Missouri John Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Missouri John Hunter Management Area is 6,929 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 antelope (hunt area 47) 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 landMissouri John HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 6,929 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| Big game listed | Antelope |
| Nearest towns | Hanna (5 mi), Medicine Bow (8 mi) and Elk Mountain (14 mi) |
What is Missouri John HMA?
The Missouri-John Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located 60 miles northwest of Laramie, north of US Hwy 30, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of Anadarko Land Corp, and the Hi-Allen and Q-Creek Ranches.
What are the rules on Missouri John 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 Missouri John has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Missouri John set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Missouri John HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: antelope in area 47.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Missouri John HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Missouri John 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 | 19,159 | 562 (2025) | 56.8% |
| Deer Area 70 | 19,160 | 227 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 47 | 19,153 | 1,289 (2025) | 87.9% |
| Antelope Area 48 | 6 | 316 (2025) | 88% |
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 Missouri John 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 | 5,678 |
| State trust land | 652 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 12,833 |
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 (19,163 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Missouri John HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: US 30, US 287 and WY 72. Nearest towns: Hanna (5 miles), Medicine Bow (8 miles), Elk Mountain (14 miles) and Arlington (23 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Missouri John HMA?
WGFD lists antelope for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Missouri John HMA?
About 5 miles from Hanna, and 8 miles from Medicine Bow, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Missouri John HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Missouri John lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Missouri John HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 16, deer Area 70 and antelope Areas 47 and 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, Missouri John.
- 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 Antelope Area 47 Antelope Area 48