Hanna Draw Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Hanna Draw Hunter Management Area is 88,389 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.
BLMState trust landBureau of ReclamationOther public (state parks, military)Hanna Draw HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 88,389 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| Big game listed | Antlerless elk |
| Nearest towns | Hanna (next to it), Elk Mountain (15 mi) and Sinclair (16 mi) |
What is Hanna Draw HMA?
The Hanna-Draw Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located Just north and west from the town of Hanna, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of Q-Creek Ranch and Aggie Grazing LLC.
What are the rules on Hanna Draw 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 Hanna Draw has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Hanna Draw set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Hanna Draw 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 Hanna Draw HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Hanna Draw 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 | 88,389 | 562 (2025) | 56.8% |
| Deer Area 70 | 69,564 | 227 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 79 | 18,826 | 131 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 48 | 88,387 | 316 (2025) | 88% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 26 | 26 | 5 (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 Hanna Draw 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 | 40,228 |
| State trust land | 932 |
| Other public (state parks, military) | 539 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 46,690 |
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 (88,389 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Hanna Draw HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: US 287, US 30, I-80, WY 72 and WY 130. Nearest towns: Hanna (next to it), Elk Mountain (15 miles), Sinclair (16 miles) and Medicine Bow (17 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Hanna Draw HMA?
WGFD lists antlerless elk for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Hanna Draw HMA?
Next to Hanna, and 15 miles from Elk Mountain, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Hanna Draw HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Hanna Draw lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Hanna Draw HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 16, deer Areas 70 and 79 and antelope Area 48. 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, Hanna Draw.
- 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 Deer Area 70 Deer Area 79 Antelope Area 48 Bighorn sheep Area 26