Upper Nowood Hunter Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Upper Nowood Hunter Management Area is 3,983 acres in WGFD's Cody 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 48), deer (hunt area 39) and antelope (hunt area 115) 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 landUpper Nowood HMAElk hunt area lineLakeHighway
| Size | 3,983 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Cody Region |
| Big game listed | Elk, Deer and Antelope |
| Nearest towns | Ten Sleep (20 mi) |
What is Upper Nowood HMA?
The Upper-Nowood Hunter Management Area (HMA) is located located approximately 40 miles south of Tensleep, WY on Highway 434, and is comprised of private and/or leased lands of Bobby Brubaker, Pam Holland, and Engle Martens Trust.
What are the rules on Upper Nowood 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 Upper Nowood has the current slips and rules.
WGFD's permission slip and its page for Upper Nowood set the rules for this private and leased ground.
What can you hunt on Upper Nowood HMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: elk in area 48; deer in area 39; antelope in area 115. Also listed: sage grouse, doves and partridge.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Upper Nowood HMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Upper Nowood 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 48 | 3,614 | 420 (2025) | 40.4% |
| Elk Area 49 | 369 | 400 (2025) | 48.5% |
| Deer Area 39 | 3,614 | 91 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 40 | 369 | 431 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 115 | 3,983 | 155 (2025) | 90.6% |
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 Upper Nowood 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 | 20 |
| State trust land | 5 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 3,958 |
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 (3,983 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Upper Nowood HMA?
Highways within 8 miles: WY 434. Nearest towns: Ten Sleep (20 miles).
Questions hunters ask
What can you hunt on Upper Nowood HMA?
WGFD lists elk, deer and antelope for big game, and sage grouse, doves and partridge. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
Where is Upper Nowood HMA?
About 20 miles from Ten Sleep, measured from the area's boundary.
Do you need permission to hunt Upper Nowood HMA?
Yes. Hunters need a WGFD permission slip for a Hunter Management Area; WGFD's page for Upper Nowood lists the slips and the area's rules.
Which hunt areas is Upper Nowood HMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Areas 48 and 49, deer Areas 39 and 40 and antelope Area 115. 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, Upper Nowood.
- 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 Cody Region Elk Area 48 Elk Area 49 Deer Area 39 Deer Area 40 Antelope Area 115