Hunt area 79 deer, type 1 (Antlered Mule Deer O)
- Hunt code
- D-079-1
- Unit
- 79
- Weapon
- Any weapon
- Draw years
- 2021–2026
In 2026, 395 residents applied as their first choice for 194 licenses: roughly 49% of them drew, since first choices are drawn before any second choice.
In 2026, 109 nonresidents applied. The preference draw reached 6 points. The random draw's winners aren't counted by point level in the report.
2026 draw by point level
First-choice applicants at each point level, and how many of them drew. “Drew” counts the preference draw only; WGFD doesn't report random-draw winners by point level.
| Points | Nonresidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Rate | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Over 6, under 7 | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| 6 | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| Under 6 | 89 | 0 | 0% |
| All | 109 | – | – |
Year by year
| Year | Permits | Residents | Nonresidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Drew | Pts needed | Applied | Drew | Pts needed | ||
| 2026 | 219 | 395 | – | – | 109 | 20 | 6 |
| 2025 | 220 | 382 | – | – | 85 | 22 | 4 |
| 2024 | 220 | 340 | – | – | 65 | 20 | 3 |
| 2023 | 278 | 330 | – | – | 62 | 26 | 2 |
| 2022 | 307 | 347 | – | – | 141 | 30 | 4 |
| 2021 | 360 | 432 | – | – | 111 | 35 | 3 |
Reading these numbers
Nonresident elk, deer and antelope, and everyone's moose and bighorn sheep: 75% of each hunt's licenses go to the preference-point draw, highest points first (party points are averaged), and the other 25% are drawn at random among everyone who missed, points ignored. Residents draw elk, deer and antelope at random with no points; mountain goat, bison and the doe/fawn, cow/calf and ewe/lamb licenses are random for everyone. Nonresident 'special' licenses cost more and are drawn as a separate pool (hunt codes ending -S).
Other hunts in unit 79
- Hunt area 79 antelope, type 0 (Any Antelope)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 79 antelope, type 0 (Any Antelope) - nonresident special draw(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 79 antelope, type 1 (Any Antelope)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 79 antelope, type 1 (Any Antelope) - nonresident special draw(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 79 antelope, type 6 (Doe Or Fawn)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 79 antelope, type 7 (Doe Or Fawn)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 79 antelope, type 9 (Any Antelope, Archer)(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 79 antelope, type 9 (Any Antelope, Archer) - nonresident special draw(pronghorn)
- Hunt area 79 deer, type 1 (Antlered Mule Deer O) - nonresident special draw
Units listed next to it
In WGFD's unit order, which often but not always means nearby.
- Hunt area 64 deer, type 2 (Antlered Mule Deer O)
- Hunt area 64 deer, type 2 (Antlered Mule Deer O) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 78 deer, type 1 (Antlered Mule Deer O)
- Hunt area 78 deer, type 1 (Antlered Mule Deer O) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 80 deer, type 1 (Antlered Mule Deer O)
- Hunt area 80 deer, type 1 (Antlered Mule Deer O) - nonresident special draw
- Hunt area 81 deer, type 1 (Antlered Mule Deer O)
- Hunt area 81 deer, type 1 (Antlered Mule Deer O) - nonresident special draw