Deer Hunt Area 79: Kennaday Peak
Area 79 has no general deer season; every license is drawn. In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 license, nonresidents needed about 6 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 49%.
- Mule deer herd
- Platte Valley (541)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Southeast Wyoming (504)
- Size
- 914 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: 19 licenses. The draw ran out at 6 points: 88.9% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 1 100% 8 1 100% 7 1 100% just under 7 8 100% 6 9 88.89% just under 6 89 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 6 licenses, 89 first-choice applicants (about 7%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 14 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 4 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 194 licenses, 395 first-choice applicants (about 49%).
Legal boundary description
Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the North Platte River; northerly down said river to Big Ditch; southeasterly along Big Ditch to the town of Hanna and Wyoming Highway 72; southerly along said highway to the Pass Creek Road (Carbon County Road 404); southerly along said road to the Pass Creek Basin Road; southerly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 115; southerly along said road to the Cedar Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 261); northeasterly along said road to the Sand Lake Road (U.S.F.S. Road 101); southeasterly along said road to the North Brush Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 100); southerly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 103; southeasterly along said road to the divide between Brush Creek and the Medicine Bow River; southeasterly along said divide to Medicine Bow Peak and the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River; southerly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 130; westerly and northerly along said highway to the North Platte River in the town of Saratoga; northerly down said river to Interstate Highway 80.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 70: Shirley Mountain
- Area 74: Kyle
- Area 75: Four Mile
- Area 76: Sheep Mountain
- Area 78: French Creek
- Area 80: Spring Creek
- Area 82: Baggs
- Area 87: Ferris
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.