Deer Hunt Area 81: Blackhall
Area 81 has no general deer season; every license is drawn. In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 license, nonresidents needed about 10 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 24%.
- Mule deer herd
- Platte Valley (541)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Southeast Wyoming (504)
- Size
- 304 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 | 175 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 15 licenses. The draw ran out at 10 points: 33.3% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 13 5 100% just under 12 5 100% 11 2 100% just under 11 2 100% 10 3 33.33% just under 10 115 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 4 licenses, 117 first-choice applicants (about 3%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 11 licenses. The draw ran out at 7 points: 50% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 9 1 100% 8 3 100% just under 8 5 100% 7 4 50% just under 7 30 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 3 licenses, 32 first-choice applicants (about 9%).
- Resident: 132 licenses, 554 first-choice applicants (about 24%).
Legal boundary description
Beginning at the Wyoming-Colorado state line and Wyoming Highway 230; westerly along said line to the Continental Divide; northerly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 70; northeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230 at the town of Riverside; easterly and southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line.
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.