Deer Creek Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Deer Creek Hunter Management Area is 30,484 acres in WGFD's Casper 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 7) 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 landDeer Creek HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 30,484 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Casper Region |
| Big game listed | Elk |
| Nearest towns | Glenrock (10 mi), Meadow Acres (13 mi) and Rolling Hills (13 mi) |
What is Deer Creek HMA?
The Deer-Creek Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located south of Glenrock, via the Mormon Canyon road or Boxelder road, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of the VR Ranch, Richard & Mary Grant, Danaher Ranch, Stearns Limited Partnership, Wagonhound Land & Livestock, Sno-Shoe Ranch, and Turtle Rock Ranch.
What are the rules on Deer 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 Deer Creek has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Deer Creek set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Deer Creek HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: elk in area 7.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Deer Creek HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Deer 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 7 | 30,439 | 2,386 (2025) | 46.4% |
| Elk Area 19 | 46 | 287 (2025) | 45.1% |
| Deer Area 65 | 30,438 | 841 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 66 | 47 | 489 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 30 | 30,439 | 424 (2025) | 84.5% |
| Antelope Area 32 | 36 | 1,065 (2025) | 87.6% |
| Antelope Area 31 | 10 | 72 (2025) | 80% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 19 | 30,485 | 10 (2025) | 90.9% |
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 Deer 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 |
|---|---|
| State trust land | 1,031 |
| BLM | 462 |
| National forest | 168 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 28,824 |
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 (30,485 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Deer Creek HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: WY 253 and WY 90. Nearest towns: Glenrock (10 miles), Meadow Acres (13 miles), Rolling Hills (13 miles) and Casper Mountain (14 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Deer Creek HMA?
WGFD lists elk for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Deer Creek HMA?
About 10 miles from Glenrock, and 13 miles from Meadow Acres, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Deer Creek HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Deer Creek lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Deer Creek HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Areas 7 and 19, deer Areas 65 and 66 and antelope Areas 30, 32 and 31. 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, Deer 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 Casper Region Elk Area 7 Elk Area 19 Deer Area 65 Deer Area 66 Antelope Area 30 Antelope Area 32