crowheart Butte
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.