Muddy Mountain Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Muddy Mountain Hunter Management Area is 28,276 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 areas 7, 16, 19), antelope (hunt areas 30, 32, 47) and doe or fawn antelope (hunt areas 32, 47) 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 landBureau of ReclamationMuddy Mountain HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 28,276 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Casper Region |
| Big game listed | Elk, Antelope and Doe or fawn antelope |
| Nearest towns | Bessemer Bend (next to it), Red Butte (4 mi) and Casper Mountain (4 mi) |
What is Muddy Mountain HMA?
The Muddy-Mountain Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located south of Casper, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of Miles Land & Livestock, Five Bar T Ranch, Garrett Ranch, Bates Creek Cattle Company, Eagle Ridge Ranch, Porter Family Trust, Stearns Limited Partnership, and Linda Wilson.
What are the rules on Muddy 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 Muddy Mountain has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Muddy Mountain set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Muddy Mountain HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: elk in areas 7, 16 and 19; antelope in areas 30, 32 and 47; doe or fawn antelope in areas 32 and 47.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Muddy Mountain HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Muddy 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 | 21,826 | 287 (2025) | 45.1% |
| Elk Area 7 | 5,068 | 2,386 (2025) | 46.4% |
| Elk Area 16 | 3,593 | 562 (2025) | 56.8% |
| Deer Area 66 | 25,420 | 489 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 64 | 4,709 | 538 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 65 | 358 | 841 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 32 | 25,420 | 1,065 (2025) | 87.6% |
| Antelope Area 47 | 4,311 | 1,289 (2025) | 87.9% |
| Antelope Area 30 | 756 | 424 (2025) | 84.5% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 19 | 25,687 | 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 Muddy 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 |
|---|---|
| BLM | 870 |
| State trust land | 24 |
| National forest | 6 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 29,587 |
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 (30,487 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Muddy Mountain HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: WY 487, WY 220, WY 77, WY 251 and WY 258. Nearest towns: Bessemer Bend (next to it), Red Butte (4 miles), Casper Mountain (4 miles) and Vista West (8 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Muddy Mountain HMA?
WGFD lists elk, antelope and doe or fawn antelope for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Muddy Mountain HMA?
Next to Bessemer Bend, and 4 miles from Red Butte, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Muddy Mountain HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Muddy Mountain lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Muddy Mountain HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Areas 19, 7 and 16, deer Areas 66, 64 and 65 and antelope Areas 32, 47 and 30. 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, Muddy 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 Elk Area 16 Deer Area 66 Deer Area 64 Deer Area 65