Deer Hunt Area 76: Sheep Mountain
Area 76 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Oct. 1 to Oct. 14. Nonresidents need a Region D general license; in the 2026 draw it took about 3 preference points.
- Mule deer herd
- Sheep Mountain (539)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Southeast Wyoming (504)
- Size
- 409 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region D
General season
Residents hunt Area 76 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. 1 to Oct. 14 | 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.
Legal boundary description
Beginning at the city of Laramie and Wyoming Highway 230; southwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 10 at Woods Landing; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; west along said line to Wyoming Highway 230; northeasterly along said highway to U.S.F.S. Road 512; northwesterly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 543; northerly along said road to Douglas Creek at Keystone; northerly up said creek to the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River; northerly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 130; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 59: South Laramie Mountains
- Area 74: Kyle
- Area 75: Four Mile
- Area 77: Boulder Ridge
- Area 78: French Creek
- Area 79: Kennaday Peak
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.