Ice Cave Mountain Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Ice Cave Mountain Hunter Management Area is 15,492 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 19) and antelope (hunt area 32) 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 landIce Cave Mountain HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 15,492 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Casper Region |
| Big game listed | Elk and Antelope |
| Nearest towns | Casper Mountain (11 mi), Red Butte (18 mi) and Bessemer Bend (18 mi) |
What are the rules on Ice Cave Mountain 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 Ice Cave Mountain has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Ice Cave Mountain set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Ice Cave Mountain HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: elk in area 19; antelope in area 32.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Ice Cave Mountain HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Ice Cave Mountain 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 | 15,256 | 287 (2025) | 45.1% |
| Elk Area 7 | 237 | 2,386 (2025) | 46.4% |
| Deer Area 66 | 15,253 | 489 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 64 | 239 | 538 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 32 | 15,256 | 1,065 (2025) | 87.6% |
| Antelope Area 47 | 236 | 1,289 (2025) | 87.9% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 19 | 15,492 | 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 Ice Cave Mountain 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 | 716 |
| BLM | 314 |
| National forest | 5 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 14,457 |
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 (15,492 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Ice Cave Mountain HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: WY 487. Nearest towns: Casper Mountain (11 miles), Red Butte (18 miles), Bessemer Bend (18 miles) and Casper (18 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Ice Cave Mountain HMA?
WGFD lists elk and antelope for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Ice Cave Mountain HMA?
About 11 miles from Casper Mountain, and 18 miles from Red Butte, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Ice Cave Mountain HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Ice Cave Mountain lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Ice Cave Mountain HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Areas 19 and 7, deer Areas 66 and 64 and antelope Areas 32 and 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, Ice Cave Mountain.
- 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 Elk Area 7 Deer Area 66 Deer Area 64 Antelope Area 32 Antelope Area 47