Broom Creek Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Broom Creek Hunter Management Area is 71,723 acres in WGFD's Laramie Region. Hunter Management Areas are private and leased lands where WGFD arranges hunting access; hunters need a WGFD permission slip for the area. WGFD lists elk (hunt area 3), antlerless elk (hunt areas 3, 7), deer (hunt areas 15, 64) and antelope (hunt areas 11, 103) for big game hunting here.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: WGFD's HMA data. Boundary: WGFD GIS. Harvest: WGFD reports to 2025.
BLMState trust landNational park (no general hunting)Other public (state parks, military)Broom Creek HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 71,723 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| Big game listed | Elk, Antlerless elk, Deer and Antelope |
| Nearest towns | Guernsey (next to it), Hartville (next to it) and Lakeview North (7 mi) |
What is Broom Creek HMA?
The Broom-Creek Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located on the Camp Guernsey military installation, north and south from the town of Guernsey, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of the Wyoming Military Department.
What are the rules on Broom Creek HMA?
A permission slip from WGFD is needed to hunt an HMA; WGFD issues them on its website, often by drawing or first come, first served, with limits per hunter. WGFD's page for Broom Creek has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Broom Creek set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Broom Creek HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: elk in area 3; antlerless elk in areas 3 and 7; deer in areas 15 and 64; antelope in areas 11 and 103. Also listed: waterfowl, sharp-tailed grouse, doves, turkey and rabbit.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Broom Creek HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Broom Creek HMA, with the acres of the HMA in each and WGFD's latest harvest for the whole hunt area:
| Hunt area | HMA acres in it | Harvest, whole area | Hunter success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Area 3 | 71,106 | 253 (2025) | 41.3% |
| Elk Area 7 | 1,090 | 2,386 (2025) | 46.4% |
| Deer Area 15 | 71,106 | 1,107 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 64 | 1,091 | 538 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 11 | 47,663 | 305 (2025) | 72.8% |
| Antelope Area 103 | 24,533 | 183 (2025) | 76.2% |
Harvest: WGFD harvest reports, latest year each area was reported (WGFD harvest reports). Acres measured by FilledTag from WGFD's boundaries.
What land is around Broom Creek HMA?
Inside the HMA boundary, by manager (WGFD's own holdings and leases are not in the federal and state layers, so they show as unlisted land):
| Manager | Acres inside |
|---|---|
| Other public (state parks, military) | 71,639 |
| BLM | 80 |
| State trust land | 1 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 476 |
Measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (federal land) and the Office of State Lands and Investments (state trust land) inside WGFD's boundary (72,196 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Broom Creek HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: US 26, US 87, I-25, WY 270 and WY 319. Nearest towns: Guernsey (next to it), Hartville (next to it), Lakeview North (7 miles) and Glendo (7 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Broom Creek HMA?
WGFD lists elk, antlerless elk, deer and antelope for big game, and waterfowl, sharp-tailed grouse, doves, turkey and rabbit. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Broom Creek HMA?
Next to Guernsey, and 1 miles from Hartville, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Broom Creek HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Broom Creek lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Broom Creek HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Areas 3 and 7, deer Areas 15 and 64 and antelope Areas 11 and 103. Each hunt area's season applies to the ground inside it.
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Where these numbers come from
- Area facts, access dates, rules and species: WGFD Hunter Management Area details; WGFD, Broom Creek.
- Boundary: WGFD Hunter Management Area boundaries. Surrounding land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (federal land) and the Office of State Lands and Investments (state trust land).
- Hunt area harvest: WGFD harvest reports, 2021 to 2025.
FilledTag is not part of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Numbers are copied from WGFD and the other agencies named, or measured by FilledTag from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag. WGFD's regulations are the final word on every rule.
Wyoming hunting Laramie Region Elk Area 3 Elk Area 7 Deer Area 15 Deer Area 64 Antelope Area 11 Antelope Area 103