JACKSON, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) has made additional reductions to antelope license quotas for several hunt areas located in Teton, Sublette, Carbon and Lincoln counties.
Quotas in the 53, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 and 101 antelope hunt areas have been reduced. Affected hunt areas are indicated in green on the map below:
According to a press release from WGFD, antelope in the Sublette Pronghorn Herd experienced severe winter conditions, record-breaking snow depths and a devastating pneumonia outbreak. Recent snowmelt has allowed wildlife managers to spend more time on the landscape and observe a significant increase in antelope mortalities. The observations and updated collar data now indicate approximately 75% of the collared adult doe population in the Sublette Pronghorn Herd have died due to Mycoplasma bovis induced pneumonia and winter severity.
Full-price antelope license quotas in the region were initially reduced during the season-setting process by approximately 50% compared to 2022 quotas, and all reduced price doe/fawn licenses were removed. The emergency rule further reduces quotas in these hunt areas.
The license application period for antelope closes at midnight MDT on May 31. Applicants can modify or withdraw their application at any time before the deadline. Tentative draw results for antelope will be available June 15.
The full list of updated license quotas is available on the Game and Fish website.
