Deer Hunt Area 70: Shirley Mountain
Area 70 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
- Shirley Mountain (540)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Southeast Wyoming (504)
- Size
- 1,149 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region D
General season
Residents hunt Area 70 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. 1 to Dec. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. The draw ran out at 0 points: 18.2% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 1 1 100% 0 11 18.18% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 9 first-choice applicants (about 11%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 3 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 40 licenses, 62 first-choice applicants (about 65%).
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 75 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident: 15 licenses, 23 first-choice applicants (about 65%).
- Resident: 60 licenses, 57 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Legal boundary description
Beginning where Wyoming Highway 487 intersects U.S. Highway 30 at the town of Medicine Bow; westerly along U.S. Highway 30 to Wyoming Highway 72; northerly along said highway to the town of Hanna and Big Ditch; northwesterly along Big Ditch to Seminoe Reservoir and the North Platte River; northerly down said river to where Canyon Creek enters Pathfinder Reservoir; easterly up said creek to the south fork of Canyon Creek; easterly and southerly up said fork to the Dry Creek Road (Carbon County Road 103); southeasterly along said road to the Chalk Mountain Road (B.L.M. Road 3129); easterly and southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 77; northerly along said highway to the Shirley Ridge Road (Carbon County Road 2); northeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 487; southerly along said highway to the intersection with U.S. Highway 30 at the town of Medicine Bow.
Nearby deer areas
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.