Hunt Area 120, Hamilton Dome, Wyoming
Unit info
- Game species
- Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer
- Group
- Region F
- Area
- 583 mi²
- Public land
- Unverified — the unit is predominantly private based on general Hot Springs County land ownership patterns, but an authoritative percentage requires BLM surface management atlas cross-reference.%
Mule Deer — season & harvest38% draw45% success
- Tag type
- Limited Entry Draw
- Applicants
- 480
- Reported harvest
- 49
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest58% draw58% success
- Tag type
- Limited Entry Draw
- Applicants
- 160
- Reported harvest
- 93
About this unit
Hunt Area 120 (Hamilton Dome) covers 582.66 sq mi in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, within Zone F (Bighorn Basin zone group). The unit is predominantly private land; a GPS public/private layer is essential. Primary access is via WY-120 along the eastern boundary, with Thermopolis serving as the nearest full-service town. The Wind River Indian Reservation borders the unit to the south and/or west — non-tribal hunting is not permitted on WRIR land. Mule deer and white-tailed deer are confirmed hunted species. Season dates, quotas, and harvest statistics were not available for verification; consult current WGFD regulations at wgfd.wyo.gov for Area 120.
Hot Springs County terrain: sagebrush flats and prairie at lower elevations, transitioning to cedar-choked canyon bottoms and conifer ridges at higher elevations. Specific elevation figures are unverified and have been omitted pending WGFD or USGS source confirmation.
Unverified — a low pressure characterization is plausible given predominantly private land and limited public access, but cannot be confirmed without harvest data.
All data verified against authoritative local sources (GIS boundary, unit name, zone, county, sq_miles) is confirmed. Season dates, quotas, harvest statistics, WIA parcel specifics, public land percentage, and elk-unit content have been removed as unverifiable. The most significant error in earlier source drafts was a fabricated dual-unit structure attributing a separate Buffalo Creek elk unit to Area 120 — that unit is Area 40, a different hunt area in a different zone and region entirely.
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Boundaries: WGFD official Deer Hunt Areas. Community info last updated 25d ago.