Deer Hunt Area 89: Rattlesnake
Area 89 has no general deer season; every license is drawn. In the 2026 draw for the Type 1 license, nonresidents needed about 15 preference points, and residents' first-choice odds were about 9%.
- Mule deer herd
- Rattlesnake (758)
- White-tailed deer herd
- Central (707)
- Size
- 1,063 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region Q
Limited-quota licenses
Type 1 · Antlered deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 to Oct. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 150 | Antlered deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 12 licenses. Everyone with just under 15 points or more drew; nobody below that did.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 19 1 100% 17 1 100% just under 17 2 100% 16 2 100% 15 4 100% just under 15 2 100% 14 or fewer 159 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 3 licenses, 159 first-choice applicants (about 2%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 9 licenses. The draw ran out at 13 points: 60% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 18 1 100% 16 1 100% just under 15 2 100% 14 2 100% 13 5 60% just under 13 70 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 2 licenses, 71 first-choice applicants (about 3%).
- Resident: 89 licenses, 938 first-choice applicants (about 9%).
Legal boundary description
Beginning where the Gas Hills Road (Natrona County Road 212) intersects U.S. Highway 20-26 at the town of Waltman; easterly along said highway to the Kendrick Canal; southerly along said canal to the Oregon Trail Road (Natrona County Road 319) at the Iron Creek Oil Field; southwesterly along said road to the Rattlesnake Divide at Ryan Hill (Prospect Hill); southerly along said divide between Eagle Creek and Fish Creek to Wyoming Highway 220; westerly along said highway to the Dry Creek Road (Natrona County Road 321); northwesterly along said road to the Gas Hills Road (Natrona County Road 212); northeasterly along said road to U.S. Highway 20-26 at the town of Waltman.
Nearby deer areas
- Area 34: North Natrona
- Area 36: Badwater
- Area 66: Bates Hole-Hat Six
- Area 87: Ferris
- Area 88: Kendrick
- Area 90: Muskrat
- Area 97: Sweetwater Rocks
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.