Wyoming closes public land in its designated antler Collection Area — roughly the western half of the state — to shed gathering every winter starting Jan 1. It reopens May 1 at 6 a.m. for residents and May 8 at 6 a.m. for nonresidents; state law guarantees residents that 7-day head start (W.S. 23-1-302(a)(xxxi)). Nonresidents 15 and older also need a Wyoming conservation stamp to collect there. Statewide and year-round, entering private land to collect antlers without permission is criminal trespass, and antler collection is prohibited in Grand Teton and Yellowstone.
LAST CHECKED August 29, 2026 · RULES CHANGE — CONFIRM WITH WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT (WGFD) BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT.
Set by: Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, under W.S. 23-1-302(a)(xxxi)
Set by: National Park Service
No pending rule changes found as of the last check.
Statewide totals (all license types, residents + nonresidents) from WGFD’s published per-species annual harvest reports, seasons 2021–2025. Success is WGFD’s reported hunter success rate. White-tailed deer omitted: only one season currently in the dataset.
SOURCE: WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT ANNUAL HARVEST REPORTS, IMPORTED INTO THE SHED HAPPENS DATASET
CWD has been documented in free-ranging deer or elk in 112 hunt areas as of May 2026.
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SOURCE: USGS NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER — CWD DISTRIBUTION BY STATE AND COUNTY, VER. 4.0 (AUG 2026). THIS STATE REPORTS BY HUNT UNIT, NOT COUNTY.
1 bison · 15 elk · 3 moose · 28 mule deer · 8 pronghorn — migration corridors, stopovers, and winter ranges mapped from GPS-collared animals and published by the USGS Corridor Mapping Team with the state agency.
SOURCE: USGS — UNGULATE MIGRATIONS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, VOLS. 1–6
Every state reports these numbers to the federal government on the same terms, so they compare cleanly across states. A license holder is a person — one hunter can buy several licenses or tags in a season.
SOURCE: U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE — HUNTING LICENSE CERTIFICATIONS. FEDERAL DATA RUNS TWO YEARS BEHIND; 2024 IS THE MOST RECENT SALES YEAR PUBLISHED.
THE EXACT TOTAL NONRESIDENT STAMP COST INCLUDES AN ADDED STATUTORY FEE NOT ITEMIZED IN THE STATUTE TEXT — CHECK WGFD'S CURRENT FEE SCHEDULE.