Diamond Lake Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Diamond Lake Hunter Management Area is 43,383 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 antelope (hunt area 43) for big game hunting here.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: WGFD's HMA data. Boundary: WGFD GIS. Harvest: WGFD reports to 2025.
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| Size | 43,383 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| Big game listed | Antelope |
| Nearest towns | Arlington (5 mi), Rock River (7 mi) and Centennial (13 mi) |
What is Diamond Lake HMA?
The Diamond-Lake Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located 30 miles northwest of Laramie, on the north side of I-80, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of Booth Land & Livestock, Rock River Ranches, and Sims Cattle Company.
What are the rules on Diamond Lake 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 Diamond Lake has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Diamond Lake set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Diamond Lake HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: antelope in area 43.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Diamond Lake HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Diamond Lake 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 10 | 39,471 | 306 (2025) | 24% |
| Elk Area 11 | 3,912 | 393 (2025) | 53.9% |
| Deer Area 74 | 43,376 | 75 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 75 | 6 | 164 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 43 | 43,377 | 195 (2025) | 85.9% |
| Antelope Area 45 | 6 | 635 (2025) | 94.6% |
| Moose Area 38 | 43,383 | 53 (2025) | 85.5% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 18 | 6 | 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 Diamond Lake 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 | 8,921 |
| State trust land | 1,292 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 33,170 |
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 (43,383 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Diamond Lake HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: I-80, WY 13, US 30 and US 287. Nearest towns: Arlington (5 miles), Rock River (7 miles), Centennial (13 miles) and Elk Mountain (17 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Diamond Lake HMA?
WGFD lists antelope for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Diamond Lake HMA?
About 5 miles from Arlington, and 7 miles from Rock River, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Diamond Lake HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Diamond Lake lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Diamond Lake HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Areas 10 and 11, deer Areas 74 and 75 and antelope Areas 43 and 45. 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, Diamond Lake.
- 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.
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