Pinedale Region: Wyoming hunt areas, harvest and public land
WGFD's Pinedale Region covers 5,135 square miles and is 80.6% public land. 10 elk, 9 deer and 6 antelope hunt areas lie mostly inside it, and those elk areas took 2,575 elk in 2025 by WGFD's harvest report.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: WGFD reports to 2025. Land: PAD-US 4.1 and the Office of State Lands. Boundaries: WGFD.
The Pinedale Region covers the upper Green River basin between the Wind River Range and the Wyoming Range, around Pinedale, Big Piney, Marbleton and La Barge. Its office is in Pinedale.
Which hunt areas are in the Pinedale Region?
Each hunt area is listed under the region that holds most of it. Some areas cross a region line.
Elk: 10 hunt areas
The elk hunt areas mostly inside the Pinedale Region took 2,575 elk in 2025, by WGFD's report.
| Area | Name | Square miles | Public land | Harvest, latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area 86 | Monument Ridge | 116 | 97.1% | 227 (2025) |
| Area 87 | Raspberry Ridge | 115 | 91.3% | 132 (2025) |
| Area 92 | Piney-Horse Creek | 658 | 54.7% | 497 (2025) |
| Area 93 | Waterdog Lakes | 260 | 65.1% | 162 (2025) |
| Area 94 | South Piney | 976 | 75.3% | 548 (2025) |
| Area 95 | Green River | 322 | 99.5% | 169 (2025) |
| Area 96 | New Fork | 250 | 66.2% | 155 (2025) |
| Area 97 | Pinedale | 473 | 83.5% | 140 (2025) |
| Area 98 | Boulder | 1,931 | 92.2% | 392 (2025) |
| Area 99 | Big Sandy | 688 | 91.5% | 153 (2025) |
Deer: 9 hunt areas
The deer hunt areas mostly inside the Pinedale Region took 520 deer in 2025, by WGFD's report (mule deer and white-tailed deer added together).
| Area | Name | Square miles | Public land | Harvest, latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area 130 | Big Sandy | 688 | 91.5% | 32 (2025) |
| Area 138 | Boulder | 1,444 | 91.6% | 37 (2025) |
| Area 139 | Pinedale | 476 | 83.6% | 16 (2025) |
| Area 140 | New Fork | 326 | 59.8% | 20 (2025) |
| Area 141 | Green River | 506 | 90.9% | 35 (2025) |
| Area 142 | Piney-Horse Creek | 596 | 52.5% | 131 (2025) |
| Area 143 | South Piney | 1,161 | 78.1% | 76 (2025) |
| Area 153 | Monument Ridge | 117 | 96.6% | 72 (2025) |
| Area 154 | Raspberry Ridge | 175 | 86.2% | 101 (2025) |
Antelope: 6 hunt areas
The antelope hunt areas mostly inside the Pinedale Region took 238 antelope in 2025, by WGFD's report.
| Area | Name | Square miles | Public land | Harvest, latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area 86 | Hoback | 566 | 94.3% | 0 (2023) |
| Area 87 | Pinedale | 1,309 | 80.5% | 27 (2025) |
| Area 88 | Beaver | 597 | 52.6% | 17 (2025) |
| Area 89 | Piney | 976 | 75.3% | 34 (2025) |
| Area 90 | Square Top | 567 | 82.9% | 33 (2025) |
| Area 91 | Dry Sandy | 688 | 91.5% | 127 (2025) |
Moose: 7 hunt areas
The moose hunt areas mostly inside the Pinedale Region took 109 moose in 2025, by WGFD's report.
| Area | Name | Square miles | Public land | Harvest, latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area 3 | Pinedale | 1,247 | 74.9% | 15 (2025) |
| Area 5 | Upper Green River | 658 | 92.9% | 18 (2025) |
| Area 10 | South Hoback | 321 | 93.4% | 6 (2025) |
| Area 22 | Raspberry Ridge | 115 | 91.3% | 5 (2025) |
| Area 24 | Big Piney - On National Forest | 382 | 99.7% | 16 (2025) |
| Area 25 | Big Piney - Off National Forest | 1,492 | 63.8% | 48 (2025) |
| Area 30 | Sweetwater | 805 | 91.8% | 1 (2025) |
Bighorn sheep: 2 hunt areas
The bighorn sheep hunt areas mostly inside the Pinedale Region took 1 bighorn sheep in 2025, by WGFD's report.
| Area | Name | Square miles | Public land | Harvest, latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area 8 | Sheep Mountain | 758 | 82.4% | 0 (2025) |
| Area 24 | Big Piney | 495 | 99.7% | 1 (2025) |
Harvest: WGFD harvest reports. Public land measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (federal land) and the Office of State Lands and Investments (state trust land).
How much public land is in the Pinedale Region?
| Manager | Acres | Share of the region |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 1,336,190 | 40.7% |
| National forest | 1,180,886 | 35.9% |
| State trust land | 117,336 | 3.6% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 13,054 | 0.4% |
| Wind River Reservation (as PAD-US maps it) | 39 | under 0.1% |
In the Office of State Lands and Investments' own parcel layer, the region holds 117,825 acres of state trust land; it classes 8,369 acres as having no known public access and 52,416 acres with road access or access from other state land.
WGFD access areas in the Pinedale Region
WGFD's data places 5 Wildlife Habitat Management Areas, 18 Public Access Areas, 3 Hunter Management Areas and 0 Walk-In Hunting Areas mostly in this region. Those with a page of their own:
- Chimney Butte HMA: 9,970 acres
- Soda Lake WHMA: 4,115 acres
- Half Moon WHMA: 3,761 acres
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in WGFD's Pinedale Region?
80.6% of the region's 3,286,229 acres is public land open to hunting under its manager's rules, measured by FilledTag from USGS PAD-US 4.1 and Office of State Lands data.
How many elk hunt areas are in the Pinedale Region?
10 elk hunt areas lie mostly inside it, along with 9 deer and 6 antelope hunt areas, by WGFD's boundaries.
What WGFD access areas are in the Pinedale Region?
Among others: Half Moon WHMA (3,761 acres), Soda Lake WHMA (4,115 acres) and Chimney Butte HMA (9,970 acres). Each has its own page with WGFD's access dates and rules.
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Where these numbers come from
- Region boundaries: WGFD wildlife administrative regions.
- Harvest: WGFD harvest reports.
- Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (federal land) and the Office of State Lands and Investments (state trust land).
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.
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