Deer Hunt Area 66: Bates Hole-Hat Six
Area 66 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Oct. 15 to Oct. 21. Nonresidents need a Region D general license; in the 2026 draw it took about 3 preference points.
- Mule deer herd
- Bates Hole/Hat Six (757)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Central (707)
- Size
- 1,000 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region D
General season
Residents hunt Area 66 on a general deer license. Nonresidents need the Region D 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. 15 to Oct. 21 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
Region D general license, 2026 draw
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 152 licenses. The draw ran out at just under 3 points: 23.1% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 11 1 100% 9 2 100% 8 1 100% just under 8 2 100% 6 6 100% just under 6 6 100% 5 13 100% just under 5 14 100% 4 30 100% just under 4 27 100% 3 44 100% just under 3 26 23.08% 2 or fewer 254 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 50 licenses, 273 first-choice applicants (about 18%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 86 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 28 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
Limited-quota licenses
Type 3 · Any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 to Nov. 30 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 75 | Any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 11 licenses. The draw ran out at 0 points: 62.5% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 1 1 100% 0 16 62.50% - Nonresident, random draw: 3 licenses, 6 first-choice applicants (about 50%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 5 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 1 license, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 60 licenses, 195 first-choice applicants (about 31%).
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer only valid in Area 88
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 15 to Oct. 14 | — | 75 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer only valid in Area 88 |
| Oct. 15 to Nov. 30 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | — | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident: 15 licenses, 25 first-choice applicants (about 60%).
- Resident: 60 licenses, 134 first-choice applicants (about 45%).
Legal boundary description
Beginning at the confluence of Deer Creek and the North Platte River at the town of Glenrock; southerly along said creek to Curry Creek; southeasterly up said creek to U.S.F.S. Road 660; northwesterly along said road to its termination at the Squaw Springs Trail Road; southwesterly along said road to the Bates Creek Road (Natrona County Road 402); southwesterly along said road to the Spring Creek Road; westerly along said road to the Lone Tree Road (B.L.M. Road 3141); southerly along said road to the Shirley Ridge Road (Carbon County Road 2); southwesterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 77; southerly along said highway to the Chalk Mountain Road (B.L.M. 3129); westerly and northerly along said road to the Dry Creek Road (Carbon County Road 103); northwesterly along said road to the south fork of Canyon Creek; westerly and northerly down said fork to Canyon Creek; westerly down said creek to Pathfinder Reservoir and the North Platte River; northerly and easterly down said river to Wolf Creek; southerly up said creek to its head; southerly one and one-eighth (1-1/8) miles to the Casper Mountain area boundary marker; due east two and one-quarter (2-1/4) miles to the west boundary of Star Wallow; southerly along said boundary one and one-half (1-1/2) miles to the switchback of the Circle Drive Road (Natrona County Road 505); southerly along said road to the head of the Clear Fork of Muddy Creek; easterly down said fork to the Casper Mountain area boundary marker; north two (2) miles to the southeast corner of Crimson Dawn Park; northerly and westerly along the east and north boundary of said park to the north entrance road; northerly along said road to the East End Road (Natrona County Road 506); northeasterly along said road to the head of the East Fork of Elkhorn Creek; northerly down said creek to the lower timberline on Casper Mountain; westerly along said timberline to the Casper Mountain Road (Wyoming Highway 251); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 258 (Wyoming Boulevard); westerly along said highway to Poplar Street; northerly along said street to the North Platte River; easterly down said river to Deer Creek at the town of Glenrock.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 22: Douglas
- Area 34: North Natrona
- Area 64: Laramie Peak
- Area 65: South Converse
- Area 67: Casper Mountain
- Area 70: Shirley Mountain
- Area 87: Ferris
- Area 88: Kendrick
- Area 89: Rattlesnake
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.