Strouss Hill Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Strouss Hill Hunter Management Area is 15,228 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 antlerless elk (hunt area 10) and antelope (hunt area 45) 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 landStrouss Hill HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 15,228 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| Big game listed | Antlerless elk and Antelope |
| Nearest towns | Centennial (9 mi), Arlington (9 mi) and Rock River (15 mi) |
What is Strouss Hill HMA?
The Strouss-Hill Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located twenty miles northwest of Laramie on the south side of I-80, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of Booth Land and Livestock.
What are the rules on Strouss 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 Strouss Hill has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Strouss Hill set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Strouss Hill HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: antlerless elk in area 10; antelope in area 45.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Strouss Hill HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Strouss 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 10 | 14,038 | 306 (2025) | 24% |
| Deer Area 75 | 14,012 | 164 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 74 | 26 | 75 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 45 | 14,012 | 635 (2025) | 94.6% |
| Antelope Area 43 | 26 | 195 (2025) | 85.9% |
| Moose Area 38 | 14,038 | 53 (2025) | 85.5% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 18 | 14,012 | 3 (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 Strouss 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 |
|---|---|
| BLM | 1,041 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 12,997 |
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 (14,038 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Strouss Hill HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: I-80. Nearest towns: Centennial (9 miles), Arlington (9 miles), Rock River (15 miles) and Albany (17 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Strouss Hill HMA?
WGFD lists antlerless elk and antelope for big game. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Strouss Hill HMA?
About 9 miles from Centennial, and 9 miles from Arlington, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Strouss Hill HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Strouss Hill lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Strouss Hill HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Area 10, deer Areas 75 and 74 and antelope Areas 45 and 43. 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, Strouss 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 10 Deer Area 75 Deer Area 74 Antelope Area 45 Antelope Area 43 Moose Area 38