Wyoming

Pronghorn Capital of the World, high-desert mule deer, Rocky Mountain elk, and bighorn sheep.

Public Access & WMAs

Public Lands to Hunt in Wyoming

Official Regulatory Authority

Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD)

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) manages hunting across more than 30 million acres of public land—representing nearly half of the Equality State's total territory. Federal public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (Bridger-Teton, Shoshone, Bighorn, and Medicine Bow-Routt) provide immense backcountry access. In addition, WGFD's nationally acclaimed Access Yes program opens millions of additional private and landlocked acres through Walk-In Areas (WIAs) and Hunter Management Areas (HMAs), providing sportsmen free access to elk, mule deer, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, and sage grouse.

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem | 3.4 Million Acres

Bridger-Teton National Forest

Encompassing the Gros Ventre, Wyoming, and Wind River mountain ranges south of Yellowstone. Featuring vast glaciated peaks, subalpine timber, and sagebrush river basins. World-renowned for backcountry wilderness elk, trophy mule deer, Shiras moose, bighorn sheep, and black bear hunting.

Absaroka & Beartooth Ranges | 2.4 Million Acres

Shoshone National Forest

America's first national forest, covering the rugged Absaroka, Beartooth, and Wind River mountains west of Cody and Dubois. Offering some of the wildest horseback and backpack hunting in North America for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, elk, mountain goat, and mule deer across rugged volcanic palisades.

Bighorn Mountains | 1.1 Million Acres

Bighorn National Forest

Rising abruptly above the powder river basin and Bighorn Basin in north-central Wyoming. Rolling high-elevation alpine plateaus, pine forests, and dramatic limestone canyons support abundant herds of elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, and black bear with excellent vehicle and trail access.

Great Divide Basin | 22,000 Acres

Red Rim / Daley Wildlife Habitat Area

Located southwest of Rawlins in Carbon County, this crucial high-desert shrub-steppe area was conserved to protect critical winter range for one of North America's largest pronghorn antelope herds. Sportsmen enjoy wide-open spot-and-stalk hunting for pronghorn and trophy mule deer.

Statewide Walk-In Access | 2.6+ Million Acres

Wyoming Access Yes (HMAs & WIAs)

Funded directly through sportsmen conservation donations, Access Yes opens over 2.6 million acres of private and landlocked public lands across Wyoming. Hunter Management Areas (HMAs) and Walk-In Areas (WIAs) provide free access for antelope, mule deer, whitetail deer, elk, and upland game birds.