Deer Hunt Area 82: Baggs
Area 82 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Oct. 1 to Oct. 10. Nonresidents need a Region W general license; in the 2026 draw it took about 1 preference point.
- Mule deer herd
- Baggs (427)
- Size
- 1,002 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region W
General season
Residents hunt Area 82 on a general deer license. Nonresidents need the Region W general license, which is drawn for the whole region and is good in the general seasons of 3 areas.
| Season | Special archery | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Oct. 10 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer |
Region W general license, 2026 draw
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 379 licenses. The draw ran out at 1 point: 2.1% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 12 1 100% 11 1 100% just under 9 3 100% 8 1 100% 7 3 100% just under 7 2 100% 6 4 100% just under 6 11 100% 5 29 100% just under 5 9 100% 4 41 100% just under 4 56 100% 3 55 100% just under 3 37 100% 2 53 100% just under 2 70 100% 1 142 2.11% just under 1 280 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 126 licenses, 418 first-choice applicants (about 30%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 177 licenses. Every applicant drew, whatever their points.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 59 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
Limited-quota licenses
Type 3 · Any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 25 | Any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 4 licenses. The draw ran out at 10 points: 80% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 5 80% just under 10 24 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 1 license, 24 first-choice applicants (about 4%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 2 licenses. Nobody applied for it as a first choice.
- Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 0 first-choice applicants.
- Resident: 20 licenses, 17 first-choice applicants (everyone drew).
Type 8 · Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 to Jan. 15 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land |
- Nonresident: 5 licenses, 30 first-choice applicants (about 17%).
- Resident: 20 licenses, 48 first-choice applicants (about 42%).
Legal boundary description
Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 789 and the Wyoming-Colorado state line; northerly along said highway to Muddy Creek north of Dad; easterly up said creek to the bridge at the junction of Muddy Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 3306) and Bridger Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 3301); easterly along Muddy Creek Road to Miller Hill Road (B.L.M. Road 3328); southeasterly along said road to McCarty Canyon Road (Carbon County Road 503); northeasterly along said road to Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401); southerly along said road to the Continental Divide at Middlewood Hill; southerly along said divide to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 789.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 79: Kennaday Peak
- Area 80: Spring Creek
- Area 81: Blackhall
- Area 84: Atlantic Rim
- Area 100: South Wamsutter
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.