Jelm Wildlife Habitat Management Area: hunting, access and rules
Jelm Wildlife Habitat Management Area is 1,098 acres in WGFD's Laramie Region, Albany County. Wildlife Habitat Management Areas are lands WGFD manages for wildlife habitat and public hunting and fishing access. WGFD lists elk (hunt areas 8, 9) and deer (hunt areas 76, 77) for big game hunting here.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: WGFD's WHMA data, updated 10/12/2026. Boundary: WGFD GIS. Harvest: WGFD reports to 2025.
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| Size | 1,098 acres (WGFD) |
|---|---|
| WGFD region | Laramie Region |
| County | Albany |
| Access dates | Open year-round. |
| Seasonal closure | Limited to the easement area marked with signs |
| Big game listed | Elk and Deer |
| Facilities | Comfort Station, Boat Launch |
| Nearest towns | Fox Park (6 mi), Albany (7 mi) and Centennial (15 mi) |
What are the rules on Jelm WHMA?
Access: Open year-round.
Exceptions: Note pedestrian access is immediately along bank from south parking area up stream, and 50' above high water at north parking area. No camping at downstream northern parking area.
Seasonal closure: Limited to the easement area marked with signs.
Area regulations: Motor Vehicle Travel Restricted to roads marked by a white arrow on the Wildlife Habitat Management Area. Access road and parking not plowed during winter. Camping limit: 5 days @ upriver parking lot.
Shed antlers: No Collection of shed antlers or horns January 1-May 1 at 6:00 AM.
WGFD lists these uses: Fishing, Hunting, Trapping, Camping, Hiking, Wildlife Viewing, Floating.
In WGFD's words, from its WHMA data. WGFD's posted signs and its Chapter 23 rules for Commission lands are the final word.
What can you hunt on Jelm WHMA?
WGFD lists the hunt area each big game species is hunted under here: elk in areas 8 and 9; deer in areas 76 and 77. Also listed: rabbit and black bear.
What did hunters take in the hunt areas around Jelm WHMA?
WGFD reports harvest by hunt area, not by access area. The hunt areas that overlap Jelm WHMA, with the acres of the WHMA in each and WGFD's latest harvest for the whole hunt area:
| Hunt area | WHMA acres in it | Harvest, whole area | Hunter success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Area 9 | 909 | 266 (2025) | 17.3% |
| Elk Area 8 | 189 | 189 (2025) | 50.1% |
| Deer Area 76 | 909 | 257 (2025) | |
| Deer Area 77 | 188 | 31 (2025) | |
| Antelope Area 44 | 1,098 | 130 (2025) | 91.5% |
| Moose Area 38 | 1,098 | 53 (2025) | 85.5% |
| Bighorn sheep Area 18 | 1,098 | 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 Jelm WHMA?
Inside the WHMA 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 | 7 |
| State trust land | 1 |
| Other land (WGFD-held, leased or private) | 1,090 |
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 (1,098 acres as drawn).
How do you get to Jelm WHMA?
Highways within 8 miles: WY 230, WY 10 and WY 11. Nearest towns: Fox Park (6 miles), Albany (7 miles), Centennial (15 miles) and Laramie (25 miles).
Questions hunters ask
When is Jelm WHMA open?
Open year-round. Seasonal closure, in WGFD's words: Limited to the easement area marked with signs.
What can you hunt on Jelm WHMA?
WGFD lists elk and deer for big game, and rabbit and black bear. Each species follows the season of the hunt area the ground is in.
What are the rules on Jelm WHMA?
Motor Vehicle Travel Restricted to roads marked by a white arrow on the Wildlife Habitat Management Area. Access road and parking not plowed during winter. Camping limit: 5 days @ upriver parking lot.
Where is Jelm WHMA?
About 6 miles from Fox Park, and 7 miles from Albany, measured from the area's boundary.
Which hunt areas is Jelm WHMA in?
By WGFD's boundaries it lies in elk Areas 9 and 8, deer Areas 76 and 77 and antelope Area 44. 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 Wildlife Habitat Management Area details.
- Boundary: WGFD Wildlife Habitat 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.
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