Harrison Creek Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Harrison Creek Hunter Management Area is 6,969 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 areas 12, 110) 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 landHarrison Creek HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 6,969 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| Big game listed | Antlerless elk |
| Nearest towns | Ryan Park (7 mi), Riverside (9 mi) and Encampment (9 mi) |
What is Harrison Creek HMA?
Antlerless elk hunting only
What are the rules on Harrison 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 Harrison Creek has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Harrison Creek set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Harrison Creek HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: antlerless elk in areas 12 and 110.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Harrison Creek HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Harrison 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 110 | 4,465 | 596 (2025) | 27.5% |
| Elk Area 12 | 2,505 | 561 (2025) | 39.1% |
| Deer Area 78 | 4,464 | 214 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 79 | 2,506 | 131 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 50 | 6,970 | 349 (2025) | 88.4% |
| Moose Area 38 | 6,970 | 53 (2025) | 85.5% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 18 | 6,970 | 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 Harrison 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 |
|---|---|
| BLM | 202 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 6,768 |
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 (6,970 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Harrison Creek HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: WY 130 and WY 230. Nearest towns: Ryan Park (7 miles), Riverside (9 miles), Encampment (9 miles) and Saratoga (10 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Harrison Creek HMA?
WGFD lists antlerless elk for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Harrison Creek HMA?
About 7 miles from Ryan Park, and 9 miles from Riverside, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Harrison Creek HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Harrison Creek lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Harrison Creek HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Areas 110 and 12, deer Areas 78 and 79 and antelope Area 50. 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, Harrison 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 Laramie Region Elk Area 110 Elk Area 12 Deer Area 78 Deer Area 79 Antelope Area 50 Moose Area 38