Lewis Ranch Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Lewis Ranch Hunter Management Area is 11,570 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 8) 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 landLewis Ranch HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 11,570 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| Big game listed | Antlerless elk |
| Nearest towns | Woods Landing-Jelm (11 mi), Fox Park (16 mi) and Albany (18 mi) |
What is Lewis Ranch HMA?
The Lewis-Ranch Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located Lewis Ranch HMA is located on Sand Creek Road by the Colorado border, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of.
What are the rules on Lewis Ranch 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 Lewis Ranch has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Lewis Ranch set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Lewis Ranch HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: antlerless elk in area 8.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Lewis Ranch HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Lewis Ranch 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 8 | 11,570 | 189 (2025) | 50.1% |
| Deer Area 77 | 11,570 | 31 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 44 | 11,570 | 130 (2025) | 91.5% |
| Moose Area 38 | 11,570 | 53 (2025) | 85.5% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 18 | 11,570 | 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 Lewis Ranch 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 | 1,011 |
| State trust land | 639 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 9,920 |
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 (11,570 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Lewis Ranch HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: WY 230 and WY 10. Nearest towns: Woods Landing-Jelm (11 miles), Fox Park (16 miles), Albany (18 miles) and Laramie (19 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Lewis Ranch HMA?
WGFD lists antlerless elk for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Lewis Ranch HMA?
About 11 miles from Woods Landing-Jelm, and 16 miles from Fox Park, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Lewis Ranch HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Lewis Ranch lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Lewis Ranch HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 8, deer Area 77 and antelope Area 44. 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, Lewis Ranch.
- 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 8 Deer Area 77 Antelope Area 44 Moose Area 38 Bighorn sheep Area 18