Cherokee Park Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Cherokee Park Hunter Management Area is 3,294 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 8) for big game hunting here.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: WGFD's HMA data. Boundary: WGFD GIS. Harvest: WGFD reports to 2025.
National forestState trust landCherokee Park HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 3,294 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| Big game listed | Elk |
| Nearest towns | Laramie (20 mi) and Woods Landing-Jelm (26 mi) |
What is Cherokee Park HMA?
The Cherokee-Park Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located Approximately 20 miles south of Laramie between US-287 and the Cherokee Park Road, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of the Craig Angus Ranch.
What are the rules on Cherokee Park 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 Cherokee Park has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Cherokee Park set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Cherokee Park HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: elk in area 8.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Cherokee Park HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Cherokee Park 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 8 | 3,284 | 189 (2025) | 50.1% |
| Deer Area 77 | 3,284 | 31 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 44 | 3,284 | 130 (2025) | 91.5% |
| Moose Area 38 | 3,284 | 53 (2025) | 85.5% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 18 | 3,284 | 3 (2025) | 100% |
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 Cherokee Park 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 |
|---|---|
| State trust land | 537 |
| National forest | 2 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 2,755 |
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 (3,294 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Cherokee Park HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: US 287. Nearest towns: Laramie (20 miles) and Woods Landing-Jelm (26 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Cherokee Park HMA?
WGFD lists elk for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Cherokee Park HMA?
About 20 miles from Laramie, and 26 miles from Woods Landing-Jelm, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Cherokee Park HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Cherokee Park lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Cherokee Park HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 8, deer Area 77 and antelope Area 44. 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, Cherokee Park.
- 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 8 Deer Area 77 Antelope Area 44 Moose Area 38 Bighorn sheep Area 18