Nimmo Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Nimmo Hunter Management Area is 22,265 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 34) 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 landOther public (state parks, military)Nimmo HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 22,265 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| Big game listed | Antelope |
| Nearest towns | Ranchettes (13 mi), Chugwater (18 mi) and Warren AFB (18 mi) |
What is Nimmo HMA?
The Nimmo Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located 20 miles north of Cheyenne, adjacent to Interstate 25, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of the Nimmo Ranch Company.
What are the rules on Nimmo 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 Nimmo has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Nimmo set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Nimmo HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: antelope in area 34. Also listed: rabbit.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Nimmo HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Nimmo 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 3 | 22,265 | 253 (2025) | 41.3% |
| Deer Area 15 | 22,265 | 1,107 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 34 | 22,265 | 391 (2025) | 76.1% |
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 Nimmo 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 | 8,057 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 14,208 |
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 (22,265 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Nimmo HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: US 87, I-25 and US 85. Nearest towns: Ranchettes (13 miles), Chugwater (18 miles), Warren AFB (18 miles) and Cheyenne (19 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Nimmo HMA?
WGFD lists antelope for big game, and rabbit. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Nimmo HMA?
About 13 miles from Ranchettes, and 18 miles from Chugwater, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Nimmo HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Nimmo lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Nimmo HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 3, deer Area 15 and antelope Area 34. 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, Nimmo.
- 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 3 Deer Area 15 Antelope Area 34