Pilot Hill Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Pilot Hill Hunter Management Area is 3,012 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 elk (hunt area 6), deer (hunt area 60), antelope (hunt area 38) and moose (hunt area 38) 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 landPilot Hill HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 3,012 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| Big game listed | Elk, Deer, Antelope and Moose |
| Nearest towns | Laramie (5 mi) and Woods Landing-Jelm (29 mi) |
What is Pilot Hill HMA?
The Pilot-Hill Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located East of Laramie city limits to forest boundary, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of Pilot Hill Incorporated, Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
What are the rules on Pilot Hill 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 Pilot Hill has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Pilot Hill set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Pilot Hill HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: elk in area 6; deer in area 60; antelope in area 38; moose in area 38. Also listed: doves, turkey, rabbit, mountain lion and black bear.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Pilot Hill HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Pilot Hill 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 6 | 3,012 | 614 (2025) | 49.7% |
| Deer Area 60 | 3,011 | 248 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 38 | 3,011 | 497 (2025) | 76.6% |
| Moose Area 45 | 3,012 | 7 (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 Pilot Hill 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 | 2,994 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 18 |
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 (3,012 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Pilot Hill HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: I-80, US 30, US 287, WY 210 and WY 230. Nearest towns: Laramie (5 miles) and Woods Landing-Jelm (29 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Pilot Hill HMA?
WGFD lists elk, deer, antelope and moose for big game, and doves, turkey, rabbit, mountain lion and black bear. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Pilot Hill HMA?
About 5 miles from Laramie, and 29 miles from Woods Landing-Jelm, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Pilot Hill HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Pilot Hill lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Pilot Hill HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 6, deer Area 60 and antelope Area 38. 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, Pilot Hill.
- 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 6 Deer Area 60 Antelope Area 38 Moose Area 45