Deep Creek Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Deep Creek Hunter Management Area is 2,000 acres in WGFD's Cody 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 48), deer (hunt area 35) and antelope (hunt area 115) 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 landDeep Creek HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 2,000 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Cody Region |
| Big game listed | Elk, Deer and Antelope |
| Nearest towns |
What is Deep Creek HMA?
The Deep-Creek Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located 25 miles northeast of Lysite, WY, and 7 miles east of Sioux Pass in the southern Big Horn Mountains, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of Deep Creek Foster Ranch.
What are the rules on Deep 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 Deep Creek has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Deep Creek set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Deep Creek HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: elk in area 48; deer in area 35; antelope in area 115.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Deep Creek HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Deep 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 48 | 2,000 | 420 (2025) | 40.4% |
| Deer Area 35 | 1,995 | 31 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 36 | 5 | 89 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 115 | 1,963 | 155 (2025) | 90.6% |
| Antelope Area 75 | 38 | 203 (2025) | 90.2% |
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 Deep 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 |
|---|---|
| No federal or state trust land inside | 0 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 2,000 |
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 (2,000 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Deep Creek HMA?
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Deep Creek HMA?
WGFD lists elk, deer and antelope for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Do you need permission to hunt Deep Creek HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Deep Creek lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Deep Creek HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 48, deer Areas 35 and 36 and antelope Areas 115 and 75. 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, Deep 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 Cody Region Elk Area 48 Deer Area 35 Deer Area 36 Antelope Area 115 Antelope Area 75