Revised Past Shooter Draw Process

Revised past shooter draw process

Effective June 4, 2021

All license recipients, including guests, must be registered and paid in full for the One-Shot Antelope Hunt.

The following lists pertain only to the priority or order in which each license is awarded. Payment for the state license will be made directly to Wyoming Game and Fish Department according to state regulation fees.

All license recipients and intended guests must be present at the Past Shooters License Issuance/ Hunt Area Draw in person per Wyoming Game and Fish regulations.

The Past Shooter License Issuance/Hunt Area Draw is usually held the Friday before the Hunt. If you or your guest are not present when your name is called at the Past Shooter Hunt Area Draw, your name will be placed at the bottom of Priority List Three. If the Past Shooter is not present when called again, the Past Shooter forfeits his chance at a license.

All Past Shooters on all priority levels may change places with another Past Shooter or defer their license to a guest registered for the hunt

The priority of issuance will be as outlined on the following page.

The final issuance list will be vetted by the License Draw Chairman and his/her decision on all licenses and placements is final.

Guest Rules

All guests must be accompanied by their sponsoring Past Shooter.
Guests of Past Shooters may only receive two Past Shooter licenses per LIFETIME. The office will keep a list of guest licenses.
Guests MAY NOT transfer their license.
If a Past Shooter wishes to hunt after deferring his/her license to a guest, they must receive a deferral from another Past Shooter on the list.

Priority One-Water for Wildlife® Priority Draw Positions

Priority One issuance consists of five Water for Wildlife® Priority Draw Positions. These are the first five positions issued. All proceeds benefit Water for Wildlife Foundation conservation work.
The bid is only for the privilege of being in the top 5 draw positions for license issuance and hunt area choice.
Procedures for the Water for Wildlife® Priority Draw Positions Auction are outlined in the Water for Wildlife Priority Auction document.

2. Priority Two-Returning New Past Shooters

Priority Two will be the next priority list consisting of returning new members from the previous year’s hunt, assuring them a draw position.
A random draw for the priority order within List Two will be done by the License Committee Chairman and witnesses and placed in the order they are drawn.
The random draw will occur on the Thursday before the hunt.
The list will be generated and available at the Thursday evening banquet.

3. Priority Three-Registered Past Shooters

Priority Three will be all remaining draw positions.
A random draw for the priority order within List Three will be done by the License Committee Chairman and witnesses and placed in the order they are drawn
The random draw will occur on the Thursday before the hunt.
The list will be generated and available at the Thursday evening banquet.

Water for Wildlife® Priority Position Draw Process

Effective June 8, 2022

The One-Shot Hunt Club and Past Shooters Club voted to designate the first five draw positions for a Water for Wildlife Priority Draw Position Auction. This fund-raising auction is to benefit the conservation work of the Water for Wildlife® Foundation.

There will be a bidding process for the Priority Draw Position Auction as outlined below:

Phone bids will be taken for three days beginning August 5^th, 2026 at 9:00 am MDT and ending August 7^{th ,}2026 at 1:00 pm MDT. Time determined by the computer.

Phone bids will be taken at 307-332-6862 and text bids at 307-349-5443 .

Winning bidders will be contacted on August 7^th after the conclusion of the auction.

Starting bid is $500 for each of the five Priority Draw Positions

Bids must be increased by increments of $25.

Once 5 bids of $500 are received, the Priority Draw Positions will be awarded in order of the highest bid amounts. Any Draw Position not obtaining a bid of $500 or more will go back into the general draw process.

These bids are only for the privilege of a top 5 Priority Draw Position and hunt area choice. Payment for the state license will be made directly to Wyoming Game and Fish Department according to state regulation fees.

Bidders must be Past Shooters Club members who register for and attend the hunt. A Past Shooter may only receive one license.

All recipients must be present at the Past Shooter License Issuance and Hunt Area Draw in person per Wyoming Game and Fish regulations. The Past Shooter License Issuance/Hunt Area Draw is usually held the Friday before the Hunt. If you or your intended guest are not present when your name is called at the Past Shooter Hunt Area Draw, you will forfeit your Water for Wildlife Priority Draw Position bid donation and priority position. Your name will be placed at the bottom of the general license issuance.

Bid donations for the winning priority draw positions are payable to Water for Wildlife® Foundation, are tax deductible (verify with your accounting professional) and must paid in full within one week after the close of bidding.

These 5 licenses may be deferred to another registered Past Shooter or registered guest as outlined in the guest rules of the Past Shooters Club Draw Process.