Pine Draw Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Pine Draw Hunter Management Area is 11,348 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 deer (hunt area 70) and 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 landPine Draw HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 11,348 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| Big game listed | Deer and Antelope |
| Nearest towns | Medicine Bow (4 mi), Hanna (11 mi) and Elk Mountain (16 mi) |
What is Pine Draw HMA?
The Pine-Draw Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located fifty-five miles west of Laramie, north of U.S. Highway 30, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of the Big Sky Ranch.
What are the rules on Pine Draw 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 Pine Draw has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Pine Draw set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Pine Draw HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: deer in area 70; antelope in area 47.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Pine Draw HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Pine Draw 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 | 11,348 | 562 (2025) | 56.8% |
| Deer Area 70 | 11,348 | 227 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 47 | 11,348 | 1,289 (2025) | 87.9% |
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 Pine Draw 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 | 4,314 |
| State trust land | 646 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 6,388 |
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 (11,348 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Pine Draw HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: US 30, US 287 and WY 487. Nearest towns: Medicine Bow (4 miles), Hanna (11 miles), Elk Mountain (16 miles) and Rock River (20 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Pine Draw HMA?
WGFD lists deer and antelope for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Pine Draw HMA?
About 4 miles from Medicine Bow, and 11 miles from Hanna, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Pine Draw HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Pine Draw lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Pine Draw HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 16, deer Area 70 and antelope Area 47. 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, Pine Draw.
- 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