2023 Wyoming leftover draw license list

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For 2023 in Wyoming, there a few licenses available in the leftover draw.

All of the leftover licenses for deer, antelope, and elk from the main draw period are available through a leftover draw. Keep in mind that several of these licenses are leftover for a reason (wilderness area for nonresidents, extremely poor public land access, private land only, etc.). But with some research and hard work, you could still have a great hunt.

The leftover draw application period is open from June 19 - June 23, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. mountain time. Tentative draw results will be available on July 6. Remember that the application period for the leftover draw is only FIVE days long.

Over-the-counter license sales begin on July 12, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. MT. This includes any leftover licenses after the leftover draw and resident general licenses.

We highly suggest you research the leftover hunt area thoroughly before you apply! As mentioned above, a lot of these hunt areas could have access issues, wilderness issues, and lots of private land. Hunting areas with a ton of private land really isn't a bad thing if you know how to use that to your advantage on the public land surrounding the private (learn more here), but pressure could push animals to private where they are unhuntable unless you get permission. You can do more research on these leftover areas on Filtering 2.0 and on their individual Unit Profiles. If you're not an Insider, there is not better time than now to sign up. With all the leftover draws coming up, using Filtering 2.0 will be the number one tool to help you develop a plan, and when you combine that with GOHUNT Maps to check out the public/private land, you have the recipe for success.

Learn more about Insider here

Special notes on the 2023 leftover draw

• The draw is completely random
• There are no application fees
• All unsuccessful applications will be refunded in full
• Preference points do not apply (cannot be used and will not lose previous points if drawn) and you cannot accumulate another point in the leftover draw
• Residents/nonresidents can apply in the same party (up to 6 members)
• When applying as a party in the leftover draw, Wyoming WILL over allocate tags in the leftover draw
• Leftover draw results should be available on July 6
• First-come-first-served tags after this draw are available on July 12 at 8:00 a.m. MT.

You may apply for licenses online here, and remember, the application period is June 19 - June 23. So act fast in deciding where to apply.

Also, the preference point purchase period is available between July 3 to Oct. 31. 

The list of available licenses can be found here and also in the tables below with more information on public land percentages, and trophy potential.

Apply for the Wyoming leftover draw here

Total number of licenses per year

Each hunter can hold the following total number of licenses. This includes any licenses you may already have from the initial draw.

Antelope

• Max of one full price licenses (Types: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9).
• Max of four reduced price doe/fawn licenses (Types: 6, 7 or 8).

Deer

• Max of two full price licenses (Types: GEN, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9). As long as one license is a Type 3 (whitetail).
• Max of four doe/fawn licenses (Types: 6, 7 or 8).

Elk

• Max of three licenses, of which no more than one (1) shall be a GEN, 0, 1, 2, 3 or 9.

Wyoming license types

Here is a reminder of what the "license type" means in Wyoming

General Type 1: Full price antlered or either sex
Type 2: Full price antlered or either sex
Type 3: Full price any whitetailed deer
Type 4: Full price antlerless
Type 5: Full price antlerless
Type 6: Reduced price doe/fawn, cow/calf or ewe/lamb
Type 7: Reduced price doe/fawn, cow/calf or ewe/lamb
Type 8: Reduced price doe/fawn whitetailed deer
Type 9: Full price archery only
Type 0: Specialty weapon only - no archery - mainly muzzleloader hunts

The Wyoming Leftover License List

2023 leftover deer license list

The additional leftover doe/fawn deer licenses can be found here.

2023 leftover elk license list

Note: like most years, there are not many leftover any elk licenses available. Those options are bolded in the table below.

The additional leftover cow/calf elk licenses can be found here.

2023 Leftover Antelope License List

The additional leftover doe/fawn antelope licenses can be found here.