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Unit 057 (Baggs)

Wyoming Hunting Guide — Pronghorn

Pronghorn Area 57 covers the sage country around Baggs and the Little Snake River valley in southern Carbon County, just north of the Colorado line. The area is classic south-Wyoming pronghorn habitat — rolling sage benches, scattered ranches, and open BLM blocks. Three-year records show 328 applicants against 61 tags, a tighter allocation that keeps pressure low and quality bucks around. Bucks regularly break 15 inches thanks to low hunter density and good genetics.

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Pronghorn Hunting in Unit 057

Pronghorn Area 57 covers the sage country around Baggs and the Little Snake River valley in southern Carbon County, just north of the Colorado line. The area is classic south-Wyoming pronghorn habitat — rolling sage benches, scattered ranches, and open BLM blocks. Three-year records show 328 applicants against 61 tags, a tighter allocation that keeps pressure low and quality bucks around. Bucks regularly break 15 inches thanks to low hunter density and good genetics.

Where to Find Pronghorn in Area 57

Area 57 pronghorn use the rolling sage country on the Wyoming side of the Little Snake River drainage.

Sage Benches

Focus on the broad sage benches north and east of Baggs. Pronghorn hold on subtle rises and feed on grassland fingers at dawn and dusk. The terrain offers better natural cover for stalking than the flat Red Desert units to the north.

Riparian Edges

The Little Snake River and its tributaries pull pronghorn in dry conditions. Glass the sage-grass edges above the river corridor at first light.

How to Hunt Pronghorn in Area 57

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Pronghorn Success Rates

Area 57 rifle success runs 80-90% thanks to low pressure and broken terrain that helps stalkers. With 61 tags against 328 applicants over three years, hunter density is genuinely low. Archery success from water blinds sits in the 30-45% range when early October stays dry.

Pronghorn Draw Odds

SeasonTagsApplicantsDraw %Pts (n/p)
Rifle — General Type 1 either sex (resident) 6663510.4% —
Rifle — General Type 1 either sex (nonresident) 22410.8% —
Rifle — General Type 2 either sex (resident) 2011417.5% —
Rifle — General Type 2 either sex (nonresident) 0200.0% —

Data from 2026 draw results. Each row is one residency pool — read the label before the number. This agency publishes no point thresholds, so the Pts column stays blank and these are pool odds, not what a point total draws.

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Wyoming's 75/25 preference / random draw. WGFD publishes no point cutoff for this hunt, so the number worth planning around is the pool itself: the Type 1 hunt in 2026 ran 0.8% for nonresidents (2 tags, 241 applicants), and 10.4% for residents (66 tags, 635 applicants). The Special pool typically runs 2-4 for non-residents. A mid-tier quality hunt well worth a point cycle.

Unit Logistics & Expectations

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many preference points does Area 57 pronghorn take?
We can't tell you a point total — WGFD's demand report doesn't publish one. What it does show for the Type 1 hunt in 2026: 0.8% for nonresidents (2 tags, 241 applicants), and 10.4% for residents (66 tags, 635 applicants). Type 6 doe/fawn tags draw most years.
Does Area 57 trigger Wyoming's wilderness-guide rule for non-residents?
No. Area 57 has no federally designated wilderness inside its boundary, so non-residents can hunt unguided under Wyoming statute.

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Sources & Verification

Every fact on this page is tied to a primary source below. Last fact-checked 2026-04-17.

  1. WGFD Hunt Planner — Pronghorn (Antelope) Hunting — Wyoming Game and Fish Department · supports: Area 57 boundary and map, Carbon County quotas, Season dates · accessed 2026-04-17
  2. 2025 Wyoming Antelope Hunting Regulations — Wyoming Game and Fish Department · supports: Current regulation brochure, Area 57 Type 1 / Type 6 framework · accessed 2026-04-17
  3. Rawlins BLM Field Office — Little Snake River — Bureau of Land Management — Rawlins Field Office · supports: BLM landownership around Baggs, Travel management, Dispersed camping rules · accessed 2026-04-17