Chimney Butte Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Chimney Butte Hunter Management Area is 9,970 acres in WGFD's Pinedale 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 antlerless elk (hunt area 98) for big game hunting here.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: WGFD's HMA data. Boundary: WGFD GIS. Harvest: WGFD reports to 2025.
National forestBLMState trust landChimney Butte HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 9,970 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Pinedale Region |
| Big game listed | Antlerless elk |
| Nearest towns | Boulder (6 mi), Pinedale (17 mi) and Cora (26 mi) |
What is Chimney Butte HMA?
The Chimney-Butte Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located east of Boulder, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of Flying Fish Hook, East Fork Cattle Co, Richie Ranches, Sivler Creek Ranch, Frosty Hittle, Susie Michnevich, and Mark Jones.
What are the rules on Chimney Butte 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 Chimney Butte has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Chimney Butte set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Chimney Butte HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: antlerless elk in area 98.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Chimney Butte HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Chimney Butte 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 98 | 10,690 | 392 (2025) | 36% |
| Deer Area 138 | 10,690 | 37 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 90 | 10,690 | 33 (2025) | 91.7% |
| Moose Area 3 | 10,690 | 15 (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 Chimney Butte 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 |
|---|---|
| BLM | 278 |
| State trust land | 78 |
| National forest | 1 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 10,333 |
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 (10,690 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Chimney Butte HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: US 191, WY 353 and WY 351. Nearest towns: Boulder (6 miles), Pinedale (17 miles), Cora (26 miles) and Daniel (27 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Chimney Butte HMA?
WGFD lists antlerless elk for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Chimney Butte HMA?
About 6 miles from Boulder, and 17 miles from Pinedale, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Chimney Butte HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Chimney Butte lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Chimney Butte HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 98, deer Area 138 and antelope Area 90. 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, Chimney Butte.
- 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 Pinedale Region Elk Area 98 Deer Area 138 Antelope Area 90 Moose Area 3