Hunt Area 149, Targhee, Wyoming
Unit info
- Game species
- Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer
- Group
- Region H
- Area
- 382 mi²
- Public land
- 96.5%
Which slopes are warming, which way the wind is drifting up or down the draws, and the benches and points that fit a mature buck's bed, mapped inside this unit's boundary.
Mule Deer — season & harvest32% draw48% success
- Tag type
- Limited Entry Draw
- Applicants
- 680
- Reported harvest
- 17
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 8
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
About this unit
Sign in to contributeHunt Area 149 (Targhee) covers the remote west slope of the Teton Range in Teton County, Wyoming, comprising approximately 382 square miles of Caribou-Targhee National Forest at elevations from 6,290 to 13,518 feet. The unit holds a small, low-density Targhee mule deer herd with limited harvest. There is no elk or pronghorn season designated for Hunt Area 149; elk hunting on the overlapping Targhee geography falls under Hunt Area 73. Nonresident hunters must employ a licensed Wyoming guide when hunting in the Jedediah Smith Wilderness, which dominates the unit.
West slope of the Teton Range. Elevation range 6,290–13,518 ft. Terrain transitions from sagebrush and riparian corridors in lower drainages through dense conifer forest (lodgepole, Engelmann spruce, subalpine fir) into high alpine meadows and shale-rock ridgelines above treeline. Numerous ponds, lakes, and streams throughout. Jedediah Smith Wilderness occupies a large portion of the unit.
Primary access via Driggs and Tetonia, Idaho (just west of the Wyoming state line on ID Highway 33). Teton Canyon Road (Teton County Road 009) and South Leigh Creek Road are the main forest road corridors into the unit from the Idaho side. Jackson, WY lies roughly 30 miles south via ID-33/WY-22. Interior wilderness travel is foot and horseback only. Nonresident hunters must use a licensed Wyoming guide in wilderness areas.
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Source document is CH 6 Draft 03.16.2026.4, adopted by WGF Commission April 2026, pending Governor signature. Regular season close date for Gen mule deer is Oct. 4 (amended from Sep. 30 per draft). CWD: The Deer Hunting Regulations brochure Important Hunting Information section addresses CWD; hunters are encouraged to submit heads for testing at WGFD regional offices or check stations. Nonresident hunters must employ a licensed Wyoming guide when hunting in designated wilderness areas within this unit. Area 149 is in deer Region H per WGFD unit data.
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Boundaries: WGFD official Deer Hunt Areas. Community info last updated 115d ago.