Duncan Ranch Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Duncan Ranch Hunter Management Area is 7,277 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), deer (hunt area 65) and antelope (hunt area 30) 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 landDuncan Ranch HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 7,277 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Casper Region |
| Big game listed | Elk, Deer and Antelope |
| Nearest towns | Glenrock (4 mi), Rolling Hills (7 mi) and Meadow Acres (13 mi) |
What is Duncan Ranch HMA?
The Duncan-Ranch 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 Hiser Ranch and Office of State Lands & Investments.
What are the rules on Duncan Ranch 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 Duncan Ranch has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Duncan Ranch set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Duncan Ranch HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: elk in area 7; deer in area 65; antelope in area 30. Also listed: partridge, turkey, rabbit, mountain lion, black bear and blue grouse.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Duncan Ranch HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Duncan Ranch 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 | 7,277 | 2,386 (2025) | 46.4% |
| Deer Area 65 | 7,277 | 841 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 30 | 7,277 | 424 (2025) | 84.5% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 19 | 7,277 | 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 Duncan Ranch 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 | 6,958 |
| BLM | 122 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 197 |
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 (7,277 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Duncan Ranch HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: I-25, US 26, US 20, US 87 and WY 95. Nearest towns: Glenrock (4 miles), Rolling Hills (7 miles), Meadow Acres (13 miles) and Brookhurst (19 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Duncan Ranch HMA?
WGFD lists elk, deer and antelope for big game, and partridge, turkey, rabbit, mountain lion, black bear and blue grouse. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Duncan Ranch HMA?
About 4 miles from Glenrock, and 7 miles from Rolling Hills, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Duncan Ranch HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Duncan Ranch lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Duncan Ranch HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 7, deer Area 65 and antelope Area 30. 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, Duncan Ranch.
- 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 Deer Area 65 Antelope Area 30 Bighorn sheep Area 19