East Division Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
East Division Hunter Management Area is 36,730 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 antlerless elk (hunt area 16) 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 landEast Division HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 36,730 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| Big game listed | Antlerless elk |
| Nearest towns | Medicine Bow (8 mi), Rock River (19 mi) and Hanna (24 mi) |
What is East Division HMA?
The East Division Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located North of the town Medicine Bow east of HWY 487, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of Q-Creek Ranch.
What are the rules on East Division 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 East Division has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for East Division set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on East Division HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: antlerless elk in area 16.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around East Division HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap East Division 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 16 | 39,414 | 562 (2025) | 56.8% |
| Elk Area 7 | 4,983 | 2,386 (2025) | 46.4% |
| Deer Area 64 | 44,388 | 538 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 70 | 9 | 227 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 47 | 44,396 | 1,289 (2025) | 87.9% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 19 | 44,388 | 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 East Division 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 | 695 |
| BLM | 603 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 43,098 |
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 (44,396 acres as drawn).
How do you get to East Division HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: WY 487 and WY 77. Nearest towns: Medicine Bow (8 miles), Rock River (19 miles), Hanna (24 miles) and Elk Mountain (27 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on East Division HMA?
WGFD lists antlerless elk for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is East Division HMA?
About 8 miles from Medicine Bow, and 19 miles from Rock River, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt East Division HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for East Division lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is East Division HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Areas 16 and 7, deer Areas 64 and 70 and antelope Area 47. 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, East Division.
- 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 Laramie Region Elk Area 16 Elk Area 7 Deer Area 64 Deer Area 70 Antelope Area 47 Bighorn sheep Area 19