Deer Hunt Area 78: French Creek
Area 78 has no general deer season; every license is drawn. In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 license, nonresidents needed about 9 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 13%.
- Mule deer herd
- Platte Valley (541)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Southeast Wyoming (504)
- Size
- 457 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region D
Limited-quota licenses
Type 1 · Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Oct. 14 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 250 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 21 licenses. The draw ran out at 9 points: 87.5% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds just under 13 2 100% 12 1 100% 11 4 100% 10 4 100% just under 10 3 100% 9 8 87.50% just under 9 140 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 7 licenses, 141 first-choice applicants (about 5%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 15 licenses. The draw ran out at 5 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 1 100% 8 3 100% 7 1 100% 6 4 100% just under 6 5 100% 5 2 50% just under 5 54 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 4 licenses, 55 first-choice applicants (about 7%).
- Resident: 188 licenses, 1,403 first-choice applicants (about 13%).
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: 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: 35 licenses, 51 first-choice applicants (about 69%).
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 1 to Dec. 31 | — | 125 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident: 25 licenses, 26 first-choice applicants (about 96%).
- Resident: 98 licenses, 201 first-choice applicants (about 49%).
Legal boundary description
Beginning where Wyoming Highway 130 crosses the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River; southerly along said divide to Douglas Creek; southerly down said creek to U.S.F.S. Road 543 at Keystone; southerly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 512; southeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 230; southwesterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 230; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130; easterly along said highway to the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 74: Kyle
- Area 75: Four Mile
- Area 76: Sheep Mountain
- Area 79: Kennaday Peak
- Area 80: Spring Creek
- Area 81: Blackhall
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.