Hat Six Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Hat Six Hunter Management Area is 1,309 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 antelope (hunt area 31) 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 landHat Six HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,309 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Casper Region |
| Big game listed | Antelope |
| Nearest towns | Brookhurst (5 mi), Meadow Acres (6 mi) and Casper Mountain (7 mi) |
What is Hat Six HMA?
The Hat-Six Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located east of Casper, via East Second Street to Venture Way & Hat Six Road, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of the Eastgate Ranch and Milne KP Ranch.
What are the rules on Hat Six 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 Hat Six has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Hat Six set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Hat Six HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: antelope in area 31.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Hat Six HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Hat Six 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 19 | 1,309 | 287 (2025) | 45.1% |
| Deer Area 66 | 1,309 | 489 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 31 | 1,309 | 72 (2025) | 80% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 19 | 1,309 | 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 Hat Six 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 | 11 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 1,298 |
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 (1,309 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Hat Six HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: I-25, US 87, US 26, US 20 and WY 253. Nearest towns: Brookhurst (5 miles), Meadow Acres (6 miles), Casper Mountain (7 miles) and Evansville (7 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Hat Six HMA?
WGFD lists antelope for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Hat Six HMA?
About 5 miles from Brookhurst, and 6 miles from Meadow Acres, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Hat Six HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Hat Six lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Hat Six HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 19, deer Area 66 and antelope Area 31. 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, Hat Six.
- 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 19 Deer Area 66 Antelope Area 31 Bighorn sheep Area 19