Wyoming publishes deer harvest in a form FDR could rank for 128 hunt units. Hunt Area 24 Sheridan is highest at 2.9 deer harvested per square mile in 2025. Hunt Area 27 Buffalo has 2.7 in 2025 and Hunt Area 4 Sand Creek has 1.4 in 2025. For success rate Hunt Area 87 Ferris leads at 93% in 2025 and Hunt Area 102 Aspen Mountain has 89% in 2025. Harvest in a hunt unit includes private land, so the public share is shown next to each unit. The rankings describe reported harvest and do not measure access or hunting pressure.
KEY FINDINGS
- Hunt Area 24 Sheridan has the highest harvest per square mile at 2.9. The agency reported 1,428 deer on 313,710 acres in 2025.
- Hunt Area 87 Ferris has the best success rate at 93%. Its harvest per square mile ranks 114 of 128.
- 128 hunt units are ranked. Ranks compare areas measured between 2019 and 2025 and each row shows its own newest year.
Wyoming public land rankings
Best public land in Wyoming
Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Seasons measured 2019 through 2025. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Public share includes state trust land that licensed hunters may use with conditions. It is an upper bound where some tracts are landlocked or excluded.
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Hunt units
Top 15 of 128 ranked hunt units by deer harvest per square mile. Hunt units include private land, so the public share column shows how much of each unit is public land open to hunting.
15 of 128 hunt units shown
| 1 | Hunt Area 24 Sheridan | 313,710 | 2025 | 1,428 | 2.9 | 73% | 8 | 56.8 | 11.6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hunt Area 27 Buffalo | 121,681 | 2025 | 520 | 2.7 | 50% | 34 | 47.8 | 25.2% |
| 3 | Hunt Area 4 Sand Creek | 202,883 | 2025 | 444 | 1.4 | 37% | 69 | 125.3 | 39.5% |
| 4 | Hunt Area 2 Bearlodge | 643,562 | 2025 | 1,182 | 1.2 | 42% | 53 | 232.8 | 23.2% |
| 5 | Hunt Area 112 Ishawooa | 144,194 | 2025 | 234 | 1.0 | 43% | 48 | 191.3 | 84.9% |
| 6 | Hunt Area 51 Beaver Creek | 112,853 | 2025 | 164 | 0.9 | 67% | 16 | 130.2 | 73.8% |
| 7 | Hunt Area 1 Crook | 455,487 | 2025 | 515 | 0.7 | 47% | 41 | 146.8 | 20.6% |
| 8 | Hunt Area 113 Boulder | 252,163 | 2025 | 270 | 0.7 | 49% | 38 | 193.2 | 49.0% |
| 9 | Hunt Area 88 Kendrick | 141,080 | 2025 | 137 | 0.6 | 38% | 62 | 113.6 | 51.5% |
| 10 | Hunt Area 153 Monument Ridge | 74,849 | 2025 | 72 | 0.6 | 27% | 92 | 113.0 | 96.6% |
| 11 | Hunt Area 76 Sheep Mountain | 257,300 | 2025 | 247 | 0.6 | 24% | 98 | 261.1 | 65.0% |
| 12 | Hunt Area 6 Skull Creek | 262,520 | 2025 | 247 | 0.6 | 44% | 47 | 112.2 | 27.3% |
| 13 | Hunt Area 154 Raspberry Ridge | 112,029 | 2025 | 101 | 0.6 | 32% | 81 | 150.9 | 86.2% |
| 14 | Hunt Area 47 Webber Canyon | 356,508 | 2025 | 319 | 0.6 | 57% | 24 | 445.9 | 80.0% |
| 15 | Hunt Area 165 YU Bench | 212,399 | 2025 | 190 | 0.6 | 71% | 10 | 258.1 | 77.8% |
Top 10 by success rate
10 of 128 hunt units with a success rate shown
| 114 | Hunt Area 87 Ferris | 753,655 | 2025 | 43 | 0.0 | 93% | 1 | 792.7 | 67.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Hunt Area 102 Aspen Mountain | 774,465 | 2025 | 132 | 0.1 | 89% | 2 | 930.2 | 76.9% |
| 93 | Hunt Area 118 Upper Gooseberry Creek | 131,216 | 2025 | 21 | 0.1 | 88% | 3 | 129.1 | 63.0% |
| 119 | Hunt Area 101 Black Butte | 699,889 | 2025 | 25 | 0.0 | 86% | 4 | 719.5 | 65.8% |
| 42 | Hunt Area 109 Bald Ridge | 131,915 | 2025 | 69 | 0.3 | 79% | 5 | 120.2 | 58.3% |
| 95 | Hunt Area 89 Rattlesnake | 681,488 | 2025 | 92 | 0.1 | 79% | 5 | 569.7 | 53.5% |
| 103 | Hunt Area 34 North Natrona | 926,934 | 2025 | 101 | 0.1 | 77% | 6 | 954.9 | 65.9% |
| 35 | Hunt Area 81 Blackhall | 193,987 | 2025 | 115 | 0.4 | 74% | 7 | 224.0 | 73.9% |
| 1 | Hunt Area 24 Sheridan | 313,710 | 2025 | 1,428 | 2.9 | 73% | 8 | 56.8 | 11.6% |
| 97 | Hunt Area 117 Franc's Peak | 275,334 | 2025 | 35 | 0.1 | 71% | 9 | 427.9 | 99.5% |
01Hunt units
128 hunt units ranked on harvest per square mile
Hunt Area 24 Sheridan has the most deer harvested per square mile at 2.9 in 2025. Hunt Area 27 Buffalo has 2.7 in 2025 and Hunt Area 4 Sand Creek has 1.4 in 2025.
The public share is the part of each unit that is public land open to hunting. Public share includes state trust land that licensed hunters may use with conditions. It is an upper bound where some tracts are landlocked or excluded.
02Success rate
Top 10 hunt units by success rate
Hunt Area 87 Ferris has the best success rate at 93% in 2025. Hunt Area 102 Aspen Mountain has 89% in 2025 and Hunt Area 118 Upper Gooseberry Creek has 88% in 2025.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. Every ranked unit has one.
03Basis of this report
Sources and method
FDR divided the agency's deer harvest by the area's size to get harvest per square mile. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Ranks compare areas measured between 2019 and 2025 and each row shows its own newest year.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. Tied values share a rank and the order uses the unrounded values.
A ranking does not evaluate an individual property and does not confirm that it is open to hunting for you.
Sources
NOTES AND SOURCES
- Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Seasons measured 2019 through 2025. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Fully Drawn Research is an independent data analysis desk, not affiliated with any state wildlife agency, transportation agency, mapping provider or outfitter. FDR rankings are independent analysis of state agency numbers. A ranking does not evaluate an individual property.
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