What hunters look for in Wyoming
Hunters lease ranch ground to get onto pronghorn and mule deer country that neighboring public land cannot match, and in units with strong private acreage it can also improve their draw odds. Elk, moose and bighorn sheep draw hunters to the mountains, and sage grouse and waterfowl add to what a ranch can offer.
The sage flats of the Red Desert and the central basins are pronghorn country, the Bighorn and Wind River mountains hold elk and mule deer, and the Wyoming Range, Star Valley, the Green River country and the eastern plains are all well-known hunting ground.
When hunters want to be on your land
Wyoming runs a controlled hunt-area draw. Archery seasons generally open in late summer to early fall, and rifle seasons for pronghorn, deer and elk span September through much of the fall. Applications are due earlier in the year, and waterfowl runs through the winter.
Seasons, licenses and regulations are set by the state and change every year; treat this as background, not official information. Some states also have rules for landowners who lease hunting rights.
Official source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Leasing your Wyoming land, answered
- Who would be hunting my land in Wyoming?
- A HuntingLeaseUSA member with a paid membership, booking under their own name, not an anonymous reply to a classified ad. In Wyoming, the hunters who lease private land are mainly pronghorn, mule deer and elk hunters. On a season lease, one party holds the ground for the season, bound by your rules.
- How do I get paid for a hunting lease in Wyoming?
- The hunter pays us when they book, so you never chase anyone for money. We keep our fee and pay your share to your bank account on our regular payout run after the month the access period starts. There is no fee to be listed.
- What about liability when hunters are on my Wyoming land?
- The hunter who books signs the Access Agreement, with your rules in it, and the Liability Waiver at checkout, before they pay. Check with your own insurer or attorney about what applies to a landowner who leases hunting rights in Wyoming.
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How many acres, and what’s on it?
Tell us on a short call: sagebrush, foothills or plains, which hunt area it is in, and the pronghorn, mule deer and elk you have seen. We’ll go through how listing works and what comparable ground nearby has been leasing for. No account to create and no fee to be listed.