Wyo. Code R. 040 | Wyoming Administrative Rules 040 — Game and Fish Commission

116 Game and Fish Commission Regulations

Chapter 1 Regulation Governing Access to Records

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.1.01212021 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-302, § 23-1-303, § 16-3-103 (j) § 16-4-202 through § 16-4-204.

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Effective 2021-01-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.1.01212021 § 2 Adoption of Uniform Rules

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission thereby incorporates by reference the following uniform rules:

(a) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on September 6, 2016, found at: http://rules.wyo.gov.

(b) For these rules incorporated by reference:

(i) The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has determined that incorporation of the full text of these rules would be cumbersome or inefficient given the length or nature of the rules;

(ii) The incorporation by reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the applicable date identified in subsection (a) of this section; and,

(iii) The incorporated rules are maintained at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department headquarters office in Cheyenne and are available for public inspection and copying at the same location.

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Effective 2021-01-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.1.01212021 § 3 Definitions

In addition to the definitions set for in Title 23 of the Wyoming Statutes and Chapter 2, General Hunting Regulations, the Commission also adopts the following definitions for the purpose of this chapter:

(a) "Geographic Information" means any location information collected by the Department or Commission related to the legal harvest of wildlife killed under a Department issued big game, furbearer hunting or trapping, game bird, small game, trophy game or wild bison license at a scale finer than a hunt area, or finer than a management area designation.

(b) "Personally Identifiable Information" means a person's name, address, electronic mail address, date of birth, telephone number, driver's license number, social security number, passport number, sportsperson identification number, tax identification number or any part of the preceding information.

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Effective 2021-01-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.1.01212021 § 4 Release of Information from Legally Taken Wildlife

W.S. § 16-4-203(d)(xx) and § 23-1-302(r) requires personally identifiable and geographic information associated with the legal taking of wildlife within the state to be for the sole use of the Commission, Wyoming Game and Fish Department or an appropriate law enforcement office, and such information is not a public record for purposes of W.S. § 16-4-201 through § 16-4-205.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

Peter J. Dube, President

Dated: December 15, 2020

History

Effective 2021-01-21

Chapter 2 General Hunting Regulation

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.2.06102026 General Hunting Regulation

WYOMING GAME & FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 2

GENERAL HUNTING REGULATION

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-103, § 23‑1‑302, § 23-1-703, § 23‑2‑101, § 23-2-106, § 23-3-104, § 23-3-111, § 23-3-304, § 23-3-305, § 23-3-306 and § 23‑3‑308.

Section 2. Definitions. In addition to the definitions set forth in Title 23 of the Wyoming Statutes, the Commission also adopts the following definitions for the purpose of all hunting and trapping regulations:

(a) "Accompanied by a Mentor" means being directly supervised at all times by a mentor who is within sight and direct voice contact.

(b) "Adult" means a person eighteen (18) years of age or older.

(c) "Antlered" means a deer, elk or moose that has visible antler growth plainly protruding from the skull. Where a minimum number of antler points are specified, points shall be counted on the side with the greater number of points.

(d) "Antlerless" means a deer, elk or moose that has no antler growth plainly protruding from the skull. Females and young‑of‑the‑year without visible antlers are antlerless big game animals.

(e) "Approved Landfill or Incinerator" means a landfill or incinerator permitted by the State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to dispose of animal carcasses.

(f) "Artificial Light or Lighting Device" means any man-made light or lighting device which projects a visible light outside the device, or any electronic device that provides an enhanced ability to see in the dark.

(g) "Bag Limit" means the maximum number of big game or trophy game animals that may be taken by an individual possessing a proper license.

(h) "Buck Antelope" means male antelope with visible horns and a dark cheek patch at the base of the ear.

(i) "Bureau of Land Management (B.L.M.)" means the land management agency administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

(j) "Bureau of Reclamation Land" means lands administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation.

(k) "Calf" means young-of-the-year elk or young-of-the-year moose.

(l) "Central Flyway" means the portion of Wyoming east of the Continental Divide, excluding the Great Divide Basin.

(m) "Certificate of Competency and Safety in the Use and Handling of Firearms" means a certification issued for the completion of an approved hunter safety course.

(n) "Conservation Order" means an action to reduce the mid-continent population of light geese, which is promulgated in accordance with 50 CFR 20.21 and 50 CFR 21.60, revised as of August 8, 2019, which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A copy of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations can be viewed at Department Regional Offices.

(o) "Cow" means an adult female elk or an adult female moose.

(p) "Daily Bag Limit" means the maximum number of game birds or small game animals that may be legally taken in a single day.

(q) "Dark Geese" means Canada goose, cackling goose, white-fronted goose and brant.

(r) "Doe" means an adult female antelope or adult female deer.

(s) "Drainage" means all lands within the watershed of a named river or stream, including all tributaries and standing waters, which drain into that river or stream.

(t) "Edible portion of big game animal" means the meat from the front quarters as far down as the knees, meat from the hindquarters as far down as the hocks, and the meat along the backbone between the neck and hindquarters including the loins and tenderloins, excluding meat on the ribs and neck.

(u) "Ewe" means an adult female bighorn sheep.

(v) "Fawn" means young-of-the-year antelope or young-of-the-year deer.

(w) "Federal Duck Stamp" means Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp or Electronic Duck Stamp.

(x) "Handgun" means a firearm that has a barrel length of less than sixteen (16) inches, has a short stock, and is designed to be fired by the use of a single hand without shoulder support.

(y) "Hunt Area" means the area within a defined geographic boundary where a license shall be valid.

(z) "Irrigated land" means agricultural lands that are supplied with supplemental water by ditches, pipes, flooding or spraying.

(aa) "Lamb" means a young-of-the-year bighorn sheep.

(bb) "Light Geese" means snow goose, blue goose and Ross's goose.

(cc) "Mentee" means a person who has received special authorization from the Department to take wildlife and who has not received a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms.

(dd) "Mentor" means a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, can demonstrate they have a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms, possesses a valid Wyoming hunting license and is directly supervising not more than one (1) mentee, other than immediate family members, at a time while in the field.

(ee) "Motorized vehicle" means any vehicle powered by an internal combustion or electric engine.

(ff) "Muzzle-loading firearm" means a muzzle-loading rifle or muzzle-loading handgun of at least .40 caliber and firing an expanding point bullet or lead ball and using a charge of at least fifty (50) grains of black powder or its equivalent.

(gg) "National Elk Refuge Permit" means a permit that allows a properly licensed elk hunter to access the National Elk Refuge to take an elk.

(hh) "Nontoxic Shot" means steel or any other federally approved nontoxic shot.

(ii) "Off National Forest" means lands other than those administered by the U.S. Forest Service.

(jj) "On National Forest" means lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service.

(kk) "On National Grassland" means the Thunder Basin National Grassland and Bankhead-Jones lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service.

(ll) "Pacific Flyway" means the portion of Wyoming west of the Continental Divide, including the Great Divide Basin.

(mm) "Park Permit" means a permit issued by Grand Teton National Park that allows a properly licensed elk hunter to take an elk within Grand Teton National Park.

(nn) "Partridge" means chukar partridge and gray partridge.

(oo) "Point" means any protrusion from an antler one (1) inch or more in length.

(pp) "Possession Limit" means the maximum number of game birds or small game animals that may be legally in possession. Wildlife in transit or storage shall be considered in possession. For migratory game birds, when a person hunts in more than one (1) state, flyway or zone, the person's total limit shall not exceed the largest daily bag or possession limit prescribed for any one of the states, flyways or zones in which the hunting takes place.

(qq) "Private Land" means all fee title/deeded lands owned by a private individual, partnership or corporation.

(rr) "Processor" means a custom meat processor licensed by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture.

(ss) "Public Road or Highway" (except as otherwise provided) means any roadway that is open to vehicular travel by the public. The road surface, the area between the fences on a fenced public road or highway, and an area thirty (30) feet perpendicular to the edge of the road surface on an unfenced public road or highway shall be considered the public road or highway. Two-track trails on public lands are not public roads.

(tt) "Ram" means a male bighorn sheep that is one (1) year or older.

(uu) "Real Time Video Photography Equipment" means any video or photography equipment capable of utilizing cellular or Wi-Fi technology to transmit images or video for remote viewing.

(vv) "Regular Hunting Seasons" mean seasons which delineate the dates and hunt areas for the taking of big game or trophy game animals with legal weapons in accordance with the license types and limitations as set forth in Section 2 of Chapters 5 (Antelope), 6 (Deer), 7 (Elk), 8 (Moose); Sections 3 and 7 of Chapter 9 (Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat); Section 9 of Chapter 3 (Black Bear); Section 3 of Chapter 42 (Mountain Lion); and Section 4 of Chapter 47 (Gray Wolf) of the Commission regulations.

(ww) "Season Limit" means the maximum number of sandhill cranes or pheasants that may be legally taken during the entire season.

(xx) "Site of the Kill" means the location where the harvested animal died.

(yy) "Special Archery Seasons" mean seasons that delineate the dates and hunt areas for the taking of big game or trophy game animals with legal archery equipment, in which a hunter with the proper hunting license and an archery license may hunt in addition to the regular hunting seasons in accordance with the limitations as set forth in Section 2 of Chapters 5 (Antelope), 6 (Deer), 7 (Elk), 8 (Moose); Sections 3 and 7 of Chapter 9 (Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat); and Section 9 of Chapter 3 (Black Bear).

(zz) "Spike Elk" means an elk with at least one (1) antler consisting of a single unbranched beam.

(aaa) "State Trust Land" or "State Land" means lands administered by the Office of State Lands and Investments.

(bbb) "Type" means a limitation on a license in a particular hunt area for the sex of animal, the species of animal, the length of the season, the type of weapon or a portion of the hunt area in which the license shall be valid.

(ccc) "Upland Game Birds" means any sage grouse, blue grouse, ruffed grouse, partridge, sharp-tailed grouse or pheasant.

(ddd) "Waste" means to leave, abandon or allow any edible portion of meat from a big game animal, game bird, game fish or small game animal to become tainted, rotten or otherwise unfit for human consumption prior to processing at a person's home or at a processor.

(eee) "Waterfowl" means ducks, geese, coots and mergansers.

Section 3. Bag Limits and Numbers of Licenses. No person shall apply for or receive more than one (1) license for each big game species during any one (1) calendar year, except as otherwise provided in Commission Regulations. The maximum bag limit for big game animals and trophy game animals for any person with the proper licenses and permits shall not exceed the following number of animals: one (1) elk per license; one (1) moose per license; one (1) bighorn sheep per license; one (1) mountain goat per license; one (1) antelope per license; one (1) deer per license; one (1) black bear per license; one (1) mountain lion per license; one (1) gray wolf per license. Section 4 of this Chapter, Chapter 34, Depredation Prevention Hunting Seasons and other Commission regulations may provide for taking additional game animals with the proper licenses.

Section 4. Issuance of Deer and Antelope Limited Quota Licenses, Reduced Price Doe/Fawn Licenses, Elk Limited Quota Licenses and Reduced Price Cow/Calf Licenses.

(a) For deer, no person shall apply for and receive more than one (1) full price deer license (General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9) through the initial drawing. After the initial drawing is completed, any person may apply for and receive up to two (2) full price deer licenses provided that at least one (1) license is a Limited Quota Type 3 any white-tailed deer license. However, no person shall apply for and receive more than a total of two (2) full price deer licenses valid for the taking of antlered or any deer, of which not more than one (1) shall be valid for antlered or any mule deer.

(b) For doe/fawn deer, any person may apply for and receive a maximum of two (2) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn deer licenses (Type 6, 7 or 8) through the initial drawing. After the initial drawing is completed, any person may apply for and receive up to four (4) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn deer licenses. However, no person shall apply for and receive more than a total of four (4) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn deer licenses. In Hunt Areas 24, 65, 157 or 171 after the leftover drawing is completed, any person may purchase an unlimited number of limited quota reduced price doe/fawn deer licenses.

(c) For antelope, no person shall apply for and receive more than one (1) full price antelope license (Type 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9) through the initial drawing.

(d) For doe/fawn antelope, any person may apply for and receive a maximum of two (2) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn antelope licenses (Type 6, 7 or 8) through the initial drawing. After the initial drawing is completed, any person may apply for and receive up to four (4) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn antelope licenses. However, no person shall apply for and receive more than a total of four (4) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn antelope licenses.

(e) For elk, no person shall apply for and receive more than one (1) full price license (General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9) and one (1) reduced price cow/calf license (Type 6, 7 or 8) through the initial drawing.

(i) After the initial drawing, a person may apply for and receive up to a total of three (3) elk licenses, of which no more than one (1) shall be a General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3 or 9 license.

(ii) However, no person shall apply for and receive more than a total of three (3) elk licenses which shall include not more than one (1) General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3 or 9 license in a single hunting season, except as authorized in Commission regulations.

(iii) After the leftover drawing, any person may apply for and receive an unlimited number of Type 8 reduced price cow/calf elk licenses.

(f) For bighorn sheep, any person may apply for and receive a maximum of one (1) limited quota full price bighorn sheep license (Type 1 or Type 2) and one (1) limited quota reduced price ewe/lamb license (Type 6 or Type 7), except as authorized in Commission regulation.

(g) It is a violation to apply for and receive more than the specified number of licenses allowed by Commission regulations.

Section 5. Open Hours for Taking Big Game, Small Game, Trophy Game, Upland Game Birds and Wild Turkey.

(a) Big game, trophy game and small game animals may only be taken from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset.

(b) Except as otherwise provided, upland game birds and wild turkey may only be taken from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to sunset.

Section 6. Retention of Evidence to Identify Sex, Species and Horn or Antler Development of Big Game Animal Harvested. Any person who takes any big game animal in a hunt area where the taking of either sex, species, or antler or horn development is controlled or prohibited by regulation shall comply with this section while said animal is in transportation from the site of the kill to the residence of the person taking the animal, or delivered to a processor for processing.

(a) In hunt areas where the taking of any big game animal is restricted to antler point or horn size by regulation, the antlers or horns shall accompany the carcass, or edible portions thereof.

(b) In hunt areas where the taking of any big game animal is restricted to a specific sex of animal by regulation, either the visible external sex organs, head or antlers shall accompany the carcass, or edible portions thereof.

(c) In hunt areas where the taking of a species of deer is controlled or prohibited by regulation, either the head or the tail of the deer shall accompany the carcass or edible portion thereof as evidence of the species taken.

Section 7. Dating and Display of Big and Trophy Game Animal/Wild Turkey/Sandhill Crane Carcass Coupons.

(a) When dating a carcass coupon, the entire day and month of the kill shall be completely cut out and removed.

(b) The carcass coupon shall be signed, dated and attached to the carcass of any big game or wild turkey or the carcass or hide of any trophy game animal in such a manner as to be plainly visible before leaving the site of the kill. The carcass coupon shall be attached to the carcass of any sandhill crane taken in limited quota areas in such a manner as to be plainly visible. When the animal is in transportation, the carcass coupon may be carried by the person accompanying the carcass so that the coupon shall not be lost. While quarters or pieces of an animal are being packed from the field, the carcass coupon shall remain with the person transporting the animal.

Section 8. Emergency Closure. Big game hunting seasons may be closed because of an emergency upon forty-eight (48) hours notice. Trophy game hunting seasons may be closed upon immediate notice.

Section 9. Established Check Stations, Mandatory Reporting. Every hunter, angler or trapper of furbearing animals shall stop and report at every check station on route to or from the hunting, fishing or trapping area regardless if the person has wildlife in possession. Upon request of any authorized Department representative, anyone who has been hunting, fishing or trapping shall produce a valid license and conservation stamp, if required and special management permit, if required, for game animals, game birds, furbearing animals or fish. Even if the game meat or fish in possession has been cut and wrapped or processed, the person transporting shall stop and report at the check station. Any person transporting wildlife harvested in another state or country shall stop at check stations on their route.

(a) Check stations shall be signed and established at a point on a highway or road clearly visible at a distance of not less than two hundred (200) yards in either direction.

(b) Check stations shall be at a point where flashing warning lights shall be visible to oncoming traffic for a distance of not less than two hundred (200) yards. The emergency warning lights on a marked law enforcement vehicle or a yellow flashing light on a marked Department non‑enforcement vehicle shall be in operation.

Section 10. Placement of Name of Outfitter and Outfitter's License Number on Back of License. Any big or trophy game hunter utilizing the services of an outfitter shall legibly print the name of the outfitter, the outfitter's license number and the type of outfitter license on the back of the licensee's big or trophy game license.

Section 11. Archery Hunting. No person shall hunt big game or trophy game animals with archery equipment during a special archery hunting season without first obtaining an archery license and the applicable hunting license. An archery license shall not be required in addition to a limited quota (Type 9) license to participate in a limited quota archery only season. Legal archery equipment and firearms may be used to hunt big game or trophy game animals during the regular hunting seasons as set forth in Commission regulations.

(a) Archery hunters who are hunting during any special archery season and archery hunters who are hunting with a limited quota Type 9 archery only license are exempt from wearing an external garment of a fluorescent orange or fluorescent pink color.

Section 12. Use of Aircraft to Spot or Locate Wildlife. No person shall use any aircraft with the intent to spot, locate and aid in the taking of any big game animal from August 1 through January 31 of the following calendar year. Additionally, no person shall use any aircraft to spot, locate and aid in the taking of any trophy game animal during any open season. Nothing in this Section shall apply to the operation of an aircraft in a usual manner where there is no attempt or intent to locate any game animal, such as aircraft used for the sole purpose of passenger transport.

Section 13. Retrieval of Game Animals from the Field.

(a) The Department may require substantive proof from any person who fails to retrieve from the site of kill all edible portions of a big game animal as to why the edible portions were not removed from the field.

(b) Wounding and Retrieving. No person shall wound or kill any game animal without making a reasonable effort to retrieve it and reduce it to possession. For the purpose of this subsection, making a reasonable effort shall include a person physically going to the nearest location where the game animal was when a person attempted to take the game animal, in order to search for any sign the game animal was wounded or killed, and take the game animal into possession.

Section 14. Baiting of Big Game Animals Prohibited Except by Qualified Persons. Any legally blind person, person confined to a wheelchair, person hunting with a permit issued pursuant to W.S. § 23-3-304(d)(iv) or any person hunting with a license issued pursuant to W. S. § 23-1-705 (j) may place a bait for big game or take a big game animal by the use of bait.

Section 15. Transportation and Disposal of Deer, Elk and Moose Taken within Wyoming - Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Provisions.

(a) Deer, elk and moose taken in Wyoming may be transported within Wyoming to a camp, a private residence for processing, a taxidermist, a processor, or a CWD sample collection site in Wyoming, provided the head and all portions of the spinal column remain at the site of the kill or such parts are disposed of in any approved landfill or approved incinerator in Wyoming.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, only the following parts of any deer, elk or moose taken in Wyoming may be transported in Wyoming: edible portions with no part of the spinal column or head; cleaned hide without the head; skull or skull plate or antlers that have been cleaned of all meat and brain tissue; teeth; or, finished taxidermy mounts.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection, only the following parts of any deer, elk or moose taken in Wyoming may be transported to other states, provinces or countries: edible portions with no part of the spinal column or head; cleaned hide without the head; skull or skull plate or antlers that have been cleaned of all meat and brain tissue; teeth; or, finished taxidermy mounts. Whole deer, elk and moose carcasses shall not be transported out of Wyoming.

(i) The operator of a meat processing plant or their designee may transport deer, elk or moose carcass parts to another state for disposal in an approved landfill or incinerator. Transportation and disposal shall be in accordance with that state's laws, rules and regulations.

(d) Nothing in this section shall apply to the transportation or disposal of deer, elk and moose taken by any governmental agency or educational institution.

Section 16. Importation of Deer, Elk or Moose Taken From Outside of Wyoming. Deer, elk or moose taken from within any other state, province or country shall only be imported into Wyoming if carcasses are transported directly to a private residence for processing, to a taxidermist, to a processor or to a CWD sample collection site provided the head and all portions of the spinal column are disposed of in an approved landfill or incinerator.

Section 17. Mandatory CWD Sample Submission. The Department may mandate hunters submit CWD samples from harvested deer, elk and moose from designated hunt areas within Wyoming.

(a) Mandatory submission of CWD samples from harvested deer, elk and moose may be established annually by the Department when necessary to meet its CWD testing and monitoring requirements or to implement and evaluate management actions related to CWD. Mandatory CWD sample submission of deer, elk and moose shall end when the Department achieves sampling goals for designated hunt areas, as stipulated by Department personnel prior to enacting any mandatory CWD sample submission. The Department shall determine the type, time frame and method of CWD sampling required for submission.

(b) When the Department mandates hunters submit CWD samples, public notice shall be given through posting of mandatory submission requirements in Department offices and designated license selling agents, electronic or traditional mailings to known license holders (and other sportspersons) and through the Department website, publications and news releases.

(c) It shall be a violation of Commission regulation for a hunter to fail to submit mandated CWD samples in accordance with this section.

Section 18. Temporary Hunter Safety Exception.

(a) Any person born on or after January 1, 1966, who has not received a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms may apply to the Department for a special authorization to take wildlife with the use of a firearm while being accompanied by a mentor. A special authorization issued to an individual shall be in the possession of the recipient at all times while in the field. The applicant shall apply on the Department website.

(b) Any person acting as a mentor to a mentee with a special authorization pursuant to this section shall accompany the mentee at all times to provide constant supervision.

Section 19. Areas Closed to the Taking of Specified Wildlife. All areas within the State not opened by specific order of the Commission shall be closed to the taking of all big game animals, trophy game animals, small game animals, furbearing animals and game birds.

Section 20. Use of Specialized Hunting Technologies and Equipment.

(a) No person shall use any device attached to a legal firearm, muzzleloader or archery equipment, capable of producing a thermal or infrared image, or other imaging outside the normal visible light spectrum, with the intent to spot, locate and aid in the taking of any big game animal, trophy game animal or wild bison.

(b) No person shall use any real-time video photography equipment, thermal or infrared imaging device, or other imaging device outside the normal visible light spectrum with the intent to spot, locate and aid in the taking of any big game animal, trophy game animal or wild bison.

(c) A trail camera, or similar device, that can only store an image, picture or video inside the device, and which does not have the capability to utilize cellular or Wi-Fi technology to transmit images or video for remote viewing is permissible for use in the taking of any big game animal, trophy game animal or wild bison.

(d) No person shall sell or barter any geographic location information for any big game animal, trophy game animal or wild bison to aid in the taking of any big game animal, trophy game animal or wild bison.

Section 21. Hunting Predatory Animals with Artificial Light or Lighting Devices, Thermal or Infrared Imaging or Other Light Imaging at Night on Public Lands

(a) Hunting of predatory animals on public or state land shall be in accordance with W.S. 23-3-306.

(b) Any person hunting predatory animals on public land with an artificial light or lighting device, thermal or infrared imaging or other light imaging device shall display an activated infrared (IR) strobe beacon on their person visible from at least one hundred (100) yards in every direction. If the predator hunter is enclosed inside a vehicle, an activated IR strobe beacon shall be displayed on the exterior roof of the vehicle so as to be visible for at least one hundred (100) yards around the vehicle.

(c) Hunting of predatory animals at night with artificial light or lighting devices, thermal or infrared imaging or other light imaging on public land shall be closed from September 1 through December 31.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: April 22, 2026

History

Effective 2026-06-10

Chapter 3 Black Bear Hunting Seasons

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.3.02112026 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23‑1‑302 and § 23‑2‑104.

History

Effective 2026-02-11

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.3.02112026 § 2 Definitions

In addition to the definitions set forth in Title 23 of the Wyoming Statutes and Chapter 2, General Hunting Regulation, the Commission also adopts the following definitions for the purpose of this chapter:

(a) "Baiting" means placing or utilizing a processed bait or an unprocessed bait as a lure or attractant for the purpose of taking black bear.

(b) "Bait Location" means the GPS location of a bait placed within a registered bait site.

(c) "Bait Site" means the individual section of land identified by legal description on a valid bear bait registration document.

(d) "Chemical attractant" means any chemical(s) used as a lure or mask rather than for consumption.

(e) "Dependent young" means any black bear cub of the year or yearling black bear traveling with an adult female black bear.

(f) "GPS coordinates" means a specified geographic location defined by any universal coordinate system that will direct Department personnel to within fifty (50) yards of a registered bait site.

(g) "Immediately" means following the observation of a grizzly bear using a bait, the person registering the bait, the person placing the bait or the person hunting over the bait shall report, without delay, said use to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in accordance with Section 5. Immediately also means any person taking a grizzly bear shall report, without delay, to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in accordance with Section 11 of this regulation.

(h) "Mortality" means any legal or illegal human caused female black bear death, excluding female black bears taken by the Department, female black bears taken under the authority of W.S. § 23-3-115(a) and known natural and accidental female black bear deaths.

(i) "Processed bait" means a nontoxic biodegradable substance.

(j) "Prohibited bait" means big game animals, small game animals, game birds, game fish, protected animals, protected birds or parts thereof placed for the purpose of attracting a bear.

(k) "Unprocessed bait" means livestock or livestock parts that have not been processed for human consumption, or wildlife or wildlife parts that are not otherwise prohibited in Section 2(j).

(l) "Water" means permanent rivers, streams, lakes or ponds.

History

Effective 2026-02-11

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.3.02112026 § 3 Application, Registration, Number, Placement, Removal and Identification of Black Bear Bait Sites on Federal or State Lands

The provisions in this section shall only apply to the registration, number, placement, removal and identification of black bear baits on federal lands or State lands, including lands owned or administered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

(a) First Time Registration of Bait Site(s).

(i) A person may apply to register a bait site(s) for the first time on the Department website beginning March 21 at 8:00 a.m. through March 28 for the current calendar year. An applicant may apply to register up to a total of six (6) bait sites through this process, however no person shall be eligible to register more than the maximum number of bait sites authorized in this section. All completed applications shall be entered into a computer processed random drawing to determine a priority listing for registering bait sites by April 1. Bait sites shall be assigned to applicants through the priority listing as long as a particular bait site remains available.

(ii) A person may apply to register a bait site(s) in person, by a representative of the applicant or by telephone beginning April 5 at 8:00 a.m. for the current calendar year at any Department Regional Office. If April 5 occurs on a day when Department Regional Offices are closed, applications to register a bait site shall be accepted beginning at 8:00 a.m. on the next business day. Applications for bait site registration shall be accepted only if a bait site is available.

(b) Renewal of Previous Year Registered Bait Site(s).

(i) A person may renew the same bait site(s) they registered in the previous calendar year by telephone, mail or on the Department website. Bait site registration renewal may be completed in person or by a representative of the applicant.

(ii) Persons who had a bait site(s) registered the previous calendar year may renew the same bait site(s) March 1 through March 20. Applications to renew a previous calendar year bait site(s) shall not be accepted by the Department prior to 8:00 a.m. March 1.

(iii) For the purpose of receiving preference to renew a bait site, a person shall have placed a bait at a properly registered bait site and provided GPS coordinates for that bait location to the Department during the previous calendar year in accordance with Commission regulations. A person who fails to meet this requirement shall lose all preference to renew that bait site and shall be considered as a first time registrant for that bait site during the following calendar year.

(iv) Bait sites that are not renewed during the preference period shall be made available as first time bait sites in accordance with Section 3(a).

(i) A person shall not change a registered bait site during the calendar year for which the bait site was registered by the Department.

(ii) A currently registered bait site shall not be transferred to another person.

(iii) Bait site(s) registration shall be valid for the calendar year in which the bait site(s) was registered.

(iv) Prior to placement of a bait(s), the bait site(s) registration shall be approved by the Department.

(A) To register a bait site(s), an applicant or representative of an applicant registering the bait site(s) shall provide all information required on the bait site electronic application.

(B) The electronic application shall include the name, address, telephone number and valid Wyoming black bear hunting license number of the person desiring to register the bait site; and, the name of the person registering the bait site(s) if the registration is by a representative other than a licensed outfitter. If a licensed outfitter desires to utilize the bait site(s) for outfitting black bear hunters, the outfitter's license number shall be furnished in lieu of the valid Wyoming black bear hunting license number. If the Department approves the bait site, the applicant shall be furnished a registration document indicating the site has been approved. The registration document shall include the legal description of the bait site to include the range, township, section and GPS coordinates. GPS coordinates of a bait location shall be provided at the time of application, or within seven (7) days after placing any bait at a registered bait site.

(d) Number of black bear baits and bait density. No hunter shall register or place more than two (2) baits during any calendar year. A person licensed as an outfitter in Wyoming for the current calendar year shall register and place no more than twenty (20) baits for their outfitting business use during any calendar year. Bait density shall be no more than one (1) bait per section as illustrated on U.S. Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management maps.

(e) Placement and removal of baits. No person shall place a bait or hunt over a bait that has not been properly registered in accordance with this regulation.

(i) All black bear baits placed at a registered bait site shall be enclosed in a container. Bait containers shall be rigid and constructed of wood, metal or plastic.

(ii) No more than three (3) bait containers shall be placed at a registered bait site and shall not exceed a combined total of eight (8) cubic feet, the approximate size of a fifty-five (55) gallon drum.

(iii) Black bear bait containers shall be secured in such a manner that the bait container cannot be moved by any wildlife from the GPS coordinates provided for the registered bait site.

(iv) Holes in containers shall be smooth and not constructed to function as a trap.

(v) No person shall place a bait or hunt over a bait that is less than two hundred (200) yards from water; less than two hundred (200) yards from roads or pack trails; nor less than one-half (1/2) mile from a developed campground, picnic ground or building.

(vi) If requested by the Department, persons placing bait(s) or hunting over bait(s) shall be required to escort the Regional Wildlife Supervisor or their designee to the bait location(s) for any purpose.

(vii) No person shall place a bait within a hunt area more than seven (7) days prior to the opening day of the black bear special archery or general season as listed in Section 9 of this regulation.

(viii) Registered baits placed in the spring season, including all containers and bait materials, shall be removed within seven (7) days after the close of the spring season as listed in Section 9 of this regulation.

(ix) Registered baits placed in the fall season, including all containers and bait materials, shall be removed within seven (7) days after the close of the fall season as listed in Section 9 of this regulation.

(x) Burial of the bait is prohibited and shall not constitute removal of the bait.

(f) Identification of bait site(s). The name and address or the current year's black bear hunting license number or the sportsperson identification number of the person who registered the bait site(s), or the name and address or current year's outfitter's license number of the licensed outfitter registering the bait site(s) shall be legible and permanently affixed to or painted on the outside of the container(s) enclosing the bait.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.3.02112026 § 4 Areas Open and Areas Closed to Black Bear Baiting; Restrictions on Use of Processed and Unprocessed Baits; Use of Chemical Attractants

(a) All black bear hunt areas shall be open to the baiting of black bear except those hunt areas and those portions of hunt areas listed in this section.

(i) Black Bear Hunt Areas 22, 25, 26, 32 and that portion of Black Bear Hunt Area 23 on U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and State lands, including lands administered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, shall be closed to baiting.

(ii) That portion of Black Bear Hunt Area 27 north and west of the Wood River on U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and State lands including lands administered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, shall be closed to baiting.

(iii) That portion of Black Bear Hunt Area 28 on the Shoshone National Forest north of Pelham Lake, Pelham Lake Creek and Lava Mountain shall be closed to baiting.

(iv) Those portions of Black Bear Hunt Area 35 on the Pole Mountain Unit of the Medicine Bow National Forest shall be closed to baiting.

(v) All designated Wilderness Areas in National Forests shall be closed to baiting. Hunters should check maps of designated Wilderness Areas at the Department Headquarters or Regional Offices.

(vi) The primary conservation area for grizzly bears shall be closed to baiting and no bait registrations shall be issued within that area. Hunters may view a map of the primary conservation area for grizzly bears on the Department website.

(vii) Areas administered by the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management or the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission in which human access has been restricted to protect wintering wildlife shall be closed to baiting. Such areas, if not already closed by this section, shall be closed to black bear baiting during the time period for which the areas have been closed to human access.

(b) Only unprocessed baits shall be utilized for the baiting of black bears in Black Bear Hunt Area 18 and those portions of Hunt Areas 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28 and 29 in which bear baiting is not excluded by Section 4(a).

(c) Processed or unprocessed baits shall be utilized for the baiting of black bears in Black Bear Hunt Areas 1-17, 30, 31, 33, 35.

(d) Chemical attractants are not considered bait and may be used in all black bear hunt areas of the state.

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Effective 2026-02-11

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.3.02112026 § 5 Reporting Use of Bait by a Grizzly Bear

Any person registering a bait site, placing a bait, hunting at a bait site or witnessing the use of a bait site by a grizzly bear shall immediately report use of the bait by a grizzly bear to the Department (1-877-WGFD-TIP). Regardless of the land status whether federal, state or private, no person shall hunt black bear over a bait site utilized by a grizzly bear for the remainder of the current black bear hunting season. The bait site(s) shall be closed for the remainder of the current black bear hunting season and the bait may be removed as soon as possible by personnel of the Department.

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Effective 2026-02-11

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.3.02112026 § 6 Prohibited Bait

No person shall place any prohibited bait for the purpose of baiting black bears. Baiting for black bear with a substance other than those defined as a bait in Section 2 or in a manner other than as specified in Section 3 shall be prohibited on federal or state lands, including lands administered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.3.02112026 § 7 Hunting Regulations

(a) Hunters may take any black bear except dependent young and female black bears with dependent young at side.

(b) Registering Kills. A hunter taking a black bear shall retain the pelt and skull from each black bear taken for registration purposes. Even if the skull is damaged, it shall accompany the pelt. Visible external evidence of sex shall remain naturally attached to the pelt. Within seventy-two (72) hours, after taking a black bear, the licensee shall present the pelt and skull to a district game warden, district wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Department Regional Office during business hours for registration. The pelt and skull shall be presented in an unfrozen condition in order to allow collection of two (2) premolar teeth to be utilized to determine the age of the black bear and to allow examination of the pelt to determine the sex and possible lactation status of the black bear. A hunter taking a black bear in designated wilderness areas in hunt areas 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 or 28 shall report their harvest by telephone or in person within seventy-two (72) hours and shall present the pelt and skull to a district game warden, district wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Department Regional Office during business hours for registration within ten (10) days from the date of harvest or within three (3) days after returning from a designated wilderness area. The hunter making the telephone report shall contact a district game warden, district wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Department Regional Office and provide their name, license number, date of kill, sex of bear, hunt area and the general location of the kill site including drainage. At the time of registration, the hunter shall furnish the Department their license number, date of kill and the location of the site of kill to include hunt area, section, township and range or GPS coordinates.

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Effective 2026-02-11

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.3.02112026 § 8 Area Mortality Limits

The black bear hunting season shall close in each black bear hunt area or group of hunt areas when the female mortality limit specified for the respective hunt area or group of hunt areas has been reached. If the female mortality limit is not reached, the season shall close upon the date specified in Section 9. If the female mortality limits for the spring hunting season are exceeded, the additional mortalities shall be subtracted from the fall mortality limits. Conversely, if female mortality limits in the spring have not been reached, the portion of the limit remaining shall be added to the fall mortality limit. It is the hunter's responsibility to confirm that the hunt area the person intends to hunt is open. The status of hunt area closures shall be available twenty-four (24) hours a day by calling toll free

1-800-264-1280.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.3.02112026 § 9 Hunt Areas, Season Dates and Limitations

Hunt Area(s)

Special Archery Dates

Regular Season Dates

Annual Female Mortality Limit

May 1 - 14

May 15 - June 15

Sep. 1 - Oct. 31

4 Spring

4 Fall

May 1 - 14

May 15 - June 15

Sep. 1 - Oct. 31

6 Spring

6 Fall

May 1 - 14

May 15 - June 15

Sep. 1 - Oct. 31

2 Spring

2 Fall

May 1 - 14

May 15 - June 15

Sep. 1 - Oct. 31

8 Spring

6 Fall

5, 6

May 1 - June 15

Aug. 15 - Nov. 15

6 Spring

6 Fall

May 1 - June 15

Sep. 1 - Oct. 31

9 Spring

10 Fall

Sep. 1 - 30

Apr. 15 - June 15

Oct. 1 - 31

11 Spring

8 Fall

Apr. 15 - 30

Sep. 1 - 30

May 1 - June 15

Oct. 1 - 31

15 Spring

11 Fall

Apr. 15 - 30

Aug. 1 - Sep. 30

May 1 - June 15

Oct. 1 - 31

2 Spring

2 Fall

Apr. 15 - 30

Aug. 15 - 31

May 1 - June 15

Sep. 1 - Nov. 15

8 Spring

5 Fall

Apr. 15 - 30

Sep. 1 - 30

May 1 - June 15

Oct. 1 - 31

1 Spring

1 Fall

Apr. 15 - 30

May 1 - June 15

Aug. 1 - 31, valid only in that portion of Area 13 within the Popo Agie Wilderness

Sep. 1 - Oct. 31

7 Spring

7 Fall

14, 15, 16, 17, 30

Apr. 15 - 30

Aug. 15 - 31

May 1 - June 15

Sep. 1 - Oct. 31

24 Spring

18 Fall

18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 29

Apr. 15 - 30

Aug. 15 - 31

May 1 - June 15

Sep. 1 - Oct. 31

16 Spring

20 Fall

Apr. 15 - 30

Aug. 15 - 31

May 1 - June 15

Aug. 1 - 31, valid only in that portion of Area 19 within the Bridger Wilderness

Sep. 1 - Nov. 15

10 Spring

8 Fall

Apr. 15 - 30

Aug. 1 - 14

May 1 - June 15

Aug. 15 - Oct. 31

8 Spring*

12 Fall*

25, 26, 27

Apr. 15 - 30

Aug. 15 - 31

May 1 - June 15

Sep. 1 - Oct. 31

Apr. 15 - 30

Aug. 1 - 14

May 1 - June 15

Aug. 15 - Oct. 31

4 Spring

4 Fall

Apr. 15 - 30

Aug. 1 - 14

May 1 - June 15

Aug. 15 - Oct. 31

2 Spring

2 Fall

Apr. 15 - 30

May 1 - June 15

Aug. 1 - Nov. 15

Apr. 15 - June 15

Sep. 1 - Oct. 31

4 Spring

4 Fall

Apr. 15 - June 15

Aug. 1 - Oct. 31

*Annual Female Mortality Limit applies to areas 23, 25, 26 and 27 in combination.

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Effective 2026-02-11

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.3.02112026 § 10 Special Archery Seasons

There shall be special archery seasons for the hunting of black bear by the use of legal archery equipment in hunt areas as set forth in Section 9 of this Chapter. Archers shall possess a general black bear license and an archery license in order to hunt black bears with archery equipment during any special archery season.

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Effective 2026-02-11

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.3.02112026 § 11 Reporting Grizzly Bear Mortalities

Any taking of a grizzly bear shall be reported immediately to the Department (1-877-WGFD-TIP).

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.3.02112026 § 12 Hunt Area Descriptions

Hunt Area Number, Name and Description.

Area 1. Northwest Bighorn. Beginning where the Bighorn River crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line; east along said line to the Bighorn Mountain divide; southeasterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 14 at Granite Pass; southerly then westerly along said highway to the Bighorn River; northerly along said river to the Wyoming-Montana state line.

Area 2. Burgess Junction. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; southeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14 at the town of Ranchester; southwesterly along said highway to the Big Horn Mountain Divide at Granite Pass; northwesterly along said divide to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to Interstate Highway 90.

Area 3. Paint Rock. Beginning at the town of Greybull; easterly and northerly along U.S. Highway 14 to the Bighorn Mountain Divide; southerly along said divide to Powder River Pass and U.S. Highway 16; westerly along said highway to the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25); southerly along said road to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); southerly along said road to the Big Horn Mountain Divide Road/Hazelton Road (Johnson County Road 3); southerly along said road to the Rome Hill Road (Johnson County Road 3A-Washakie County Road 56); westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 16; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 20; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 433; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16-20; northerly along said highway to the town of Greybull.

Area 4. Story. Beginning at Interstate Highway 90 at the town of Ranchester; southeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to Crazy Woman Creek; westerly up said creek to the Middle Fork Crazy Woman Creek; westerly up said creek to Doyle Creek; southwesterly up said creek to Taylor Creek; westerly up said creek to the Bighorn National Forest boundary; westerly along the southern boundary of the Bighorn National Forest to the Hazelton Road (Johnson County Road 3); southwesterly along said road to the Gold Mine Road (becomes U.S.F.S. Road 452); northerly along said road to the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 16; easterly along said highway to the Bighorn Mountain Divide at Powder River Pass; northwesterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 14 at Granite Pass; northeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90 at the town of Ranchester.

Area 5. Upper Nowood. Beginning at the town of Ten Sleep; easterly along U.S. Highway 16 to the Rome Hill Road (Washakie County Road 56-Johnson County Road 3A); easterly along said road to the Big Horn Mountain Divide Road/Hazelton Road (Johnson County Road 3-Washakie County Road 81-Natrona County Road 109); southerly along said road to the Buffalo Creek Road (Natrona County Road 105); southwesterly along said road to the Arminto Road (Natrona County Road 104); southerly along said road to Waltman and U.S. Highway 20-26; westerly along said highway to the town of Shoshoni; northerly along U.S. Highway 20 to the eastern boundary of the Wind River Reservation; northerly, then westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 20; northerly along said highway to the town of Worland and U.S. Highway 16; easterly along said highway to the town of Ten Sleep.

Area 6. Mayoworth. Beginning where Interstate Highway 25 crosses Crazy Woman Creek; southerly along said highway to the Midwest interchange and the Smoky Gap Road (Natrona County Road 115); westerly along said road to the Dead Horse Road (Natrona County Road 114); southwesterly along said road to the Wild Horse Trail Road (Natrona County Road 113); westerly along said road to the 33 Mile Road (Natrona County Road 110); northwesterly along said road to the Buffalo Creek Road (Natrona County Road 105); southwesterly along said road to the Bighorn Mountain Divide Road/Hazelton Road (Natrona County Road 109-Washakie County Road 81-Johnson County Road 3); northerly along said road to the Bighorn National Forest boundary; easterly along the southern boundary of the Bighorn National Forest to Taylor Creek; easterly down said creek to Doyle Creek; northeasterly down said creek to the Middle Fork Crazy Woman Creek; easterly down said creek to Crazy Woman Creek; easterly down said creek to Interstate Highway 25.

Area 7. Laramie Peak. Beginning where Interstate Highway 25 crosses the North Platte River at the city of Douglas; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 34; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30; northerly and westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 487; northerly and westerly along said highway to the Lone Tree Road (Bureau of Land Management Road 3141); northerly along said road to the Spring Creek Road; easterly along said road to the Bates Creek Road (Natrona County Road 402); northeasterly along said road to the Squaw Springs Trail Road; northeasterly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 660; southeasterly along said road to Curry Creek; northwesterly down said creek to Deer Creek; northeasterly down said creek to the North Platte River; easterly down said river to Interstate Highway 25 at the city of Douglas.

Area 8. Snowy Range. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; west along said line to Wyoming Highway 230 west of the North Platte River; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30; easterly and southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line.

Area 9. Sierra Madre. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 789 crosses the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 789.

Area 10. Uinta. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Wyoming‑Utah state line; easterly along said highway to the Green River; southerly down said river to the Flaming Gorge Reservoir; southerly along said reservoir to the Wyoming-Utah state line; westerly then northerly along said line to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 11. Smith's Fork. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 89 crosses the Wyoming‑Utah state line west of Sage Junction; northerly along said line to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the divide between the Bear River and Salt River; easterly along said divide to the divide between the Salt River and Smith's Fork River; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Smith's Fork River and Greys River; southeasterly along said divide to LaBarge Creek; southeasterly down said creek to the Green River; southeasterly down said river to the CCC Bridge and the Lincoln‑Sweetwater Road (Lincoln County Road 311); westerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 372; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 189; westerly then southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 89 at Sage Junction; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Utah state line.

Area 12. Pine Mountain. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Green River; easterly along said highway to the town of Rock Springs and Wyoming Highway 430; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to the Wyoming-Utah state line; westerly along said line to the Flaming Gorge Reservoir; northerly along said reservoir to the Green River; northerly along said river to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 13. Lander. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation; southerly and easterly along said highway to the Sweetwater River; southwesterly and then northerly up said river to the Sweetwater Gap and the headwaters of the Sweetwater River; westerly from Sweetwater Gap to Mt. Nystrom and the continental divide; northwesterly along said divide to the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 14. South Piney. Beginning where LaBarge Creek enters the Green River; westerly up said creek to the divide between the Green River and Greys River; northerly along said divide to the South Fork of South Cottonwood Creek; easterly down said creek to South Cottonwood Creek; easterly down said creek to Cottonwood Creek; easterly down said creek to the Green River; southerly down said river to LaBarge Creek.

Area 15. Piney‑Horse Creek. Beginning where the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23‑110) joins Wyoming Highway 351; westerly along said highway to the Green River; northerly up said river to Cottonwood Creek; westerly up said creek to South Cottonwood Creek; westerly up said creek to the South Fork of South Cottonwood Creek; westerly up said creek to the divide between the Green River and Greys River; northerly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River (Hoback Rim); easterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23‑110) at Cora Junction; southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 351.

Area 16. Greys River. All of the drainages of Greys River, Little Greys River and the drainages south of the Snake River from Alpine east to and including Bailey Creek.

Area 17. Hoback. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River (Hoback Rim); westerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and the Hoback River; northerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and Willow Creek; northerly along said divide to the divide between Bailey Creek and Willow Creek (Greyback Ridge); northerly along said divide to the divide between Bailey Creek and the Snake River; westerly along said divide to the Snake River; northerly up said river to the Hoback River; southeasterly up said river to Highway 191 at Bondurant; southerly and easterly along said highway to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River (Hoback Rim).

Area 18. Fall Creek. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 22 crosses the Snake River; southerly and westerly down said river to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to the Snake River.

Area 19. Green River. Beginning at the town of Farson; northerly along U.S. Highway 191 to the Sublette County Line (west of Big Sandy Reservoir); westerly along the Sublette County Line to the Green River (north of the town of LaBarge); northerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 351; easterly along said highway to the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23-110); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 191; northwesterly along said highway to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River (Hoback Rim); northerly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Gros Ventre River at Hodges Peak; northeasterly along said divide to the Darwin Ranch road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); easterly along said road to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); northeasterly along said road to the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to Mt. Nystrom; easterly from Mt. Nystrom to Sweetwater Gap and the headwaters of the Sweetwater River; southerly along said river to U.S. Highway 28; southwesterly along said highway to the town of Farson.

Area 20. Gros Ventre. Beginning at the southeast corner boundary of the National Elk Refuge near the town of Jackson; northerly along the refuge boundary to the Gros Ventre River; easterly up said river to Kinky Creek; easterly up said creek to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); easterly along said road to the divide between the Green River and the Gros Ventre River; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River at Hodges Peak; southerly along said divide to Highway 191 at Hoback Rim; northerly and westerly along said highway to the Hoback River at Bondurant; westerly down said river to the Snake River; northerly along said river to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to Highway 26; northerly along said highway to the National Elk Refuge boundary; easterly along said boundary to the southeast corner of the National Elk Refuge.

Area 21. Conant Basin. Beginning where U.S. Highway 26‑287 intersects the south boundary of John D. Rockefeller Memorial Parkway; westerly along said boundary to the Targhee National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to the head of the north fork of Teton Creek; westerly down said creek to Teton Creek; westerly down said creek to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; easterly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26‑287; southerly along said highway to the south boundary of John D. Rockefeller Memorial Parkway.

Area 22. Pacific Creek. Beginning where U.S. Highway 26‑287 intersects the Grand Teton National Park boundary; northwesterly along said boundary to the John D. Rockefeller Memorial Parkway boundary; westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26‑287; northerly along said highway to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Continental Divide; southeasterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 26‑287; westerly along said highway to the Grand Teton National Park boundary.

Area 23. Ramshorn. All of the drainage of the Wind River that lies north of U.S. Highway 287 and west of the Wind River Reservation and those areas of the Spence and Moriarity Wildlife Management Area east of the East Fork of the Wind River.

Area 24. Darby Creek. Beginning at the town of Jackson; westerly along Wyoming Highway 22 to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to Teton Creek; easterly along said creek to the north fork of Teton Creek; northeasterly along said creek to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; southerly and easterly along said boundary to the Snake River; northerly and southerly along said park boundary to U.S. Highway 189; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 22.

Area 25. North Absaroka. Beginning where the east boundary of Yellowstone National Park crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 14-16-20; westerly along said highway to the east boundary of Yellowstone National Park; northerly along said boundary to the Wyoming-Montana state line.

Area 26. South Absaroka. Beginning where the east boundary of Yellowstone National Park crosses U.S. Highway 14-16-20; easterly along said highway to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Greybull River; westerly then southerly up said river to the divide between the Greybull River and the Wind River; westerly along said divide to the divide between the South Fork of the Shoshone River and the Wind River; westerly along said divide to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to the south boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly then northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 14‑16‑20.

Area 27. Grass Creek. Beginning where U.S. Highway 120 crosses the Greybull River; southeasterly along said highway to U. S. Highway 20; southerly along said highway to the northern boundary of the Wind River Reservation; westerly along said boundary to the divide between the Wood River and the Wind River; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Greybull River and the Wind River; northwesterly along said divide to the Greybull River; northerly then easterly down said river to U.S. Highway 120; and all non-Indian owned fee title lands in that portion of Hot Springs County within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation.

Area 28. Wind River. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses the west boundary of the Wind River Reservation; southerly along said boundary to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 287 at Togwotee Pass; southeasterly along said highway to the Wind River Reservation boundary.

Area 29. Spread Creek. Beginning where the Grand Teton National Park boundary crosses the Gros Ventre River; northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26‑287; easterly along said highway to Togwotee Pass and the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); southwesterly along said road to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); westerly along said road to Kinky Creek; westerly down said creek to the Gros Ventre River; westerly down said river to the Grand Teton National Park boundary.

Area 30. Star Valley. All of the drainage of the Salt River east of the Wyoming‑Idaho state line.

Area 31. Crowheart Butte. All non-Indian owned fee title lands in that portion of Fremont County within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation, and all lands within the Bureau of Reclamation's Riverton and Boysen Unit boundaries, and those lands within Boysen State Park south of Cottonwood Creek, west of Boysen Reservoir, and south of U.S. Highway 20-26; excluding those areas of the Spence and Moriarity Wildlife Management Area that lie east of the East Fork of the Wind River.

Area 32. Cody. Beginning where the east boundary of the Shoshone National Forest boundary meets the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Bighorn River; southerly along said river to U.S. Highway 14; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16-20 in the town of Greybull; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 433; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 20; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 120; northwesterly along said highway to the Greybull River; southwesterly up said river to the Shoshone National Forest Boundary; northerly along said boundary to the Wyoming-Montana state line.

Area 33. Casper Mountain. Beginning at the confluence of the North Platte River and Deer Creek at the town of Glenrock; southerly up said creek to the confluence of Curry Creek and Deer Creek; southeasterly up Curry Creek to U.S.F.S. Road 660; northwesterly along said road to the Squaw Springs Trail Road; southwesterly along said road to the Bates Creek Road (Natrona County Road 402); southwesterly along said road to the Spring Creek Road; westerly along said road to the Lone Tree Road (Bureau of Land Management Road 3141); southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 487; northerly and westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 220; northerly and easterly along said highway to the Casper city limits; northerly along said city limits to the North Platte River; easterly along said river to Deer Creek.

Area 35. The entire State of Wyoming excluding lands included in Areas 1-33, Grand Teton National Park and the National Elk Refuge.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: _____________________________________

Ashlee Lundvall, President

Dated: January 13, 2026

History

Effective 2026-02-11

Chapter 4 Furbearing Animal Hunting or Trapping Seasons

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.4.09032021 Furbearing Animal Hunting or Trapping Seasons

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 4

FURBEARING ANIMAL HUNTING OR TRAPPING SEASONS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statute § 23‑1‑302, § 23-2-303, § 23-2-304, § 23-2-305 and § 23-3-109.

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Drainage" means all lands within the watershed of a named river or stream, including all tributaries and standing waters that drain into the named river or stream.

(b) "Leg-hold Trap" means any device using a mechanical trigger that springs the jaws or loop shut for capturing furbearing or predatory animals.

(c) "Live Trap" means any device designed to capture or trap a live animal inside a cage or structure. Such traps include, but are not limited to box traps and cage traps.

(d) "Owner" means the person who physically sets any trap or snare in any fashion that may result in the take of any furbearing or predatory animal.

(e) "Pet" means any domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure.

(f) "Power-Activated Snare" means a snare with a spring or other device that applies pressure to the locking mechanism.

(g) "Quick-kill Body-grip Trap" means a device that closes around the body or head of the animal in such a manner as to almost immediately kill the animal caught.

(h) "Raw Fur" means the untanned hide or skin, or the unskinned carcass of a furbearing animal.

(i) "Snare" means a device consisting of a loop with no mechanical trigger for capturing furbearing or predatory animals.

(j) "Tamper" means to disturb, obstruct, damage, steal or interfere with any legally placed trap or snare except for releasing any pet or livestock from a trap or snare.

(k) "Trapping" or "trap" means the taking of a furbearing or predatory animal by trap or snare, or taking of a furbearing animal with a firearm or archery equipment.

(l) "Trap Identification Number" means an identification number assigned to the owner of traps or snares by the Department.

(m) "Week" means the seven (7) day period starting on Monday through the following Sunday.

Section 3. Hunting or Trapping Seasons.

Species, hunting or trapping areas, season dates and limitations.

| | | Season Dates | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species | Trapping Area | Opens | Closes | Limitations | | | Mink | 1 | Oct. 1 | Apr. 30 | Any mink | | | Bobcat | 1 | Nov. 15 | Mar. 1 | Any bobcat | | | Muskrat | 1 | Oct. 1 | Apr. 30 | Any muskrat | | | Weasel | 1 | Oct. 1 | Mar. 31 | Any weasel | | | Badger | 1 | Jan. 1 | Dec. 31 | Any badger | | | Marten | 1 2 | Oct. 1 Dec. 1 | Mar. 1 Mar. 1 | Any marten Any marten | | | Beaver | 1 301 302 303 304 305 401 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 501 502 503 504 505 605 606 | Oct. 1 CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED Oct. 1 Oct. 1 Oct. 1 Oct. 1 Oct. 1 Oct. 1 Oct. 1 Oct. 1 Oct. 1 CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED | Apr. 30 Apr. 30 Apr. 30 Apr. 30 Apr. 30 Apr. 30 Apr. 30 Apr. 30 Apr. 30 Apr. 30 | Any beaver 1 trapper; 25 beaver 1 trapper; 15 beaver 1 trapper; 20 beaver 1 trapper; 35 beaver 1 trapper; 15 beaver 1 trapper; 30 beaver 1 trapper; 30 beaver 1 trapper; 10 beaver 1 trapper; 10 beaver | | | | | | | | |

Section 4. Furbearing Animal Hunting or Trapping Area Descriptions.

(a) Area and number.

(i) All furbearing animals, excluding marten and beaver.

Area 1. The entire State of Wyoming, excluding those areas closed in Section 4(b).

(ii) Marten.

Area 1. The entire State of Wyoming, excluding Area 2 as listed in this subsection and those areas closed in Section 4(b).

Area 2. Snowy Range. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and U.S. Highway 287 in the city of Laramie; southerly along U.S. Highway 287 to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 230 in Carbon County; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to its junction with U.S. Highway 287.

(iii) Beaver.

Area 1. The entire State of Wyoming, excluding those limited quota trapping areas listed in this subsection and those areas closed in Section 4(b).

Area 301. North Tongue River. North Tongue River drainage in Sheridan County.

Area 302. South Tongue River. South Tongue River drainage in Sheridan County.

Area 303. East Fork of Big Goose Creek. East Fork of Big Goose Creek drainage upstream of Park Reservoir in Johnson County.

Area 304. Clear Creek. Clear Creek drainage on U.S. Forest Service lands in Johnson County.

Area 305. Crazy Woman Creek. Crazy Woman Creek drainage on U.S. Forest Service lands in Johnson County.

Area 401. South Rock Springs. That portion of Sweetwater County south of I-80 between the Green River, Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Wyoming Highway 430.

Area 404. Henrys Fork. Henrys Fork River, Louse Creek and Sage Creek drainages on the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Uinta County.

Area 405. Cottonwood Creek. Cottonwood Creek drainage on the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Uinta County.

Area 406. East Fork of Smiths Fork. Drainages of Gilbert Creek and East Fork of Smiths Fork River upstream from Wasatch-Cache National Forest boundary in Uinta County.

Area 407. West Fork of Smiths Fork. West Fork of the Smiths Fork River and Willow Creek drainages upstream from Wasatch-Cache National Forest boundary in Uinta County.

Area 408. Salt Creek. Salt Creek drainage on U.S. Forest Service lands, Salt Creek Proper and Raymond Creek drainage on public lands in Lincoln County.

Area 409. Upper Smiths Fork. Smiths Fork drainage on U.S. Forest Service lands in Lincoln County.

Area 410. Hobble Creek. Hobble Creek drainage on U.S. Forest Service lands, Coal Creek, and Saw Mill Creek drainages in Lincoln County.

Area 411. Hams Fork River (Hams Fork). Beginning where the Hams Fork River crosses the Bridger‑Teton National Forest boundary to where the river crosses U.S. Forest Service Road 062 and all tributaries lying east of the Hams Fork River in Lincoln County.

Area 412. South Fork Fontenelle Creek. Beginning where the South Fork of Fontenelle Creek crosses the Bridger‑Teton National Forest boundary to its headwaters and all tributaries in Lincoln County, including all of the drainages of the South Fork of Fontenelle Creek upstream from the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary within Lincoln County.

Area 413. Fontenelle Creek. Beginning where Fontenelle Creek crosses the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary to the confluence of Camp Fire Creek and all tributaries in Lincoln County, including all of the drainages of Fontenelle Creek between the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary and Camp Fire Creek within Lincoln County.

Area 414. LaBarge Creek and South LaBarge Creek (main streams). Beginning where LaBarge Creek crosses the Bridger‑Teton National Forest boundary to its headwaters and the main channel of South LaBarge Creek in Lincoln County. LaBarge Creek Proper will be closed one (1) mile each direction from the confluence of Nameless Creek and LaBarge Creek in Lincoln County.

Area 501. North Pole Mountain. All of the drainages of Brush Creek, Crow Creek, Lodgepole (Pole) Creek, McKechnie Creek and Horse Creek within the boundaries of the Pole Mountain Division of the Medicine Bow National Forest and north of the Happy Jack Road (Wyoming Secondary Highway 210‑U.S.F.S. 722) in Albany County.

Area 502. South Pole Mountain. All of the drainages of Brush Creek, Lodgepole (Pole) Creek, Crow Creek and Dale Creek within the boundaries of the Pole Mountain Division of the Medicine Bow National Forest and south of the Happy Jack Road (Wyoming Secondary Highway 210‑U.S.F.S. 722) in Albany County.

Area 503. Woods Landing. All public lands within Boswell Creek, Eagle Creek, Shellrock Creek, Bear Creek, Jelm Creek and Porter Creek drainages in Albany County.

Area 504. Lake Owen. All public lands south and east of U.S.F.S Roads 552 and 540 within Fox Creek, Squirrel Creek, Squaw Creek, Lake Owen Creek and Strain Creek drainages in Albany County.

Area 505. Sheep Mountain. All public lands within Fence Creek, Hecht Creek and Buckeye Creek drainages in Albany County.

Area 605. Green Mountain. All public lands within the Crooks Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Cooper Creek and Willow Creek drainages on Green Mountain in Fremont County.

Area 606. East Fork Wind River. All lands within the Spence and Moriarity Wildlife Management Area and the Kirk Inberg/Kevin Roy Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Fremont County.

(b) Closed areas.

(i) The following areas shall be closed to the taking of all furbearing

animals.

(A) Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area in Bighorn County;

(B) Grand Teton National Park in Teton County;

(D) National Elk Refuge in Teton County; and,

(ii) The following areas shall be closed to the taking of beaver.

(A) Beaver Creek drainage from Wyoming Highway 70 downstream to its confluence with the North Fork of the Encampment River in Carbon County;

(B) Cache Creek drainage in Teton County;

(D) Granite Creek drainage from the Granite Hot Springs swimming pool downstream to the confluence with the Hoback River in Teton and Sublette Counties;

(E) Nameless Creek proper in Lincoln County;

(F) Nash Fork drainage south of Wyoming Highway 130 from the Snowy Range Ski Area Road downstream to its confluence with the North Fork of the Little Laramie River in Albany County;

(G) South Fork Hog Park Creek drainage from the Colorado/Wyoming state line downstream to its confluence with Hog Park Creek in Carbon County;

(H) South Fork Lake Creek and Goetze Creek drainages on the Pennock Mountain Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Carbon County;

(I) The head of the Rock Creek drainage north and east of the Sand Lake Road (U.S.F.S. Road 101) downstream to its confluence with the South Fork of Rock Creek in Carbon County;

(J) Bolton Creek drainage in Carbon and Natrona counties.

(K) Stinking Creek drainage (including Lone Tree Creek and Elk Creek) in Carbon and Natrona counties;

(L) Ditch Creek drainage from the confluence of the North Fork and Middle Fork of Ditch Creek downstream to the U.S.F.S. - Private Land Boundary in Teton County;

(M) Willow Creek drainage upstream from the confluence of Willow Creek and Sourdough Creek in Teton, Lincoln and Sublette counties; and,

(N) Game Creek drainage in Teton County.

(iii) The following areas shall be closed to the taking of Marten.

(A) All lands within the Pole Mountain Unit of the Medicine Bow National Forest in Albany County.

(iv) The following areas shall be closed to the use of any snare or quick-kill body grip trap with a jaw spread exceeding five (5) inches during any open pheasant hunting season:

(A) Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area;

(B) Ocean Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area;

Road;

(D) Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area.

(v) The following areas shall be closed to the use of any snare or quick-kill body grip trap with a jaw spread exceeding five (5) inches from October 1 through February 15;

(A) Rawhide Wildlife Habitat Management Area;

(B) Springer/Bump Sullivan Wildlife Habitat Management Area; and,

(vi) The following areas shall be closed to the use of any snare, quick-kill body grip trap, leg-hold trap, and live trap during the calendar year;

(A) Pilot Hill Wildlife Habitat Management Area; and,

(B) John/Annie Woodhouse Public Access Area.

Section 5. Common Season Boundary. Wherever a stream or river forms a boundary between two (2) trapping areas with differing seasons for the same furbearing animal, the stream or river channel proper shall open for trapping on the earliest opening date and close on the latest closing date of the two (2) seasons involved.

Section 6. Limited Quota Furbearing Animal Trapping Area Permits. Only the holder of a permit for a limited quota trapping area(s) shall be allowed to trap the limited quota area for the designated species during the trapping season for which the permit is valid. Permit holders shall be determined by a random computer selection.

(a) Application for Limited Quota Furbearing Animal Trapping Permits. Applications shall be available from Wyoming Game and Fish Department Regional Offices, the Cheyenne Headquarters Office and game wardens. Any qualified person may submit one (1) application for a limited quota trapping area drawing and may list as many as three (3) choices.

(b) When trapping, each permit holder shall present their permit and a valid Wyoming furbearing animal trapping license for inspection upon request to any law enforcement officer empowered to enforce these regulations.

(c) Application Date. Applications shall be submitted on a form provided by the Department to the Headquarters Office from April 1 through May 31.

(d) Drawing. Only correct and complete applications received in the Headquarters Office during the application dates shall be entered in the random computer selection. Successful applicants shall be notified by mail.

(e) Leftover Limited Quota Trapping Area Permits. After the regular drawing, applicants may apply for limited quota trapping area permits not issued in the drawing for limited quota furbearing animal trapping areas. Applicants shall apply to the Headquarters Office. Permits shall be issued in the order the applications are processed or until quotas are reached. Submission of an application either through the mail or hand delivered shall not guarantee a permit.

Section 7. Authorization to Trap.

(a) Any person holding a valid Wyoming furbearing animal trapping license shall be authorized to trap furbearing animals in any trapping area specified in the current trapping regulations, excluding those species within limited quota furbearing animal trapping areas for which a limited quota furbearing animal trapping permit is required and excluding closed areas in Section 4(b) of this regulation.

(b) Individuals issued limited quota furbearing animal trapping permits shall contact the game warden listed on the notice for instructions prior to taking furbearing animals authorized by this permit in the limited quota furbearing animal trapping areas.

Section 8. Trap and Snare Specifications.

(a) All snares used for furbearing or predatory animals shall be equipped with a break-away device located at the point of the snare lock;

(b) Break-away devices shall release at two hundred ninety-five (295) pounds of pressure or less;

(d) Snares shall be solidly anchored to ensure the break-away device properly functions to release at two hundred ninety-five (295) pounds of pressure or less, and;

(i) Snares shall not be anchored to any wire of a fence.

(ii) Snares shall not be anchored to any moveable object such as a drag.

(e) Power-activated snares with a spring greater than three (3) inches in length when fully extended may only be set on private land; and,

(f) A quick-kill body-grip trap having a jaw measurement of ten (10) inches or greater when measured vertically at its widest part of the jaw shall not be set, other than on private land, unless the bottom of the quick-kill body-grip trap is at least partially submerged in water when set.

Section 9. Check Period for Leg-Hold Traps, Live Traps, Snares and Quick-Kill Body-Grip Traps.

(a) All leg-hold traps and live traps shall be checked by the owner a minimum of

once during each seventy-two (72) hour period.

(b) All snares and quick-kill body-grip traps shall be checked by the owner a

minimum of one time each week, except during the initial week the snares or quick-kill body-grip traps were set.

Section 10. Mandatory Bobcat Registration. All bobcats harvested in Wyoming shall be registered with the Department by the person taking the bobcat, regardless of the final disposition of the raw fur. Bobcat raw furs may be registered throughout the bobcat season, but registration shall end at 5:00 p.m. on March 11 of each year. If the registration deadline date occurs on a weekend when the Department Regional Offices are closed, bobcat raw furs may be registered on the next business day until 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. The properly licensed trapper shall present a bobcat raw fur in an unfrozen condition to a game warden or a Department Regional Office. It shall be unlawful to possess an untagged bobcat raw fur after the registration period expires.

(a) Before a Wyoming bobcat tag shall be issued, the person taking a bobcat shall provide to the Department at the time of registration, the age and sex of the bobcat, the number of the Department's bobcat management area in which the bobcat was taken, the method of take, the date the bobcat was taken, the number of traps that were set, and the number of days traps were set or days hunted with a firearm.

(b) A Wyoming bobcat tag shall be attached to a bobcat raw fur by an employee of the Department. Wyoming bobcat tags shall be issued free of charge.

(c) Any person who makes a false statement on the registration form shall be in violation of this regulation and such violation shall be punishable as provided by Title 23, Wyoming Statutes for violation of Commission regulations.

Section 11. Trapping of Non-target Wildlife; Disposition of Furbearing Animals at the Trap Site.

(a) All big or trophy game animals, game birds, protected animals or protected birds that are trapped shall be released unharmed.

(b) If a big or trophy game animal, game bird, protected animal or raptor is trapped and has been injured in such a way that the injury may result in death of the animal or if the animal has been killed, the trapper shall notify a Department law enforcement officer as soon as is reasonably possible.

(c) Furbearing animals that are trapped during a closed season shall be released unharmed. If a furbearing animal is caught during a closed season and injured in such a way that may result in death of the animal or if the furbearing animal has been killed, the trapper shall notify a Department law enforcement officer as soon as is reasonably possible.

(d) Furbearing animals legally taken shall be either killed at the trap site or immediately released to the wild. If the trapper holds both a furbearing animal trapping license and a license to capture furbearing animals for domestication, the furbearing animals do not have to be killed at the trap site.

(e) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a person from releasing any pet or livestock from a trap or snare.

Section 12. Use of Dogs. Persons possessing a valid furbearing animal trapping license may use dogs to take bobcats during the bobcat hunting or trapping season.

Section 13. Trap Identification Numbers. All traps and snares used for furbearing or predatory animals shall be permanently marked or tagged with the name and address of the owner or the trap identification number assigned to the owner by the Department.

(a) A person may apply for a trap identification number from the Department. Each individual shall be issued only one (1) trap identification number for the life of the trapper. Trap identification numbers shall be transferable from one (1) person to another only upon completion of an application and approval by the Department.

(b) Trap identification numbers shall consist of the prefix WY, followed by the last two (2) digits of the calendar year in which the number is issued, followed by a number generated by the Department. A hyphen shall separate the three (3) portions of the number. For example, the first trap identification number issued in calendar year 2001 shall be WY-01-001. Numbers shall be legible, at least one-eighth (1/8) inch in height and affixed to traps in such a manner as to read left to right. The trap identification number shall be stamped on the trap or on a metal tag that is affixed to the trap.

(c) Application for a trap identification number shall include the full name and complete home address of the applicant and shall be submitted on a form provided by the Department. Applications shall be submitted to the Wildlife Division, at the Headquarters Office of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

(d) Any person who has obtained a trap identification number shall notify the Department by telephoning (307) 777-4600 within thirty (30) days of any change in address.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

Peter J. Dube, President

Dated: July 14, 2021

History

Effective 2021-09-03

Chapter 5 Antelope Hunting Seasons

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.5.06102026 Antelope Hunting Seasons

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 5

ANTELOPE HUNTING SEASONS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23‑1‑302, § 23-1-703 and § 23‑2‑104.

Section 2. Hunting Seasons.

Hunt areas, season dates and limitations.

| Hunt | | Special Archery Dates | Regular Season Dates | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Area | Type | Opens | Closes | Opens | Closes | Quota | Limitations | | 1 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 400 | Any antelope | | 1 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 2 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 125 | Any antelope | | 3 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 225 | Any antelope | | 3 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 4 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 100 | Any antelope | | 5 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 125 | Any antelope | | 6 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | 175 | Any antelope | | 7 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | 400 | Any antelope | | 8 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | 225 | Any antelope | | 9 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 250 | Any antelope | | 9 | 7 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | 10 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 150 | Any antelope | | 10 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Doe or fawn | | 11 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 500 | Any antelope | | 11 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn | | 11 | 7 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid in Converse or Niobrara counties | | 15 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 350 | Any antelope | | 15 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Doe or fawn | | 16 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 200 | Any antelope | | 16 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn | | 17 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 20 | 500 | Any antelope | | 18 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 20 | 250 | Any antelope | | 18 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 20 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 18 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 20 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | 19 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 20 | 250 | Any antelope | | 19 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 20 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | 20 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 14 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 | 300 | Any antelope | | 20 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 14 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 | 100 | Doe or fawn | | 21 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 14 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 400 | Any antelope | | 21 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 14 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn | | 22 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 600 | Any antelope | | 22 | 6 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 150 | Doe or fawn valid on private land north of Crazy Woman Creek | | 22 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | | Doe or fawn valid in the entire area | | 23 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 550 | Any antelope | | 23 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 1500 | Any antelope valid on private land | | 23 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 300 | Doe or fawn | | 23 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 700 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | 24 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 20 | 250 | Any antelope | | 24 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 20 | 425 | Any antelope valid on private land | | 24 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 20 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 24 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 20 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | 25 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 600 | Any antelope | | 26 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 23 | Sep. 24 | Oct. 14 | 1100 | Any antelope | | 26 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 23 | Sep. 24 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid on or within (1) mile of irrigated land | | 27 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | 150 | Any antelope | | 29 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | 75 | Any antelope | | 29 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 300 | Any antelope valid on private land | | 29 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | 30 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 4 | Oct. 5 | Oct. 31 | 500 | Any antelope | | 30 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 4 | Oct. 5 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn | | 31 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 25 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any antelope | | 32 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 25 | Oct. 31 | 550 | Any antelope | | 32 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Oct. 5 | Oct. 31 | 250 | Any antelope | | 32 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 25 | Oct. 31 | 600 | Doe or fawn | | 32 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 25 | Nov. 15 | 150 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | 34 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 14 | 600 | Any antelope | | 34 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 37 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 400 | Any antelope | | 37 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Doe or fawn | | 38 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 4 | Oct. 5 | Oct. 31 | 400 | Any antelope | | 38 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 4 | Oct. 5 | Nov. 30 | 300 | Any antelope south of Wyoming Highway 34 | | 38 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 4 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 42 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 25 | Oct. 31 | 300 | Any antelope | | 42 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 25 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Doe or fawn | | 43 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 300 | Any antelope | | 43 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn | | 44 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Any antelope | | 44 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Doe or fawn | | 45 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 600 | Any antelope | | 45 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 200 | Doe or fawn | | 46 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 25 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Any antelope | | 46 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Oct. 5 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any antelope | | 46 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 25 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Doe or fawn | | 47 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 25 | Oct. 31 | 600 | Any antelope | | 47 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Oct. 5 | Oct. 31 | 500 | Any antelope | | 47 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 25 | Oct. 31 | 700 | Doe or fawn | | 48 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 25 | Oct. 31 | 200 | Any antelope | | 48 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Oct. 5 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Any antelope | | 48 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 24 | Sep. 25 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Doe or fawn | | 50 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 16 | Oct. 31 | 375 | Any antelope | | 50 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 16 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Doe or fawn | | 50 | 0 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 15 | 75 | Any antelope, muzzle-loading firearms only | | 51 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 16 | Nov. 14 | 125 | Any antelope | | 51 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 16 | Nov. 14 | 50 | Doe or fawn | | 52 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 16 | Oct. 31 | 125 | Any antelope | | 52 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 16 | Nov. 14 | 150 | Any antelope valid south of North Spring Creek | | 53 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Any antelope | | 53, 57 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid south of Wyoming Highway 70 and west of Carbon County Road 601 in Area 53, and on private land within one (1) mile of Carbon County Road 603 in Area 57 | | 55 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Any antelope | | 56 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Any antelope | | 57 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any antelope | | 57 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Any antelope valid west of Sweetwater County Road 23S and B.L.M. Road 3310, and north and east of B.L.M. Roads 4411 and 4409 | | 58 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Any antelope | | 59 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 200 | Any antelope | | 60 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 125 | Any antelope | | 61 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 125 | Any antelope | | 62 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Any antelope | | 62 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Any antelope valid east of the Continental Divide and north of Wise Dugout Draw | | 63 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any antelope | | 63 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 75 | Any antelope valid east of Buzzard Road (Natrona County Road 410-Carbon County Road 497) | | 64 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Any antelope | | 65 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any antelope | | 65 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 65 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Nov. 7 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid north of the Little Popo Agie River; also valid in Area 66 west of the Little Popo Agie River | | 66 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any antelope | | 67 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 200 | Any antelope | | 67 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 68 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 250 | Any antelope | | 68 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 69 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any antelope | | 69 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 70 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any antelope | | 70 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn | | 71 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 75 | Any antelope | | 72 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 800 | Any antelope | | 72 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 300 | Doe or fawn | | 73 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 500 | Any antelope | | 73 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid east of Bucknum Road (Natrona County Road 125) and south of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad right-of-way | | 74 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Any antelope | | 75 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 275 | Any antelope | | 75 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 76 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any antelope | | 77 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 14 | 125 | Any antelope | | 77 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 14 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | 77 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | 77 | 8 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid north of Wyoming Highway 30 or within one-half (1/2) mile south of Wyoming Highway 30 | | 78 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any antelope | | 78 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Nov. 30 | 100 | Doe or fawn valid on irrigated land | | 78 | 8 | | | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid on irrigated land in Big Horn County | | 79 | 1 | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | 25 | Any antelope valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | 79 | 7 | | | Sep. 1 | Nov. 30 | 75 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | 79 | 9 | | | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | 50 | Any antelope, archery only | | 79 | 0 | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Any antelope, muzzle-loading firearms only | | 80 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any antelope | | 80 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Any antelope valid on private land east of Wyoming Highway 120 | | 80 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Nov. 15 | 75 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | 80 | 8 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Nov. 15 | 75 | Doe or fawn valid on private land east of Wyoming Highway 120 | | 81 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Nov. 15 | 175 | Any antelope | | 81 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Nov. 15 | 150 | Doe or fawn | | 82 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 14 | 175 | Any antelope | | 82 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 | 100 | Any antelope valid east of Wyoming Highway 120 | | 82 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 14 | 200 | Doe or fawn | | 82 | 8 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid in Big Horn County | | 83 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Nov. 7 | 200 | Any antelope | | 83 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Nov. 30 | 150 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | 83 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 14 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within Gooseberry Creek drainage | | 83 | 8 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 15 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within Gooseberry Creek drainage | | 84 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Any antelope | | 84 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Any antelope | | 84 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 85 | | | | | | | Closed | | 86 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 10 | Any antelope | | 87 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 45 | Any antelope | | 87 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 25 | Oct. 31 | 15 | Any antelope | | 88 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 35 | Any antelope | | 89 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 40 | Any antelope | | 89 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Oct. 10 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Any antelope | | 90 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 60 | Any antelope | | 90 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | 91 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 200 | Any antelope | | 91 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Any antelope valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within Sweetwater County | | 91 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within Sweetwater County | | 92 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 225 | Any antelope | | 93 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 300 | Any antelope | | 93 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Doe or fawn valid on private irrigated land | | 94 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 400 | Any antelope | | 94 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn | | 94 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Doe or fawn valid on private irrigated land | | 95 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 300 | Any antelope | | 95 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 75 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-quarter (1/4) mile of private irrigated land | | 96 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 125 | Any antelope | | 97, 117 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 75 | Any antelope | | 97, 117 | 2 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Any antelope valid in Area 97 south of U.S. Highway 26 or Wyoming Highway 134 and east of Eight Mile Road, and in all of Area 117 | | 97, 117 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid in Area 97 south of U.S. Highway 26 or Wyoming Highway 134 and east of Eight Mile Road, and in all of Area 117 | | 98 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Any antelope | | 98 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn | | 99 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Any antelope | | 99 | 2 | | | Aug. 15 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Any antelope valid north and west of Wyoming Highway 410 and west of Uinta County Road 271 | | 100 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any antelope | | 100 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn | | 101 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Any antelope | | 102 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 14 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 | 300 | Any antelope | | 102 | 6 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 175 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | 102 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 14 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 | | Doe or fawn valid in the entire area | | 103 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 4 | Oct. 5 | Oct. 31 | 250 | Any antelope | | 103 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 4 | Oct. 5 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 106 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 125 | Any antelope | | 106 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 107 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any antelope | | 107 | 0 | | | Aug. 20 | Sep. 9 | 25 | Any antelope, handguns and muzzle-loading firearms only | | 108 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 31 | 75 | Any antelope | | 108 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 18 | Sep. 19 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid south of the Bridger Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 3301), east of the Continental Divide and north of the Miller Hill Road (Carbon County Road 505W) | | 109 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 200 | Any antelope | | 109 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 150 | Doe or fawn | | 110 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 14 | 150 | Any antelope | | 110 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 14 | 75 | Doe or fawn | | 111 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 14 | 150 | Any antelope | | 111 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Dec. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn | | 112 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Any antelope | | 113 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 75 | Any antelope | | 113 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 11 | Oct. 31 | 75 | Any antelope | | 113 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn | | 114 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Any antelope | | 114 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | 115 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Any antelope | | 115 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid east of the Nowood River or south of the Nowater Stock Trail (B.L.M. Road 1404) |

Section 3. Special Archery Seasons.

(a) There shall be special archery antelope hunting seasons on the dates specified in Section 2. Special archery hunting seasons are specific to individual hunt areas by license type. During the special archery hunting seasons, archers are restricted to the limitations associated with the special archery season dates for a hunt area and license type.

(b) Archers shall possess a limited quota antelope license and an archery license in order to hunt antelope with archery equipment during any special archery season.

(i) Type 9 limited quota antelope licenses are valid for "archery only" and do not require a separate archery license.

(ii) Type 0 limited quota antelope licenses are valid for specialized hunting equipment, such as muzzle-loading firearms or handguns, and are not valid for use with archery equipment during any special archery antelope seasons.

Section 4. Hunting Season Extension Permits.

(a) Any person qualified for and in possession of a Hunting Season Extension Permit issued by the Department in accordance with Commission regulations may hunt antelope starting five (5) days prior to the earliest opening regular season date in the hunt area(s) for which their license and type is valid, and is restricted to the limitations of their license type for the earliest opening regular season date as specified in Section 2 of this Chapter.

(b) Hunters participating in a hunting season extension shall be in possession of a Hunting Season Extension Permit which shall be immediately produced for inspection upon request of an officer authorized to enforce this regulation.

Section 5. Hunt Area Descriptions.

Area and Number.

Area 1. Crook. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 112 crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; southwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 24 in the town of Hulett; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14; westerly along said highway to the Cabin Creek Road (Crook County Road 116); northwesterly along said road to the Oshoto Road (Crook County Road 263); westerly along said road to the "D" Road (Crook County Road 68); northerly along said road to the Rocky Point Road in Campbell County (Campbell County Road 85); northerly along said road to the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to Wyoming Highway 112.

Area 2. Bearlodge. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 112 crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to Interstate Highway 90; westerly along said Interstate Highway to the town of Sundance and U.S. Highway 14; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 24; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 112 in the town of Hulett; northeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Montana state line.

Area 3. Keyhole. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 intersects U.S. Highway 14 in the town of Sundance; southerly and westerly along Interstate Highway 90 to its intersection with the "D" Road (Crook County Road 68); northerly along said road to the Oshoto Road (Crook County Road 263); easterly along said road to the Cabin Creek Road (Crook County Road 116); southerly and easterly along said road to U.S. Highway 14; easterly and southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90 in the town of Sundance.

Area 4. Arch Creek. Beginning in the town of Upton at the junction of U.S. Highway 16 and Wyoming Highway 116; westerly and northerly along U.S. Highway 16 to Interstate Highway 90 at the town of Moorcroft; easterly along said Interstate Highway to the town of Sundance and Wyoming Highway 116; southerly and westerly along said highway to its junction with U.S. Highway 16 in the town of Upton.

Area 5. Inyan Kara. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to U.S. Highway 16; northerly and westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 116 in the town of Upton; northerly and easterly along said highway to the town of Sundance and Interstate Highway 90; easterly along said Interstate Highway to the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line.

Area 6. South Newcastle. Beginning where U.S. Highway 16 intersects the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to the Dewey Road (Weston County Road 2); northwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 85; southerly along said highway to Cheyenne River Road (Weston County Road 54); westerly along said road to the Lynch Road (Weston County Road 7A); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 450; northeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line.

Area 7. South Upton. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 450 intersects U.S. Highway 16; southwesterly along Wyoming Highway 450 to the Keeline Road (U.S.F.S. Road 930); northwesterly along said road to Black Thunder Creek; easterly down said creek to Bacon Creek; northerly up said creek to Newel Prong; northerly up said prong to the divide between the Cheyenne River and Belle Fourche River; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between Four Horse Creek and Raven Creek; northwesterly along said divide to the Belle Fourche River; northeasterly down said river to Interstate Highway 90; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16; southeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 450.

Area 8. Niobrara. Beginning where the Boner Road (Niobrara County Road 18) crosses the Wyoming-South Dakota state line; westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 85; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 270; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 272; northerly along said highway to the North Lance Creek Road (Niobrara County Road 14); northerly and westerly along said road to the Niobrara‑Converse county line and the Dull Center Road (Converse County Road 38); westerly along said road to the Lynch Road (Converse County Road 39, Weston County Road 7A); northerly along said road to the Cheyenne River Road (Weston County Road 54); easterly along said road to U.S. Highway 85; northerly along said highway to the Dewey Road (Weston County Road 2); easterly along said road to the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to the Boner Road (Niobrara County Road 18).

Area 9. Lance Creek. Beginning where U.S. Highway 20 crosses the Wyoming-Nebraska state line; westerly along said highway to the Twenty Mile Creek Road (Converse County Road 46) at Lost Springs; northerly along said road to the Manning Road (Converse County Road 53); easterly along said road to the Converse‑Niobrara county line and the Twenty Mile Road (Niobrara County Road 23); easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 271; easterly along said highway to the town of Lance Creek and Wyoming Highway 270; northerly and easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 85; northerly along said highway to the Boner Road (Niobrara County Road 18); easterly along said road to the Wyoming-South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to the Wyoming-Nebraska state line; southerly along said line to U.S. Highway 20.

Area 10. Lake De Smet. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highways 14 and 16 at Ucross; southerly along U.S. Highway 16 to Interstate Highway 90; northwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14; southeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16 at Ucross.

Area 11. Rawhide Butte. Beginning where U.S. Highway 20 intersects the Wyoming-Nebraska state line; southerly along said line to the North Platte River; northwesterly up said river to Glendo Dam; northerly along the eastern shore of Glendo Reservoir to the North Platte River; northwesterly up said river to Interstate Highway 25; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 20 at the Orin Junction; easterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Nebraska state line.

Area 15. Clearmont. Beginning where the Powder River crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; southerly up said river to U.S. Highway 14; westerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90; northwesterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Powder River.

Area 16. Ucross. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14 crosses the Powder River; southerly up said river to Interstate Highway 90; northwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16; northeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14; easterly along said highway to the Powder River.

Area 17. Gillette. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 59 crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14‑16; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90 west of the town of Gillette; westerly along said highway to the Powder River; northerly down said river to the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to Wyoming Highway 59.

Area 18. Rockypoint. Beginning where the Rocky Point Road crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; southerly along said road to the "D" Road; southerly along said road to Cabin Creek; westerly up said creek to the Cabin-Mitchell Creek hydrographic divide; westerly along said divide to Mitchell Creek; westerly down said creek to the Spring Creek Road north of Adon; southerly and westerly along said road to the Cow Creek Road; westerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 59; northerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Rocky Point Road.

Area 19. Rozet. Beginning where the "D" Road crosses Cabin Creek; southerly along said road to Interstate Highway 90; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14‑16 west of the city of Gillette; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 59; northerly along said highway to the Cow Creek Road; easterly along said road to the Spring Creek Road north of Adon; northeasterly along said road to Mitchell Creek; easterly up said creek to the Mitchell Creek‑Cabin Creek hydrographic divide; easterly along said divide to Cabin Creek; easterly down said creek to the "D" Road.

Area 20. Upper Powder River. Beginning at the junction of the Trabing Road (Johnson County Road 13) and Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 191; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 190; southerly along said highway to the town of Barnum and the Barnum Mountain Road; westerly along said road to the Hazelton Road (Washakie County Road 81-Johnson County Road 3); northerly along said road to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); northerly along said road to the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 16; easterly along said highway to the Crazy Woman Canyon Road (Johnson County Road 14); easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 196; northerly along said highway to the Trabing Road (Johnson County Road 13); easterly along said road to Interstate Highway 25.

Area 21. Middle Fork. Beginning at the town of Kaycee and Interstate Highway 25; southeasterly along said highway to the Midwest interchange and the Smoky Gap Road (Natrona County Road 115); westerly along said road to the Dead Horse Road (Natrona County Road 114); southwesterly along said road to the Wild Horse Trail (Natrona County Road 113); westerly along said road to the 33 Mile Road (Natrona County Road 110); northwesterly along said road to the Hazelton Road (Washakie County Road 81); northerly along said road to the Barnum Mountain Road; easterly along said road to the town of Barnum and Wyoming Highway 190; northeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 191; easterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25.

Area 22. Crazy Woman. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses the Powder River; southerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 192; westerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90; southeasterly along said highway to the Powder River.

Area 23. Pumpkin Buttes. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 14‑16 and Wyoming Highway 59 at the city of Gillette; southerly along Wyoming Highway 59 to Wyoming Highway 387 at Reno Junction; southwesterly along Wyoming Highway 387 to Wyoming Highway 192; northwesterly along said highway to the Powder River at Sussex; northerly down said river to Interstate Highway 90; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14‑16 at the city of Gillette; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 59.

Area 24. Thunder Basin. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses the Belle Fourche River; southwesterly up said river to the divide between Four Horse Creek and Raven Creek; southeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Cheyenne River and Belle Fourche River Divide; southwesterly along said divide to Newel Prong; southerly down said prong to Bacon Creek; southerly down said creek to Black Thunder Creek; westerly up said creek to the Keeline Road (U.S.F.S. Road 930); southeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 450; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 59; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90; easterly along said highway to the Belle Fourche River.

Area 25. Ormsby. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 259 intersects Wyoming Highway 387 at the town of Midwest; northeasterly along Wyoming Highway 387 to the top of Pine Ridge; southerly along the top of Pine Ridge to Blue Hill and the head of the West Fork of Sand Creek; southeasterly down said creek to Sand Creek; southeasterly along said creek to the 55 Ranch Road (Converse County Road 23); southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 95; southwesterly along said highway to the North Platte River; westerly up said river to Interstate Highway 25 in the city of Casper; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 259; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 387 at the town of Midwest.

Area 26. Bear Creek. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 387 intersects Wyoming Highway 59 at Reno Junction; southerly along Wyoming Highway 59 to the North Platte River at the town of Douglas; westerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 95; northeasterly along said highway to the 55 Ranch Road (Converse County Road 23); northerly up said road to Sand Creek; northwesterly up said creek to the West Fork of Sand Creek; northwesterly up said creek to the top of Pine Ridge at Blue Hill; northerly along the top of Pine Ridge to Wyoming Highway 387; northeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 59 at Reno Junction.

Area 27. Bill. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highways 59 and 450; easterly along Wyoming Highway 450 to the Lynch Road (Converse County Road 39, Weston County Road 7A); southerly along said road to the Dull Center Road (Converse County Road 38); westerly along said road to the Rochelle Hills Road (U.S.F.S. Road 933); northerly along said road to the Cheyenne River; westerly up said river to its confluence with Antelope Creek and the Dry Fork of the Cheyenne River; southwesterly up the Dry Fork of the Cheyenne River to Wyoming Highway 59; northerly along said highway to the junction of Wyoming Highways 59 and 450.

Area 29. Shawnee. Beginning where Interstate Highway 25 crosses the North Platte River immediately south of Orin Junction; westerly and northerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 59 at the town of Douglas; northerly along said highway to the Dry Fork of the Cheyenne River; northeasterly down said fork to its confluence with Antelope Creek and the Cheyenne River; easterly down the Cheyenne River to the Rochelle Hills Road (U.S.F.S. Road 933); southerly along said road to the Dull Center Road (Converse County Road 38); easterly along said road to the Converse-Niobrara county line and the North Lance Creek Road (Niobrara County Road 14); easterly and southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 272; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 270; southwesterly along said highway to the town of Lance Creek and Wyoming Highway 271; westerly along said highway to the Twenty Mile Road (Niobrara County Road 23); westerly along said road to the Converse-Niobrara County line and the Manning Road (Converse County Road 53); westerly along said road to the Twenty Mile Creek Road (Converse County Road 46); southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 18-20 at the town of Lost Springs; westerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25 at Orin Junction; southerly along said highway to the North Platte River.

Area 30. LaPrele. Beginning at the confluence of Deer Creek and the North Platte River at the town of Glenrock; easterly and southerly down said river to the Jackalope Warm Springs and the Esterbrook Highway (Wyoming Highway 94); southerly along said highway to the Esterbrook Road (Converse County Road 5); southerly along said road to the town of Esterbrook and U.S.F.S. Road 633; easterly and southerly along said road to the divide between Soldier Creek and Horseshoe Creek; southerly along said divide to the divide between Horseshoe Creek and the North Laramie River; westerly and northerly along said divide to Blacktail Peak and the head of South Fork Creek tributary to LaBonte Creek; northerly down said creek to U.S.F.S. Road 658; westerly along said road to the Old Fort Fetterman Road (Converse County Road 16); northerly along said road to the divide between Corduroy Creek and Rocky Ford Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between LaPrele Creek and the Little Medicine Bow River; westerly along said divide to the Converse‑Albany county line; westerly along said line to the Little Medicine Road (Albany County Road 62); southwesterly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 660; northwesterly along said road to Curry Creek; northwesterly down said creek to Deer Creek; northerly down said creek to the North Platte River at the town of Glenrock.

Area 31. Hat Six. Beginning at the intersection of Wyoming Highway 251 (Casper Mountain Road) and Wyoming Highway 258 (Wyoming Boulevard) in the city of Casper; westerly along said highway to Poplar Street; northerly along said street to the North Platte River; easterly down said river to Deer Creek at the town of Glenrock; southerly along said creek to Sawmill Creek; southerly and westerly up said creek to the top of Reno Hill and the divide between Soldier Creek and the West Fork of Deer Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between the East Fork of Bates Creek and the West Fork of Deer Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between Kerfoot Creek and the West Fork of Deer Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between the West Fork of Deer Creek, Kerfoot Creek and Smith Creek; northerly and westerly along said divide to the head of Smith Creek; northerly across Muddy Mountain along the divide of Corral Creek and Otter Creek to the divide between Red Creek and the Clear Fork of Muddy Creek; northerly along said divide to the Circle Drive Road (Natrona County Road 505); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 251; northerly along said highway to the intersection of Wyoming Highway 251 and Wyoming Highway 258.

Area 32. Bates Creek. Beginning where the Pathfinder Dam crosses the North Platte River; northeasterly down said river to the bridge at Wyoming Highway 220 (Poplar Street) in the city of Casper; southerly along Poplar Street to Wyoming Highway 258 (Wyoming Boulevard); easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 251 (Casper Mountain Road); southerly along said road to the Circle Drive Road (Natrona County Road 505); southerly along said road to the divide between Red Creek and the Clear Fork of Muddy Creek; southerly along said divide to the divide between Corral Creek and Otter Creek; southerly across Muddy Mountain along said divide to the head of Smith Creek; southerly and easterly to the divide between Smith Creek, Kerfoot Creek and the West Fork of Deer Creek; easterly along said divide to the divide between Kerfoot Creek and the West Fork of Deer Creek; easterly along said divide to the divide between Spruce Creek and the West Fork of Deer Creek; easterly along said divide to the divide between the East Fork of Bates Creek and West Fork of Deer Creek; easterly along said divide to the divide between Soldier Creek and the West Fork of Deer Creek; easterly along said divide to Reno Hill and the head of Sawmill Creek; easterly and northerly down said creek to Deer Creek; southerly up said creek to Curry Creek; southeasterly up said creek to U.S.F.S. Road 660; westerly along said road to its termination at the Squaw Springs Trail Road; southwesterly along said road to the Bates Creek Road (Natrona County Road 402); southwesterly along said road to the Spring Creek Road; westerly along said road to the Lone Tree Road (B.L.M. Road 3141); southerly along said road to the Shirley Ridge Road (Carbon County Road 2); southwesterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 77; southerly along said highway to the Chalk Mountain Road (B.L.M. Road 3129); westerly and northerly along said road to the Dry Creek Road (Carbon County Road 103); northwesterly along said road to the south fork of Canyon Creek; westerly and northerly down said fork to Canyon Creek; westerly down said creek to the east shore of Pathfinder Reservoir; northeasterly along said east shore to the Pathfinder Dam and the North Platte River.

Area 34. Goshen Hole. Beginning where Interstate Highway 25 crosses the Laramie River; northeasterly down said river to the North Platte River; southerly down said river to the Wyoming‑Nebraska state line; southerly along said line to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; northeasterly along said highway to the Laramie River.

Area 37. Harriman. Beginning at the city of Laramie and Interstate Highway 80; southeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25 at the city of Cheyenne; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; west along said line to U.S. Highway 287; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 38. Iron Mountain. Beginning in the city of Laramie and U.S. Highway 30; northerly along said highway to where U.S. Highway 30 crosses the Laramie River; northeasterly down said river to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the city of Laramie.

Area 42. Laramie Plains. Beginning at the junction of the Marshall Road (Albany County Road 610) and U.S. Highway 30 north of the town of Rock River; northeasterly along said road to the second crossing of Sheep Creek; northerly up said creek to the southern boundary of the Laramie Peak Division of the Medicine Bow National Forest; northwesterly along said boundary to the Albany-Converse county line; east along said line to LaPrele Creek; southerly up said creek to the divide between LaPrele Creek and the Little Medicine Bow River; easterly along said divide to the divide between Corduroy Creek and Rocky Ford Creek; easterly along said divide to the Fetterman Road (Albany County Road 61); southerly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 658; easterly along said road to South Fork Creek, tributary to LaBonte Creek; southerly up said creek to the divide between Horseshoe Creek and the North Laramie River; southeasterly along said divide to the head of Friend Creek; southerly down said creek to Bear Creek; easterly down said creek to the North Laramie River; easterly down said river to the Cottonwood Park Road (Albany County Road 71); southerly down said road to its junction with Palmer Canyon Road (Albany County Road 721); easterly along said road to Ashley Creek; southerly down said creek to Duck Creek; easterly down said creek to the Big Laramie River; southwesterly up said river to U.S. Highway 30; northwesterly along said highway to the Marshall Road (Albany County Road 610).

Area 43. Cooper Lake. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 13 and U.S. Highway 30 north of the town of Rock River; southeasterly along U.S. Highway 30 to Interstate Highway 80; northwesterly along said highway to Rock Creek; northeasterly down said creek to Wyoming Highway 13 west of the town of McFadden; northeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30.

Area 44. South Laramie. Beginning at the city of Laramie and U.S. Highway 287; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; west along said line to Wyoming Highway 230; northeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 45. West Laramie. Beginning at the city of Laramie and Wyoming Highway 230; southwesterly along said highway to the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River; northerly along said divide to the divide between the Medicine Bow River and the Laramie River at Medicine Bow Peak; northeasterly along said divide to Deep Creek; northeasterly down said creek to Rock Creek; northeasterly down said creek to Interstate Highway 80 at Arlington; southeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230.

Area 46. Kyle. Beginning where U.S. Highway 30 intersects Wyoming Highway 72; easterly along U.S. Highway 30 to Wyoming Highway 13; southwesterly along Wyoming Highway 13 to Rock Creek west of the town of McFadden; southwesterly up said creek to Interstate Highway 80; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 72; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30.

Area 47. Shirley Basin. Beginning at U.S. Highway 30 in the town of Medicine Bow; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 72; northerly along said highway to the Hanna‑Leo Road (Carbon County Road 291); northerly along said road to Troublesome Creek; northerly up said creek to the Troublesome Spring Road on Shirley Mountain; northerly along said road to the B.L.M. Fire Camp Road (B.L.M. Road 3115); northwesterly along said road to the Leo‑Shirley Basin Road (Carbon County Road 102) at Pryor Flat; northeasterly along said road to the Dry Creek Road (Carbon County Road 103); northerly along said road to the Chalk Mountain Road (B.L.M. Road 3129); easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 77; northerly along said highway to the Shirley Ridge Road (Carbon County Road 2), northeasterly along said road to the Lone Tree Road (B.L.M. Road 3141); northerly along said road to the Spring Creek Road; easterly along said road to the Bates Creek Road (Natrona County Road 402); northeasterly along said road to the Squaw Springs Trail Road; northerly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 660; southeasterly along said road to the Little Medicine Road (Albany County Road 62); northeasterly along said road to the south boundary of the Laramie Peak Division of the Medicine Bow Forest; southerly and easterly along said boundary to Sheep Creek; southerly along said creek to its second crossing with the Marshall Road (Albany County Road 610); southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 30; westerly along said highway to the town of Medicine Bow.

Area 48. Leo‑Hanna. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 72 and Interstate Highway 80 westerly along Interstate Highway 80to the North Platte River; northerly down said river to Canyon Creek; easterly up said creek to the south fork of Canyon Creek; southerly Pryor Flat and the B.L.M. Fire Camp Road (B.L.M. Road 3115); southeasterly along said road to the Troublesome Spring Road; southerly along said road to Troublesome Creek; southerly along said creek to the Hanna‑Leo Road (Carbon County Road 291); southerly along said road to the town of Hanna and Wyoming Highway 72; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 50. Elk Mountain. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the North Platte River; easterly along said highway to Rock Creek at Arlington; southerly up said creek to Deep Creek; southwesterly up said creek to the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River; southerly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 230; southwesterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; west along said line to the North Platte River; northerly down said river to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 51. Big Creek. Beginning where the North Platte River crosses the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; west along said line to the Encampment River; northeasterly down said river to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line.

Area 52. Spring Creek. Beginning where the Continental Divide crosses the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; northerly along said divide to the Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401); northerly along said road to Sage Creek; northeasterly down said creek to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to the Encampment River; southwesterly up said river to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to the Continental Divide.

Area 53. Baggs. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 789 and the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; northerly along said highway to Muddy Creek north of Dad; easterly up said creek to the bridge at the junction of Muddy Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 3306) and Bridger Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 3301); easterly along Muddy Creek Road to the Miller Hill Road (B.L.M. Road 3328); southeasterly along said road to the McCarty Canyon Road (Carbon County Road 503); northeasterly along said road to the Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401); southerly along said road to the Continental Divide at Middlewood Hill; southerly along said divide to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 789.

Area 55. Red Rim. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 71 crosses Interstate Highway 80 at the city of Rawlins; southerly along said highway to the divide along Five Mile Ridge; southwesterly along the divide on Five Mile Ridge and Atlantic Rim to the crossing of the Sulphur Springs Ranch Road over Muddy Creek; westerly down said creek to Wyoming Highway 789; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said Interstate to Wyoming Highway 71.

Area 56. Iron Springs. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 71 crosses Interstate Highway 80 at the city of Rawlins; easterly along said Interstate to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to Sage Creek; southwesterly up said creek to the Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 71; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 57. South Wamsutter. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 789 and the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to the Cow Creek-Powder Wash Road north of Powder Wash, Colorado; northwesterly along said road to the Bitter Creek Road (Sweetwater County Road 19); northwesterly along said road to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to Creston Junction and Wyoming Highway 789; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line.

Area 58. Black Butte‑Kenny Rim. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 430 and the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; northwesterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80 in the town of Rock Springs; easterly along said highway to the Bitter Creek Road (Sweetwater County Road 19); southeasterly along said road to the Carson Springs Junction and the Cow Creek‑Powder Wash Road; southeasterly along said road to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 430.

Area 59. Aspen Mountain. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Green River; easterly along said highway to the town of Rock Springs and Wyoming Highway 430; southeasterly along said highway to the Mud Springs Road (Sweetwater County Road 32); westerly along said road to the Aspen Mountain Road (Sweetwater County Road 27); southerly along said road to the Clay Basin Pipeline Road (Sweetwater County Road 71); southwesterly along said road to the Ramsey Ranch Road (Sweetwater County Road 34); westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 191; westerly along said highway to the Ramsey Ranch Road (Sweetwater County Road 34); northerly along said road to the Sage Creek Road (Sweetwater County Road 36); westerly along said road to Sage Creek; westerly down said creek to Flaming Gorge Reservoir; northerly along the east shore of said reservoir to the Green River; northeasterly then northwesterly up said river to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 60. Table Rock. Beginning at the junction of Wamsutter‑Crooks Gap Road (Sweetwater County Road 23) and Interstate Highway 80 at the town of Wamsutter; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 377 at Point of Rocks; northerly along said highway to the Nine Mile Road (Sweetwater County Road 15); northerly along said road to the Bar X Road (Sweetwater County Road 21) at the Bar X Ranch; northwesterly along said road to the Oregon Buttes Road (Sweetwater County Road 74); northerly along said road to the Continental Divide Road; northeasterly along said road to the Sand Creek Road; southeasterly along said road to the Red Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 3219); southeasterly along said road to the Cyclone Rim Road (B.L.M. Road 3216); easterly along said road to the Bison Basin Road (B.L.M. Road 3221); southerly along said road to the Hadsell Road (B.L.M. Road 3217); easterly along said road to the Osborne Road (B.L.M. Road 3212); easterly along said road to the Wamsutter‑Crooks Gap Road (Sweetwater County Road 23); southerly along said road to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 61. Chain Lakes. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 287 and Interstate Highway 80 at the city of Rawlins; westerly along said Interstate to the Wamsutter‑Crooks Gap Road (Sweetwater County Road 23); northerly along said road to Crooks Gap and the divide along Green Mountain; southeasterly along said divide to Whiskey Peak and the head of Coal Creek; northeasterly down said creek to U.S. Highway 287; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 62. South Ferris. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 287 and Interstate Highway 80 at the city of Rawlins; northerly along said highway to Muddy Gap Junction and the divide along the Ferris Mountains; southeasterly along said divide to Ferris Peak and the northeast branch of the Continental Divide; southeasterly along said branch to Bradley Peak and the divide along the Seminoe Mountains; easterly along said divide to Seminoe Dam and the North Platte River; southerly up said river to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said Interstate to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 63. North Ferris. Beginning at Muddy Gap Junction; northeasterly along Wyoming Highway 220 to the Kortes Road (Natrona County Road 407); southerly along said road to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to Seminoe Dam and the divide along the Seminoe Mountains; westerly along said divide to Bradley Peak and the northeast branch of the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to Ferris Peak and the divide along the Ferris Mountains; northwesterly along said divide to Muddy Gap Junction.

Area 64. Bison Basin. Beginning at the confluence of the Sweetwater River and Alkali Creek southwest of Sweetwater Station; southeasterly along the divide between Alkali Creek and the Sweetwater River to the northeast branch of the Continental Divide; northeasterly along said divide to the Crooks Mountain Road (B.L.M. Road 2409); southeasterly along said road to the Wamsutter‑Crooks Gap Road (Fremont County Road 318 and Sweetwater County Road 23); southerly along said road to the Osborne Road (B.L.M. Road 3212); westerly along said road to the Hadsell Road (B.L.M. Road 3217); westerly along said road to the Bison Basin Road (B.L.M. Road 3221); northerly along said road to the Cyclone Rim Road (B.L.M. Road 3216); westerly along said road to the Red Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 3219); northwesterly along said road to the Sand Creek Road; northwesterly along said road to the Harris Slough Road; northerly along said road to the Three Forks‑Atlantic City Road (B.L.M. Road 2317); northwesterly along said road to the Sweetwater River at Phelps‑Dodge Bridge; northeasterly down said river to Alkali Creek.

Area 65. South Pass. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation; southeasterly along said highway to the Sweetwater River; westerly up said river to Rock Creek; northwesterly up said creek to Granite Peak and the divide between the Sweetwater River and Popo Agie River drainages; northwesterly along said divide to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to the southern boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 66. Lander. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation at the North Popo Agie River; easterly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 135; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287; northwesterly along said highway to the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation.

Area 67. Sand Draw. Beginning where U.S. Highway 20‑26 crosses the east boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly along said highway to the Castle Gardens Road (Fremont County Road 507); southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 136 (Gas Hills Road); southeasterly along said road to the Ore Road (Fremont County Road 5); southerly along said road to Beaver Rim; westerly and southerly along said rim to Wyoming Highway 135; northerly along said highway to the Wind River Reservation boundary; easterly and northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 20‑26.

Area 68. Split Rock. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 287 and the Ore Road (Fremont County Road 5); northerly along said road to Beaver Rim; northeasterly along said rim to the divide between Deer Creek and Dry Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the Dry Creek Road (Natrona County Road 321); southeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 220; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287; southerly along said highway to Coal Creek; southwesterly up said creek to Whiskey Peak and the divide along Green Mountain; northwesterly along said divide to Crooks Gap and the Crooks Gap Road (Fremont County Road 318); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 69. South Rattlesnake. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 220 intersects the Dry Creek Road (Natrona County Road 321); northwesterly along said road to the Gas Hills Road (Natrona County Road 212); northeasterly along said road to the divide along the Rattlesnake Mountain range; southeasterly along said divide to the Oregon Trail Road (Natrona County Road 319); northeasterly along said road to the Kendrick Canal; southerly along said canal to Blue Gulch; southerly through Tunnel No. 2 along said canal to Wyoming Highway 220; westerly along said highway to the Dry Creek Road (Natrona County Road 321).

Area 70. Kendrick. Beginning at the crossing of the North Platte River and Poplar Street in the city of Casper; southwesterly up said river to the Kortes Road (Natrona County Road 407) below Alcova Dam; northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 220; westerly along said highway to the Kendrick Canal; northerly along said canal through Tunnel No. 2 to Blue Gulch; northerly along said canal to U.S. Highway 20‑26; easterly along said highway to Poplar Street in the city of Casper; southerly along said street to the North Platte River.

Area 71. East Poison Spider. Beginning where U.S. Highway 20‑26 crosses the Kendrick Canal; southerly along said canal to the Poison Spider Road (Natrona County Road 201); westerly along said road to the Oil Camp Road (Natrona County Road 210); northwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 20‑26 at the town of Powder River; southeasterly along said highway to the Kendrick Canal.

Area 72. West Poison Spider. Beginning at the intersection of the Gas Hills Road (Natrona County Road 212) and U.S. Highway 20‑26 at the town of Waltman; easterly along said highway to the Oil Camp Road (Natrona County Road 210) at the town of Powder River; southeasterly along said road to the Poison Spider Road (Natrona County Road 201); easterly along said road to the Kendrick Canal; southerly along said canal to the Iron Creek Oil Field and the Oregon Trail Road(Natrona County Road 319); southwesterly along said road to the divide along the Rattlesnake Mountain range at the top of Ryan Hill (Prospect Hill); northerly and westerly along said divide to the Gas Hills Road (Natrona County Road 212); northeasterly along said road to the town of Waltman and U.S. Highway 20‑26.

Area 73. North Natrona. Beginning at the intersection of Interstate Highway 25 and the North Platte River in the city of Casper; southwesterly up said river to the bridge at Poplar Street; northerly along said street to U.S. Highway 20-26; westerly along said highway to Natrona County Road 104 at Waltman; northerly along said road to Natrona County Road 103; northwesterly along said road to Natrona County Road 102; northerly along said road to Natrona County Road 101; northeasterly along said road to Badwater Creek; northeasterly along said creek to the divide between Badwater Creek, Deep Creek, and Buffalo Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Middle Fork and North Fork of Buffalo Creek; easterly along said divide to the North Fork of Buffalo Creek; northeasterly along said creek to Natrona County Road 109; northeasterly along said road to Washakie County Road 6215; northeasterly along said road to the 33-Mile Road (Natrona County Road 110) at Kidd Flat; southeasterly along said road to Natrona County Road 113; easterly along said road to Natrona County Road 114; northeasterly along said road to Natrona County Road 115; easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 387; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 259 in the town of Midwest; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to the North Platte River in the city of Casper.

Area 74. Deer Creek. Beginning where the Castle Gardens Road (Fremont County Road 507) intersects U.S. Highway 20‑26; easterly along said highway to the town of Waltman and the Gas Hills Road (Natrona County Road 212); southwesterly along said road to the Dry Creek Road (Natrona County Road 321); southeasterly along said road to the divide between Deer Creek and Dry Creek; southwesterly along said divide to Beaver Rim; southwesterly along said rim to the Ore Road; northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 136 (Gas Hills Road); westerly along said road to the Castle Gardens Road (Fremont County Road 507); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 20‑26.

Area 75. Badwater. Beginning at the town of Shoshoni and U.S. Highway 20‑26; westerly along said highway to the east shoreline of Boysen Reservoir; northerly along said shoreline to Boysen Dam and the Wind River; northerly down said river to Gold Creek (excluding Indian tribal trust lands immediately north of U.S. Highway 20-26 near Boysen Reservoir and northeast of Boysen Dam); easterly up Gold Creek to the divide between Buffalo Creek and Badwater Creek on Copper Mountain; easterly along said divide to the divide between Badwater Creek and the Kirby‑Nowater‑Nowood Creek drainages; northeasterly then southeasterly along said divide to Cottonwood Pass and the divide between Nowood Creek and Badwater Creek; easterly along said divide to the Devil's Slide Road; easterly along said road to Sioux Pass and the Oakie Trail (Natrona County Road 101); easterly along said trail to the Bighorn Trail; easterly along said trail to the divide between Badwater Creek, Deep Creek, and the Middle Fork of Buffalo Creek; southwesterly down Badwater Creek to Natrona County Road 101; southwesterly along said road to Natrona County Road 102; southerly along said road to Natrona County Road 103; southeasterly along said road to Natrona County Road 104; southerly along said road to the town of Waltman and U.S. Highway 20‑26; westerly along said highway to the town of Shoshoni.

Area 76. Copper Mountain. Beginning where Gold Creek intersects the east boundary of the Wind River Reservation; northerly and westerly along said boundary to the Bighorn River; northerly down said river to Walters Draw; easterly up said draw to the divide between Nowater Creek and Kirby Creek; easterly along said divide to the Murphy Dome-Mud Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 1409); northeasterly along said road to the Nowater Stock Drive Road (B.L.M. Road 1404); easterly along said road to the divide between the Nowood River and Nowater Creek; southerly along said divide to Hawks Butte and the divide between the Nowood River/Nowater Creek/Kirby Creek and Badwater Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between Badwater Creek and Buffalo Creek on Copper Mountain; westerly along said divide to the head of Gold Creek; westerly down said creek to the east boundary of the Wind River Reservation.

Area 77. Fifteen Mile Creek. Beginning at the town of Meeteetse; easterly down the Greybull River to the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 432; westerly along said highway to its junction with Wyoming Highway 431 and U.S. Highway 20; westerly along Wyoming Highway 431 to U.S. Highway 120; northwesterly along U.S. Highway 120 to the town of Meeteetse.

Area 78. McCullough Peaks. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 120 and U.S. Highway 14-16-20 in the town of Cody; northerly along U.S. Highway 120 to the Shoshone River; easterly down said river to the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to the Greybull River; westerly up said river to Big Horn County Road 8; northerly up said road to Wyoming Highway 30; northerly up said highway to U.S. Highway 14-16-20; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 120.

Area 79. Big Horn. Beginning on the Bighorn River where it crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Bighorn National Forest boundary; southerly and easterly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 16; westerly along said highway to the Nowood River near the town of Ten Sleep; northwesterly down said river to the Bighorn River at the town of Manderson; northerly down said river to the Wyoming-Montana state line.

Area 80. Badger Basin. Beginning where the Bighorn River crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; southerly up said river to the Shoshone River; westerly up said river to the North Fork of the Shoshone River; westerly up said river to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; easterly then northerly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 296 (Sunlight Road); northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 212; easterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Montana state line; east along said line to the Bighorn River.

Area 81. South Fork. Beginning where Dry Creek crosses Wyoming Highway 120 at the Halfway House historical marker; southwesterly up said creek to the divide between Meeteetse Creek and Sage Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between the Greybull River and the South Fork of the Shoshone River; westerly then southwesterly along said divide to the divide between Boulder Creek and Needle Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between Boulder Creek and the South Fork of the Shoshone River; northerly along said divide to the head of Aspen Creek; northwesterly down said creek to the South Fork of the Shoshone River; northeasterly down said river to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; northerly along said boundary to the North Fork of the Shoshone River; easterly down said river to the Shoshone River; easterly along said river to Wyoming Highway 120; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14‑16‑20; easterly along said highway to Dry Creek; southwesterly up said creek to Wyoming Highway 120 and the Halfway House historical marker.

Area 82. North Greybull River. Beginning where Dry Creek crosses Wyoming Highway 120 at the Halfway House historical marker; northeasterly down said creek to U.S. Highway 14-16-20; easterly along said highway to the Wyoming Highway 30 (Burlington Road); southerly along said road to Big Horn County Road 8; southerly along said road to the Greybull River; westerly then southerly along said river to the divide between the Greybull River and the Wind River; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Greybull River and the South Fork of the Shoshone River; northerly then easterly along said divide to the divide between Meeteetse Creek and Sage Creek; easterly along said divide to Dry Creek; northeasterly down said creek to Wyoming Highway 120 at the Halfway House historical marker.

Area 83. Owl Creek. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 120 and Wyoming Highway 431, easterly along Wyoming Highway 431 to the junction with Wyoming Highway 432; easterly along said highway to the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to the Wind River Reservation boundary, westerly, then northerly, then westerly along said boundary to the divide between Owl Creek and the South Fork of the Wood River; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between Cottonwood Creek and Gooseberry Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between Gooseberry Creek and Grass Creek; easterly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 120, southeasterly along said highway to the junction of Wyoming Highway 120 and Wyoming Highway 431; in addition, all non-Indian fee title lands in that portion of Hot Springs County within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation are included.

Area 84. Wind River. All of the drainage of the Wind River west of the western boundary of the Wind River Reservation including areas of the Spence and Moriarity Wildlife Management Area east of the East Fork of the Wind River.

Area 85. Gros Ventre. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the Gros Ventre River at the northwest corner of the National Elk Refuge boundary; easterly up said boundary to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26-287; easterly along said highway to the Continental Divide at Togwotee Pass; southerly along said divide to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); southwesterly along said road to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); westerly along said road to the divide between the Green River and the Gros Ventre River; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Gros Ventre River and the Hoback River at Hodges Peak; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between Granite Creek and Flat Creek at Pyramid Peak; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between Flat Creek and Cache Creek at Cache Peak; northwesterly along said divide to U.S.F.S. Trail 018; southwesterly along said trail to Cache Creek; northwesterly along said creek to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; northerly along said boundary to the National Elk Refuge boundary; westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 191; northerly along said highway to the Gros Ventre River at the northwest corner of the National Elk Refuge.

Area 86. Hoback. All of the drainage of the Hoback River.

Area 87. Pinedale. Beginning where the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23‑110) intersects Wyoming Highway 351; northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 191 at Cora Junction; westerly then northerly along said highway to the divide between the Hoback River and the Green River (Hoback Rim); northerly along said divide to the divide between the Hoback River and the Gros Ventre River at Hodges Peak; northeasterly along said divide to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); easterly along said road to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); northeasterly along said road to the Continental Divide at Union Pass; southerly along said divide to the Middle Fork of Boulder Creek; southwesterly down said creek to Boulder Creek; westerly down said creek to the New Fork River; southwesterly down said river to Wyoming Highway 351; westerly along said highway to the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23‑110).

Area 88. Beaver. Beginning where the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23‑110) intersects Wyoming Highway 351; westerly along said highway to the Green River; northerly up said river to Cottonwood Creek; westerly up said creek to South Cottonwood Creek; westerly up said creek to the South Fork of South Cottonwood Creek; westerly up said creek to the divide between the Green River and the Greys River; northerly along said divide to the Hoback Rim; easterly along said rim to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23‑110) at the Cora Junction; southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 351.

Area 89. Piney. Beginning where LaBarge Creek enters the Green River; westerly up said creek to the Greys River Road; northerly up said road to the divide between the Green River and the Greys River; northerly along said divide to the South Fork of South Cottonwood Creek; easterly down said creek to the South Fork of Cottonwood Creek; easterly down said creek to Cottonwood Creek; easterly down said creek to the Green River; southerly down said river to LaBarge Creek.

Area 90. Square Top. Beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 191 and the Big Sandy Reservoir Road (Sweetwater County Road 28); northerly up said highway to Boulder Creek; easterly up said creek to the Middle Fork of Boulder Creek; northeasterly up said creek to the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Big Sandy River; southerly down said river to the Big Sandy Reservoir Road (Sweetwater County Road 28); westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 91. Dry Sandy. Beginning at the town of Farson and U.S. Highway 191; northerly along said highway to the Big Sandy Reservoir Road (Sweetwater County Road 28); easterly

along said road to the Big Sandy River at the Big Sandy Reservoir Dam; northerly up said river to the Continental Divide; southeasterly along said divide to Mt. Nystrom; easterly from Mt. Nystrom to Sweetwater Gap and the headwaters of the Sweetwater River; southerly down said river to Wyoming Highway 28; southwesterly along said highway to the town of Farson.

Area 92. Steamboat. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and U.S. Highway 191 in the city of Rock Springs; northerly along U.S. Highway 191 to U.S. Highway 28; northeasterly along U.S. Highway 28 to the Oregon Buttes Road (Sweetwater County Road 74); southerly along said road to the Bar X Road (Sweetwater County Road 21); easterly along said road to the Nine Mile Road (Sweetwater County Road 15) at the Bar X Ranch; southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 377; southerly along said highway to Point of Rocks and Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 93. West Green River. Beginning where U.S. Highway 30 crosses Wyoming Highway 240; northwesterly up said highway to the Ham's Fork River; northerly up said river to Commissary Ridge; northerly along said ridge to the head of LaBarge Creek; southeasterly down said creek to the Green River; southerly down said river to the Lower Farson Cutoff Road (Sweetwater County Road 8); westerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 372; northerly then westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 189; southerly then southwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 240; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30.

Area 94. Carter Lease. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and U.S. Highway 189; northerly along U.S. Highway 189 to U.S. Highway 30; easterly then southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 189.

Area 95. Cedar Mountain. Beginning where the Flaming Gorge Reservoir crosses the Wyoming‑Utah state line; west along said line to the Hoop Lake‑Hole‑in‑the‑Rock Road (Uinta County Road 295); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 414 at the town of Lone Tree; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to the Green River; southerly down said river to Flaming Gorge Reservoir; southerly along the east shore of Flaming Gorge Reservoir to the Wyoming‑Utah state line.

Area 96. West Farson. Beginning where the Green River crosses Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 240; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 189; northeasterly then northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 372; easterly then southerly along said road to the Lower Farson Cutoff Road (Sweetwater County Road 8); easterly along said road to the Green River; southerly down said river to Wyoming Highway 28; northeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the Green River.

Area 97. Boysen. All lands within the Bureau of Reclamation's Riverton and Boysen Unit boundaries and those lands within Boysen State Park south of Cottonwood Creek and west of Boysen Reservoir and those lands within Boysen State Park south of U.S. Highway 20-26.

Area 98. Sage. Beginning where U.S. Highway 30 crosses the Ham's Fork River; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 89 at Sage Junction; southwesterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Utah state line; northerly along said line to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the divide between the Salt River and Bear River; easterly along said divide to the divide between the Salt River and Smith's Fork; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Smith's Fork and Greys River; southeasterly along said divide to Commissary Ridge; southerly along said ridge to the head of the Ham's Fork River; southerly down said river to U.S. Highway 30.

Area 99. Uinta. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Wyoming‑Utah state line; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 414; southerly along said highway through the town of Lone Tree to the Hoop Lake‑Hole‑in‑the‑Rock Road (Uinta County Road 295); southerly along said road to the Wyoming‑Utah state line; westerly then northerly along said line to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 100. Bear River Divide. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Wyoming‑Utah state line; northerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 89 west of Sage Junction; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 189; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Utah state line.

Area 101. Yellow Point. Beginning where the Green River crosses Wyoming Highway 28; northwesterly up said river to Wyoming Highway 351; easterly along said highway to the New Fork River; northerly up said river to Boulder Creek; easterly up said creek to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 28; southwesterly along said highway to the Green River.

Area 102. Buffalo. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses Piney Creek; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to the Trabing Road (Johnson County Road 13); westerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 196; southerly along said highway to the Crazy Woman Canyon Road (Johnson County Road 14); westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 16; westerly along said highway to the divide along the Bighorn Mountain range at Powder River Pass; northerly along said divide to South Piney Creek; northeasterly down said creek to Piney Creek; southeasterly down said creek to Interstate Highway 90.

Area 103. Dwyer. Beginning at the confluence of the North Platte River and the Laramie River southwest of Ft. Laramie; westerly up the Laramie River to Duck Creek; westerly up said creek to Ashley Creek; northerly up said creek to the Palmer Canyon Road (Albany County Road 721); westerly along said road to its junction with the Cottonwood Park Road (Albany County Road 71); northerly along said road to the North Laramie River; westerly up said river to Bear Creek; northerly up said creek to Friend Creek; northerly up said creek to the divide between Horseshoe Creek and the North Laramie River; northerly along said divide to the divide between Horseshoe Creek and Soldier Creek; northerly along said divide to U.S.F.S. Road 633; northerly and westerly along said road to the town of Esterbrook and the Esterbrook Road (Converse County Road 5); northerly along said road to the Esterbrook Highway (Wyoming Highway 94); northerly along said highway to the North Platte River at Jackalope Warm Springs; easterly and southerly down said river to the Laramie River.

Area 106. Long Creek. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 287 and the Crooks Gap Road (Fremont County Road 318); southerly along said road to the Crooks Mountain Road (B.L.M. Road 2409); northwesterly along said road to the northeast branch of the Continental Divide; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between Alkali Creek and the Sweetwater River; northwesterly along said divide to the confluence of Alkali Creek and the Sweetwater River; northeasterly down said river to U.S. Highway 287; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 135; northerly along said highway to Beaver Rim; easterly along said rim to the Ore Road (Fremont County Road 5); southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 107. Upper Sweetwater. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 28 crosses the Sweetwater River; northwesterly up said river to the divide between the Sweetwater River and the Popo Agie River drainages; southeasterly along said divide to Granite Peak and the head of Rock Creek; southeasterly down said creek to the Sweetwater River; westerly up said river to the Phelps‑Dodge Bridge and the Three Forks‑Atlantic City Road (B.L.M. Road 2317); southerly along said road to the Harris Slough Road; southerly along said road to the Continental Divide Road; westerly along said road to the Oregon Buttes Road (Fremont County Road 445); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 28; northeasterly along said highway to the Sweetwater River.

Area 108. Bridger Pass. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 71 crosses Five Mile Ridge south of the city of Rawlins; southerly along said highway to the Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401); southerly along said road to the McCarty Canyon Road (Carbon County Road 503); southwesterly along said road to the Miller Hill Road (B.L.M. Road 3328); northwesterly along said road to the Muddy Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 3306); westerly along said road to the bridge at the junction of said road and Bridger Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 3301); westerly down Muddy Creek to the Sulphur Springs Ranch Road crossing; northeasterly from said crossing along the Atlantic Rim and Five Mile Ridge to Wyoming Highway 71.

Area 109. Beckton. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; southerly along said highway to Piney Creek; northwesterly up said creek to South Piney Creek; westerly up said creek to the Bighorn National Forest boundary; northwesterly along said boundary to the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to Interstate Highway 90.

Area 110. South Greybull River. All of the drainage of the Greybull River south of the Greybull River and west of Wyoming Highway 120; all of the drainage of Gooseberry Creek west of Wyoming Highway 120.

Area 111. Chalk Bluffs. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and the Wyoming‑Nebraska state line; southerly along said line to where the Wyoming‑Nebraska‑Colorado state lines intersect; westerly along the Wyoming‑Colorado state line to Interstate Highway 25; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Nebraska state line.

Area 112. Pine Mountain. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 430 crosses the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; west along said line to Flaming Gorge Reservoir; northerly along the east shore of said reservoir to Sage Creek; easterly up said creek to Sage Creek Road (Sweetwater County Road 36); easterly along said road to Ramsey Ranch Road (Sweetwater County Road 34); southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 191; easterly along said highway to Ramsey Ranch Road (Sweetwater County Road 34); easterly along said road to Clay Basin Pipeline Road (Sweetwater County Road 71); northeasterly along said road to Aspen Mountain Road (Sweetwater County Road 27); northerly along said road to Mud Springs Road (Sweetwater County Road 32); northeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 430; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line.

Area 113. Salt Creek. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 192 and Wyoming Highway 387; southwesterly along Wyoming Highway 387 to Interstate Highway 25; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 192; easterly and southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 387.

Area 114. Nowater. Beginning at the confluence of Walters Draw and the Bighorn River; northerly down said river to the Nowood River; southeasterly up said river to U.S. Highway 16; westerly along said highway to the Blue Bank Road (B.L.M. Road 1411); southerly along said road to the Nowater Stock Drive Road (B.L.M. Road 1404); westerly along said road to the Murphy Dome-Mud Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 1409); southwesterly along said road to the divide between Nowater Creek and Kirby Creek; westerly along said divide to the head of Walters Draw; westerly down said draw to the Bighorn River.

Area 115. Upper Nowood. Beginning at the junction of the Blue Bank Road and U.S. Highway 16; easterly along said highway to the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25); southerly along said road to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); southerly along said road to the Hazelton Road (Johnson County Road 3); southerly along said road to Washakie County Road 6215 at Kidd Flat; southwesterly along said road to the Bighorn Mountain Road (Natrona County Road 109); southwesterly along said road to the North Fork of Buffalo Creek; southwesterly along said creek to the divide between the Middle Fork and North Fork of Buffalo Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between Badwater Creek, Deep Creek, and Buffalo Creek; southwesterly along said divide to the Bighorn Trail; westerly along said trail to the Oakie Road (Natrona County Road 101); westerly along said road to Sioux Pass and the divide between the Nowood River and Badwater Creek; westerly then northerly along said divide to Hawks Butte and the divide between the Nowood River and Nowater Creek; northerly along said divide to the Nowater Stock Drive Road (B.L.M. Road 1404); northeasterly along said road to the Blue Bank Road (B.L.M. Road 1411); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 16.

Area 117. Crowheart Butte. All non-Indian owned fee title lands within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation; excluding Antelope Hunt Area 97, those areas of the Spence and Moriarity Wildlife Management Area that lie east of the East Fork of the Wind River, and those lands within Hot Springs County.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: _____________________________________

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: April 22, 2026

History

Effective 2026-06-10

Chapter 6 Deer Hunting Seasons

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.6.06102026 Deer Hunting Seasons

WYOMING GAME & FISH COMMISSIO

CHAPTER 6

DEER HUNTING SEASONS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23‑1‑302, § 23‑1‑703 and § 23‑2‑104.

Section 2. Hunting Seasons.

Hunt areas, season dates and limitations.

| Hunt | | Special Archery Dates | Regular Season Dates | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Area | Type | Opens | Closes | Opens | Closes | Quota | Limitations | | | 1 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | | Antlered deer valid in the entire area; any white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 1, 2, 3 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | 350 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 2 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | | Antlered deer valid in the entire area; any white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 3 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | | Antlered deer valid in the entire area; any white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 4 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | | Antlered deer; except the lands of the State of Wyoming's Ranch A property shall be closed | | | 4 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | 25 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 5 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | | Antlered deer | | | 6 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | | Antlered deer | | | 7 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 8 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 8 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 8 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 9 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 10 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 21 | 75 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 10 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 10 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 11 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 11 | Gen | | | Oct. 16 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 11, 12, 13, 14 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 200 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 11, 12, 13, 14 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 150 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 12 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 12 | Gen | | | Oct. 16 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 13 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 13 | Gen | | | Oct. 16 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 14 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 14 | Gen | | | Oct. 16 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 15 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 20 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 15 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 500 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 15 | 3 | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless white-tailed deer | | | 15 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 150 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | | 15 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 450 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 17 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 17 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 17 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 250 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 18 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 18 | Gen | | | Nov.1 | Nov. 15 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 18 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 15 | 200 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 19 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer three (3) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 19 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 15 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 19 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 15 | 75 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 21 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 21 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 15 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 21 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 22 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 400 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 22 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 75 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 22 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 100 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 23 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 23 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 23, 26 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 500 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 23 | 7 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 15 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | | 23, 26 | 8 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 15 | 1000 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 24 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 24 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 24 | 3 | | | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 500 | Any white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 24 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer valid in the entire area | | | 24 | 7 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 15 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | | 24 | 8 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 15 | 3000 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 25 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Antlered mule deer three (3) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 26 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 26 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 27 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 27 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 27 | 8 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 1200 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 27 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid in the entire area; also valid in Area 28 | | | 27 | 8 | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 28 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 28 | Gen | | | Oct. 25 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 29 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer three (3) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 29 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 29 | Gen | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless white-tailed deer | | | 29, 31 | 8 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 700 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 29, 31 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid in the entire area | | | 30 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 30 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 30 | Gen | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless white-tailed deer | | | 30, 32, 33, 163, 169 | 8 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 1000 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 30, 32, 33, 163, 169 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 31 | | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid in the entire area | | | 31 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 10 | | Antlered mule deer three (3) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 32 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 21 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 32 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 15 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 33 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 33 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 15 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 33 | Gen | | | Nov. 16 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless white-tailed deer | | | 34 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 125 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 34 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 34 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Dec. 15 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid east of Bucknum Road (Natrona County Road 125) and south of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad right-of-way | | | 34 | 8 | | | Aug. 15 | Dec. 15 | 75 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 35 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 36 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 125 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 36 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 37 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 37, 39 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 15 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 37 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land within the Buffalo Creek drainage | | | 37, 39 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 15 | 50 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 39 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 40 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 40 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer; also valid in Area 35 | | | 40 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 150 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer; also valid in Area 35 | | | 41 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 41 | Gen | | | Oct. 25 | Oct. 31 | | Any deer valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | | 41 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 15 | 75 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 41 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | | 41 | 8 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 31 | 150 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer; also valid in Area 46 | | | 46 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 47 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 47 | Gen | | | Oct. 25 | Oct. 31 | | Any deer valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | | 47, 51, 52 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 15 | 75 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 47 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | | 47 | 8 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 31 | 75 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer; also valid in Area 46 | | | 50 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Antlered mule deer three (3) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 51 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 51 | Gen | | | Oct. 25 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | | 51 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 | 75 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | | 51 | 8 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 31 | 100 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 52 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 52 | Gen | | | Oct. 25 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | | 52 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | | 53 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Antlered mule deer three (3) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 59 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 20 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 59, 64 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 250 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 59, 64 | 3 | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless white-tailed deer | | | 59, 64 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 20 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | | 59, 64 | 6 | | | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid in the entire area | | | 59, 64 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | 350 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 60 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 5 | 100 | Any deer | | | 60 | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 5 | 200 | Any deer off national forest | | | 60 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 100 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 60 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn | | | 60 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 100 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 61 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 64 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | | | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 64 | Gen | | | Oct. 20 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer; except the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission's Tom Thorne/Beth Williams Wildlife Habitat Management Area and the Laramie Peak Wildlife Habitat Management Area north of the Tunnel Road (Albany County Road 727) shall be closed | | | 64 | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 20 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 65 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 20 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 65 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 300 | Any white-tailed deer; also valid in that portion of Area 66 in Converse County | | | 65 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 31 | 500 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer; also valid in that portion of Area 66 in Converse County | | | 66 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 21 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 66, 88, 89 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 75 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 66, 88, 89 | 8 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 14 | 75 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer only valid in Area 88 | | | 66, 88, 89 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 67 | | | | | | | Closed | | | 70 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 21 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 70, 74 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 70, 74 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 75 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 74 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 75 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 75, 76, 77 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 75 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 75, 76, 77 | 3 | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless white-tailed deer | | | 75, 76, 77 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 100 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 76 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 77 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 78 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 250 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 78, 79, 80, 81 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 78, 79, 80, 81 | 8 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 31 | 125 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 79 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 250 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 80 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 150 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 81 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 175 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 82 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 10 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 82 | Gen-Youth only | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 12 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer; youth only | | | 82, 100 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 82, 100 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Jan. 15 | 25 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 84 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 25 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 87 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 87 | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Antlered mule deer three (3) points or less on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 88 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 21 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 88 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 15 | 75 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | | 89 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Antlered deer | | | 90 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 92 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 20 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 92, 94, 160 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 92, 94, 160 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 94 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 20 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 96 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 20 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 97 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 20 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 98 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 20 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer, archery or muzzle-loading firearms only | | | 100 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 6 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 100 | Gen-Youth only | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 12 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer; youth only | | | 101 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Antlered deer | | | 102 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Any deer | | | 105 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | | | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 105 | Gen | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer valid on national forest; any white-tailed deer valid in the entire area | | | 105 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 5 | | Antlered mule deer valid off national forest; any white-tailed deer valid in the entire area | | | 105 | Gen | | | Nov. 6 | Nov. 20 | | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 105, 106, 109 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 50 | Any deer | | | 105 | 8 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 31 | 75 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 106 | Gen | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer within the North Absaroka Wilderness; any white-tailed deer valid in the entire area | | | 106 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 106 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 15 | 50 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 109 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | 35 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 109 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | 125 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 110 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 10 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 110, 111 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | 25 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 110, 111 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 100 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 111 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 10 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 112 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 10 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 112, 113, 114 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | 25 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 112, 113, 114 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 75 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 112, 113, 114 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 300 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 113 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 10 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 113 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Dec. 31 | 100 | Doe or fawn valid north and east of Carter Creek | | | 114 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 10 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 115 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Oct. 27 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 116 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 75 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 116, 117 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 100 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 116 | 7 | | | Sep. 1 | Oct. 14 | 125 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land in the Wood River drainage | | | 116, 117 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 200 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 117 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 15 | 50 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 118 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 118 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 118, 119 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 119 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 15 | 50 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 119 | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 119, 120 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 100 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 120 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 15 | 75 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 120 | 8 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 15 | 150 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 121 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 10 | | Any deer on private land; antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer off private land | | | 121 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 15 | 75 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 121 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Nov. 30 | 100 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | | 121 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 15 | 100 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 122 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 10 | | Any deer on private land; antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer off private land | | | 122 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 15 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 122 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 100 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | | 122 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 15 | 100 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 123 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 123 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on private land | | | 124 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 10 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 124 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 15 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 124 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | | 124 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 15 | 100 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 125 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 15 | 75 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 125 | 1 | | | Nov. 16 | Dec. 15 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 127 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 127 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 15 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 127 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 15 | 50 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 128 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 22 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 128 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | 75 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 128 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 128 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 128 | 8 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 130 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 6 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 130 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 5 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 131 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 6 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 131 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land west of the Blue Rim (Sweetwater County Road 5) and Old Stauffer Roads (Sweetwater County Road 7) and south of the OCI Entrance Road (Sweetwater County Road 6) | | | 132 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 10 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 132 | Gen-Youth only | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer; youth only | | | 132, 133, 134, 135, 168 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 132 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one (1) mile of irrigated land in Sweetwater County west of Wyoming Highway 530 and north of Sweetwater County Road 1 and BLM road 4315 | | | 133 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 10 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 133 | Gen-Youth only | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer; youth only | | | 134 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 10 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 134 | Gen-Youth only | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer; youth only | | | 135 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 10 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 135 | Gen-Youth only | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer; youth only | | | 138 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 138, 139, 140, 142, 143 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 139 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 140 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 141 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 21 | 75 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 141 | 1 | | | Oct. 22 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer on national forest | | | 142 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 143 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 144 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 145 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 145 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 145 | 3 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless white-tailed deer | | | 145 | 8 | | | Nov. 1 | Jan. 31 | 25 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 148 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 25 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 148, 150, 151, 152, 155, 156 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Nov. 30 | 75 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 148, 150, 151, 152, 155, 156 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Nov. 30 | 75 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 149 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 149 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 149 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 150 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 151 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 152 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 153 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 154 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 155 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 156 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 2 | | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer | | | 157 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | | Any deer | | | 157 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 175 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 157 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 100 | Doe or fawn | | | 157 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | Unlimited | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 157 | 8 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer valid on private land | | | 160 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 20 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 163 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 21 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 163 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 15 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 164 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 164 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 15 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Any Deer valid on or within one (1) mile of irrigated land | | | 164 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 15 | 50 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 164 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | | 164 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 15 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Doe or fawn valid on or within one (1) mile of irrigated land | | | 164 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 150 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 165 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 165 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 15 | 100 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 165 | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 31 | 300 | Doe or fawn white-tailed deer | | | 168 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 10 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 168 | Gen-Youth only | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer; youth only | | | 169 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 21 | | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer | | | 169 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 15 | | Any white-tailed deer | | | 171 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | | Any deer | | | 171 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 150 | Any white-tailed deer | | | 171 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 350 | Doe or fawn | | | | | | | | | | | |

Please see Important Hunting Information section of the Deer Hunting Regulations brochure regarding Chronic Wasting Disease.

Section 3. Special Archery Seasons.

(a) There shall be special archery deer hunting seasons on the dates specified in Section 2. Special archery hunting seasons are specific to individual hunt areas by license type. During the special archery hunting seasons, archers are restricted to the limitations associated with the special archery season dates for a hunt area and license type.

(b) Archers shall possess a limited quota deer license or a General deer license and an archery license in order to hunt deer with archery equipment during any special archery season.

(c) Archers with a General deer license shall only hunt in those areas open to hunting with a General license and are restricted to the limitations associated with the special archery season dates for that hunt area as specified in Section 2.

(d) Archers with a limited quota deer license shall only hunt in the hunt area(s) where their license is valid and are restricted to the limitations associated with the special archery season dates as specified in Section 2.

Section 4. Hunting Season Extension Permits.

(a) Any person qualified for and in possession of a Hunting Season Extension Permit issued by the Department in accordance with Commission regulation may hunt deer starting five (5) days prior to the earliest opening regular season date in the hunt area(s) for which their license and type is valid, and is restricted to the limitations of their license type for the earliest opening regular season date as specified in Section 2 of this Chapter.

Section 5. Youth Deer Hunters.

(a) Youth hunters who possess a full price deer license may take antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer during an antlered deer season or an antlered mule deer season that includes an antler point restriction subject to the limitation of their license in the hunt area(s) where their license is valid as specified in Section 2 of this Chapter. Youth hunters are not limited to the antler point restriction.

(b) No youth hunter shall take a mule deer during a season in which the limitations of their license and type is only valid for white-tailed deer as specified in Section 2 of this Chapter.

Section 6. Nonresident Region General Deer License Quotas.

(a) Nonresident region General deer licenses shall only be valid within the specific region for which they are issued and for only those hunt areas in the Region as listed in this section.

(b) Quotas of nonresident region General deer licenses are established for the regions and shall not exceed the numbers specified in this section, except as otherwise provided in Commission Regulations.

| Region | Deer Hunt Areas | Quotas | | --- | --- | --- | | A | 1-6 | 2000 | | B | 7-9, 11-14, 21 | 700 | | C | 17-19, 23, 26, 29, 31 | 1800 | | D | 66, 70, 74-77, 88 | 300 | | F | 105, 106, 110-115, 148 | 550 | | G | 135, 143-145 | 250 | | H | 130, 138-140, 142, 149-155 | 350 | | J | 59, 61, 64, 65 | 750 | | K | 132-134, 168 | 200 | | L | 92, 94, 128, 156, 157, 160, 171 | 200 | | M | 35, 39, 40, 164 | 400 | | Q | 96-98 | 75 | | R | 41, 46, 47, 50-53 | 500 | | T | 15 | 400 | | W | 82, 100, 131 | 600 | | X | 121-124, 127 | 100 | | Y | 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 163, 169 | 1000 |

Section 7. Hunt Area Descriptions.

Area and Number.

Area 2. Bearlodge. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 112 crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to Interstate Highway 90; westerly along said Interstate Highway to the town of Sundance and U.S. Highway 14; westerly and northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 24; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 112 at the town of Hulett; northeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Montana state line.

Area 3. Keyhole. Beginning at the intersection of Interstate Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 14 in the town of Sundance; westerly along Interstate Highway 90 to its intersection with the "D" Road; northerly along said road to the Oshoto Road (Crook County Road 263); easterly along said road to the Cabin Creek Road (Crook County Road 116); southerly and easterly along said road to U.S. Highway 14; easterly and southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90 at the town of Sundance.

Area 4. Sand Creek. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to U.S. Highway 85; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 585; northwesterly along said highway to the town of Sundance and Interstate Highway 90; easterly along said Interstate Highway to the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line.

Area 5. Inyan Kara. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses Wyoming Highway 585 in the town of Sundance; southeasterly along Wyoming Highway 585 to the Skull Creek Road (Weston County Road 14); westerly along said road to the Green Mountain Road (Weston County Road 11); northerly along said road to the Dry Creek Road (Weston County Road 13); northwesterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 116; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16 in the town of Upton; northwesterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90 at the town of Moorcroft; easterly along said Interstate Highway to Wyoming Highway 585 at the town of Sundance.

Area 6. Skull Creek. Beginning where U.S. Highway 85 crosses the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to U.S. Highway 16; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 116 in the town of Upton; northeasterly along said highway to the Dry Creek Road (Weston County Road 13); southerly and easterly along said road to the Green Mountain Road (Weston County Road 11); southerly along said road to the Skull Creek Road (Weston County Road 14); easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 585; southeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 85; northerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line.

Area 7. South Osage. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 16 and Wyoming Highway 450; southwesterly along Wyoming Highway 450 to Wyoming Highway 116; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16 in the town of Upton; southeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 450.

Area 8. Upton‑Four Horse. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 116 and Wyoming Highway 450; westerly along Wyoming Highway 450 to the Keeline Road (U.S.F.S. Road 930); northwesterly along said road to Black Thunder Creek; easterly down said creek to Bacon Creek; northerly up said creek to Newel Prong; northerly up said prong to the Cheyenne River/Belle Fourche River Divide; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between Four Horse Creek and Raven Creek; northwesterly along said divide to the Belle Fourche River; northeasterly down said river to Interstate Highway 90; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16; southeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 116 at the town of Upton; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 450.

Area 9. Blacktail Creek. Beginning where U.S. Highway 16 crosses the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to the Dewey Road (Weston County Road 2); northwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 85; southerly along said highway to the Cheyenne River Road (Weston County Road 54); westerly along said road to the Lynch Road (Weston County Road 7A); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 450; northeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line.

Area 10. Rochelle Hills. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 59 and Wyoming Highway 450; easterly along Wyoming Highway 450 to the Lynch Road (Converse County Road 39, Weston County Road 7A); southerly along said road to the Dull Center Road (Converse County Road 38); easterly along said road to the Converse-Niobrara County line and the North Lance Creek Road (Niobrara County Road 14); easterly and southerly along said road to the Slagle Road (Niobrara County Road 4); southerly along said road to the Cow Creek Road (Niobrara County Road 3); westerly along said road to the Converse-Niobrara County line and the Cow Creek Road (Converse County Road 45); southerly along said road to the Converse-Niobrara County line and the K-Field Road (Niobrara County Road 50); southerly along said road to the Converse-Niobrara County line and the Walker Creek Road (Converse County Road 43); westerly along said road to Dry Creek; westerly up said creek to the Iberlin Ranch Road; northerly along said road to the Thunder Basin National Grassland boundary and U.S.F.S. Road 958C; northwesterly along said road to the East Bill Road (U.S.F.S. Road 958); westerly along said road to the Dull Center Road (Converse County Road 38); westerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 59; northerly along said highway to the junction of Wyoming Highway 59 and Wyoming Highway 450.

Area 11. Mule Creek. Beginning where the Dewey Road (Weston County Road 2) crosses the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to U.S. Highway 18; westerly along said highway to the Old Highway 85 Road (Niobrara County Road 9); southwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 85; southerly along said highway to the Wasserburger Road (Niobrara County Road 13); westerly along said road to the North Lance Creek Road (Niobrara County Road 14); northwesterly along said road to the Niobrara‑Converse county line and the Dull Center Road (Converse County Road 38); westerly along said road to the Lynch Road (Converse County Road 39, Weston County Road 7A); northeasterly along said road to the Converse‑Weston county line and the Lynch Road (Weston County Road 7A); northerly along said road to the Cheyenne River Road (Weston County Road 54); easterly along said road to U.S. Highway 85; northerly along said highway to the Dewey Road (Weston County Road 2); southeasterly along said road to the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line.

Area 12. Hat Creek. Beginning where U.S. Highway 18 intersects the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to the Wyoming‑Nebraska state line; southerly along said line to the Hat Creek Road (Niobrara County Road 64); westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 85; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 270; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 272; northerly along said highway to the North Lance Creek Road (Niobrara County Road 14); northerly along said road to the Wasserburger Road (Niobrara County Road 13); easterly along said road to U.S. Highway 85; northerly along said highway to the Old Highway 85 Road (Niobrara County Road 9); northeasterly along said road to U.S. Highway 18; easterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line.

Area 13. Lusk. Beginning where the Hat Creek Road (Niobrara County Road 64) intersects the Wyoming‑Nebraska state line; southerly along said line to U.S. Highway 20; westerly along said highway to the Twenty Mile Creek Road (Converse County Road 46) at the town of Lost Springs; northerly along said road to the Manning Road (Converse County Road 53); easterly along said road to the Twenty Mile Road (Niobrara County Road 23) at the Converse‑Niobrara county line; easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 271; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 270 at the town of Lance Creek; northerly and easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 85; southerly along said highway to the Hat Creek Road (Niobrara County Road 64); easterly along said road to the Wyoming‑Nebraska state line.

Area 14. Twenty Mile. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 59 and the Dull Center Road (Converse County Road 38); easterly along said road to the East Bill Road (U.S.F.S. Road 958); easterly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 958C; southeasterly along said road to the Iberlin Ranch Road; southerly along said road to Dry Creek; easterly down said creek to the Walker Creek Road (Converse County Road 43); easterly along said road to the Converse‑Niobrara county line and the K-Field Road (Niobrara County Road 50); northerly along said road to the Converse‑Niobrara county line and the Cow Creek Road (Converse County Road 45); northerly along said road to the Converse-Niobrara county line and the Cow Creek Road (Niobrara County Road 3); easterly along said road to the Slagle Road (Niobrara County Road 4); northerly along said road to the North Lance Creek Road (Niobrara County Road 14); easterly and southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 272; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 270; southwesterly along said highway to the town of Lance Creek and Wyoming Highway 271; westerly along said highway to the Twenty Mile Road (Niobrara County Road 23); westerly along said road to the Converse-Niobrara county line and the Manning Road (Converse County Road 53); southwesterly along said road to the Twenty Mile Creek Road (Converse County Road 46); southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 20 at the town of Lost Springs; southwesterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to the North Platte River; westerly and northerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 59 at the town of Douglas; northerly along said highway to the Dull Center Road (Converse County Road 38).

Area 15. Southeast Wyoming. Beginning where U.S. Highway 20 intersects the Wyoming‑Nebraska state line; southerly along said line to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Interstate Highway 25; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 26; easterly along said highway to the North Platte River; northwesterly up said river to Interstate Highway 25; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 20; easterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Nebraska state line.

Area 17. Northwest Gillette. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 59 crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14-16; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90 west of the town of Gillette; westerly along said highway to the Powder River; northerly down said river to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to Wyoming Highway 59.

Area 18. Campbell. Beginning where the Rocky Point Road crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line; southerly along said road to the "D" Road; southerly along said road to Interstate Highway 90; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14-16; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 59; northerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Rocky Point Road.

Area 19. Pumpkin Buttes. Beginning at the intersection of Interstate Highway 90 and Wyoming Highway 59 at the city of Gillette; southerly along Wyoming Highway 59 to Wyoming Highway 387; southwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 192; northwesterly along said highway to the Streeter Road (Johnson County Road 135); northerly along said road to the Powder River; northerly down said river to Interstate Highway 90; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 59.

Area 21. Thunder Basin. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses the Belle Fourche River; southwesterly up said river to the divide between Four Horse Creek and Raven Creek; southerly along said divide to the divide between the Cheyenne River and Belle Fourche River; southwesterly along said divide to Newel Prong; southerly down said prong to Bacon Creek; southerly down said creek to Black Thunder Creek; westerly up said creek to the Keeline Road (U.S.F.S. Road 930); southeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 450; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 59; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90 at the city of Gillette; easterly along said highway to the Belle Fourche River.

Area 22. Douglas. Beginning where Interstate Highway 25 crosses the North Platte River in the city of Casper; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 259; northerly along said highway to the town of Midwest and Wyoming Highway 387; northeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 59 at Reno Junction; southerly along said highway to the North Platte River at the town of Douglas; westerly up said river to Interstate Highway 25 in the city of Casper.

Area 23. Clearmont. Beginning where the Powder River crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; southerly up said river to U.S. Highway 14; westerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90; northwesterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Powder River.

Area 24. Sheridan. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line; southerly along said highway to the Piney Creek interchange and U.S. Highway 87; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 193; northwesterly along said highway to South Piney Creek; westerly up said creek to the Bighorn National Forest boundary; northwesterly along said boundary to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to Interstate Highway 90.

Area 25. Tongue‑Goose. Beginning where the Wyoming‑Montana state line and the east boundary of the Bighorn National Forest intersect; southeasterly along said boundary to South Piney Creek; southwesterly up said creek to the divide along the Bighorn Mountain Range; northwesterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 14 at Granite Pass; northerly along said highway to the Hunt Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10); northwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 14A; northwesterly along said highway to the Devils Canyon Road (U.S.F.S. Road 14); northerly along said road to the Sheep Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 11); northerly along said road to the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to the east boundary of the Bighorn National Forest.

Area 26. Ucross. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14 crosses the Powder River; southerly up said river to Interstate Highway 90; northwesterly along said highway to U. S. Highway 14; easterly along said highway to the Powder River.

Area 27. Buffalo. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 193 crosses South Piney Creek; southeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 87; southeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to the Trabing Road (Johnson County Road 13); westerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 196; southerly along said highway to the Crazy Woman Canyon Road (Johnson County Road 14); westerly along said road to the Bighorn National Forest boundary; northerly along said boundary to South Piney Creek; easterly down said creek to Wyoming Highway 193.

Area 28. Hunter Mesa. Beginning where South Piney Creek crosses the east boundary of the Bighorn National Forest; southerly and westerly along said boundary to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); northerly along said road to the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 16 and the divide along the Bighorn Mountain Range at Powder River Pass; northerly along said divide to the head of South Piney Creek; northeasterly down said creek to the east boundary of the Bighorn National Forest.

Area 29. Johnson. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses the Powder River; southerly up said river to the Streeter Road (Johnson County Road 135); southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 192; southeasterly along said highway to the West Sussex Oil Field Road at the town of Linch; westerly along said road to old U.S. Highway 87; west from the junction of the West Sussex Oil Field Road and old U.S. Highway 87 to Interstate Highway 25; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90; southeasterly along said highway to the Powder River.

Area 30. Upper Powder River. Beginning at the junction of the Trabing Road (Johnson County Road 13) and Interstate Highway 25; southerly along Interstate Highway 25 to the point east of the U.S. Highway 196‑Mesa Road (Johnson County Road 115) junction; west to the U.S. Highway 196‑Mesa Road junction; southwesterly along the Mesa Road to the Mayoworth Road (Johnson County Road 266) at the town of Mayoworth; westerly along said road to the Slip Road (Johnson County Road 67); westerly along said road to the Hazelton Road (Johnson County Road 3); northerly along said road to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); northwesterly along said road to the Bighorn National Forest boundary; easterly and northerly along said boundary to the Crazy Woman Canyon Road (Johnson County Road 14); easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 196; northerly along said highway to the Trabing Road; easterly along said road to Interstate Highway 25.

Area 31. Salt Creek. Beginning at the junction of the West Sussex Oil Field Road and Wyoming Highway 192 at the town of Linch; southeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 387; southwesterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; northwesterly along said highway to the point on Interstate Highway 25 due west of the junction of old U.S. Highway 87 and the West Sussex Oil Field Road; east from Interstate Highway 25 to the junction of old U.S. Highway 87 and the West Sussex Oil Field Road; easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 192 at the town of Linch.

Area 32. Beartrap Creek. Beginning where the Slip Road (Johnson County Road 67) crosses Arch Creek west of the town of Mayoworth; southerly down said creek to Beartrap Creek; southerly down said creek to the North Fork of the Red Fork of the Powder River; southeasterly down said river to the Ken Graves Ranch Road; southerly down said road to the Barnum Road (Johnson County Road 78); southerly along said road to the Barnum Mountain Road; westerly along said road to the Hazelton Road (Washakie County Road 81-Johnson County Road 3); northerly along said road to the Slip Road; southeasterly along said road to Arch Creek.

Area 33. Red Fork. Beginning at the town of Kaycee and Interstate Highway 25; southeasterly along said highway to the South Fork of the Powder River; southerly up said river to Willow Creek; southwesterly up said creek to the Lone Bear Road (Natrona County Road 112); northerly along said road to the Willow Creek Road (Natrona County Road 111); southwesterly along said road to the 33 Mile Road (Natrona County Road 110); northwesterly along said road to Buffalo Creek; northerly down said creek to the Middle Fork of the Powder River; westerly up said river to the Outlaw Cave Access Road; northerly along said road to the Barnum Road (Johnson County Road 78) at the town of Barnum; northerly along said road to the Ken Graves Ranch Road; northerly along said road to the North Fork of the Red Fork of the Powder River at the Ken Graves Ranch; northwesterly up said river to Beartrap Creek; northwesterly up said creek to Arch Creek; northerly up said creek to the Slip Road (Johnson County Road 67); easterly along said road to the Mayoworth Road (Johnson County Road 266); easterly along said road to the Mesa Road (Johnson County Road 115) at Mayoworth; northeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 196; due east from the junction of the Mesa Road and Wyoming Highway 196 to the Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to the town of Kaycee.

Area 34. Natrona. Beginning at the intersection of Interstate Highway 25 and the North Platte River in the city of Casper; southwesterly up said river to the bridge at Poplar Street; northerly along said street to U.S. Highway 20-26; westerly along said highway to Natrona County Road 104 at Waltman; northerly along said road to Natrona County Road 103; northwesterly along said road to Natrona County Road 102; northerly along said road to Natrona County Road 101; northeasterly along said road to Badwater Creek; northeasterly along said creek to the divide between Badwater Creek, Deep Creek and Buffalo Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Middle Fork and North Fork of Buffalo Creek; easterly along said divide to the North Fork of Buffalo Creek; northeasterly along said creek to Natrona County Road 109; northeasterly along said road to Washakie County Road 6215; northeasterly along said road to the 33-Mile Road (Natrona County Road 110) at Kidd Flat; southeasterly along said road to Natrona County Road 113; easterly along said road to Natrona County Road 114; northeasterly along said road to Natrona County Road 115; easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 387; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 259 in the town of Midwest; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to the North Platte River in the city of Casper.

Area 35. Upper Nowood. Beginning at Cottonwood Pass and the Nowood Road; northeasterly along said road to Deep Creek; up said creek to Lost Creek; up said creek to the Cherry Creek Hill Stock Drive Road; northeasterly along said road to the Hazelton Road; southerly along said road to Washakie County Road 6215 at Kidd Flat; southwesterly along said road to Natrona County Road 109; southwesterly along said road to the North Fork of Buffalo Creek; southwesterly along said creek to the divide between the Middle Fork and North Fork of Buffalo Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between Badwater Creek, Deep Creek and Buffalo Creek; southwesterly along said divide to the Bighorn Trail; westerly along said trail to the Oakie Road (Natrona County Road 101); westerly along said road to Sioux Pass and the Devil's Slide Road; westerly along said road to the divide between Nowood Creek and Badwater Creek; southwesterly then northwesterly along said divide to the Nowood Road at Cottonwood Pass.

Area 36. Badwater. Beginning at the town of Shoshoni and U.S. Highway 20‑26; westerly along said highway to the east shoreline of Boysen Reservoir; northerly along said shoreline to Boysen Dam and the Wind River; northerly down said river to Gold Creek (excluding Indian tribal trust lands immediately north of U.S. Highway 20-26 near Boysen Reservoir and northeast of Boysen Dam); easterly up Gold Creek to the divide between Buffalo Creek and Badwater Creek on Copper Mountain; easterly along said divide to West Bridger Creek; easterly down said creek to the Kirby Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 7); northerly along said road to the divide between Kirby Creek and Bridger Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the Packsaddle Road; southerly along said road to the Bridger Creek Road; northeasterly along said road to the Pine Creek Road at the Gardner Summer Ranch; easterly up said road to the Seaman Ranch Road; easterly, southerly, then easterly along said road to the divide between Nowood Creek and Badwater Creek at Cottonwood Pass; southeasterly then northeasterly along said divide to the Devil's Slide Road; easterly along said road to Sioux Pass and the Oakie Trail (Natrona County Road 101); easterly along said trail to the Bighorn Trail; easterly along said trail to the divide between Badwater Creek, Deep Creek and the Middle Fork of Buffalo Creek; southwesterly down Badwater Creek to Natrona County Road 101; southwesterly along said road to Natrona County Road 102; southerly along said road to Natrona County Road 103; southeasterly along said road to Natrona County Road 104; southerly along said road to Waltman and U.S. Highway 20‑26; westerly along said highway to the town of Shoshoni.

Area 37. Copper Mountain. Beginning at the confluence of the Bighorn River and Walter's Draw; easterly up said draw to the divide between Nowater Creek and Kirby Creek; easterly along said divide to the Murphy Dome-Mud Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 1409); southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 172 (Black Mountain Road); westerly along said highway to Kirby Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 7); southeasterly along said road to West Bridger Creek; westerly up said creek to the divide between Buffalo Creek and Badwater Creek; westerly along said divide to the head of Gold Creek; westerly down said creek to the east boundary of the Wind River Reservation; north and west along said boundary to the Bighorn River; northerly down said river to Walter's Draw.

Area 39. Bates Creek. Beginning at the intersection of the Kirby Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 7) and Wyoming Highway 172 (Black Mountain Road); easterly along said highway to Murphy Dome-Mud Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 1409); northeasterly along said road to the Nowater Stock Drive Road (B.L.M. Road 1404); easterly along said road to the Upper Nowood Road; southerly along said road to the Seaman Ranch Road (Lysite Mountain Road) at Cottonwood Pass; westerly then northerly along said road to the Pine Creek Road; westerly along said road to the Bridger Creek Road at the Gardner Summer Ranch; southwesterly along said road to the Packsaddle Road; northerly along said road to the divide between Kirby Creek and Bridger Creek; southwesterly along said divide to the Kirby Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 7); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 172.

Area 40. Buffalo Creek. Beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 16 and the Bluebank Road (B.L.M. Road 1411); northeasterly along said highway to the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25); southerly along said road to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); southerly along said road to the Hazelton Road (Bighorn Divide Road); southerly along said road to the Cherry Creek Hill Stock Drive Road; westerly along said road to Lost Creek; northwesterly down said creek to Deep Creek; northerly down said creek to the Upper Nowood Road; southwesterly along said road to the Nowater Stock Drive (B.L.M. Road 1404); northwesterly along said road to the Bluebank Road (B.L.M. Road 1411); northerly along said road to the intersection with U.S. Highway 16.

Area 41. Lower Nowood. Beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 16-20 and Wyoming Highway 31 near the town of Manderson; easterly along Highway 31 to the Alkali Road (B.L.M. Road 1111) near the town of Hyattville; northerly along said road to the Cold Springs Road (Big Horn County Road 268; B.L.M. /U.S.F.S. Road 344); northeasterly along said road to the Bighorn National Forest boundary; southeasterly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 16; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 20 (Wyoming Highway 789); southerly along said highway to its junction with the Bighorn Canal three-quarters (3/4) of a mile south of the town of Worland; northerly on said canal to U.S. Highway 16-20; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 31.

Area 46. Cloud Peak. Beginning at Granite Pass on U.S. Highway 14 and the divide along the Bighorn Mountain range; southeasterly along said divide to the U.S. Highway 16 at Powder River Pass; westerly along said highway to the Bighorn National Forest Boundary; northerly along said boundary to the Alkali Road (U.S.F.S. Road 338); easterly along said road to the Shell Ranger Station-Paint Rock Lakes Road (U.S.F.S. Road 17); northwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 14; northerly along said highway to Granite Pass.

Area 47. Webber Canyon. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 16‑20 and U.S. Highway 14 in the town of Greybull; easterly along U.S. Highway 14 to the Paint Rock Lakes Road (U.S.F.S. Road 17); southeasterly along said road to the Alkali Road (U.S.F.S. Road 338) westerly along said road to the Bighorn National Forest boundary; southeasterly along said boundary to the Cold Springs Road (Big Horn County Road 268; B.L.M./U.S.F.S. Road 344); southwesterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 31; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16‑20; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14 in the town of Greybull.

Area 50. Upper Shell‑Beaver Creek. Beginning at the Bighorn National Forest boundary and U.S. Highway 14A; easterly along said highway to the Hunt Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10); southwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 14; southerly then westerly along said highway to the Bighorn National Forest boundary; northwesterly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 14A.

Area 51. Beaver Creek. Beginning at the Bighorn River in the town of Greybull; northerly down said river to Bear Creek; northeasterly up said creek to the Bighorn National Forest boundary; southeasterly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 14; westerly along said highway to the Bighorn River.

Area 52. Crystal Creek. Beginning at the Bighorn River and U.S. Highway 14A nine (9) miles east of the town of Lovell; easterly along said highway to the Bighorn National Forest boundary; southeasterly along said boundary to Bear Creek; southwesterly down said creek to the Bighorn River; northerly down said river to U.S. Highway 14A.

Area 53. Devils Canyon. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14A crosses the Bighorn River; northerly down said river to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Sheep Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 11); southerly along said road to the Devils Canyon Road (U.S.F.S. Road 14); southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 14A; westerly along said highway to the Bighorn River.

Area 59. South Laramie Mountains. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 34 and Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said Interstate Highway to Wyoming Highway 211 near the city of Cheyenne; northwesterly along said highway to the Fisher Canyon-Rogers Canyon Road (Laramie County Road 228-1-Albany County Road 17) at Horse Creek Station; westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 30; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 34; northeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25.

Area 60. Pole Mountain. Beginning in the city of Laramie and the Rogers Canyon‑Ninth Street Road (Albany County Road 17‑Laramie County Road 228); northeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 211 (Horse Creek‑Chugwater Road); southeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the city of Laramie.

Area 61. Harriman. Beginning at the city of Laramie and Interstate Highway 80; southeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25 near the city of Cheyenne; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; west along said line to U.S. Highway 287; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 64. Laramie Peak. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 25 and Wyoming Highway 34; southwesterly along Highway 34 to U.S. Highway 30; northwesterly along said highway to the junction with Wyoming Highway 487 at the town of Medicine Bow; northerly along said highway to the Lone Tree Road (B.L.M. Road 3141); northerly along said road to the Spring Creek Road; easterly along said road to the Bates Creek Road (Natrona County Road 402); northeasterly along said road to the Squaw Springs Trail Road; northeasterly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 660; southeasterly along said road to the Cold Springs Road (Converse County Road 24); easterly along said road to the divide between the Little Medicine Bow River and LaPrele Creek; easterly along said divide to the divide between Corduroy Creek and Rocky Ford Creek; easterly along said divide to the Fetterman Road (Albany County Road 61); southerly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 658; easterly along said road to South Fork Creek (a tributary to LaBonte Creek); southerly up said creek to the divide between Horseshoe Creek and the North Laramie River; southerly and easterly along said divide to the Esterbrook Road (Albany County Road 710-Converse County Road 5 and 7-U.S.F.S Road 653); northeasterly along said road to the Glendo-Esterbrook Road (Ridge Road-Converse County Road 6-Platte County Road 135); easterly along said road to the Glendo Park Road (Platte County Road 17) at the town of Glendo; easterly along said road to the North Platte River; southeasterly down said river to U.S. Highway 26; westerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 34.

Area 65. South Converse. Beginning at the confluence of Deer Creek and the North Platte River at the town of Glenrock; easterly and southerly down said river to the Glendo Reservoir Dam and the Glendo Park Road (Platte County Road 17); westerly along said road to the town of Glendo and the Glendo-Esterbrook Road (Ridge Road; Platte County Road 135-Converse County Road 6); westerly along said road to the Esterbrook Road (Converse County Road 5 and 7-U.S.F.S. Road 653-Albany County Road 710); southwesterly along said road to the divide between Horseshoe Creek and the North Laramie River; westerly and northerly along said divide to the head of South Fork Creek, a tributary of LaBonte Creek; northeasterly along said creek to U.S.F.S. Road 658; westerly along said road to the Fetterman Road (Albany County Road 61); northerly along said road to the divide between Corduroy Creek and Rocky Ford Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between LaPrele Creek and the Little Medicine Bow River; westerly along said divide to the Cold Springs Road (Converse County Road 24); southwesterly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 660; northwesterly along said road to Curry Creek; northwesterly down said creek to Deer Creek; northerly down said creek to the North Platte River at the town of Glenrock.

Area 66. Bates Hole-Hat Six. Beginning at the confluence of Deer Creek and the North Platte River at the town of Glenrock; southerly along said creek to Curry Creek; southeasterly up said creek to U.S.F.S. Road 660; northwesterly along said road to its termination at the Squaw Springs Trail Road; southwesterly along said road to the Bates Creek Road (Natrona County Road 402); southwesterly along said road to the Spring Creek Road; westerly along said road to the Lone Tree Road (B.L.M. Road 3141); southerly along said road to the Shirley Ridge Road (Carbon County Road 2); southwesterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 77; southerly along said highway to the Chalk Mountain Road (B.L.M. 3129); westerly and northerly along said road to the Dry Creek Road (Carbon County Road 103); northwesterly along said road to the south fork of Canyon Creek; westerly and northerly down said fork to Canyon Creek; westerly down said creek to Pathfinder Reservoir and the North Platte River; northerly and easterly down said river to Wolf Creek; southerly up said creek to its head; southerly one and one-eighth (1-1/8) miles to the Casper Mountain area boundary marker; due east two and one-quarter (2-1/4) miles to the west boundary of Star Wallow; southerly along said boundary one and one-half (1-1/2) miles to the switchback of the Circle Drive Road (Natrona County Road 505); southerly along said road to the head of the Clear Fork of Muddy Creek; easterly down said fork to the Casper Mountain area boundary marker; north two (2) miles to the southeast corner of Crimson Dawn Park; northerly and westerly along the east and north boundary of said park to the north entrance road; northerly along said road to the East End Road (Natrona County Road 506); northeasterly along said road to the head of the East Fork of Elkhorn Creek; northerly down said creek to the lower timberline on Casper Mountain; westerly along said timberline to the Casper Mountain Road (Wyoming Highway 251); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 258 (Wyoming Boulevard); westerly along said highway to Poplar Street; northerly along said street to the North Platte River; easterly down said river to Deer Creek at the town of Glenrock.

Area 67. Casper Mountain. Beginning where Wolf Creek enters the North Platte River; northeasterly down said river to the bridge at Poplar Street; southerly along said street to Wyoming Highway 258 (Wyoming Boulevard); easterly along said highway to Casper Mountain Road (Wyoming Highway 251); southerly along said road to the lower timberline on Casper Mountain; easterly along said timberline to the East Fork of Elkhorn Creek; southerly up said creek to the East End Road (Natrona County Road 506); southwesterly along said road to the north entrance road to Crimson Dawn Park; southerly along said road to the Crimson Dawn Park boundary; easterly and southerly along said boundary to the southeast corner of the park; southerly to the Clear Fork of Muddy Creek and the Casper Mountain area boundary marker; southwesterly up said creek to the Circle Drive Road (Natrona County Road 505); northerly along said road to the switchback; northerly one and one-half (1-1/2) miles along the west boundary of Star Wallow; west two and one‑fourth (2-1/4) miles to the Casper Mountain area boundary marker; northerly to the head of Wolf Creek; northerly down said creek to the North Platte River.

Area 70. Shirley Mountain. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 487 intersects U.S. Highway 30 at the town of Medicine Bow; westerly along U.S. Highway 30 to Wyoming Highway 72; northerly along said highway to the town of Hanna and Big Ditch; northwesterly along Big Ditch to Seminoe Reservoir and the North Platte River; northerly down said river to where Canyon Creek enters Pathfinder Reservoir; easterly up said creek to the south fork of Canyon Creek; easterly and southerly up said fork to the Dry Creek Road (Carbon County Road 103); southeasterly along said road to the Chalk Mountain Road (B.L.M. Road 3129); easterly and southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 77; northerly along said highway to the Shirley Ridge Road (Carbon County Road 2); northeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 487; southerly along said highway to the intersection with U.S. Highway 30 at the town of Medicine Bow.

Area 74. Kyle. Beginning where U.S. Highway 30 intersects Wyoming Highway 72; southeasterly along said highway to the city of Laramie and Interstate Highway 80; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 72; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30.

Area 75. Four Mile. Beginning at the city of Laramie and Wyoming Highway 130; westerly along said highway to the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River; northerly along said divide to Medicine Bow Peak and the divide between the Medicine Bow River and Brush Creek; northwesterly along said divide to U.S.F.S. Road 103; northwesterly along said road to the North Brush Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 100); northerly along said road to the Sand Lake Road (U.S.F.S. Road 101); northwesterly along said road to the Cedar Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 261); southwesterly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 115; northerly along said road to the Pass Creek Basin Road; northerly along said road to the Pass Creek Road (Carbon County Road 404); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 72; northwesterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80 to the west Elk Mountain interchange; southeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130.

Area 76. Sheep Mountain. Beginning at the city of Laramie and Wyoming Highway 230; southwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 10 at Woods Landing; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; west along said line to Wyoming Highway 230; northeasterly along said highway to U.S.F.S. Road 512; northwesterly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 543; northerly along said road to Douglas Creek at Keystone; northerly up said creek to the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River; northerly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 130; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230.

Area 77. Boulder Ridge. Beginning at the city of Laramie and U.S. Highway 287; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 10; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230 at Woods Landing; northeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 78. French Creek. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 130 crosses the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River; southerly along said divide to Douglas Creek; southerly down said creek to U.S.F.S. Road 543 at Keystone; southerly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 512; southeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 230; southwesterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 230; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130; easterly along said highway to the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River.

Area 79. Kennaday Peak. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the North Platte River; northerly down said river to Big Ditch; southeasterly along Big Ditch to the town of Hanna and Wyoming Highway 72; southerly along said highway to the Pass Creek Road (Carbon County Road 404); southerly along said road to the Pass Creek Basin Road; southerly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 115; southerly along said road to the Cedar Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 261); northeasterly along said road to the Sand Lake Road (U.S.F.S. Road 101); southeasterly along said road to the North Brush Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 100); southerly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 103; southeasterly along said road to the divide between Brush Creek and the Medicine Bow River; southeasterly along said divide to Medicine Bow Peak and the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River; southerly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 130; westerly and northerly along said highway to the North Platte River in the town of Saratoga; northerly down said river to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 80. Spring Creek. Beginning at the Continental Divide on Wyoming Highway 70; northerly along said divide to the Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 71; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said Interstate to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to the town of Saratoga and Wyoming Highway 130; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 70 at the town of Riverside; southwesterly along said highway to the Continental Divide.

Area 81. Blackhall. Beginning at the Wyoming‑Colorado state line and Wyoming Highway 230; westerly along said line to the Continental Divide; northerly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 70; northeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230 at the town of Riverside; easterly and southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line.

Area 82. Baggs. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 789 and the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; northerly along said highway to Muddy Creek north of Dad; easterly up said creek to the bridge at the junction of Muddy Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 3306) and Bridger Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 3301); easterly along Muddy Creek Road to Miller Hill Road (B.L.M. Road 3328); southeasterly along said road to McCarty Canyon Road (Carbon County Road 503); northeasterly along said road to Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401); southerly along said road to the Continental Divide at Middlewood Hill; southerly along said divide to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 789.

Area 84. Atlantic Rim. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 71 crosses Interstate Highway 80 at the city of Rawlins; southerly along said highway to the Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401); southerly along said road to the McCarty Canyon Road (Carbon County Road 503); southwesterly along said road to the Miller Hill Road (B.L.M. Road 3328); northwesterly along said road to the Muddy Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 3306); westerly along said road to the bridge at the junction of said road and Bridger Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 3301); westerly down Muddy creek to Wyoming Highway 789; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 71.

Area 87. Ferris. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 287 and Interstate Highway 80 at the city of Rawlins; northerly along said highway to Muddy Gap Junction and Wyoming Highway 220; northeasterly along said highway to the Pathfinder Road (Natrona County Road 409); southerly along said road to the Pathfinder Dam service road; southerly along said road to the North Platte River at Pathfinder Dam; southerly up said river to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said Interstate to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 88. Kendrick. Beginning at the Poplar Street bridge on the North Platte River in the city of Casper; southwesterly up said river to the Pathfinder Dam; northerly along the Pathfinder Dam service road to Wyoming Highway 220; westerly along said highway to the Rattlesnake Divide between Eagle Creek and Fish Creek; northerly along said divide to the Oregon Trail Road (Natrona County Road 319) at the top of Ryan Hill (Prospect Hill); northeasterly along said road to the Kendrick Canal at the Iron Creek Oil Field; northerly along said canal to U.S. Highway 20‑26; easterly along said highway to Poplar Street in the city of Casper; southerly along said street to the North Platte River.

Area 89. Rattlesnake. Beginning where the Gas Hills Road (Natrona County Road 212) intersects U.S. Highway 20‑26 at the town of Waltman; easterly along said highway to the Kendrick Canal; southerly along said canal to the Oregon Trail Road (Natrona County Road 319) at the Iron Creek Oil Field; southwesterly along said road to the Rattlesnake Divide at Ryan Hill (Prospect Hill); southerly along said divide between Eagle Creek and Fish Creek to Wyoming Highway 220; westerly along said highway to the Dry Creek Road (Natrona County Road 321); northwesterly along said road to the Gas Hills Road (Natrona County Road 212); northeasterly along said road to U.S. Highway 20‑26 at the town of Waltman.

Area 90. Muskrat. Beginning where U.S. Highway 26 intersects the Wind River Reservation boundary; easterly along said highway to the town of Waltman and the Gas Hills Road (Natrona County Road 212); southwesterly along said road to the Dry Creek Road (Natrona County Road 321); southeasterly along said road to the divide between Deer Creek and Dry Creek; southwesterly along said divide to Beaver Rim; southwesterly along said rim to the Ore Road; southerly along said road to the Beaver Rim Road (B.L.M. Road 2401); westerly along said road to the Cedar Rim Draw Road (B.L.M. Road 2301); southwesterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 135 (Sand Draw Road); northerly along said highway to the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly and northerly along said boundary to its intersection with U.S. Highway 26.

Area 92. South Wind River. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation; southeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 28; southwesterly along said highway to the Sweetwater River; northwesterly along said river to the divide between the Sweetwater River and Popo Agie River drainages at Sweetwater Gap; westerly along said divide to the Continental Divide on Mt. Nystrom; northwesterly along said divide to the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 94. Twin Creek. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 28 intersects U.S. Highway 287 south of the city of Lander; southeasterly along U.S. Highway 287 to the Bison Basin Road (Fremont County Road 281 and B.L.M. Road 3221); southerly along said road to the Three Forks - Atlantic City Road (B.L.M. Road 2317); northwesterly along said road to the Sweetwater River at the Phelps-Dodge Bridge; westerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 28; northeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 96. Green Mountain. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 287 and Wyoming Highway 73; westerly along said highway to the Bairoil Road (Sweetwater County Road 22); westerly along said road to the Wamsutter‑Crooks Gap Road (Sweetwater County Road 23); southerly along said road to the Osborne Road (B.L.M. Road 3212); westerly along said road to the Hadsell Road (B.L.M. Road 3217); westerly along said road to the Bison Basin Road (Fremont County Road 281 and B.L.M. Road 3221); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 287; southeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 73.

Area 97. Sweetwater Rocks. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 220 and U.S. Highway 287; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 135; northerly along said highway to the Cedar Rim Draw Road (B.L.M. Road 2301); northeasterly along said road to the Beaver Rim Road (B.L.M. Road 2401); easterly along said road to the Ore Road (Fremont County Road 5) at Beaver Rim; northeasterly along said rim to the divide between Deer Creek and Dry Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the Dry Creek Road (Natrona County Road 321); southeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 220; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 98. Chain Lakes. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 287 and Interstate Highway 80 at the city of Rawlins; westerly along said Interstate to the Wamsutter‑Crooks Gap Road (Sweetwater County Road 23); northerly along said road to the Bairoil Road (Sweetwater County Road 22); easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 73; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 100. South Wamsutter. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 789 crosses the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; west along said line to the Cow Creek‑Powder Wash Road north of Powder Wash, Colorado; northwesterly along said road to the Bitter Creek Road (Sweetwater County Road 19); northwesterly along said road to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 789 at Creston Junction; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line.

Area 101. Black Butte. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 430 and the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; northwesterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80 in the town of Rock Springs; easterly along said interstate to the Bitter Creek Road (Sweetwater County Road 19); southeasterly along said road to Carson Springs Junction and the Cow Creek‑Powder Wash Road; southeasterly along said road to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 430.

Area 102. Aspen Mountain. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Green River; easterly along said highway to the town of Rock Springs and Wyoming Highway 430; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to the Flaming Gorge Reservoir; northerly along the east shore of said reservoir to the Green River; up the east bank of said river to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 105. Beartooth. All of the area within Wyoming north of Clark's Fork River and west of Wyoming Highway 120.

Area 106. Crandall-Sunlight. All of the drainage of Soda Butte Creek outside of Yellowstone National Park; extending east to include all of the southern drainages of the Clark's Fork River down to Dead Indian Creek; southerly along said creek to the North Absaroka Wilderness boundary; easterly along said boundary to the top of Dead Indian Creek drainage and southerly to include the remainder of Dead Indian Creek drainage.

Area 109. Bald Ridge. Beginning where the Clark's Fork River crosses Wyoming Highway 120; southwesterly along said river to Dead Indian Creek; southerly along said creek to the North Absaroka Wilderness Boundary; easterly along said boundary to the top of the Paint Creek drainage and including all of the drainage of Pat O'Hara Creek, Paint Creek, Trail Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Dry Creek, Newmeyer Creek and Dead Indian Gulch north of the North Fork of the Shoshone River and west of Wyoming Highway 120.

Area 110. Grinnell. All of the north and west drainage of the North Fork of the Shoshone River down to and including the drainage of Clearwater Creek; all of the south drainage of the North Fork of the Shoshone River down to the drainage of Elk Fork Creek.

Area 111. Elk Fork. All of the north drainage of the North Fork of the Shoshone River below the drainage of Clearwater Creek; all of the south drainage of the North Fork of the Shoshone River below and including Elk Fork Creek.

Area 112. Ishawooa. All of the north and west drainage of the South Fork of the Shoshone River up to the drainage of Fall Creek.

Area 113. Boulder. All of the east and south drainage of the South Fork of the Shoshone River up to the drainage of Needle Creek; all of the drainage of Sage Creek and Dry Creek west of Wyoming Highway 120; all of the drainage of Sulphur Creek.

Area 114. Wall Mountain. All of the drainage of the South Fork of the Shoshone River above and including the drainage of Fall Creek on the west side of the South Fork of the Shoshone River, and above and including the drainage of Needle Creek on the east side of the South Fork of the Shoshone River.

Area 115. Thorofare. All of the drainage of the Yellowstone River upstream from Yellowstone Lake and outside of Yellowstone National Park.

Area 116. Meeteetse. All of the Greybull and Wood River drainages off national forest west of Wyoming Highway 120.

Area 117. Franc's Peak. All of the Greybull and Wood River drainages on national forest.

Area 118. Upper Gooseberry Creek. All of the drainages of Gooseberry Creek and Little Buffalo Creek located west of Wyoming Highway 120.

Area 119. Anchor. Beginning where the divide between Gooseberry Creek and Grass Creek crosses Wyoming Highway 120; southerly along said highway to the Upper Cottonwood Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 10); westerly then southerly along said road to the Lake Creek Road; southerly along said road to the Anchor Dam Road at Anchor Reservoir (Owl Creek Road, Hot Springs County Road 1); southerly along said road to the Wind River Reservation boundary; westerly along said boundary to the divide between Owl Creek and the South Fork of the Wood River; easterly along said divide to the divide between Cottonwood Creek and Gooseberry Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between Gooseberry Creek and Grass Creek; easterly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 120.

Area 120. Hamilton Dome. Beginning at the junction of the Upper Cottonwood Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 10) and Wyoming Highway 120; southerly along said highway to the town of Thermopolis and the Broadway Street bridge over the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to the Wind River Reservation boundary; westerly, northerly, then westerly along said boundary to the Anchor Dam Road at Anchor Reservoir (Owl Creek Road-Hot Springs County Road 1); northerly and easterly along said road to the Lake Creek Road; northeasterly along said road to the Upper Cottonwood Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 10); easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 120; in addition, all non-Indian fee title lands in that portion of Hot Springs County within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation.

Area 121. Heart Mountain. All of the north drainage of the Shoshone River east of Wyoming Highway 120 and west of Wyoming Highway 295; all of the drainage of the Clark's Fork River east of Wyoming Highway 120 and west of Wyoming Highway 295 and Elk Basin Road.

Area 122. Shoshone River. Beginning where the Elk Basin Road (Wyoming Highway 295) crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to Horseshoe Bend boat ramp; westerly along the Horseshoe Bend Road to Wyoming Highway 37; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14A; easterly along said highway to the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to Stucco (WyoBen Bentonite Plant); from Stucco south to B.L.M. Road 1138; northwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 310; northerly along said highway to the divide between the Shoshone River and Dry Creek; southwesterly along said divide to the Park‑Big Horn county line; southerly along said line to U.S. Highway 14‑16‑20; westerly along said highway to the town of Cody and the Shoshone River; northeasterly down said river to the Willwood Road (Wyoming Highway 295); northerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Montana state line.

Area 123. Yellowtail. Beginning at the Horseshoe Bend boat ramp on the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to U.S. Highway 14A; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 37; northerly along said highway to the Horseshoe Bend Road; easterly along said road to the Horseshoe Bend boat ramp.

Area 124. Emblem. Beginning in the town of Greybull; southerly along U.S. Highway 16-20 to the divide between Antelope Creek and Elk Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between Elk Creek and Dorsey Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between Fifteen Mile Creek and the Greybull River; westerly along said divide to Fenton Pass and the Fenton Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 1222); northerly along said road to Big Horn County Lane 40 1/2; southwesterly along said road to Park County Road 3XQ; northerly and westerly along said road to the Lower Greybull Road (Park County Road 3LE); northeasterly along said road to the Park-Big Horn County line; northerly along said line to the divide between Dry Creek and the Shoshone River; northeasterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 310 (Wyoming Highway 789); southerly along said highway to B.L.M. Road 1138; southeasterly along said road to Stucco (WyoBen Bentonite Plant) and the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to the town of Greybull.

Area 125. Fifteen Mile. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 120 crosses the divide between the Greybull River and Fifteen Mile Creek; northerly and easterly along said divide to the divide between Dorsey Creek and Elk Creek; easterly along said divide to the divide between Elk Creek and Antelope Creek; easterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 16-20; southerly then easterly along said highway to its junction with the Bighorn Canal three (3) miles west of Manderson; southerly along said canal to its junction with Wyoming Highway 20-U.S. Highway 789 three-quarters (3/4) of a mile south of Worland; southwesterly along said highway to Tie Down Gulch; westerly along said gulch to the divide between Cottonwood Creek and Gooseberry Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between Gooseberry Creek and Grass Creek; westerly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 120; northwesterly along said highway to the divide between the Greybull River and Fifteen Mile Creek.

Area 127. Cottonwood. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 120 crosses the divide between Gooseberry Creek and Grass Creek; easterly along said divide to the divide between Gooseberry Creek and Cottonwood Creek; easterly along said divide to Tie Down Gulch; easterly down said gulch to the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to the Broadway Street bridge at the town of Thermopolis; westerly along said street to Wyoming Highway 120; northwesterly along said highway to the divide between Gooseberry Creek and Cottonwood Creek.

Area 128. Wind River. All of the drainage of the Wind River west of the west boundary of the Wind River Reservation and those areas of the Spence and Moriarty Wildlife Habitat Management Area that lie east of the East Fork of the Wind River.

Area 130. Big Sandy. Beginning at the town of Farson and U.S. Highway 191; northerly along said highway to the Big Sandy Reservoir Road (Sweetwater County Road 28); easterly along said road to the Big Sandy River at the Big Sandy Reservoir dam; northerly up said river to the Continental Divide; southeasterly along said divide to Mt. Nystrom; easterly from Mt. Nystrom to Sweetwater Gap and the headwaters of the Sweetwater River; southerly down said river to Wyoming Highway 28; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191 at the town of Farson.

Area 131. Steamboat. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and Wyoming Highway 372; northwesterly along Wyoming Highway 372 to the Fontenelle Dam Road (Lincoln County Road 313); northerly then easterly along said road to the County Line Road (Sweetwater County Road 52); southerly along said road to the Eighteen Mile Road (Sweetwater County Road 49); northeasterly along said road to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 28; northeasterly along said highway to the Sweetwater River; easterly down said river to the Three Forks - Atlantic City Road (B.L.M. Road 2317) at the Phelps-Dodge Bridge; southeasterly along said road to the Bison Basin Road (Fremont County Road 281 and B.L.M. Road 3221); southerly along said road to the Hadsell Road (B.L.M. Road 3217); easterly along said road to the Osborne Road (B.L.M. Road 3212); easterly along said road to the Wamsutter-Crooks Gap Road (Sweetwater County Road 23); southerly along said road to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 372.

Area 132. Cedar Mountain. Beginning where the Flaming Gorge Reservoir crosses the Wyoming‑Utah state line; westerly along said line to the Blacks Fork River; northerly down said river to the I-80 Business Loop; westerly along said business loop to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to the Green River; southerly down the east bank of said river to Flaming Gorge Reservoir; southerly along the east shore of said reservoir to the Wyoming-Utah state line.

Area 133. Uinta. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Wyoming-Utah state line; easterly along said highway to I-80 Business loop road; easterly along said road to the Blacks Fork River; southerly up said river to the Wyoming-Utah state line; westerly then northerly along said line to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 134. Bear River Divide. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 89 crosses the Wyoming‑Utah state line west of Sage Junction; northeasterly along said highway to Wyoming U.S. Highway 30; easterly then southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 412; northwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 189; southerly along said highway to Muddy Creek; westerly along said creek to the Amoco Sulfur Haul Road; southerly then westerly along said road to the Whitney Canyon Road; westerly along said road to Uinta County Road 103; southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 89; northerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Utah state line; northerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 89.

Area 135. West Green River. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 372 and Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said interstate highway to U.S. Highway 30; northwesterly along said highway to Sage Junction and Wyoming Highway 89; southwesterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Utah state line; northerly along said line to the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the divide between the Salt River and Bear River; easterly along said divide to the divide between the Salt River and Smith's Fork; northeasterly along said divide to Commissary Ridge; southeasterly along said ridge to the head of LaBarge Creek; southeasterly down said creek to the Green River; southeasterly along said river to Fontenelle Dam and the Fontenelle Dam Road (Lincoln County Road 313); westerly along said road to Lincoln County Road 316; southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 372; southeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 138. Boulder. Beginning at the Fontenelle Dam on the Green River; easterly along Lincoln County Road 313 to County Line Road (BLM Road 4202); northerly along said road to BLM Road 5402; northerly along said road to Reardon Road (BLM Road 5401); westerly along said road to Sublette County Road 139; westerly along said road to the Green River; northerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 351; easterly along said highway to the New Fork River; northerly up said river to Boulder Creek; easterly up said creek to the Middle Fork of Boulder Creek; easterly up said creek to the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Big Sandy River; southerly down said river to the Big Sandy Reservoir Road (Sweetwater County Road 28); westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to the 18 Mile Road (Sweetwater County Road 49); southwesterly along said road to the County Line Road (Sweetwater County Road 52); northerly along said road to the Fontenelle Dam Road (Lincoln County Road 313); westerly along said road to Fontenelle Dam and the Green River.

Area 139. Pinedale. Beginning where the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23‑110) intersects Wyoming Highway 351; northerly along said highway to Cora Junction and U.S. Highway 191; easterly along said highway to Pine Creek; northerly up said creek to Summit Lake; easterly to Mt. Helen and the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Middle Fork of Boulder Creek; westerly down said creek to Boulder Creek; westerly down said creek to the New Fork River; southerly down said river to Wyoming Highway 351; westerly along said highway to the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23‑110).

Area 140. New Fork. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses Pine Creek in the town of Pinedale; westerly and northerly along said highway to the Green River at Warren Bridge; northerly up said river to Jim Creek; easterly up said creek to the divide between the New Fork River and the Green River; southerly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and Pine Creek; southeasterly along said divide to Summit Lake and the head of Pine Creek; southerly down said creek to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 141. Green River. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the Green River at Warren Bridge; northwesterly along said highway to the divide between the Hoback River and the Green River (Hoback Rim); northerly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Gros Ventre River at Hodges Peak; northeasterly along said divide to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); easterly along said road to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); northerly and easterly along said road to the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to Mt. Helen; westerly to Summit Lake and the divide between the Green River and Pine Creek; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the New Fork River; northerly along said divide to the head of Jim Creek; westerly down said creek to the Green River; southerly down said river to U.S. Highway 191 at Warren Bridge.

Area 142. Piney‑Horse Creek. Beginning where the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23‑110) intersects Wyoming Highway 351; westerly along said road to the Green River; northerly up said river to Cottonwood Creek; westerly up said creek to South Cottonwood Creek; westerly up said creek to the South Fork of South Cottonwood Creek; westerly up said creek to the divide between the Green River and the Greys River; northerly along said divide to the divide between the Hoback River and the Green River; easterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 191 at Hoback Rim; southerly along said highway to the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23‑110) at Cora Junction; southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 351.

Area 143. South Piney. Beginning where LaBarge Creek enters the Green River; westerly up said creek to the divide between the Green River and Greys River; northerly along said divide to the head of the South Fork of South Cottonwood Creek; easterly down said creek to South Cottonwood Creek; easterly down said creek to Cottonwood Creek; easterly down said creek to the Green River; southerly down said river to Sublette County Road 139; easterly along said road to Reardon Road (BLM Road 5401); easterly along said road to BLM Road 5402; southerly along said road to County Line Road (BLM road 4202); southerly along said road to Lincoln County Road 313; westerly along said road to Fontenelle Dam on the Green River; northerly along said river to LaBarge Creek.

Area 144. Greys River. Beginning at the confluence of Greys River and the Snake River; easterly up the Snake River to Bailey Creek; southerly up said creek to Dry Wash Draw; easterly up said draw to the top of the Greyback Ridge; southerly along said ridge to the divide between the Greys River and the Green River; southerly, westerly and northerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and Smith Fork Creek; northerly and westerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and Salt River; northerly along said divide to the ridge between Squaw Creek and the Greys River; northeasterly along said ridge to the confluence of Squaw Creek and the Greys River; westerly down said river to the Snake River.

Area 145. Salt River. Beginning at the Wyoming-Idaho state line on the Snake River; easterly up said river to the Greys River; easterly up said river to the confluence of the Greys River and Squaw Creek; southwesterly from said confluence to the ridge between Squaw Creek and the Greys River; southerly up said ridge to the divide between the Greys River and the Salt River; southerly along said divide to the divide between the Bear River and the Salt River; westerly along said divide to the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the Snake River.

Area 148. Teton. Beginning where U.S. Highway 26‑287 crosses the western bank of the Buffalo Fork River at the private land boundary of the Pinto Ranch; southerly, westerly and northerly along said boundary to the Grand Teton National Park-Bridger Teton National Forest boundary; northerly along said boundary to the Grand Teton National Park-John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway boundary; westerly then northerly along said boundary to the Targhee National Forest boundary at the northwest corner of Grand Teton National Park; northerly along said boundary to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Continental Divide; southerly and easterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 26‑287 at Togwotee Pass; westerly along said highway to the easternmost boundary of Grand Teton National Park; northerly and westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26-287 and the Buffalo Fork River.

Area 149. Targhee. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 22 crosses the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said boundary to the Caribou-Targhee National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to Teton Pass and Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line.

Area 150. Wilson. Beginning where the Caribou-Targhee National Forest boundary crosses Wyoming Highway 22 at Teton Pass; northerly along said boundary to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; northerly and southerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to its junction with Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to Teton Pass.

Area 151. Fall Creek. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 22 crosses the Snake River; southerly and westerly down said river to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to the Snake River.

Area 152. Lower Hoback. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses Flat Creek at the north edge of the town of Jackson; due east to the National Elk Refuge boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Bridger‑Teton National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to Cache Creek; southeasterly up said creek to U.S.F.S. Trail 018; northeasterly along said trail to the divide between Flat Creek and Cache Creek at Cache Peak; easterly along the divide between Flat Creek and Granite Creek to Pyramid Peak; southerly along the divide between the Gros Ventre River and the Hoback River to Steamboat Peak; southerly and westerly along the divide between Shoal Creek and Dell Creek to the Riling Draw road; southerly along said road to the Dell Creek Road; westerly along said road to the Hoback River; westerly down said river to Cliff Creek; southerly up Cliff Creek to the divide between the Greys River and the Hoback River; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and Willow Creek; northerly along said divide to the divide between Willow Creek and Bailey Creek (Greyback Ridge); northerly along said divide to Dry Wash Draw; westerly down said draw to Bailey Creek; northwesterly down said creek to the Snake River; northerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191; easterly along said highway to Flat Creek at the north edge of the town of Jackson.

Area 153. Monument Ridge. Beginning at the head of Cliff Creek; northerly down said creek to the Hoback River; southerly up said river to the South Fork of the Hoback River; easterly to the Hoback Rim and the divide between the Hoback River and the Green River; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Hoback River and the Greys River; northerly along said divide to the head of Cliff Creek.

Area 154. Raspberry Ridge. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River on the Hoback Rim; southwesterly along said divide to a point due east of the confluence of the South Fork of the Hoback River and the Hoback River; due west to the Hoback River; northerly down said river to the Dell Creek road; easterly along said road to the Riling Draw Road; northerly along said road to the divide between Shoal Creek and Dell Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Gros Ventre River and the Hoback River at Steamboat Peak; southeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River at Hodges Peak; southerly along said divide to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 155. Crystal Peak. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the Gros Ventre River at the northwest corner of the National Elk Refuge boundary; easterly up said river to Fish Creek; northerly up said creek to the South Fork of Fish Creek; easterly up said creek to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); southerly along said road to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); westerly along said road to the divide between the Gros Ventre River and the Green River; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Gros Ventre River and the Hoback River at Hodges Peak; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between Granite Creek and Flat Creek at Pyramid Peak; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between Flat Creek and Cache Creek at Cache Peak; northwesterly along said divide to U.S.F.S. Trail 018; southwesterly along said trail to Cache Creek; northwesterly along said creek to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; northerly along said boundary to the National Elk Refuge boundary; westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 191; northerly along said highway to the Gros Ventre River at the northwest corner of the National Elk Refuge.

Area 156. Spread Creek. Beginning where the Grand Teton National Park boundary crosses the Gros Ventre River east of Kelly; northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26‑287; easterly along said highway to Togwotee Pass and the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); southerly along said road to the South Fork of Fish Creek; westerly along said creek to Fish Creek; southwesterly down said creek to the Gros Ventre River; westerly down said river to the Grand Teton National Park boundary.

Area 157. Boysen. All lands within the Bureau of Reclamation's Riverton and Boysen Unit boundaries and those lands within Boysen State Park south of Cottonwood Creek and west of Boysen Reservoir and those lands within Boysen State Park south of U.S. Highway 20-26 and all non-Indian owned fee title lands within the following described area: Beginning where the eastern boundary of the Wind River Reservation meets the Boysen State Park Boundary south of U.S. Highway 20-26; southerly, then westerly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 135; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 789; northwesterly along said highway to the Big Wind River near the City of Riverton; northwesterly up said river to Diversion Dam and the southern boundary of the Riverton Reclamation Unit boundary.

Area 160. Beaver Creek. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 intersects the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 135; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287; northwesterly along said highway to the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation.

Area 163. Middle Fork. Beginning at the junction of the Barnum Mountain Road and the Outlaw Cave Access Road west of the town of Barnum; southerly along the Outlaw Cave Access Road to the Middle Fork of the Powder River; easterly down said river to Buffalo Creek; southerly down said creek to the 33 Mile Road (Natrona County Road 110); northwesterly along said road to the Hazelton Road (Washakie County Road 81); northerly along said road to the Barnum Mountain Road; easterly along said road to the Outlaw Cave Access Road.

Area 164. Nowater. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 16 and Bluebank Road (B.L.M. Road 1411); southerly along said road to the Nowater Stock Drive Road; westerly along said road to the Mud Creek Road; southerly along said road to the divide between Nowater Creek and Kirby Creek; westerly along said divide to the head of Walter's Draw; westerly down said draw to the Bighorn River; northerly down said river to Tie Down Gulch; northwesterly up said gulch to U.S. Highway 20; northeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16; easterly along said highway to the Bluebank Road.

Area 165. YU Bench. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 120 and U.S. Highway 14-16-20; easterly along said highway to the Park-Big Horn County line; southerly along said line to the Lower Greybull Road (Park County Road 3LE); southwesterly along said road to Park County Road 3XQ; southerly and easterly along said road to Big Horn County Lane 40-1/2; northeasterly along said road to the Fenton Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 1222); southerly along said road to the divide between the Greybull River and Fifteen Mile Creek; southwesterly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 120; northwesterly along said highway to U. S. Highway 14-16-20.

Area 168. Medicine Butte. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Wyoming‑Utah state line; northerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 89; southeasterly along said highway to its junction with Uinta County Road 103; northerly along said road to the Whitney Canyon Road; easterly along said road to the Amoco Sulfur Haul Road; easterly then northerly along said road to Muddy Creek; easterly down said creek to U.S. Highway 189; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 412; southeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Utah state line.

Area 169. Tisdale Mountain. Beginning where Interstate Highway 25 crosses the South Fork of the Powder River; southeasterly along said highway to the Midwest interchange and the Smoky Gap Road (Natrona County Road 115); westerly along said road to the Dead Horse Road (Natrona County Road 114); southwesterly along said road to the Wild Horse Trail Road (Natrona County Road 113); westerly along said road to the 33 Mile Road (Natrona County Road 110); northwesterly along said road to the Willow Creek Road (Natrona County Road 111); northeasterly along said road to the Lone Bear Road (Natrona County Road 112); southerly along said road to Willow Creek; northwesterly down said creek to the South Fork of the Powder River; northerly down said river to Interstate 25.

Area 171. Crowheart Butte. All non-Indian owned fee title lands within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation; excluding Deer Hunt Area 157, those areas of the Spence and Moriarity Wildlife Management Area that lie east of the East Fork of the Wind River, and those lands within Hot Springs County.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: April 22, 2026

History

Effective 2026-06-10

Chapter 7 Elk Hunting Seasons

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.7.06102026 Elk Hunting Seasons

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 7

ELK HUNTING SEASONS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23‑1‑302, § 23-1-703 and § 23‑2‑104.

Section 2. Hunting Seasons.

Hunt areas, season dates and limitations.

| Hunt | | Special Archery Dates | Regular Season Dates | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Area | Type | Opens | Closes | Opens | Closes | Quota | Limitations | | 1 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 100 | Any elk | | 1 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 25 | Nov. 30 | 75 | Antlerless elk | | 2 | Gen | Sep. 20 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 20 | | Any elk | | 2 | Gen | | | Oct. 21 | Nov. 15 | | Antlerless elk | | 2 | 6 | | | Oct. 1 | Dec. 15 | 200 | Cow or calf | | 3 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Nov. 30 | | Any elk | | 3 | Gen | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 3 | 8 | | | Aug. 1 | Jan. 31 | Unlimited | Cow or calf | | 6 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk valid off national forest | | 6 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk valid off national forest | | 6 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Any elk | | 6 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 6 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Jan. 31 | 25 | Antlerless elk | | 6 | 8 | | | Aug. 1 | Jan. 31 | Unlimited | Cow or calf valid off national forest | | 7 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 20 | 1500 | Any elk | | 7 | 1 | | | Nov. 21 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 7 | 2 | | | Nov. 21 | Dec. 31 | 500 | Any elk | | 7 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 31 | 2000 | Cow or calf | | 7 | 8 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 14 | Unlimited | Cow or calf valid on private land in Albany and Carbon counties; also valid in all of Platte County; not valid in Converse or Natrona counties or on Commission owned lands | | 7 | 8 | | | Oct. 15 | Jan. 31 | | Cow or calf valid on private land in Converse County; also valid off national forest in the remainder of the area | | 8 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Jan. 31 | 150 | Any elk | | 8 | 8 | | | Aug. 1 | Jan. 31 | Unlimited | Cow or calf | | 9 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 9 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 7 | | Antlerless elk | | 9 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 250 | Cow or calf | | 9, 10 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Jan. 31 | 350 | Cow or calf valid off national forest | | 10 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 10 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 7 | | Antlerless elk | | 10 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 300 | Cow or calf | | 11 | 1 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Any elk | | 11 | 2 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 100 | Any elk | | 11 | 2 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Any elk valid off national forest | | 11 | 4 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Jan. 31 | 100 | Antlerless elk | | 11 | 6 | | | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | 450 | Cow or calf valid off national forest and off the Wick Wildlife Habitat Management Area | | 11 | 6 | | | Oct. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Cow or calf | | 11 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 75 | Any elk, archery only | | 12 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 12 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 7 | | Antlerless elk | | 12 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 300 | Cow or calf | | 12, 13, 15, 110 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Jan. 31 | 400 | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 13 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 13 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 150 | Cow or calf | | 15 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 15 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 200 | Cow or calf | | 16 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 275 | Any elk | | 16 | 1 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 16 | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 125 | Any elk | | 16 | 2 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 16 | 4 | | | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | 300 | Antlerless elk valid on private land; also valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | 16 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk valid in the entire area | | 16 | 6 | | | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | 300 | Cow or calf valid on private land; also valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | 16 | 6 | | | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Cow or calf valid in the entire area | | 16 | 7 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | 200 | Cow or calf | | 19 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 150 | Any elk | | 19 | 1 | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 14 | | Any elk | | 19 | 1 | | | Dec. 15 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 19 | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 175 | Any elk | | 19 | 2 | | | Dec. 15 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 19 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 125 | Antlerless elk | | 19 | 4 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 19 | 5 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Jan. 31 | 125 | Antlerless elk | | 19 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 225 | Cow or calf | | 19 | 6 | | | Nov. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Cow or calf | | 21 | Gen-Youth only | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 11 | Oct. 12 | | Any elk; youth only | | 21 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 21 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 20 | 200 | Cow or calf | | 21 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Dec. 31 | 100 | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 22 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 75 | Any elk | | 22 | 1 | | | Nov. 15 | Dec. 15 | | Antlered elk five (5) points or less on either antler; also valid in Area 111 | | 22 | 1 | | | Dec. 16 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 22 | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Antlered elk five (5) points or less on either antler | | 22 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Cow or calf valid in the Muddy Creek drainage | | 22 | 6 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 14 | | Cow or calf valid in the entire area | | 22 | 6 | | | Nov. 15 | Dec. 31 | | Cow or calf; also valid in Area 111 | | 23 | 1 | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 21 | 175 | Any elk | | 23 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 21 | | Any elk; also valid in Area 128 | | 23 | 1 | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 15 | | Any elk; also valid in Area 128 | | 23 | 4 | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 21 | 200 | Antlerless elk | | 23 | 4 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 21 | | Antlerless elk; also valid in Area 128 | | 23 | 4 | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 15 | | Antlerless elk; also valid in Area 128 | | 23 | 6 | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 21 | 200 | Cow or calf | | 23 | 6 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 21 | | Cow or calf; also valid in Area 128 | | 23 | 6 | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 15 | | Cow or calf; also valid in Area 128 | | 23 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 50 | Any elk, archery only | | 24 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 200 | Any elk | | 24 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | 75 | Antlerless elk | | 24 | 5 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 175 | Antlerless elk; also valid in Area 128 | | 25, 27 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 200 | Any elk | | 25 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 10 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Antlerless elk | | 25 | 5 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 21 | Nov. 10 | 75 | Antlerless elk | | 25 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | 100 | Cow or calf valid north of the Sweetwater River | | 25 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | 35 | Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of private land adjoining the Sweetwater River in Area 25 and Area 100 west of the Three Forks-Atlantic City Road (Fremont County Road 512 and B.L.M. Road 2317) | | 27 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 75 | Antlerless elk | | 28 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 14 | | Any elk | | 28 | Gen | | | Oct. 15 | Oct. 22 | | Antlerless elk | | 28 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | 175 | Antlerless elk | | 30 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 40 | Any elk | | 30 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 6 | Nov. 15 | 75 | Antlerless elk | | 31 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 40 | Any elk | | 31 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 6 | Nov. 15 | 50 | Antlerless elk | | 32 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 40 | Any elk | | 32 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 6 | Dec. 31 | 100 | Antlerless elk | | 33 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 31 | 200 | Any elk | | 33 | 1 | | | Nov. 7 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 33 | 4 | | | Aug. 15 | Sep. 30 | 100 | Antlerless elk valid on private land east of Buffalo Creek and the Bar C Road (B.L.M. Road 6214) | | 33 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 31 | | Antlerless elk valid in the entire area | | 33 | 4 | | | Nov. 7 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 33 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 7 | Dec. 31 | 200 | Cow or calf | | 34 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Nov. 15 | 800 | Any elk | | 34 | 1 | | | Nov. 16 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 34 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 8 | 700 | Cow or calf valid on private land on or within one (1) mile of irrigated land | | 34 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Dec. 31 | | Cow or calf valid off national forest | | 35 | 1 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 10 | Nov. 5 | 150 | Any elk | | 35 | 1 | | | Nov. 15 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 35 | 4 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 10 | Nov. 5 | 175 | Antlerless elk | | 35 | 4 | | | Nov. 15 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 35 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 9 | 425 | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 35 | 7 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 10 | Nov. 5 | | Cow or calf valid off national forest | | 35 | 7 | | | Nov. 15 | Dec. 31 | | Cow or calf valid off national forest | | 35 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 75 | Any elk, archery only | | 36 | Gen | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 10 | Nov. 5 | | Antlered elk valid on national forest; any elk off national forest | | 36 | 4 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 10 | Nov. 5 | 300 | Antlerless elk | | 36 | 4 | | | Nov. 15 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 36 | 6 | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 9 | 250 | Cow or calf valid off national forest north of Rock Creek | | 36 | 6 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 10 | Nov. 5 | | Cow or calf valid in the entire area | | 36 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 75 | Any elk, archery only | | 37 | Gen | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 10 | Nov. 5 | | Any elk | | 37 | Gen | | | Nov. 6 | Nov. 15 | | Antlerless elk | | 37 | 6 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 600 | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 37 | 6 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Cow or calf valid in the entire area | | 37 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 150 | Any elk, archery only | | 38 | 1 | | | Oct. 10 | Oct. 31 | 400 | Any elk | | 38 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 15 | | Antlerless elk | | 38 | 4 | | | Oct. 1 | Nov. 15 | 550 | Antlerless elk | | 38 | 6 | | | Sep. 15 | Dec. 31 | 100 | Cow or calf valid off national forest and off the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission's Amsden Creek and Kerns Wildlife Habitat Management Areas | | 38 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 250 | Any elk, archery only | | 39 | 1 | | | Oct. 10 | Nov. 4 | 175 | Any elk | | 39 | 1 | | | Nov. 5 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 39 | 4 | | | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 150 | Antlerless elk | | 39 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 5 | Nov. 30 | 75 | Cow or calf | | 39 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 100 | Any elk, archery only | | 40 | 1 | | | Oct. 15 | Nov. 4 | 175 | Any elk | | 40 | 4 | | | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 125 | Antlerless elk | | 40 | 6 | | | Sep. 1 | Nov. 4 | 125 | Cow or calf valid off national forest | | 40 | 6 | | | Nov. 5 | Nov. 30 | | Cow or calf valid in the entire area | | 40 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 75 | Any elk, archery only | | 41 | 1 | | | Oct. 15 | Nov. 4 | 250 | Any elk | | 41 | 2 | | | Nov. 5 | Nov. 20 | 75 | Any elk | | 41 | 3 | | | Sep. 1 | Oct. 14 | 25 | Any elk valid off national forest north of Trapper Creek | | 41 | 4 | | | Nov. 5 | Dec. 21 | 350 | Antlerless elk | | 41 | 6 | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 21 | 150 | Cow or calf | | 41 | 7 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 21 | 200 | Cow or calf valid off national forest north of Trapper Creek | | 41 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 100 | Any elk, archery only | | 45 | 1 | | | Oct. 15 | Nov. 4 | 300 | Any elk | | 45 | 4 | | | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 250 | Antlerless elk | | 45 | 5 | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 10 | 200 | Antlerless elk | | 45 | 5 | | | Oct. 25 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 45 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Dec. 1 | Dec. 21 | 50 | Cow or calf | | 45 | 7 | | | Sep. 1 | Oct. 14 | 50 | Cow or calf valid on or within one (1) mile of irrigated land | | 45 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 175 | Any elk, archery only | | 47 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Any elk | | 47 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 47 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Cow or calf | | 48 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 31 | 400 | Any elk | | 48 | 1 | | | Nov. 7 | Dec. 15 | | Antlerless elk | | 48 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 31 | 125 | Antlerless elk | | 48 | 4 | | | Nov. 7 | Dec. 15 | | Antlerless elk | | 48 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 31 | 600 | Cow or calf | | 48 | 6 | | | Nov. 7 | Nov. 30 | | Cow or calf | | 48 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 7 | Dec. 15 | 300 | Cow or calf | | 49 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 31 | 350 | Any elk | | 49 | 1 | | | Nov. 7 | Dec. 21 | | Antlerless elk | | 49 | 4 | | | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Antlerless elk | | 49 | 4 | | | Nov. 7 | Dec. 21 | | Antlerless elk | | 49 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 31 | 300 | Cow or calf | | 49 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 7 | Dec. 21 | 500 | Cow or calf | | 51 | 1 | | | Oct. 1 | Nov. 5 | 100 | Any elk south and west of the Clark's Fork River | | 51 | 2 | | | Oct. 1 | Nov. 5 | 30 | Any elk north and east of the Clark's Fork River | | 51 | 4 | | | Nov. 16 | Dec. 15 | 25 | Antlerless elk | | 51 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 60 | Any elk, archery only | | 54 | 1 | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Any elk valid south of the Clark's Fork River; also valid in Area 65 | | 54 | 2 | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Any elk valid north of the Clark's Fork River and west of Wyoming Highway 120 | | 54 | 3 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 15 | Any elk | | 54 | 6 | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Cow or calf | | 54 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Dec. 21 | 200 | Cow or calf valid north of the Clark's Fork River and west of Wyoming Highway 120; also valid within the North Fork of the Shoshone River drainage | | 54 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 40 | Any elk, archery only; also valid in Area 65 | | 55 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 60 | Any elk | | 55 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 25 | Any elk, archery only | | 56 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 21 | | Any elk | | 56 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 5 | Nov. 30 | 10 | Any elk; also valid in Area 55 | | 56 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 21 | 200 | Cow or calf | | 56 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | | | | Cow or calf | | 56 | 7 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 21 | 200 | Cow or calf valid off national forest | | 56 | 7 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 15 | | Cow or calf valid off national forest south of the North Fork of the Shoshone River | | 56 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 30 | Any elk, archery only | | 58 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 35 | Any elk | | 58 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 21 | 300 | Cow or calf | | 58 | 6 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 15 | | Cow or calf | | 59 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 21 | | Any elk | | 59 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 10 | Any elk | | 59 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 21 | 200 | Cow or calf | | 59 | 6 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 15 | | Cow or calf | | 59 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | | | | Cow or calf | | 59 | 7 | | | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Cow or calf valid within the Washakie Wilderness | | 59 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 25 | Any elk, archery only | | 60 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 19 | | | | Any elk | | 60 | Gen | | | Sep. 20 | Oct. 27 | | Antlered elk | | 60 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 20 | Any elk, archery only | | 61 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | | | | Any elk; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek | | 61 | 1 | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 125 | Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek | | 61 | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 7 | Nov. 15 | 50 | Any elk | | 61 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 21 | 100 | Antlerless elk | | 61 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 7 | Dec. 21 | 300 | Cow or calf | | 61 | 7 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 21 | 500 | Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land or north of and including the Rawhide Creek drainage | | 61 | 7 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 15 | | Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land or north of and including the Rawhide Creek drainage | | 61 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 25 | Any elk, archery only; also valid in that portion of Area 62 within the Washakie Wilderness south of Avalanche Creek | | 62 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 21 | 125 | Any elk | | 62 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 21 | 75 | Antlerless elk | | 62, 63 | 5 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 22 | Dec. 21 | 200 | Antlerless elk | | 63, 64 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 21 | 200 | Any elk | | 63, 64 | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 21 | 35 | Any elk valid within the Washakie Wilderness | | 63, 64 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 15 | 75 | Any elk | | 63 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 21 | 100 | Antlerless elk | | 63 | 6 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 200 | Cow or calf valid off national forest north of Gooseberry Creek | | 63 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 21 | | Cow or calf valid in the entire area | | 64 | 6 | | | Sep. 1 | Nov. 14 | 250 | Cow or calf valid in that portion of the Cottonwood Creek drainage downstream of and including the 21-Creek drainage; also valid within the Grass Creek drainage downstream of the Grass Creek/Little Grass Creek confluence | | 64 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 15 | Dec. 21 | | Cow or calf valid in the entire area | | 64 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 21 | 300 | Cow or calf valid south of and including the Cottonwood Creek drainage | | 65 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 15 | Any elk | | 65 | 4 | | | Aug. 15 | Dec. 21 | 75 | Antlerless elk | | 65 | 4 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 15 | | Antlerless elk | | 65 | 6 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Cow or calf | | 65 | 6 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 15 | | Cow or calf | | 65 | 7 | | | Nov. 1 | Dec. 21 | 200 | Cow or calf | | 65 | 7 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 15 | | Cow or calf | | 66 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 21 | | Any elk | | 66 | 6 | | | Aug. 15 | Jan. 15 | 300 | Cow or calf | | 67 | Gen | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | | | | Any elk | | 67 | Gen | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 10 | | Antlered elk | | 67 | Gen | | | Oct. 11 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered elk, spikes excluded | | 67 | 4 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | 450 | Antlerless elk | | 67 | 6 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 500 | Cow or calf | | 67 | 6 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Cow or calf valid west of the Wiggins Fork and west of the East Fork downstream from the confluence with the Wiggins Fork | | 67 | 7 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Dec. 1 | Dec. 31 | 600 | Cow or calf valid west of the Wiggins Fork and west of the East Fork downstream from the confluence with the Wiggins Fork | | 67, 68, 69 | 9 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 150 | Any elk, archery only | | 68 | Gen | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | | | | Any elk | | 68 | Gen | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 10 | | Antlered elk | | 68 | Gen | | | Oct. 11 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered elk, spikes excluded | | 68 | 6 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 150 | Cow or calf | | 69 | Gen | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 69 | 6 | Sep. 15 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 75 | Cow or calf | | 70 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 19 | | | | Any elk | | 70 | Gen | | | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered elk, spikes excluded | | 71 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 19 | | | | Any elk | | 71 | Gen | | | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | | Antlered elk, spikes excluded | | 72 | | | | | | | Closed | | 73 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 25 | | Any elk | | 73 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 19 | | | | Cow or calf | | 73 | 6 | | | Aug. 15 | Jan. 31 | 35 | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 75 | 4 | | | Nov. 14 | Dec. 6 | 20 | Antlerless elk; except the Snake River Bottom and Antelope Flats portions shall be closed | | 75 | 6 | | | Nov. 14 | Dec. 6 | 20 | Cow or calf; except the Snake River Bottom and Antelope Flats portions shall be closed | | 77 | | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 25 | | General license and unused limited quota licenses; antlerless elk | | 77 | Youth only | | | Nov. 26 | Nov. 29 | | National Elk Refuge permits shall be issued only for those in possession of a full price youth elk license, any elk; youth only | | 77 | | | | Nov. 30 | Dec. 6 | | General license and unused limited quota licenses, antlerless elk | | 77 | 6 | | | Dec. 7 | Dec. 18 | 100 | Cow or calf; permission slip required | | 77 | 6 | | | Jan. 5 | Jan. 14 | | Cow or calf; permission slips for the National Elk Refuge may be available through the Department's Jackson Regional Office until the season closes or conditions dictate that supplemental feeding is necessary | | 78 | Gen | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Antlerless elk valid on private land | | 78 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | | | | Any elk valid in the entire area | | 78 | 1 | | | Aug. 15 | Sep. 25 | 75 | Any elk valid off national forest | | 78 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | Sep. 26 | Jan. 31 | | Any elk valid in the entire area | | 78 | 2 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 50 | Any elk valid on private land | | 78 | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | | | | Any elk valid in the entire area | | 78 | 6 | | | Aug. 15 | Sep. 25 | 175 | Cow or calf valid off national forest | | 78 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | Sep. 26 | Jan. 31 | | Cow or calf valid in the entire area | | 79 | | | | | | | Closed | | 80 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | Sep. 26 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 80 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 25 | Cow or calf | | 81 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | | | | Any elk | | 81 | Gen | | | Sep. 26 | Oct. 25 | | Antlered elk, spikes excluded | | 82 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | | | | Any elk | | 82 | Gen | | | Sep. 26 | Oct. 25 | | Antlered elk, spikes excluded | | 82 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Nov. 5 | 40 | Antlerless elk | | 82 | 4 | | | Nov. 6 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk valid on private land; also valid on private land in Areas 70 and 81 | | 83 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | | | | Any elk | | 83 | Gen | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 25 | | Antlered elk, spikes excluded | | 84 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | | | | Any elk | | 84 | Gen | | | Sep. 26 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk, spikes excluded | | 84 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 15 | | Antlerless elk | | 84 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Jan. 31 | 100 | Any elk valid on private land west of U.S. Highway 191 and north and east of the Snake River starting at the South Park Bridge | | 84 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | Sep. 26 | Nov. 30 | 400 | Cow or calf; except that portion of Area 84 east and south of Shoal Creek to the Hoback River shall be closed after Nov. 20 | | 84 | 6 | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Cow or calf valid south of the Hoback River | | 84, 85 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Jan. 31 | 250 | Cow or calf valid on private land in Area 84; also valid in that portion of Area 85 on or within 200 yards of irrigated land north of Fall Creek | | 85 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | | | | Any elk | | 85 | Gen | | | Sep. 26 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk, spikes excluded | | 85 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | Sep. 26 | Nov. 15 | 100 | Cow or calf | | 86 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | Sep. 26 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 86 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | | Antlerless elk | | 86 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 25 | Sep. 26 | Nov. 30 | 150 | Cow or calf | | 87 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 87 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | | Antlerless elk | | 87 | 1 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | 10 | Antlered elk valid within the interior of the Dell Creek Loop Road (Forest Road 30580 and Sublette County Road 23-114) | | 87 | 6 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | 50 | Cow or calf valid south and east of Dell Creek, and west of North Fork Fisherman Creek | | 87 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 20 | 150 | Cow or calf; also valid in that portion of Area 84 south and east of Shoal Creek | | 88 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 40 | Any elk | | 88 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk valid south of Peterson Lane and south and west of the Greys River Wildlife Habitat Management Area elk fence | | 89 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 26 | | Any elk | | 90 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 26 | | Any elk | | 90 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 26 | 50 | Cow or calf | | 91 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 91 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 15 | | Antlerless elk | | 91 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 100 | Any elk | | 91 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 91 | 1 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk valid off national forest | | 91 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 350 | Cow or calf | | 91 | 6 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Cow or calf valid off national forest | | 91 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Jan. 31 | 100 | Cow or calf valid off national forest west of U.S. Highway 89 and south of Wyoming Highway 239 | | 92 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 92 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | | Antlerless elk | | 92 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 500 | Cow or calf | | 92 | 6 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Cow or calf valid north of Wyoming Highway 354 and Sublette County Road 112, east of Sublette County Road 115, and south of South Beaver Creek | | 93 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 200 | Any elk | | 93 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 93 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 275 | Cow or calf | | 93 | 8 | | | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | Unlimited | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 94 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 94 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | | Antlerless elk | | 94 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 500 | Cow or calf | | 94 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 15 | 150 | Cow or calf; except that portion of Area 94 between Middle Piney Road (Sublette County Road 23-111) and South Piney-Fish Creek Road (Sublette County Road 23-142) west to Forest Road 10046 shall be closed | | 94 | 7 | | | Dec. 16 | Jan. 31 | | Cow or calf valid on private land north of Middle Piney Creek | | 95 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 5 | 225 | Any elk | | 95 | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 5 | 20 | Any elk valid within the Green River drainage upstream from the outlet of Lower Green River Lake, including that portion east and south of Mill Creek | | 95 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 5 | 150 | Antlerless elk | | 95 | 5 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 5 | 25 | Antlerless elk valid within the Green River drainage upstream from the outlet of Lower Green River Lake, including that portion east and south of Mill Creek | | 95 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 5 | 25 | Cow or calf | | 96 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 96 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | | Antlerless elk | | 96 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 275 | Any elk | | 96 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 96 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 150 | Antlerless elk | | 96 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 150 | Cow or calf | | 96 | 8 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | Unlimited | Cow or calf valid on private land west of the elk fence and south of the New Fork Lake Road | | 97 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | | Any elk | | 97 | Gen | | | Oct. 16 | Nov. 20 | | Antlerless elk | | 97 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 250 | Any elk | | 97 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 97 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Nov. 30 | 200 | Cow or calf | | 98 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 19 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 15 | | Any elk | | 98 | Gen | | | Oct. 16 | Nov. 20 | | Antlerless elk | | 98 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 350 | Any elk | | 98 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 98 | 1 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk valid between Scab Creek and the East Fork River | | 98 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Nov. 30 | 125 | Antlerless elk | | 98 | 4 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk valid between Scab Creek and the East Fork River | | 98 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Nov. 30 | 300 | Cow or calf | | 98 | 6 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Cow or calf valid between Scab Creek and the East Fork River | | 98 | 8 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | Unlimited | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 99 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Any elk | | 99 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 20 | | Antlerless elk | | 99 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 175 | Antlerless elk | | 100 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 31 | 200 | Any elk | | 100 | 2 | | | Sep. 1 | Oct. 19 | 100 | Any elk valid within two (2) miles of the Farson-Eden Irrigation Project | | 100 | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 20 | Nov. 9 | | Antlered elk four (4) points or less on either antler; any elk valid within two (2) miles of the Farson-Eden Irrigation Project | | 100 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 16 | Nov. 9 | 75 | Antlerless elk | | 100 | 5 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 10 | Dec. 31 | 75 | Antlerless elk | | 100 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Cow or calf valid east of U.S. Highway 191, south of Sweetwater County Road 17 and Sweetwater County Road 15, and west of Sweetwater County Road 19 | | 102 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Any elk | | 102 | Gen | | | Oct. 25 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 102 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 7 | 300 | Cow or calf | | 102 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Dec. 15 | Jan. 31 | 150 | Cow or calf | | 103 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Any elk | | 103 | Gen | | | Oct. 25 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 103 | 6 | | | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | 250 | Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | 103 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 7 | | Cow or calf | | 103 | 6 | | | Dec. 15 | Jan. 31 | | Cow or calf | | 104 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 24 | | Any elk | | 104 | Gen | | | Oct. 25 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 104 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 7 | 500 | Cow or calf; also valid in Area 105 in Lincoln County | | 104 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | 200 | Cow or calf valid on or within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land | | 104 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Dec. 15 | Dec. 31 | | Cow or calf; also valid in Area 105 in Lincoln County | | 104 | 7 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Cow or calf valid on private land or west of U.S. Highway 30 or east of Rock Creek within the Twin Creek drainage | | 105 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 105 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 105 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 50 | Cow or calf | | 106 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 106 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 106 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 15 | Jan. 31 | 50 | Any elk valid west of the Black's Fork River or north of Wyoming Highway 410; also valid in Area 105 west of the Bear River | | 106 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 31 | 150 | Antlerless elk | | 106 | 4 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk valid on private land or west of the Black's Fork River or north of Wyoming Highway 410 | | 106 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Jan. 31 | 800 | Cow or calf valid on private land or west of the Black's Fork River or north of Wyoming Highway 410 | | 107 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 107 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 107 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 31 | 200 | Antlerless elk | | 107 | 4 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk valid off national forest within the Henry's Fork River drainage | | 107 | 7 | | | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | 50 | Cow or calf valid in Sweetwater County | | 107 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Dec. 15 | Jan. 31 | | Cow or calf valid off national forest within the Henry's Fork River drainage | | 108 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 150 | Any elk | | 108 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 108 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Jan. 31 | 100 | Antlerless elk | | 108 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 31 | 300 | Cow or calf | | 108 | 6 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Cow or calf valid west of the Twentymile Road (Carbon County Rd 605 N) | | 110 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 110 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 7 | | Antlerless elk | | 110 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 300 | Cow or calf | | 111 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 75 | Any elk | | 111 | 1 | | | Nov. 15 | Dec. 15 | | Antlered elk five (5) points or less on either antler; also valid in Area 22 | | 111 | 1 | | | Dec. 16 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 111 | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Antlered elk five (5) points or less on either antler | | 111 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 14 | 150 | Antlerless elk | | 111 | 4 | | | Nov. 15 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk; also valid in Area 22 | | 111 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 14 | 250 | Cow or calf | | 111 | 6 | | | Nov. 15 | Dec. 31 | | Cow or calf; also valid in Area 22 | | 113 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 5 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Any elk | | 113 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Nov. 5 | Dec. 31 | 150 | Spike or antlerless elk | | 113 | 8 | | | Aug. 15 | Jan. 31 | Unlimited | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 116 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 20 | | Any elk | | 116 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Dec. 31 | 100 | Any elk valid off national forest | | 116 | 8 | | | Aug. 1 | Jan. 31 | Unlimited | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 117 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 500 | Any elk | | 117 | 1 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 117 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Jan. 31 | 350 | Spike or antlerless elk | | 117 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Jan. 31 | 150 | Cow or calf | | 117 | 8 | | | Aug. 1 | Jan. 31 | Unlimited | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 118 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 22 | Nov. 12 | 75 | Antlered elk | | 118 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 22 | Nov. 30 | 50 | Antlerless elk | | 118 | 7 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 75 | Cow or calf valid south of the Mineral X Road (Sweetwater County Road 63 and B.L.M. Road 3206) | | 120 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 31 | 175 | Any elk | | 120 | 1 | | | Nov. 1 | Dec. 15 | | Antlerless elk | | 120 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Dec. 15 | 100 | Antlerless elk | | 120 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 9 | Dec. 15 | 100 | Cow or calf | | 122 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 150 | Any elk | | 122 | 1 | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 122 | 2 | | | Oct. 10 | Nov. 30 | 150 | Antlered elk five (5) points or less on either antler | | 122 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 150 | Cow or calf | | 122 | 8 | | | Aug. 1 | Jan. 31 | Unlimited | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 123 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 20 | 150 | Any elk | | 123 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Nov. 30 | 100 | Antlerless elk | | 123 | 6 | | | Sep. 15 | Nov. 30 | 100 | Cow or calf | | 123 | 8 | | | Sep. 1 | Jan. 31 | Unlimited | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 124 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 30 | 100 | Any elk | | 124 | 2 | | | Aug. 15 | Oct. 24 | 50 | Antlered elk four (4) points or less on either antler valid on private land south of Sand Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 3318) and Poison Buttes Road (Carbon County Road 700) within Carbon County | | 124 | 2 | | | Oct. 25 | Nov. 30 | | Antlered elk four (4) points or less on either antler | | 124 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 25 | Nov. 30 | 200 | Antlerless elk | | 124 | 4 | | | Dec. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk valid east of Sweetwater County Road 19, and north and east of B.L.M. roads 4409 and 4411, and west of B.L.M. Road 3310 and Sweetwater County Road 23S | | 124 | 4 | | | Dec. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk valid south and east of Standard Road/West Hangout Road (B.L.M. Road 3315) within Carbon County | | 124 | 7 | | | Oct. 25 | Jan. 31 | 75 | Cow or calf valid south and east of Standard Road/West Hangout Road (B.L.M. Road 3315) within Carbon County | | 125 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | 250 | Any elk | | 125 | 1 | | | Jan. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 125 | 6 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Jan. 31 | 300 | Cow or calf | | 126 | Gen | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | | Any elk valid in Weston County | | 126 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk valid in the entire area | | 126 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 126 | 8 | | | Aug. 1 | Oct. 15 | Unlimited | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 126 | 8 | | | Oct. 16 | Jan. 31 | | Cow or calf valid in the entire area | | 127 | Gen | | | Aug. 1 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk | | 127 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Antlerless elk | | 128 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 7 | | Any elk | | 128 | Gen | | | Oct. 8 | Oct. 14 | | Antlerless elk | | 129 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | | | | Any elk valid off private land | | 129 | Gen | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | | Any elk valid on private land | | 129 | Gen | | | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk valid in the entire area | | 129 | Gen | | | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | | Antlerless elk | | 129 | 6 | | | Sep. 1 | Dec. 15 | 850 | Cow or calf; also valid in that portion of Area 2 within Johnson County | | 129 | 8 | | | Sep. 1 | Jan. 31 | Unlimited | Cow or calf valid on private land | | 130 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | | Any elk |

Please see Important Hunting Information section of the Elk Hunting Regulations brochure regarding Chronic Wasting Disease.

Section 3. Special Archery Seasons.

(a) There shall be special archery elk hunting seasons on the dates specified in Section 2. Special archery hunting seasons are specific to individual hunt areas by license type. During the special archery hunting seasons, archers are restricted to the limitations associated with the special archery season dates for a hunt area and license type.

(b) Archers shall possess a limited quota elk license or a General elk license and an archery license in order to hunt elk with archery equipment during any special archery season.

(c) Archers with a General elk license shall only hunt in those hunt areas open to hunting with a General license and are restricted to the limitations associated with the special archery season dates for that hunt area as specified in Section 2.

(d) Archers with a limited quota elk license shall only hunt in the hunt area(s) where their license is valid and are restricted to the limitations associated with the special archery season dates as specified in Section 2.

(e) Type 9 limited quota elk licenses are valid for "archery only" and do not require a separate archery license.

Section 4. Hunting Season Extension Permits.

(a) Any person qualified for and in possession of a Hunting Season Extension Permit issued by the Department in accordance with Commission regulation may hunt elk starting five (5) days prior to the earliest opening regular season date in the hunt area(s) for which their license and type is valid, and is restricted to the limitations of their license type for the earliest opening regular season date as specified in Section 2 of this Chapter, excluding hunt areas within Grand Teton National Park (Hunt Area 75) and the National Elk Refuge (Hunt Area 77).

Section 5. Youth Elk Hunters. Youth hunters who possess a full price elk license valid for the taking of an antlered elk may take either an antlered elk as specified in Section 2 of this Chapter or may take an antlerless elk in the hunt area(s) where their license is valid. Hunt areas within Grand Teton National Park (Hunt Area 75) and the National Elk Refuge (Hunt Area 77) are excluded from this provision.

Section 6. Nonresident Region General Elk License Quotas.

(a) Nonresident region general elk licenses shall only be valid within the specific region for which they are issued and only for those hunt areas in the region as listed in this section.

(b) Quotas for nonresident region general elk licenses are established for the regions and shall not exceed the numbers specified in this section, except as otherwise provided in Commission Regulations.

| Region | Elk Hunt Areas | Quotas | | --- | --- | --- | | Eastern | 2, 3, 6, 116, 126, 129 | 1000 | | Southern | 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 21, 105-107, 110, 130 | 1050 | | Western | 28, 36, 37, 56, 59, 60, 66-71,73, 77, 78, 80-87, 89-92, 94, 96-98, 102-104, 127, 128 | 2775 |

Section 7. Elk Special Management Permit. The Department's elk feedground program is a special management program that requires additional expenditures for the feeding of wildlife. An Elk Special Management Permit shall be required of any person who hunts elk in the hunt areas identified in subsection (a) of this section. The Elk Special Management Permit shall be in possession of any person while hunting elk in those hunt areas and shall be immediately produced upon request from an authorized Department representative. The permit shall be available at Department Headquarters, Department Regional Offices and designated license selling agents.

(a) Elk Hunt Areas 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 80-98.

Section 8. Regulations Governing Elk Hunting in Grand Teton National Park (Hunt Area 75) and the National Elk Refuge (Hunt Area 77).

(a) NO HUNTER MAY HARVEST MORE THAN ONE (1) ELK IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK.

(b) Successful completion of a hunter safety course is required, regardless of a hunter's age, prior to hunting in Grand Teton National Park and a hunter safety certificate shall be in possession when hunting elk.

(c) A Park or National Elk Refuge Permit is required prior to hunting elk and shall be in possession while hunting elk in Grand Teton National Park or the National Elk Refuge.

(d) That portion of Hunt Area 75 beginning at the Lost Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30340) at U.S. Highway 191; easterly along said road to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; southerly along said boundary to the intersection with the Shadow Mountain-Kelly Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30340) and the Antelope Flats Road at Carpenter Draw; southerly and westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 191; northeasterly along said highway to the Lost Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30340) shall be known as the Antelope Flats portion of the hunt area.

(e) That portion of Hunt Area 75 beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses Ditch Creek; northerly along said highway to the Deadmans Bar Access Road; westerly along said road to the eastern most bank of the main channel of the Snake River; southerly along said river to the confluence of Ditch Creek and the Snake River; easterly along said creek to U.S. Highway 191 shall be known as the Snake River Bottom of the hunt area.

(f) An area one-quarter (1/4) mile wide along either side of U.S. Highway 191 shall be closed to all elk hunting within Grand Teton National Park.

(g) An area within one-half (1/2) mile of buildings as indicated on the detailed Hunt Area 75 hunt area map provided with a park permit shall be closed to elk hunting in Grand Teton National Park. Structures excluded from this closure include those within the Gros Ventre Campground, all stand-alone toilets or well houses, all buildings within the McCollister Historic District and the historic Luther Taylor ("Shane Cabin") and the historic Cunningham Cabin.

(h) An area one-quarter (1/4) mile wide along the north side of the Gros Ventre-Kelly Road from the Mormon Row Road easterly to the town of Kelly is closed to all public entry.

(i) Legal firearms include rifles with a barrel bore diameter of at least .24 caliber that fire a cartridge that is two (2) inches or more in length. The use of handguns and archery equipment for hunting are prohibited in Grand Teton National Park.

Section 9. Hunt Area Descriptions.

Area and Number.

Area 1. Black Hills. Beginning where the north boundary of the Black Hills National Forest crosses the Wyoming‑South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to U.S.F.S. Road 807; northwesterly along said road to Moskee; northerly along the Moskee Road to its junction with U.S.F.S. Road 863; northerly along said road to the Black Hills National Forest boundary marker and one-quarter (1/4) mile south of Ranch A; easterly along said boundary to the Wyoming-South Dakota state line.

Area 2. Fortification. Beginning where the Wild Horse Road (Sheridan County Road 38) crosses the Powder River at Arvada; easterly along said road to the Echeta Road (Sheridan County Road 293); southeasterly along said road to the Montgomery Road; westerly along said road to the Kingsbury Road; southerly along said road to Interstate Highway 90; westerly along said highway to the Powder River; northerly down said river to the Wild Horse Road (Sheridan County Road 38).

Area 3. Rawhide. Beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and U.S. Highway 85 in the town of Lusk; easterly along U.S. Highway 20 to the Wyoming-Nebraska state line; southerly along said line to the Colorado state line; westerly along said state line to U.S. Interstate 25; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 26; easterly along said highway to the North Platte River; northerly and westerly up said river to Interstate Highway 25; northerly along said Interstate to U.S. Highway 20; easterly along said highway to the intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and U.S. Highway 85 in the town of Lusk.

Area 6. Pole Mountain. Beginning at the city of Laramie and U.S. Highway 30-287; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 34; northerly and easterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to U.S. Highway 287; northerly along said highway to the city of Laramie and U.S. Highway 30-287.

Area 7. Laramie Peak. Beginning at the confluence of Deer Creek and the North Platte River in the town of Glenrock; easterly and southerly down said river to the town of Guernsey and U.S. Highway 26; westerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 34; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30-287; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 487 at the town of Medicine Bow; northerly along said highway to the Little Medicine Bow River; northeasterly and northerly along said river to the Shirley Ridge Road (Carbon County Road 2E); northwesterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 487; northwesterly along said highway to the Lone Tree Road (B.L.M. Road 3141); northerly along said road to the Spring Creek Road; easterly along said road to the Bates Creek Road (Natrona County Road 402); northeasterly along said road to the Squaw Springs Trail Road; northeasterly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 660; easterly along said road to Curry Creek; northwesterly down said creek to Deer Creek; northerly down said creek to the North Platte River at the town of Glenrock.

Area 8. Boulder Ridge. Beginning at the city of Laramie and U.S. Highway 287; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 10; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230 at Woods Landing; northeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287 at the city of Laramie.

Area 9. South Snowy Range. Beginning at the city of Laramie and Wyoming Highway 230; southwesterly along said highway to Woods Landing and Wyoming Highway 10; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 230; northeasterly along said highway to U.S.F.S. Road 512; northwesterly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 543; northerly along said road to Douglas Creek at Keystone; northerly up said creek to the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River; northerly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 130; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230.

Area 10. Rock Creek. Beginning at the city of Laramie and Wyoming Highway 130; westerly along said highway to the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River; northerly along said divide to the divide between the Medicine Bow River and the Laramie River at Medicine Bow Peak; northeasterly along said divide to Sheep Lake Trail 389; northwesterly along said trail to Deep Creek; northeasterly down said creek to Rock Creek; northeasterly down said creek to Interstate Highway 80 at Arlington; southeasterly along said highway to Dutton Creek; northeasterly down said creek to Lower Dutton Creek-Laramie River Canal; northeasterly along said canal to U.S. Highway 30-287; southeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130.

Area 11. Medicine Bow River. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses Rock Creek at Arlington; southwesterly up said creek to Deep Creek; southwesterly up said creek to Sheep Lake Trail 389; southeasterly along said trail to the divide between the Laramie River and the Medicine Bow River; southwesterly along said divide to Medicine Bow Peak and the divide between the Medicine Bow River and Brush Creek; northwesterly along said divide to U.S.F.S. Road 103; northwesterly along said road to the North Brush Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 100); northerly along said road to the Sand Lake Road (U.S.F.S. Road 101); northwesterly along said road to the Cedar Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 261); southwesterly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 115; northerly along said road to the Pass Creek Basin Road; northerly along said road to the Pass Creek Road (Carbon County Road 404); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 72; northwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30-287; southeasterly along said highway to Lower Dutton Creek-Laramie River Canal; southwesterly along said canal to Dutton Creek; southwesterly along said creek to Interstate Highway 80; northwesterly along said highway to Rock Creek.

Area 12. Kennaday Peak. Beginning at the junction of the North Platte River and Interstate Highway 80 at Fort Steele Bridge; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130 at the Saratoga interchange; southerly along said highway to the Pass Creek Road (Carbon County Road 404); easterly along said road to the Pass Creek Basin Road; southerly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 115; southerly along said road to the Cedar Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 261); northeasterly along said road to the Sand Lake Road (U.S.F.S. Road 101); southeasterly along said road to the North Brush Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 100); southerly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 103; southeasterly along said road to the divide between Brush Creek and the Medicine Bow River; southeasterly along said divide to Medicine Bow Peak and the Laramie River-North Platte River divide; southerly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 130; westerly and northerly along said highway to the North Platte River at Saratoga; northwesterly down said river to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 13. Encampment River. Beginning where the Continental Divide crosses the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; northerly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 70; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to the Continental Divide.

Area 15. Spring Creek. Beginning where Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401) crosses the Continental Divide; northerly along said highway to Sage Creek; easterly down said creek to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 130; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230; southeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 70; westerly along said highway to the Continental Divide; northerly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 71.

Area 16. Shirley Mountain. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and the North Platte River; northeasterly down said river to Wyoming Highway 220 at Government Bridge; northeasterly along said highway to the Bolton Creek Road (Natrona County Road 404); southeasterly along said road to the Bates Hole Stock Trail (Natrona County Road 403); southeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 487; southerly along said highway to the Shirley Ridge Road (Carbon County Road 2E); easterly and southerly along said road to the Little Medicine Bow River; southerly and southwesterly along said river to Wyoming Highway 487; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30-287 at the town of Medicine Bow; southwesterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said interstate to the North Platte River.

Area 19. Muddy Mountain. Beginning at the confluence of Deer Creek and the North Platte River at the town of Glenrock; southerly up said creek to Curry Creek; southeasterly up said creek to U.S.F.S. Road 660; northwesterly along said road to the Squaw Springs Trail Road; southwesterly along said road to the Bates Creek Road (Natrona County Road 402); southwesterly along said road to the Spring Creek Road; westerly along said road to the Lone Tree Road (B.L.M. Road 3141); southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 487; northwesterly along said highway to the Bates Hole Stock Trail (Natrona County Road 403); northwesterly along said road to the Bolton Creek Road (Natrona County Road 404); northwesterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 220; southwesterly along said highway to the North Platte River at Government Bridge; northeasterly down said river to Deer Creek in the town of Glenrock.

Area 21. Baggs. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 789 and the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; northerly along said highway to Muddy Creek north of Dad; easterly up said creek to the bridge at the junction of Muddy Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 3306) and Bridger Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 3301); easterly along Muddy Creek Road to Miller Hill Road (B.L.M. Road 3328); southeasterly along said road to the McCarty Canyon Road (Carbon County Road 503); northeasterly along said road to the Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401); southerly along said road to the Continental Divide at Middlewood Hill; southerly along said divide to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 789.

Area 22. Ferris. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 287 intersects Wyoming Highway 220 at Muddy Gap Junction; northeasterly along Wyoming Highway 220 to the Buzzard Road (Natrona County Road 410‑Carbon County Road 497); southerly along said road to the South Ferris Road (Carbon County Road 100); westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 287; northerly along said highway to Muddy Gap Junction.

Area 23. Rattlesnake. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 220 intersects the Dry Creek Road (Natrona County Road 321); northwesterly along said road to the Gas Hills Road (Natrona County Road 212); northeasterly along said road to U.S. Highway 20-26 at the town of Waltman; easterly along said highway to Poplar Street in the city of Casper; southerly along said street to the North Platte River at the city of Casper; southwesterly up said river to the Kortes Road (Natrona County Road 407); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 220; westerly along said highway to the Dry Creek Road (Natrona County Road 321).

Area 24. Green Mountain. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 287 and Wyoming Highway 220; southerly along U.S. Highway 287 to Wyoming Highway 73; westerly along said highway to the Bairoil Road (Sweetwater County Road 22); westerly along said road to the Wamsutter‑Crooks Gap Road (Fremont County Road 318 and Sweetwater County Road 23); southerly along said road to the Osborne Road (B.L.M. Road 3212); westerly along said road to the Bison Basin Road (Fremont County Road 281 and B.L.M. Road 3221); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 287; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 220.

Area 25. South Pass. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 135; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287 at Sweetwater Station; easterly along said highway to the Bison Basin Road (Fremont County Road 281 and B.L.M. Road 3221); southerly along said road to the Rocky Crossing Road (B.L.M. Road 3214); westerly along said road to the Red Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 3219); northerly along said road to the Three Forks-Atlantic City Road (B.L.M. Road 2317); northwesterly along said road to the Sweetwater River at Phelps-Dodge Bridge; westerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 28; northeasterly up said highway to U.S. Highway 287; northerly along said highway to the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation.

Area 27. Upper Sweetwater. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 28 crosses the Sweetwater River; northwesterly up said river to the divide between the Sweetwater River and the Popo Agie River drainages at Sweetwater Gap; southeasterly along said divide to Granite Peak and the head of Willow Creek; southeasterly down said creek to Wyoming Highway 28; southwesterly along said highway to the Sweetwater River.

Area 28. Cony Mountain. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation; southeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 28; southwesterly along said highway to Willow Creek; northwesterly up said creek to the divide between the Sweetwater River and Popo Agie River drainages at Granite Peak; northwesterly along said divide to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 30. Aspen Mountain. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Green River; easterly along said highway to the town of Rock Springs and Wyoming Highway 430; southeasterly along said highway to the Mud Springs Road (Sweetwater County Road 32); southwesterly along said road to Aspen Mountain Road (Sweetwater County Road 27); southerly along said road to Clay Basin Pipeline Road (Sweetwater County Road 71); southwesterly along said road to the Ramsey Ranch Road (Sweetwater County Road 34); westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 191; westerly along said highway to the Ramsey Ranch Road (Sweetwater County Road 34); northerly along said road to Sage Creek Road (Sweetwater County Road 36); westerly along said road to Sage Creek; westerly down said creek to Flaming Gorge Reservoir; northerly along the east shore of said reservoir to the Green River; northeasterly then northwesterly up said river to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 31. Little Mountain. Beginning where the east shore of Flaming Gorge Reservoir crosses the Wyoming‑Utah state line; northerly along the east shore of Flaming Gorge Reservoir to its confluence with Sage Creek; easterly up said creek to the Sage Creek Road (Sweetwater County Road 36); easterly along said road to the Ramsey Ranch Road (Sweetwater County Road 34); southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Utah state line; westerly along said line to the east shore of Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

Area 32. Pine Mountain. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 430 crosses the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to the Wyoming‑Utah state line; westerly along said line to U.S. Highway 191; northerly along said highway to the Ramsey Ranch Road (Sweetwater County Road 34); easterly along said road to the Clay Basin Pipeline Road (Sweetwater County Road 71); northeasterly along said road to the Aspen Mountain Road (Sweetwater County Road 27); northerly along said road to the Mud Springs Road (Sweetwater County Road 32); northeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 430; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line.

Area 33. Middle Fork. Beginning at the Kaycee interchange on Interstate Highway 25; southeasterly along said highway to the Midwest interchange and the Smoky Gap Road (Natrona County Road 115); westerly along said road to the Dead Horse Road (Natrona County Road 114); southwesterly along said road to the Wild Horse Trail Road (Natrona County Road 113); westerly along said road to the 33 Mile Road (Natrona County Road 110); northwesterly along said road to the Hazelton Road (Washakie County Road 81); northerly along said road to the Barnum Mountain Road; easterly along said road to the Barnum Road (Johnson County Road 78) at the town of Barnum; easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 190; northeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 191; easterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25.

Area 34. Upper Powder River. Beginning at the junction of the Trabing Road (Johnson County Road 13) and Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 191; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 190; westerly along said highway to the town of Barnum and the Barnum Mountain Road; westerly along said road to the Hazelton Road (Washakie County Road 81-Johnson County Road 3); northerly along said road to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); northerly along said road to the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 16; easterly along said highway to the Crazy Woman Canyon Road (Johnson County Road 14); easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 196; northerly along said highway to the Trabing Road (Johnson County Road 13); easterly along said road to Interstate Highway 25.

Area 35. Hunter Mesa. Beginning where U.S. Highway 87 business loop crosses French Creek; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 196; southerly along said highway to the Crazy Woman Canyon Road (Johnson County Road 14); westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 16; westerly along said highway to the divide along the Bighorn Mountain range at Powder River Pass; northwesterly along said divide to North Clear Creek; easterly down said creek to the North Fork Ditch; easterly down said ditch to French Creek; easterly down said creek to the U.S. Highway 87 business loop.

Area 36. Rock Creek. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses Piney Creek; southeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to French Creek east of the town of Buffalo; westerly up said creek to the North Fork Ditch; westerly up said ditch to the North Fork of Clear Creek; westerly up said creek to the divide along the Bighorn Mountain range; northerly along said divide to South Piney Creek; northeasterly down said creek to Piney Creek; easterly down said creek to Interstate Highway 90.

Area 37. Goose. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 14 and Interstate Highway 90 east of the town of Ranchester; southerly along said highway to Piney Creek; westerly up said creek to South Piney Creek; southwesterly up said creek to the divide along the Bighorn Mountain range; northwesterly along said divide to the Woodchuck Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 226); northerly along said road to the Goose (Red Grade) Road (U.S.F.S. Road 26); northwesterly along said road to the Black Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 16); northeasterly along said road to U.S. Highway 14; easterly along said road to Interstate Highway 90.

Area 38. Tongue. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses the Wyoming‑Montana state line; southeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14; westerly along said highway to the Black Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 16); southerly along said road to the Goose (Red Grade) Road (U.S.F.S. Road 26); southerly along said road to the Woodchuck Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 226); southerly along said road to Woodchuck Pass and the divide along the Bighorn Mountain range; northwesterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 14 at Granite Pass; northerly along said highway to the Hunt Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10); northwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 14A; westerly along said highway to the Devils Canyon Road (U.S.F.S. Road 14); northerly along said road to the Sheep Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 11); northerly along said road to the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to Interstate Highway 90.

Area 39. Deer Creek. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14A crosses the Bighorn River; northerly down said river to the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Sheep Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 11); southerly along said road to the Devils Canyon Road (U.S.F.S. Road 14); southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 14A; westerly along said highway to the Bighorn River.

Area 40. Horse Creek. Beginning on the Bighorn River in the town of Greybull; northerly down said river to U.S. Highway 14A; easterly along said highway to the Hunt Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10); southeasterly along said road to U.S. Highway 14 at Granite Pass; southwesterly along said highway to the Bighorn River at the town of Greybull.

Area 41. Medicine Lodge. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14 crosses the Bighorn River in the town of Greybull; easterly along said highway to Granite Pass and the divide along the Bighorn Mountain range; southeasterly along said divide to the divide between Medicine Lodge Creek and Paint Rock Creek; southwesterly along said divide to the Cold Springs Road (U.S.F.S. Road 344) at the Upper Medicine Lodge Lake; southwesterly along said road to the Alkali Road (U.S.F.S. Road 338-B.L.M. Road 1111); southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 31; westerly along said highway to the Bighorn River at the town of Manderson; northerly down said river to U.S. Highway 14 in the town of Greybull.

Area 45. Paint Rock Creek. Beginning where U.S. Highway 16 crosses the Bighorn River in the town of Worland; northerly down said river to Wyoming Highway 31 at the town of Manderson; easterly along said highway to the Cold Springs Road (B.L.M. /U.S.F.S. Road 344); northeasterly along said road to the divide between Medicine Lodge Creek and Paint Rock Creek at Upper Medicine Lodge Lake; easterly along said divide to the divide along the Bighorn Mountain range; southeasterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 16 at Powder River Pass; westerly along said highway to the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25); southerly along said road to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); southerly along said road to the Bighorn National Forest boundary; westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 16; westerly along said highway to the Bighorn River in the town of Worland.

Area 47. Copper Mountain. Beginning where the Bighorn River intersects Wyoming Highway 172 (Black Mountain Road); easterly along said highway to the Kirby Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 7); southerly along said road to the Bridger Creek Road (Fremont County Road 259); southerly along said road to the Badwater Road (Fremont County Road 117); southeasterly along said road to the Lysite-Moneta Road (Fremont County Road 176); southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 20-26; westerly along said highway to the town of Shoshoni; northerly along U.S. Highway 20 to the Wind River Reservation boundary; north and west along said boundary to the Bighorn River; northerly down said river to Wyoming Highway 172.

Area 48. Upper Nowood. Beginning at the town of Moneta and U.S. Highway 20-26; northerly along the Lysite-Moneta Road (Fremont County Road 176) to the Badwater Road (Fremont County Road 117) at the town of Lysite; westerly along said road to the Bridger Creek Road (Fremont County Road 259); northerly along the Bridger Creek Road to the Kirby Creek Road (Hot Springs County Road 7); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 172 (Black Mountain Road); easterly along said road to the Murphy Dome-Mud Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 1409); northeasterly along said road to the Nowater Stock Drive Road (B.L.M. Road 1404); easterly along said road to the Upper Nowood Road; northeasterly along said road to Deep Creek; southerly up said creek to Lost Creek; southerly up said creek to the Cherry Creek Hill Stock Drive Road; northeasterly along said road to the Hazelton Road (Washakie County Road 6215); southwesterly along said road to Natrona County Road 109; southwesterly along said road to the North Fork of Buffalo Creek; southwesterly along said creek to the divide between the Middle Fork and North Fork of Buffalo Creek; westerly along said divide to the divide between Badwater Creek, Deep Creek and Buffalo Creek; southwesterly along said divide to Badwater Creek; southwesterly along said creek to Natrona County Road 101; southwesterly along said road to Natrona County Road 102; southerly along said road to Natrona County Road 103; southeasterly along said road to Natrona County Road 104; southerly along said road to Waltman and U.S. Highway 20-26; westerly along said highway to the town of Moneta.

Area 49. Otter Creek. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 16 and the Bighorn National Forest Boundary approximately nine (9) miles east of the town of Ten Sleep; easterly along said boundary to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); southerly along said road to the Hazelton Road (Bighorn Divide Road-Johnson County Road 3); southerly along said road to the Cherry Creek Hill Stock Drive Road; southwesterly down said road to Lost Creek; northwesterly down said creek to Deep Creek; northwesterly down said creek to the Upper Nowood Road; southwesterly along said road to the Nowater Stock Drive (B.L.M. Road 1404); westerly along said road to the Murphy Dome-Mud Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 1409); southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 172 (Black Mountain Road); westerly along said highway to the Bighorn River; northerly along said river to U.S. Highway 16; easterly along said highway to the Bighorn National Forest boundary.

Area 51. Sunlight-Crandall. Beginning at Wyoming Highway 212 where it crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line east of Twin Lakes; southwesterly along said highway to Morrison Jeep Trail (U.S.F.S. Road 120); southeasterly along said road to the Clark's Fork River; all of the drainages of the Clark's Fork River including the Dead Indian Creek and Elk Creek drainages; all of the Sunlight Creek drainage to the Yellowstone National Park Boundary; along said boundary to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly to Wyoming Highway 212 where it crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line east of Twin Lakes.

Area 54. Bald Ridge. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 212 crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line east of Twin Lakes; southwesterly along said highway to the Morrison Jeep Trail (U.S.F.S. Road 120); southeasterly along said road to the Clark's Fork River; westerly along said river to the divide between Dead Indian Creek and Dead Indian Gulch; southerly along said divide to the divide between Dead Indian Creek and Paint Creek; all of the drainages of Pat O'Hara Creek, Paint Creek, Trail Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Dry Creek, Newmeyer Creek, Dead Indian Gulch, Rattlesnake Creek, Trout Creek and Jim Creek to the North Fork of the Shoshone River; easterly along said river to Wyoming Highway 120; northerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Montana state line; westerly to Wyoming Highway 212 where it crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line east of Twin Lakes.

Area 55. Grinnell. All of the north and west drainage of the North Fork of the Shoshone River down to but excluding the drainage of Sweetwater Creek; all of the south drainage of the North Fork of the Shoshone River down to but excluding the drainage of Elk Fork Creek.

Area 56. Wapiti Ridge. All of the drainage of the North Fork of the Shoshone River below and including the drainage of Sweetwater Creek and above the drainage of Jim Creek; all of the south drainage of the North Fork of the Shoshone River below and including the drainage of Elk Fork Creek; all of the north and west drainage of the South Fork of the Shoshone River below and including the drainage of Ishawooa Creek.

Area 58. Sage Creek. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 120 leaves the town of Cody; southerly along said highway to Meeteetse Rim; westerly along said rim to the divide between the Greybull River and the South Fork of the Shoshone River; westerly along said divide to the west fork of Belknap Creek; northwesterly down said creek to the South Fork of the Shoshone River; northeasterly down said river to the town of Cody.

Area 59. Boulder Basin. All of the south and east drainage of the South Fork of the Shoshone River, west of the west fork and mainstream of Belknap Creek; down to the South Fork of the Shoshone River; all of the north and west drainage of the South Fork of the Shoshone River, above the drainage of Ishawooa Creek.

Area 60. Thorofare. All of the drainage of the Yellowstone River upstream from Yellowstone Lake outside of Yellowstone National Park.

Area 61. North Greybull River. All of the north and west drainage of the Greybull River west of Wyoming Highway 120.

Area 62. South Greybull River. All of the south and east drainage of the Greybull River located west of the mouth of the Wood River; all of the north and west drainage of the Wood River.

Area 63. Wood River‑Gooseberry Creek. All of the south and east drainage of the Wood River; all of the south and east drainage of the Greybull River located east of the mouth of the Wood River; all of the drainage of Gooseberry Creek located west of Wyoming Highway 120.

Area 64. Owl Creek. Beginning where the divide between Gooseberry Creek and Grass Creek crosses Wyoming Highway 120; southeasterly along said highway to the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to the Wind River Reservation boundary; westerly, then northerly, then westerly along said boundary to the divide between Owl Creek and the South Fork of the Wood River; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between Cottonwood Creek and Gooseberry Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between Gooseberry Creek and Grass Creek; easterly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 120; in addition, all non-Indian fee title lands in that portion of Hot Springs County within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation.

Area 65. Heart Mountain. All of the area west of the Bighorn River that lies north of U.S. Highway 14‑16-20 and east of Wyoming Highway 120.

Area 66. Basin. All of the area west of the Bighorn River; south of U.S. Highway 14-16-20 and U.S. Highway 14, east of Wyoming Highway 120 and north of Broadway Street in the town of Thermopolis.

Area 67. Wiggins Fork. All of the drainage of the Wind River that lies north of U.S. Highway 287 and west of the Wind River Reservation and those areas of the Spence and Moriarity Wildlife Management Area east of the East Fork of the Wind River.

Area 68. Warm Springs. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses Jakey's Fork Creek; southwesterly up said creek to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 287 at Togwotee Pass; southeasterly along said highway to Jakey's Fork Creek.

Area 69. Whiskey Mountain. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses the west boundary of the Wind River Reservation; southerly along said boundary to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to Jakey's Fork Creek; northeasterly down said creek to U.S. Highway 287; southeasterly along said highway to the Wind River Reservation boundary.

Area 70. Buffalo Fork. Beginning where U.S. Highway 26‑287 crosses the western bank of the Buffalo Fork River at the private land boundary at the Pinto Ranch; southerly, westerly and northerly along said boundary to the Grand Teton National Park-Bridger Teton National Forest boundary; northerly along said boundary to Pacific Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30090); northeasterly up said road to Pacific Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 036) at the Pacific Creek Trailhead; northerly up said trail to the Gravel Creek Trail (U.S.F.S Trail 042); northerly along said trail to the south boundary of Yellowstone National Park at Fox Park; easterly along said boundary to the Continental Divide; southerly and easterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 26‑287 at Togwotee Pass; westerly along said highway to the easternmost boundary of Grand Teton National Park; northerly and westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26-287 at the western bank of the Buffalo Fork River.

Area 71. Pacific Creek. Beginning where Pacific Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30090) crosses the Grand Teton National Park boundary; northerly and westerly along said boundary to the Targhee National Forest boundary; northerly along said boundary to the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said boundary to the Gravel Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 042) at Fox Park; southerly along said trail to Pacific Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 036); southwesterly down said trail to Pacific Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30090) at the Pacific Creek Trailhead; southwesterly down said road to the Grand Teton National Park boundary.

Area 72. Berry Creek. All of the drainages of Berry Creek, Owl Creek and Webb Canyon Creek and that area north of Berry Creek to the Grand Teton National Park boundary.

Area 73. Targhee‑Alta. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 22 crosses the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said boundary to the Caribou-Targhee National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to Teton Pass and Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Idaho state line.

Area 75. Snake River. Beginning at the southern boundary of Grand Teton National Park at the Gros Ventre River and U.S. Highway 191; northerly along said highway to Ditch Creek; westerly along said creek to the Snake River proper; northerly along the easternmost bank of the main channel of the Snake River to the northernmost channel of Spread Creek; southeasterly along said creek to U.S. Highway 191; southwesterly along said highway to U.S.F.S. Road 30310 at the Cunningham Cabin; southerly along said road to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; southerly along said boundary to the southernmost intersection with the Shadow Mountain-Kelly Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30340); southwesterly along said road to the junction of the Teton Science School Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30350); northeasterly along said road one and one-quarter (1-1/4) miles to a marked boundary; easterly one (1) mile to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; southerly along the Grand Teton National Park boundary to the Gros Ventre-Kelly Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30400); southwesterly along said road to a posted boundary approximately one-half (1/2) mile west of the Gros Ventre Campground; southerly along said boundary to the southern boundary of Grand Teton National Park and the Gros Ventre River; westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 77. National Elk Refuge. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the Gros Ventre River at the northwest corner of the National Elk Refuge boundary; easterly up said boundary to the Bridger‑Teton National Forest and National Elk Refuge boundary; southerly along said boundary to the town of Jackson and the National Elk Refuge boundary; westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 191; northerly along said highway to the Gros Ventre River at the northwest corner of the National Elk Refuge.

Area 78. Wilson. Beginning where the Caribou-Targhee National Forest boundary crosses Wyoming Highway 22 at Teton Pass; northerly along said boundary to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; northerly and southerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to its junction with Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to Teton Pass.

Area 79. Teton Park. Beginning where U.S. Highway 26-287 crosses the western bank of the Buffalo Fork River at the private land boundary of the Pinto Ranch; southerly, westerly and northerly along said boundary to the Grand Teton National Park-Bridger Teton National Forest boundary; northerly and westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to U.S.F.S. Road 30310 near Cunningham Cabin; southerly down said road to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; easterly, northerly and westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26-287 at the western bank of the Buffalo Fork River.

Area 80. Sheep Creek. Beginning where the National Elk Refuge boundary crosses the divide between the Gros Ventre River and Flat Creek east of Kelly; southeasterly along said divide to the divide between Flat Creek and Granite Creek at Pyramid Peak; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between Cache Creek and Flat Creek at Cache Peak; northwesterly along said divide to U.S.F.S. Trail 018; southwesterly along said trail to Cache Creek; northwesterly along said creek to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; northerly along said boundary to the National Elk Refuge boundary; northeasterly along said boundary to the divide between the Gros Ventre River and Flat Creek east of Kelly.

Area 81. Spread Creek. Beginning where the Grand Teton National Park boundary crosses the Gros Ventre River east of the town of Kelly; northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26‑287; easterly along said highway to Togwotee Pass and the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Moccasin Basin Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30750); southerly down said road to the North Fork of Fish Creek at Calf Creek; southerly down said creek to Fish Creek; southeasterly down said creek to the Gros Ventre River; westerly down said river to the Grand Teton National Park boundary.

Area 82. Crystal Peak. Beginning where the Gros Ventre River crosses the National Elk Refuge boundary near the town of Kelly; easterly up said river to Kinky Creek; easterly up said creek to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); easterly along said road to the divide between the Green River and Gros Ventre River; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Gros Ventre River and Hoback River at Hodges Peak; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between Granite Creek and Flat Creek at Pyramid Creek; northwesterly and northerly along the divide between Flat Creek and the Gros Ventre River to the National Elk Refuge boundary; northerly along said boundary to the Gros Ventre River.

Area 83. Fish Creek. Beginning where Kinky Creek enters the Gros Ventre River; northerly down said river to Fish Creek; northeasterly up said creek to the North Fork of Fish Creek; northerly up said creek to the Moccasin Basin Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30750) at Calf Creek; northerly up said road to the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); southwesterly along said road to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); westerly along said road to Kinky Creek; westerly down said creek to the Gros Ventre River.

Area 84. Lower Hoback. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses Flat Creek at the north edge of the town of Jackson; due east to the National Elk Refuge boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Bridger‑Teton National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to Cache Creek; southeasterly up said creek to U.S.F.S. Trail 018; northeasterly along said trail to the divide between Flat Creek and Cache Creek at Cache Peak; easterly along the divide between Flat Creek and Granite Creek to Pyramid Peak; southerly along the divide between the Gros Ventre River and the Hoback River to Steamboat Peak; southerly and westerly along the divide between Shoal Creek and Dell Creek to the Riling Draw Road; southerly along said road to the Dell Creek Road; westerly along said road to the Hoback River; westerly down said river to Cliff Creek; southerly up Cliff Creek to the divide between the Greys River and the Hoback River; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and Willow Creek; northerly along said divide to the divide between the Bailey Creek and Willow Creek (Greyback Ridge); northerly along said divide to Dry Wash Draw; westerly down said draw to Bailey Creek; northwesterly down said creek to the Snake River; northerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191; easterly along said highway to Flat Creek at the north edge of the town of Jackson.

Area 85. Fall Creek. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 22 crosses the Snake River; southerly and westerly down the Snake River to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to the Snake River.

Area 86. Monument Ridge. Beginning at the head of Cliff Creek; northerly down said creek to the Hoback River; southerly up said river to the South Fork of the Hoback River; due east to the Hoback Rim and the divide between the Hoback River and the Green River; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and the Hoback River; northerly along said divide to the head of Cliff Creek.

Area 87. Raspberry Ridge. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River on the Hoback Rim; westerly and northerly along said highway to the Dell Creek Road; easterly along said road to the Riling Draw Road; northerly along said road to the divide between Shoal Creek and Dell Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Gros Ventre River and the Hoback River at Steamboat Peak; southeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River at Hodges Peak; southerly along said divide to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 88. Greys Feedground. Beginning at the Wyoming‑Idaho state line on the Snake River; easterly up said river to the Greys River; easterly up said river to the confluence of the Greys River and Squaw Creek; southwesterly from said confluence to the ridge between the Squaw Creek drainage and the Greys River; southerly up said ridge to the divide between the Greys River and the Salt River; southerly along said divide to the Stewart Sheep Trail; westerly along said trail to the Stewart Creek Road; westerly and southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 89; northerly along said highway to the McCoy Creek Road; westerly and northerly along said road to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; north along said line to the Snake River.

Area 89. Lower Greys River. Beginning at the confluence of Greys River and the Snake River near Alpine; easterly up the Snake River to Bailey Creek; southeasterly up said creek to Dry Wash Draw; easterly up said draw to the divide between Bailey Creek and Willow Creek (Greyback Ridge); southerly along said divide to the divide between Willow Creek and the Greys River; southerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and the Hoback River; southerly and easterly along said divide between the Greys River and the Green River; southerly along said divide to the head of Blind Bull Creek; westerly down said creek to Greys River; southerly up said river to Meadow Creek; westerly up said creek to the divide between the Greys River and the Salt River; northerly along said divide to the ridge between the Squaw Creek drainage and the Greys River; northeasterly along said ridge to the confluence of Squaw Creek and the Greys River; westerly down said river to the Snake River.

Area 90. Upper Greys River. Beginning at the point where Blind Bull Creek runs into the Greys River; easterly up said creek to the divide between the Greys River and the Green River; southerly and westerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and the Smith Fork Creek; northerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and Salt River; northerly along said divide to the head of Meadow Creek; easterly down said creek to Greys River; northerly down said river to Blind Bull Creek.

Area 91. Salt River. Beginning at the point where the McCoy Creek Road crosses the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; easterly and southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 89; southerly along said highway to the Stewart Creek Road; northerly and easterly along said road to the Stewart Driveway Trail; easterly along said trail to the divide between the Salt River and the Greys River; southerly along said divide to the divide between the Bear River and the Salt River; westerly along said divide to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; north along said line to the McCoy Creek Road.

Area 92. Piney‑Horse Creek. Beginning where the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23‑110) intersects Wyoming Highway 351; westerly along said highway to the Green River; northerly up said river to Cottonwood Creek; westerly up said creek to the South Cottonwood Creek; westerly up said creek to the South Fork of the South Fork of Cottonwood Creek; westerly up said creek to the divide between the Greys River and the Green River; northerly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River; easterly along said divide (Hoback Rim) to a point east of the confluence of the South Fork of the Hoback River; due west to the Hoback River; northerly down said river to U.S. Highway 191; easterly and southerly along said highway to the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23-110) at Cora Junction; southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 351.

Area 93. Waterdog Lakes. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 intersects with Wyoming Highway 352; northwesterly along U.S. Highway 191 to the divide between the Hoback River and the Green River (Hoback Rim); northerly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Gros Ventre River at Hodges Peak; northeasterly along said divide to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); easterly along said road to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); southerly and easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 352; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 94. South Piney. Beginning where LaBarge Creek enters the Green River; westerly up said river to the divide between the Green River and the Greys River; northerly along said divide to the head of the South Fork of South Cottonwood Creek; easterly down said creek to South Cottonwood Creek; easterly down said creek to Cottonwood Creek; easterly down said creek to the Green River; southerly down said river to LaBarge Creek.

Area 95. Green River. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 352 meets the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); northerly and easterly along said road to the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to Mt. Helen; westerly to Summit Lake and the divide between the Green River and Pine Creek; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the New Fork River; northerly along said divide to the head of Jim Creek; westerly down said creek to Wyoming Highway 352; northerly up said highway to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600).

Area 96. New Fork. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses Pine Creek in the town of Pinedale; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 352; northerly up said highway to Jim Creek; easterly up said creek to the divide between the New Fork River and the Green River; southerly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and Pine Creek; southeasterly along said divide to Summit Lake and Pine Creek; southerly down said creek to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 97. Pinedale. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 351 intersects the East Green River Road (Sublette County 23-110); northerly along said road to Cora Junction and U.S. Highway 191; easterly along said highway to Pine Creek; northerly up said creek to Summit Lake; easterly to Mt. Helen and the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Middle Fork of Boulder Creek; westerly down said creek to Boulder Creek; westerly down said creek to the New Fork River; southerly down said river to Wyoming Highway 351; westerly along said highway to the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23‑110).

Area 98. Boulder. Beginning where U.S. Highway 28 crosses the Green River; northerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 351; easterly along said highway to the New Fork River; northerly up said river to Boulder Creek; easterly up said creek to the Middle Fork of Boulder Creek; easterly up said creek to the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Big Sandy River; southerly down said river to the Big Sandy Reservoir Road (Sweetwater County Road 28); westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 28; southwesterly along said highway to the Green River.

Area 99. Big Sandy. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 28 and U.S. Highway 191; northerly along said highway to the Big Sandy Reservoir Road (Sweetwater County Road 28); easterly along said road to the Big Sandy River at the dam; northerly up said river to the Continental Divide; southeasterly along said divide to Mt. Nystrom; easterly from Mt. Nystrom to Sweetwater Gap and the headwaters of the Sweetwater River; southerly down said river to Wyoming Highway 28; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 100. Steamboat. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and Wyoming Highway 372; northwesterly along Wyoming Highway 372 to U.S. Highway 28; northeasterly along said highway to the Sweetwater River; easterly down said river to the Three Forks-Atlantic City Road (B.L.M. Road 2317) at Phelps-Dodge Bridge; southeasterly along said road to the Red Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 3219); southerly along said road to the Rocky Crossing Road (B.L.M. Road 3214); easterly along said road to the Osborne Road (B.L.M. Road 3212); easterly along said road to the Wamsutter-Crooks Gap Road (Sweetwater County Road 23); southerly along said road to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 372.

Area 102. West Green River. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and Wyoming Highway 372; westerly along Interstate Highway 80 to U.S. Highway 30; northwesterly along said highway to the Ham's Fork River; northerly up said river to Commissary Ridge; northerly along said ridge to the head of LaBarge Creek; southeasterly down said creek to the Green River; southerly down said river to U.S. Highway 28; southwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 372; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 103. Raymond Mountain. Beginning where the Bear River crosses the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the divide between the Salt River and Bear River; easterly along said divide to the divide between the Salt River and Smiths Fork; northeasterly along said divide to the head of Smiths Fork Creek; southerly down said creek to the Bear River at the town of Cokeville; northwesterly down said river to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line.

Area 104. Lincoln. Beginning where U.S. Highway 30 crosses the Ham's Fork River; westerly along said highway to Sage Junction and Wyoming Highway 89; southwesterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Utah state line; northerly along said line to the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the Bear River; southeasterly up said river to the town of Cokeville and Smith's Fork Creek; northerly up said creek to the divide between Smith's Fork and Greys River; southeasterly along said divide to Commissary Ridge; southerly along said ridge to the head of Ham's Fork River; southerly down said river to U.S. Highway 30.

Area 105. Carter Lease. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Wyoming‑Utah state line; northerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 89 west of Sage Junction; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30; easterly then southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Utah state line.

Area 106. Uinta. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Wyoming-Utah state line; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 414; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 410 at the town of Mountain View; southerly along said highway to the Stateline Dam Road (U.S.F.S. Road 072, Uinta County Road 283); southerly along said road to the Wyoming-Utah state line; west then north along said line to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 107. Hickey Mountain. Beginning where the Flaming Gorge Reservoir crosses the Wyoming‑Utah state line; west along said line to the Stateline Dam Road (U.S.F.S. Road 072, Uinta County Road 283); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 410; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 414 at the town of Mountain View; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to the Green River; southerly down said river to Flaming Gorge Reservoir; southerly along the east shore of said reservoir to the Wyoming‑Utah state line.

Area 108. South Rawlins. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 71 crosses Interstate Highway 80 at the city of Rawlins; southerly along said highway to the Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401); southerly along said road to the McCarty Canyon Road (Carbon County Road 503); southwesterly along said road to the Miller Hill Road (B.L.M. Road 3328); northwesterly along said road to the Muddy Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 3306); westerly along said road to the bridge at the junction of said road and Bridger Pass Road (B.L.M. Road 3301); westerly down Muddy Creek to Wyoming Highway 789; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 71.

Area 110. Upper Platte River. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 130 crosses the Laramie River‑North Platte River Divide; southerly along said divide to Douglas Creek; southerly down said creek to U.S.F.S. Road 543 at Keystone; southerly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 512; southeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 230; southwesterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 230; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130; easterly along said highway to the divide between the Laramie River and the North Platte River.

Area 111. Seminoe. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 287 and Interstate Highway 80 at the city of Rawlins; northerly along said highway to the South Ferris Road (Carbon County Road 100); easterly along said road to the Buzzard Road (Carbon County Road 497‑Natrona County Road 410); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 220; northeasterly along said highway to the Kortes Road (Natrona County Road 407); southerly along said road to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said Interstate to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 113. Rochelle Hills. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 59 and Wyoming Highway 450; easterly along Wyoming Highway 450 to the Lynch Road (Converse County Road 39, Weston County Road 7A); southerly along said road to the Dull Center Road (Converse County Road 38); easterly along said road to the Converse-Niobrara County line and the North Lance Creek Road (Niobrara County Road 14); easterly and southerly along said road to the Slagle Road (Niobrara County Road 4); southerly along said road to the Cow Creek Road (Niobrara County Road 3); westerly along said road to the Converse-Niobrara County line and the Cow Creek Road (Converse County Road 45); southerly along said road to the Converse-Niobrara County line and the K-Field Road (Niobrara County Road 50); southerly along said road to the Converse-Niobrara County line and the Walker Creek Road (Converse County Road 43); westerly along said road to Dry Creek; westerly up said creek to the Iberlin Ranch Road; northerly along said road to the Thunder Basin National Grassland boundary and U.S.F.S. Road 958C; northwesterly along said road to the East Bill Road (U.S.F.S. Road 958); westerly along said road to the Dull Center Road (Converse County Road 38); westerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 59; northerly along said highway to the junction of Wyoming Highway 59 and Wyoming Highway 450.

Area 116. North Black Hills. Beginning where the Montana-Wyoming state line crosses the Rocky Point Road (Crook County Road 145); easterly along said line to where the Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota state lines meet; southerly along the Wyoming-South Dakota state line to Interstate Highway 90; westerly along said Interstate to Wyoming Highway 116 at the town of Sundance; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16 at the town of Upton; northerly and westerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90; westerly along said Interstate to the D-Road (Crook County Road 68); northerly along said road to the Rocky Point Road in Campbell County (Campbell County Road 85); northerly along said road to the Wyoming-Montana state line.

Area 117. South Black Hills. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses the Wyoming-South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to the Black Hills National Forest boundary; westerly along said boundary to the Sand Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 863) at the boundary marker and one-quarter (1/4) mile south of Ranch A; southerly along said road to the Moskee Road; southeasterly along said road to Moskee and the Deer Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 807); southeasterly along said road to the Wyoming-South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to U.S. Highway 16; northwesterly along said highway to the town of Upton and Wyoming Highway 116; northeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90; easterly along said Interstate Highway to the Wyoming-South Dakota state line.

Area 118. Shamrock Hills. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 287 and Interstate Highway 80 at the city of Rawlins; westerly along said Interstate to the Wamsutter‑Crooks Gap Road (Sweetwater County Road 23); northerly along said road to the Bairoil Road (Sweetwater County Road 22); easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 73; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 120. Buffalo Creek. Beginning at the intersection of Interstate Highway 25 and the North Platte River in the city of Casper; southwesterly up said river to the bridge at Poplar Street; northerly along said street to U.S. Highway 20-26; westerly along said highway to Natrona County road 104 at Waltman; northerly along said road to Natrona County Road 103; northwesterly along said road to Natrona County Road 102; northerly along said road to Natrona County Road 101; northeasterly along said road to Badwater Creek; northeasterly along said creek to the divide between Badwater Creek, Deep Creek and Buffalo Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Middle Fork and North Fork of Buffalo Creek; easterly along said divide to the North Fork of Buffalo Creek; northeasterly along said creek to Natrona County Road 109; northeasterly along said road to Washakie County road 6215; northeasterly along said road to the 33-Mile Road (Natrona County Road 110) at Kidd Flat; southeasterly along said road to Natrona County Road 113; easterly along said road to Natrona County Road 114; northeasterly along said road to Natrona County Road 115; easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 387; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 259 in the town of Midwest; southerly along said highway to Interstate 25; southerly along said highway to the North Platte River in the city of Casper.

Area 122. Pine Ridge. Beginning at the intersection of Interstate Highway 25 and Wyoming Highway 259; northerly along Wyoming Highway 259 to U.S. Highway 387 at the town of Midwest; northeasterly along U.S. Highway 387 to the Ross Road (County Road 31 in Converse County); southeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 95; southwesterly along said highway to the North Platte River at the town of Glenrock; westerly up said river to Interstate Highway 25 in the city of Casper; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 259.

Area 123. Black Thunder. Beginning where the Hilight Road crosses the Belle Fourche River; northeasterly down said river to the mouth of Four Horse Creek; southerly up said creek to the confluence of Spring Creek; southeasterly along said creek 1.8 river miles to an ephemeral drainage that runs southeasterly; southeasterly up said drainage for 2.8 river miles to Raven Creek divide; southerly along said divide to Todd Ranch Road; easterly along said road to the Raven Creek Road; southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 116; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 450; westerly along said highway to the Hilight Road; northerly along said road to the Belle Fourche River.

Area 124. Powder Rim. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 789 and the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 430; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 789; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line.

Area 125. Elk Mountain. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and U.S. Highway 30 at the Saratoga interchange; northeasterly along U.S. Highway 30 to Wyoming Highway 72 at the Hanna interchange; southeasterly along Wyoming Highway 72 to the Pass Creek Road (Carbon County Road 404) west of the town of Elk Mountain; southerly and westerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 130; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 126. Lost Springs (non-herd unit). All of Converse, Weston and Niobrara counties, and east of Belle Fourche River north of its confluence with Four Horse Creek and east of Four Horse Creek in Campbell County, excluding lands within other described and numbered elk hunt areas.

Area 127. Crowheart Butte. All non-Indian owned fee title lands within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation, and all lands within the Bureau of Reclamation's Riverton and Boysen Unit boundaries, and those lands within Boysen State Park south of Cottonwood Creek, west of Boysen Reservoir, and south of U.S. Highway 20-26; excluding those areas of the Spence and Moriarity Wildlife Management Area that lie east of the East Fork of the Wind River, and excluding those lands within Hot Springs County.

Area 128. Muskrat. Beginning where U.S. Highway 20-26 crosses the east boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly along said highway to the town of Waltman and the Gas Hills Road (Natrona County Road 212); southwesterly along said road to the Dry Creek Road (Natrona County Road 321); southeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 220; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 135; northerly along said highway to the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly and northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 20-26.

Area 129. Non-Herd Unit. All of Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Natrona, and Sheridan counties, excluding lands within other described and numbered elk hunt areas.

Area 130. Bolten Rim. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 71 crosses Interstate Highway 80 at the city of Rawlins; easterly along said Interstate to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to Sage Creek; southwesterly up said creek to the Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 71; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: April 22, 2026

History

Effective 2026-06-10

Chapter 8 Moose Hunting Seasons

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.8.06102026 Moose Hunting Seasons

WYOMING GAME & FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 8

MOOSE HUNTING SEASONS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23‑1‑302, § 23-1-703 and § 23‑2‑104.

Section 2. Hunting Seasons.

Hunt areas, season dates and limitations.

| Hunt | | Special Archery Dates | Regular Season Dates | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Area | Type | Opens | Closes | Opens | Closes | Quota | Limitations | | | 1 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 9 | Any moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | 1 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 17 | Antlerless moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | 2, 30 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 5 | Antlered moose | | | 3 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 20 | Oct. 31 | 15 | Antlered moose | | | 5 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 20 | Antlered moose | | | 6 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 5 | Antlered moose | | | 7 | | | | | | | Closed | | | 8 | | | | | | | Closed | | | 9 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Nov. 10 | 3 | Antlered moose | | | 10 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 8 | Antlered moose | | | 11 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 9 | Sep. 10 | Nov. 10 | 5 | Antlered moose | | | 14 | | | | | | | Closed | | | 15 | | | | | | | Closed | | | 16, 37 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Nov. 15 | 5 | Antlered moose | | | 17, 28 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Nov. 15 | 5 | Antlered moose | | | 18 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 15 | 5 | Antlered moose | | | 19 | | | | | | | Closed | | | 20 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 15 | Antlered moose | | | 21 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 2 | Antlered moose | | | 22 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 5 | Antlered moose | | | 23 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 10 | Antlered moose | | | 24 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | Sep. 15 | Oct. 31 | 20 | Antlered moose | | | 25 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 45 | Antlered moose | | | 25 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 5 | Antlerless moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | 26 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | | | | Antlered moose, valid on private irrigated land within the LaBarge Creek drainage | | | 26 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 40 | Antlered moose, valid in the entire area | | | 26 | 4 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | | | | Antlerless moose, except cow moose with calf at side; valid on private irrigated land within the LaBarge Creek drainage | | | 26 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 5 | Antlerless moose, except cow moose with calf at side; valid on private irrigated land | | | 27 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 12 | Antlered moose | | | 32 | | | | | | | Closed | | | 34 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 3 | Any moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | 34 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 1 | Antlerless moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | 35 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 20 | 3 | Antlered moose | | | 36 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 5 | Antlered moose | | | 38 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 30 | Any moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | 38 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 35 | Antlerless moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | 40 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 3 | Antlered moose | | | 40 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 3 | Antlerless moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | 41 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 5 | Any moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | 41 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 3 | Antlerless moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | 42 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 8 | Any moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | 42 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | 2 | Antlerless moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | 45 | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 5 | Any moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | 45 | 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 30 | 2 | Antlerless moose, except cow moose with calf at side | | | | | | | | | | | |

Section 3. Special Archery Seasons. There shall be special archery moose hunting seasons on the dates specified in Section 2. Archers shall possess a limited quota moose license and an archery license in order to hunt moose during any special archery season. Archers shall only hunt in the hunt area(s) and are restricted to the sex and antler restrictions for moose set forth by the limitations of their license as specified in Section 2 of this Chapter.

Section 4. Mandatory Sample Submission. The Department may mandate hunters submit biological samples from harvested moose from designated hunt areas within Wyoming.

Section 5. Hunt Area Descriptions. Area and Number.

Area 1. Goose Creek. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line; southeasterly along said highway to Piney Creek interchange and U.S. Highway 87; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 193; northwesterly along said highway to South Piney Creek; southwesterly up said creek to the divide along the Bighorn Mountain range; northwesterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 14 at Granite Pass; northerly along said highway to the Hunt Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10); northwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 14A; northwesterly along said highway to the Devils Canyon Road (U.S.F.S. Road 14); northerly along said road to the Sheep Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 11); northerly along said road to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to Interstate Highway 90.

Area 2. Lander Area. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 intersects the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 135 (Sand Draw Road); southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287; easterly along said highway to the Bison Basin Road (B.L.M. Road 3221); southerly along said road to the Cyclone Rim Road (B.L.M. Road 3216); westerly along said road to the Red Creek Road (B.L.M. Road 3219); northwesterly along said road to the Sand Creek Road; westerly along said road to the Continental Divide Road north of Continental Peak; westerly along said road to the Oregon Buttes Road; northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 28; northeasterly along said highway to Willow Creek; northwesterly up said creek to the divide between the Sweetwater River and the Wind River at Granite Peak; northwesterly along said divide to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to the Wind River Reservation boundary; easterly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 3. Pinedale. Beginning on the Continental Divide at the head of the Big Sandy River; southwesterly down said river to the Erramouspe Road (Sublette County Road 23-225); westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 191; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 351; westerly along said highway to the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23-110); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 191; northwesterly along said highway to the Green River; northeasterly up aid river to Jim Creek; easterly up said creek to the Bridger-Teton National forest boundary; southeasterly along said boundary to Pine Creek below Fremont Lake; northerly up said creek to Summit Lake; easterly to Mt. Helen and the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the head of the Big Sandy River.

Area 5. Upper Green River. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the Green River at Warren Bridge; northwesterly along said highway to the divide between the Hoback River and the Green River (Hoback Rim); northerly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Gros Ventre River at Hodges Peak; northeasterly along said divide to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); easterly along said road to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); northeasterly along said road to the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to Mt. Helen; west to Summit Lake and Pine Creek; southerly down said creek to the Bridger‑Teton National Forest boundary; northwesterly along said boundary to Jim Creek; westerly down said creek to the Green River; southerly down said river to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 6. Wind River. All of the drainage of the Wind River west of the west boundary of the Wind River Reservation and those areas of the Spence and Moriarity Wildlife Management Area east of the East Fork of the Wind River.

Area 7. Buffalo River. Beginning at the confluence of the South Fork and the North Fork of the Buffalo River; northerly up the North Fork to the Trail Creek Trail; northerly along said trail to Pacific Creek; easterly along said creek to the Continental Divide; easterly and southerly along said divide to the Teton Wilderness boundary and the divide between Blackrock Creek and the South Fork of the Buffalo River; westerly along said divide to Togwotee Lodge; northerly along the South Fork of the Buffalo River‑Togwotee Lodge Trail to the South Fork of the Buffalo River; westerly down said river to the North Fork of the Buffalo River.

Area 8. Thorofare‑Yellowstone. All of the drainages of Mountain Creek, the Thorofare River and the Yellowstone River upstream from the Yellowstone National Park boundary.

Area 9. Greybull‑Owl Creek. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 120 crosses the divide between Dry Creek and the Greybull River drainage (Meeteetse Rim); southeasterly along said highway to the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to the Wind River Reservation boundary; westerly along said boundary to the divide between the Wood River and the Wind River; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Greybull River and the Wind River; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Greybull River and the South Fork of the Shoshone River; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between Meeteetse Creek and Sage Creek; easterly along said divide to the divide between Dry Creek and the Greybull River; easterly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 120; in addition, all non-Indian fee title lands in that portion of Hot Springs County within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation.

Area 10. South Hoback. Beginning at the confluence of the Hoback and Snake rivers; southeasterly up the Hoback River to the road junction of U.S. Highway 191 and Dell Creek Road; southeasterly along U.S. Highway 191 to Hoback Rim and the divide between the Green River and Hoback River; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and the Hoback River; northerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and Willow Creek; northerly along said divide to the divide between Bailey Creek and Willow Creek; northerly along said divide to Drywash Draw; westerly down said draw to Bailey Creek; northwesterly down said creek to the Snake River; northerly up said river to the confluence of the Hoback and Snake rivers.

Area 11. Absaroka. All of the drainage of the Clark's Fork River west of Wyoming Highway 120; all of the drainage of the Shoshone River west of Wyoming Highway 120 and outside of Yellowstone National Park; the Dry Creek drainages west of Wyoming Highway 120; and the drainage of Soda Butte Creek outside of Yellowstone National Park.

Area 14. Fox Park. Beginning at the head of the Pacific Creek at the Continental Divide; westerly down Pacific Creek to the Whetstone Creek-Wildcat Peak Trail (#3034); northerly and westerly along said trail to Wildcat Ridge and the West Pilgrim Creek Trail; northerly along said trail to Brown Meadows and the Arizona Creek-Sheffield Creek Trail (#3026); northerly along said trail to Huckleberry Ridge and the divide between Sheffield Creek and Rodent Creek; northerly along said divide to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the head of Pacific Creek.

Area 15. Glade Creek‑Pilgrim Creek. Beginning where Pacific Creek crosses the Grand Teton National Park boundary; northerly and westerly along said boundary to the Targhee National Forest boundary; northerly along said boundary to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; easterly along said boundary to Huckleberry Ridge; southerly along said ridge to the Sheffield Creek-Arizona Creek Trail (#3026); southerly along said trail to Brown Meadows and the West Pilgrim Creek Trail; southerly along said trail to Wildcat Ridge and the Wildcat Peak-Whetstone Creek Trail (#3034); southerly and easterly along said trail to Pacific Creek; southwesterly down said creek to the Grand Teton National Park boundary.

Area 16. Alta. Beginning at the intersection of Wyoming Highway 22 and the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the South Fork of Badger Creek; easterly up said creek to the Caribou-Targhee National Forest‑Grand Teton National Park boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Targhee/Bridger-Teton interforest boundary; southerly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line.

Area 17. Lower Gros Ventre‑Spread Creek. Beginning where the Gros Ventre River crosses the Grand Teton National Park boundary; northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26‑287; easterly along said highway to Togwotee Lodge and the divide between the Buffalo River and Blackrock Creek; easterly along said divide and the Teton Wilderness boundary to the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Moccasin Basin Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30750); southerly along said road to the North Fork of Fish Creek at Calf Creek; southerly down said creek to Fish Creek; westerly down said creek to the Gros Ventre River; westerly down said river to the Grand Teton National Park boundary.

Area 18. Fish Creek. Beginning at the confluence of the Gros Ventre River and Fish Creek; northeasterly up said creek to North Fork of Fish Creek; northerly up said creek to the Moccasin Basin Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30750) at Calf Creek; northerly up said road to the Continental Divide; southeasterly along said divide to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); southwesterly along said road to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); westerly along said road to Kinky Creek; northwesterly down said creek to the Gros Ventre River; northwesterly down said river to Fish Creek.

Area 19. Wilson. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 22 and Wyoming Highway 390 west of the Snake River; northerly along Wyoming Highway 390 to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; northerly, easterly and southerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 390.

Area 20. Fall Creek‑Targhee. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 22 and Wyoming Highway 390 west of the Snake River; easterly along Wyoming Highway 22 to the Snake River; southerly and westerly down said river to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to the Caribou-Targhee/Bridger‑Teton interforest boundary at Teton Pass; northerly along said boundary to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; northeasterly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 390; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 22.

Area 21. North Hoback. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses Flat Creek at the north edge of the town of Jackson; due east to the National Elk Refuge boundary; easterly and northerly along said boundary to Flat Creek; easterly and southerly up Flat Creek to Cache Peak; southeasterly along the divide between Flat Creek and Granite Creek to Pyramid Peak; southeasterly along the divide between the Gros Ventre River and the Hoback River to Steamboat Peak; southerly and westerly along the divide between Shoal Creek and Dell Creek to the Riling Draw Road; southerly along said road to the Dell Creek Road; westerly along said road to the Hoback River; westerly down said river to the Snake River; northerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191; easterly and northerly along said highway to Flat Creek at the north edge of the town of Jackson.

Area 22. Raspberry Ridge. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River on Hoback Rim; northwesterly along U.S. Highway 191 to the road junction of U.S. Highway 191 and Dell Creek Road; easterly along said road to the Riling Draw Road; northerly along said road to the divide between Shoal Creek and Dell Creek; easterly and northerly along said divide to the divide between the Gros Ventre River and the Hoback River at Steamboat Peak; southeasterly along the divide between the Gros Ventre River and the Hoback River to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River at Hodges Peak; southerly along the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 23. Greys River‑Salt River. Beginning at the confluence of the Greys River and the Snake River; easterly up the Snake River to Bailey Creek; southerly up said creek to Dry Wash Draw; easterly up said draw to Greyback Ridge; southerly along said ridge to the divide between the Little Grays River and the Hoback River; southerly and easterly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and the Green River; southerly, westerly, and northerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and the Smiths Fork River; northerly and westerly along said divide to the divide between the Bear River and the Salt River; westerly along said divide to the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the Snake River; easterly up said river to the Greys River.

Area 24. Big Piney‑On National Forest. Beginning at Deadman Peak and the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River; northeasterly along said divide to the Bridger‑Teton National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to LaBarge Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10‑138); northwesterly along said road to the Smiths Fork Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10‑072); northerly along said road to the divide between the Green River and the Greys River; northerly along said divide to Deadman Peak.

Area 25. Big Piney‑Off National Forest. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River (Hoback Rim); southeasterly along said highway to the East Green River Road (Sublette County Road 23‑110) at Cora Junction; southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 351; easterly along said highway to the Burma Road (B.L.M. Road 5406); southerly along said road to the Yellow Point Road (B.L.M. Road 5407); westerly and southerly along said road to the Steed Canyon Road (B.L.M. Road 4202); southerly and westerly along said road to the Delaney Canyon Road (B.L.M. Road 4210); westerly along said road to Lincoln County Road 318; westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 189; northerly along said highway to the LaBarge Creek Road (Lincoln County Road 315) northwesterly along said road to the forest boundary; northerly up said boundary to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River; northeasterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 26. Lincoln. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 189 and U.S. Highway 30; westerly along U.S. Highway 30 to Wyoming Highway 89 at Sage Junction; southwesterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Utah state line; northerly along said line to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the divide between the Salt River and the Bear River; easterly along said divide to the divide between the Salt River and the Smiths Fork; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and the Smiths Fork; southeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and LaBarge Creek; southeasterly along said divide to the LaBarge Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10‑138 and Lincoln County Road 315); southeasterly along said road to U.S. Highway 189; southerly along said highway to Lincoln County Road 318; easterly along said road to the Delaney Canyon Road (B.L.M. Road 4210), easterly along said road to the Steed Canyon Road (B.L.M. Road 4202); southerly along said road to the Fontenelle Reservoir Dam Road (Lincoln County Road 313); westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 189; southerly along said highway to the junction of U.S. Highway 30.

Area 27. Uinta. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Wyoming‑Utah state line; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 410; southerly along said highway to the Stateline Dam Road (U.S.F.S. Road 072); southerly along said road to the Wyoming-Utah state line; west then north along said line to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 28. Crystal Creek‑Flat Creek. Beginning where the Gros Ventre River crosses the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; easterly and southerly up said river to Kinky Creek; southeasterly up said creek to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); easterly along said road to the divide between the Green River and the Gros Ventre River; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River at Hodges Peak; westerly along said divide to the divide between the Granite Creek‑Cache Creek‑Flat Creek and the head of Flat Creek; northwesterly down Flat Creek to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; northerly along said boundary to the Gros Ventre River.

Area 30. Sweetwater. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 28 crosses Willow Creek; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191; northerly along said highway to the Big Sandy Reservoir Road (Sweetwater County Road 28); easterly along said road to the Big Sandy River at the dam; northerly up said river to the Continental Divide; southeasterly along said divide to Mt. Nystrom and the divide between the Sweetwater River and the Wind River; southeasterly along said divide to Granite Peak and the headwaters of Willow Creek; southeasterly down said creek to Wyoming Highway 28.

Area 32. Enos Lake. Beginning where Pacific Creek crosses the Grand Teton National Park boundary; easterly and northerly along said creek to Trail Creek and the Trail Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 048); southerly along said trail to the North Fork of the Buffalo River; southerly along said river to the South Fork of the Buffalo River; easterly along said river to the Angles Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 067); southerly along said trail to Togwotee Lodge and U.S. Highway 26‑287; westerly along said highway to the eastern most boundary of Grand Teton National Park; northerly and westerly along said boundary to the private land boundary at the Pinto Ranch; southerly, westerly and northerly along said boundary to the Grand Teton National Park-Bridger Teton National Forest boundary; northerly along said boundary to Pacific Creek.

Area 33. Lower Green River. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and Wyoming Highway 372; northwesterly along Wyoming Highway 372 to Lincoln County Road 316 at the Fontenelle Junction; northerly along said road to the Fontenelle Reservoir Dam Road (Lincoln County Road 313); easterly along said road to the County Line Road (Sweetwater County Road 52); southerly along said road to the Lower Farson Cutoff Road (Sweetwater County Road 8); easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 28; easterly along said highway to the continuation of the Lower Farson Cutoff Road (Sweetwater County Road 8); southerly along said road to the Blue Rim Road (Sweetwater County Road 5); southerly along said road to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 372.

Area 34. Hunter Mesa. Beginning at the junction of Piney Creek and Interstate Highway 90; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to the North Fork of the Powder River; northwesterly up said river to Pass Creek; westerly up said creek to the Hazelton Road (Johnson County Road 3); northerly along said road to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); northerly along said road to the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 16; easterly along said highway to the divide along the Bighorn Mountain range at Powder River Pass; northerly along said divide to South Piney Creek; northeasterly down said creek to Wyoming Highway 193; southeasterly down said highway to U.S. Highway 87; southeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90.

Area 35. Henry's Fork. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Green River; southerly along the east bank of said river to Flaming Gorge Reservoir; southerly along the east shore of said reservoir to the Wyoming-Utah state line; westerly along said line to the Stateline Dam Road (U.S.F.S. Road 072); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 410; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to the Green River.

Area 36. Bear River Divide. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Wyoming‑Utah state line; northerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 89 west of Sage Junction; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 189; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Utah state line.

Area 37. Grassy Lake. Beginning where the South Fork of Badger Creek crosses the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the south boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said boundary to the Targhee National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Caribou-Targhee National Forest‑Grand Teton National Park boundary; southerly along said boundary to the South Fork of Badger Creek; westerly down said creek to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line.

Area 38. Snowy Range. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 230 west of the North Platte River; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30 at Walcott Junction; easterly and southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287 at the town of Laramie; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line.

Area 40. Lower Hams Fork. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and Wyoming Highway 189; northerly then northeasterly along Wyoming Highway 189 to the Fontenelle Reservoir Dam Road (Lincoln County Road 313); easterly along said road to Lincoln County Road 316; southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 372; southeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the junction of U.S. Highway 189.

Area 41. Sierra Madres. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 230 west of the North Platte River crosses the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 789; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line.

Area 42. West Big Horn. Beginning where the Bighorn River crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Sheep Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 11); southerly along said road to the Devils Canyon Road (U.S.F.S. Road 14); southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 14A; southeasterly along said road to the Hunt Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10); southeasterly along said road to U.S. Highway 14; southerly along said highway to Granite Pass and the divide along the Bighorn Mountain range; southerly and easterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 16 at the Powder River Pass; westerly along said highway to the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25); southerly along said road to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); southerly along said road to the Hazelton Road (Bighorn Divide Road-Johnson County Road 3); southerly along said road to the Rome Hill Road (Wyoming Highway 436); northwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 16; westerly along said highway to the Nowood River; northwesterly down said river to the Bighorn River; northerly down said river to the Wyoming-Montana state line.

Area 44. East Flaming Gorge. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Green River; easterly along said highway to the Bitter Creek Road (Sweetwater County Road 19); southerly along said road to Carson Springs Junction and the Cow Creek-Powder Wash Road; southerly along said road to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to the Wyoming-Utah state line; westerly along said line to Flaming Gorge Reservoir; northerly along the east shore of said reservoir to the Green River; northerly up the east bank of said river to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 45. Pole Mountain. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 30 and Wyoming Highway 34; northeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to U.S. Highway 287; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30, northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 34.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: April 22, 2026

History

Effective 2026-06-10

Chapter 9 Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat Hunting Seasons

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.9.06102026 Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat Hunting Seasons

WYOMING GAME & FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 9

BIGHORN SHEEP AND MOUNTAIN GOAT HUNTING SEASONS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23‑1‑302, § 23-1-703, § 23‑2‑104 and § 23-3-117.

Section 2. Definitions. In addition to the definitions set forth in Title 23 of the Wyoming Statutes and Chapter 2, General Hunting Regulation, the Commission also adopts the following definitions for the purpose of this chapter;

(a) "Bighorn sheep horns" mean the hollow horn sheaths of bighorn sheep, either attached to the skull or separated.

(b) "Less than three quarter (3/4) curl ram" means a male bighorn sheep with an unbroomed horn that does not intercept or cross a straight line drawn from the outer edge of the forward base of the horn through the back of the eye socket when viewed in profile.

Section 3. Bighorn Sheep Hunting Seasons.

Hunt areas, season dates and limitations.

| Hunt | | Special Archery Dates | Regular Season Dates | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Area | Type | Opens | Closes | Opens | Closes | Quota | Limitations | | 1 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 15 | Any ram | | 2 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 25 | Any ram | | 3 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 20 | Any ram | | 4 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 20 | Any ram | | 5 | 1 | | | Aug. 1 | Aug. 31 | 40 | Any bighorn sheep valid within the Owl Creek drainage | | 5 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | | Any ram valid in the entire area | | 6 | 1 | | | Aug. 1 | Aug. 31 | 1 | Any ram valid north of South Badger Creek | | 6 | 1 | | | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | | Any ram valid in the entire area | | 7 | 1 | Aug. 1 | Aug. 14 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 12 | Any bighorn sheep | | 7 | 6 | | | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 | 20 | Ewe or lamb valid within the Gros Ventre River drainage | | 7 | 7 | | | Oct. 15 | Nov. 15 | 20 | Ewe or lamb valid within the Flat Creek drainage east of Highway 89/191/26 | | 8 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 2 | Any ram | | 9 | 1 | Aug. 1 | Aug. 14 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 15 | 5 | Any ram | | 10 | 1 | Aug. 1 | Aug. 14 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 15 | 5 | Any ram | | 12 | 1 | Aug. 1 | Aug. 14 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 15 | 5 | Any ram | | 12 | 2 | Aug. 1 | Aug. 14 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | 3 | Any ram less than three-quarter (3/4) curl | | 17 | 1 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | 8 | Any ram valid within the Sand Creek Drainage | | 17 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 15 | Nov. 15 | | Any ram valid in the entire area | | 17 | 2 | | | Sep. 1 | Sep. 14 | 12 | Any ram less than three-quarter (3/4) curl within the Sand Creek Drainage | | 17 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 15 | Nov. 15 | | Any ram less than three-quarter (3/4) curl valid in the entire area | | 17 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 15 | 35 | Ewe or lamb | | 17 | 7 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Oct. 1 | Nov. 15 | 15 | Ewe or lamb valid within the Sand Creek drainage | | 18 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Nov. 30 | 3 | Any ram | | 19 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 10 | Any ram | | 20 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Nov. 30 | 3 | Any ram | | 21 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 2 | Any ram | | 21 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 1 | Any ram less than three-quarter (3/4) curl | | 21 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 2 | Ewe or lamb | | 22 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 3 | Any ram | | 22 | 1 | | | Oct. 1 | Oct. 31 | | Any ram; also valid in Area 5 | | 24 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 1 | Any ram | | 26 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Nov. 15 | 2 | Any ram | | 26 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Nov. 15 | 2 | Any ram less than three-quarter (3/4) curl | | 26 | 6 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 15 | Nov. 15 | 5 | Ewe or lamb |

Section 4. Special Archery Seasons.

There shall be special archery bighorn sheep hunting seasons on the dates specified in Section 3. Archers shall possess a limited quota bighorn sheep license and an archery license in order to hunt bighorn sheep during any special archery season. Archers shall only hunt in the hunt area(s) and for the sex of bighorn sheep set forth by the limitations of their license as specified in Section 3 of this Chapter.

Section 5. Registration of Bighorn Sheep. Any person harvesting a bighorn sheep in Wyoming shall within fifteen (15) consecutive days following the harvest present the horns attached to the skull plate for registration. All harvested bighorn sheep shall be plugged. Any person picking up any bighorn sheep horns in Wyoming shall within fifteen (15) consecutive days following the pickup of the horns present the horn or horns for registration, plugging and interstate game tagging. Plugging may be omitted if the Department determines that the size or condition of the horn prevents proper plugging. Any person taking bighorn sheep horns shall present them in person at one of the following Department offices, Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Bighorn sheep horns not originating in Wyoming shall not be plugged.

(a) The Department may require substantive proof from individuals who do not possess a valid bighorn sheep license and take bighorn sheep horns that the horns were legally acquired. Failure to provide such proof may result in seizure of the horns. Before a person's bighorn sheep horns may be plugged, the person may be required to take a Department enforcement officer to the location where the bighorn sheep horns were acquired. Failure to comply with this request shall be a violation of this regulation and the bighorn sheep horns may be seized.

(b) No person shall alter, deface or remove a plug placed in a bighorn sheep horn by the Department.

(c) No person shall possess the horn(s) of a bighorn sheep that bears an altered, defaced or counterfeit Wyoming plug or from which the plug has been removed.

(d) The insertion of a Wyoming plug does not in itself certify that the animal was legally taken or possessed.

(e) Any person who makes a false statement on the bighorn sheep registration form shall be in violation of this regulation.

Section 6. Bighorn Sheep Hunt Area Descriptions.

Area and number.

Area 1. Clark's Fork. All of the drainage of the Clark's Fork River north of Sunlight Creek and north of the Clark's Fork River below its confluence with Sunlight Creek; and the drainage of Soda Butte Creek outside of Yellowstone National Park.

Area 2. Trout Peak. All of the north drainage of the North Fork of the Shoshone River and north of U.S. Highway 14‑16-20 between Pahaska Teepee and the east boundary of Yellowstone National Park; all of the south drainage of the Clark's Fork River south and east of Sunlight Creek and west of Wyoming Highway 120; all of the north drainage of the Shoshone River west of Wyoming Highway 120.

Area 3. Wapiti Ridge. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14‑16-20 intersects the east boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly down said highway to the North Fork of the Shoshone River; easterly down said river to the Shoshone River; easterly along said river to Wyoming Highway 120; southeasterly down said highway to U.S. Highway 14A; southerly down said highway to U.S. Highway 14-16-20; westerly down said highway to Wyoming Highway 291; southwesterly down said highway to Park County Road 6QS; westerly down said road to the South Fork of the Shoshone River; southwesterly up said river to Deer Creek; westerly up said creek to the head of the southern most fork of Butte Creek; westerly down said creek to the Thorofare River; westerly down said river to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; easterly then northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 14‑16-20.

Area 4. Yount's Peak. Beginning where Deer Creek enters the South Fork of the Shoshone River; southerly up said river to Needle Creek; southerly up said creek to the head of Emerald Creek; southerly down said creek to Wiggins Fork Creek; southerly down said creek to the Wiggins Fork Road (Shoshone National Forest Road 285); southerly down said road to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; westerly then southerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287; northwesterly along said highway to the east boundary of Grand Teton National Park; northerly and westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287; northerly along said highway to the south boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said boundary to the Thorofare River; easterly up said river to the southern most fork of Butte Creek; northeasterly up said creek to the head of Deer Creek; easterly down said creek to the South Fork of the Shoshone River.

Area 5. Franc's Peak. Beginning where Needle Creek enters the South Fork of the Shoshone River; northeasterly down said river to Park County Road 6QS; northeasterly down said road to Wyoming Highway 291; easterly down said highway to U.S. Highway 14-16-20; easterly down said highway to Wyoming Highway 120; southeasterly along said highway to the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to the Wind River Reservation boundary; westerly along said boundary to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; northwesterly, southwesterly, then westerly along said boundary to the Wiggins Fork Road (Shoshone National Forest Road 285); northerly along said road to Wiggins Fork Creek; northerly up said creek to Emerald Creek; northerly up said creek to Needle Creek; northerly down said creek to the South Fork of the Shoshone River; in addition, all non-Indian fee title lands in that portion of Hot Springs County within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation.

Area 6. Targhee. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 22 crosses the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Targhee National Forest‑John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Targhee National Forest‑Grand Teton National Park boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Bridger‑Teton National Forest‑Grand Teton National Park boundary; northerly, easterly and southerly along said boundary to the Bridger-Teton National Forest Boundary at Teton Village; southerly along boundary to Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line.

Area 7. Jackson. Beginning at Togwotee Pass on the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); westerly along said road to Wagon Creek; southerly down said creek to the Green River; southerly down said river to the Bridger‑Teton National Forest boundary; westerly along said boundary to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River at the Hoback Rim where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the Rim; westerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and the Hoback River; northerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and Willow Creek; northerly along said divide to the divide between Bailey Creek and Willow Creek (Greyback Ridge); northerly along said divide to the Dry Wash Draw; westerly down said draw to Bailey Creek; northwesterly down said creek to the Snake River; northerly along said river to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191; easterly along said highway to the National Elk Refuge boundary at the north end of the town of Jackson; southerly, easterly and northerly along said boundary to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26‑287; easterly along said highway to Togwotee Pass.

Area 8. Sheep Mountain. Beginning where Pine Creek crosses U.S. Highway 191 in the town of Pinedale; northwesterly along said highway to the Green River at Warren Bridge; northerly, easterly and southerly up said river to Roaring Fork Creek; easterly up said creek to the Continental Divide; southeasterly along said divide to Hay Pass and the head of the North Fork of Boulder Creek; southwesterly down said creek to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; northwesterly along said boundary to Pine Creek; southerly down said creek to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 9. Dinwoody. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses Torrey Creek; southerly along said highway to the Wind River Reservation boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to the head of Bomber Creek (East Fork of Torrey Creek); northeasterly down said creek to Torrey Creek; northerly down said creek to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 10. Jakey's Fork. Beginning where Torrey Creek crosses U.S. Highway 287; southwesterly up said creek to Bomber Creek (East Fork of Torrey Creek); southwesterly up said creek to the Continental Divide; northerly along said divide to the head of Roaring Fork Creek; southerly down said creek to the Green River; westerly and southerly down said river to Wagon Creek; northwesterly up said creek to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); northerly along said road to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 287; southeasterly along said highway to Torrey Creek.

Area 12. Porcupine. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14A crosses the Big Horn River; northerly down said river to the Wyoming-Montana state line; east along said line to the Sheep Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 11); southerly along said road to the Devils Canyon Road (U.S.F.S. Road 14); southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 14A; westerly along said highway to the Big Horn River.

Area 17. Ferris-Seminoe. Beginning at the city of Rawlins; northerly along U.S. Highway 287 to Wyoming Highway 220; northeasterly along said highway to the Kortes Road (Natrona County Road 407); southerly along said road to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the city of Rawlins.

Area 18. Douglas Creek. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 287 crosses the

Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 230 in Carbon County; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 287 in Laramie; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line.

Area 19. Laramie Peak. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 25 and Wyoming Highway 211 at the town of Chugwater; southwesterly along Wyoming Highway 211 to the Iron Mountain-Jordan Road (Platte County Road 10-Laramie County Road 106-2), southwesterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 211; southerly along said road to the Fisher Canyon-Rogers Canyon Road (Laramie County Road 228-1 - Albany County Road 17) at Horse Creek Station; southwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 30 at the town of Laramie; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 487; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 220; northeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southeasterly along said interstate to Wyoming Highway 211.

Area 20. Kouba Canyon. Beginning where U.S. Highway 85 crosses the Wyoming - South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to the Dewey Road (Weston County Rd. #2); northwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 85; northerly along said highway to the Wyoming-South Dakota state line.

Area 21. Encampment River. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 130 crosses the North Platte River in the town of Saratoga; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to the Medicine Bow National Forest boundary near the confluence of Spring Creek and the Little Snake River; westerly and northerly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 70; northeasterly along said highway to the Sage Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 801-Carbon County Road 401); northerly along said road to Sage Creek; easterly down said creek to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 130 in the town of Saratoga.

Area 22. Dubois Badlands. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses the Wind River Reservation boundary; westerly along said highway to the Wiggins Fork Road (Fremont County Road 285); northerly along said road to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Wind River Reservation boundary; southerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287. This includes those areas of the Spence-Moriarity Wildlife Habitat Area east of the East Fork of the Wind River.

Area 24. Big Piney. Beginning at a point where the Bridger‑Teton National Forest boundary crosses LaBarge Creek; westerly up said creek to the head of the Greys River; northerly down said river to Deadman Creek; easterly up said creek to the divide between the Greys River and the Hoback River, southerly along said divide to the divide between the Hoback River and the Green River; easterly along said divide to the Bridger‑Teton National Forest boundary on Hoback Rim; southerly along said boundary to LaBarge Creek.

Area 26. Bennett Mountain. Beginning where the Medicine Bow River enters the North Platte River; northerly down the North Platte River to Sage Creek; easterly up said creek to the South Fork of Sage Creek; easterly up said fork to the Leo-Shirley Basin Road (Carbon County Road 102); easterly along said road to the Pryor Flat Road (B.L.M. Road 3115); southeasterly along said road to the Troublesome Spring Road; southerly along said road to Troublesome Creek; southerly down said creek to the Hanna-Leo Road (Carbon County Road 291); southerly along said road to the Medicine Bow River; westerly down said river to the North Platte River.

Section 7. Mountain Goat Hunting Seasons.

Hunt areas, season dates and limitations.

| Hunt | | Special Archery Dates | Regular Season Dates | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Area | Type | Opens | Closes | Opens | Closes | Quota | Limitations | | 1 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 10 | Any mountain goat | | 2 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 2 | Any mountain goat | | 3 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 9 | Any mountain goat | | 3 | 2 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Sep. 1 | Oct. 31 | 9 | Any mountain goat valid in the North Fork Shoshone River drainage; also valid in Area 5 | | 4 | | | | | | | Closed |

Section 8. Special Archery Seasons. There shall be special archery mountain goat hunting seasons on the dates specified in Section 7. Archers shall possess a limited quota mountain goat license and an archery license in order to hunt mountain goat during any special archery season. Archers shall hunt only in the hunt area(s) and for the type of mountain goat as set forth by the limitations for their license as specified in Section 7 of this Chapter.

Section 9. Registration of Mountain Goats. Any person harvesting a mountain goat in Wyoming shall within fifteen (15) consecutive days following the harvest present the horns attached to the skull plate for registration. Any person picking up any mountain goat horns in Wyoming shall within fifteen (15) consecutive days following the pickup of the horn(s) present the horn(s) for registration and interstate game tagging. Any person taking mountain goat horns shall present them Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at any Department office listed in Section 5 of this regulation. Any person who makes a false statement on the mountain goat registration from shall be in violation of this regulation.

Section 10. Mountain Goat Hunt Area Descriptions.

Area and number.

Area 1. Beartooth. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 120 crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 296; northwesterly along said highway to the junction with U.S. Highway 212; northwesterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to Wyoming Highway 120.

Area 2. Palisades. Beginning where the Snake River crosses the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to the Snake River; southerly along said river to the Wyoming-Idaho state line.

Area 3. North Absaroka. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 14-16-20 and Wyoming Highway 120; westerly along U.S. Highway 14-16-20 to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; northerly along said boundary to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to U.S. Highway 212; southeasterly along said highway to the junction with Wyoming Highway 296; southeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 120; southerly along said highway to the junction of Wyoming Highway 120 and U.S. Highway 14-16-20.

Area 4. Targhee. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 22 crosses the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Targhee National Forest-John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Targhee National Forest-Grand Teton National Park boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Bridger-Teton National Forest-Grand Teton National Park boundary; northerly, easterly and southerly along said boundary to the Bridger-Teton National Forest Boundary at Teton Village; southerly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Idaho state line.

Area 5. South Absaroka. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14-16-20 intersects the east boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly down said highway to Wyoming Highway 120; southeasterly along said highway to the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to the Wind River Reservation boundary; westerly, northwesterly, then southwesterly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287; northwesterly along said highway to the east boundary of Grand Teton National Park; northerly and westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287; northerly along said highway to the south boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly, then northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 14-16-20; in addition, all non-Indian fee title lands in that portion of Hot Springs County within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: April 22, 2026

History

Effective 2026-06-10

Chapter 10 Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.10.04182023 Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife

DRAFT 1/12/98

CHAPTER 10

IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-102, § 23‑1‑103, § 23‑1‑302(a), (vi), (xv), (xxii) and (xxvi), § 23‑2‑105, § 23‑2‑305, § 23‑3‑116, § 23‑3‑301, § 23‑3‑302, § 23‑5‑101, § 23‑5‑201, § 23‑5‑203 and § 23-6-207.

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Approved Laboratory" means a professional diagnostic or analytical laboratory qualified to conduct specific analyses and approved in advance by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

(b) "Cage and Aviary Birds" means those exotic captive‑reared birds, such as parrots, exotic finches, and canaries, which are adapted to live and breed in a cage or would not survive in the wild in the state.

(d) "Captive-Reared Mallard Ducks" means privately owned, properly marked mallard ducks distinguished morphologically from domestic ducks.

(e) "Certificate of Veterinary Inspection" means an official health certificate issued by a licensed and accredited veterinarian.

(f) "Commercial Use" means utilizing wildlife in sale, trade, barter, brokerage or other commerce.

(g) "Dog Field Trial" means and includes any trial held under rules of a dog or kennel club for the purpose of gaining points toward a championship; and any practice or training trial where there is organized competition and training of dogs for the purpose of preparing for a trial.

(h) "Dog Training" means the activity of training or teaching dogs to hunt game birds by the use of pen‑raised game birds or captive-reared mallard ducks.

(i) "Domestic Animals" means those populations of animals, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or transgenic product thereof, which through long association with humans have been bred to a degree which has resulted in genetic changes of the species to an extent that makes them unique and distinguishable from wild individuals of their species. For the purpose of this regulation, only the following animals are considered domestic:

ass, burro, and donkey (Equus asinus),

bison (Bison bison); except when classified as wild bison by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission and the Wyoming Livestock,

cat (Felis catus),

domestic cattle (Bos taurus and Bos indicus),

domestic chicken (Gallus gallus),

dog (Canis familiaris),

domestic ferret (Mustela furo),

domestic goat (Capra hircus),

domestic greylag goose (Anser anser),

horse and pony (Equus caballus),

domestic mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) distinguished morphologically from wild mallards and captive-reared mallard ducks,

mule and hinny (Equus asinus x Equus caballus),

domestic muscovy duck (Cairina moschata),

pigeons (Columba livia),

domestic sheep (Ovis aries), distinguished morphologically from wild sheep,

domestic swan goose (Anser cygnoides),

domestic swine (Sus domesticus),

domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) distinguished morphologically from wild turkeys.

(j) "Domesticated Animals" means those individual animals, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof, which have been made tractable (easily managed or controlled) or tame. For the purpose of this regulation, only the following animals are considered domesticated:

domesticated alpaca (Lama pacos),

domesticated camel (Camelus bactrianus and Camelus dromedarius),

domesticated chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger),

domesticated emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae),

domesticated European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus),

domesticated Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus),

domesticated guinea fowl (Numida meleagris),

domesticated guinea pig (Cavia porcellus),

domesticated hamster (Mesocricetus auratus),

domesticated hedgehog (Erinaceus spp.),

domesticated llama (Lama glama),

domesticated mouse (Mus musculus),

domesticated ostrich (Struthio camelus),

domesticated peafowl (Pavo cristatus),

domesticated pot-bellied pig (Sus scrofa domesticus),

domesticated quail, common (Coturnix coturnix),

domesticated quail, Japanese (Coturnix japonica),

domesticated rat (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus),

domesticated sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps),

domesticated rhea (Rhea americana and Rhea pennata),

domesticated vicuna (Vicugna vicugna),

domesticated water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis),

domesticated yak (Bos grunniens),

domesticated zebra (Equus quagga).

(k) "Falconry Training" means the activity of training or teaching raptors to hunt game birds by the use of pen-raised game birds.

(l) "Game Bird Certificate of Origin" means a sworn statement signed by the owner or manager of game birds originating from premises operated by them that said premises are free of infectious, contagious or communicable diseases.

(m) "Game Farm" means the single game farm existing on or before January 1, 1975, the NX Bar Ranch previously owned by Allen O. Fordyce (herein referred to as "the NX Bar Ranch game farm"), which is the game farm operation referenced in Wyoming Session Laws 1975, ch. 83, s2.

(n) "Holding Facility(ies)" or "Facility" means the physical structure designed to confine and handle live wildlife. The holding facility shall be defined by legal description to the quarter/quarter section or Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates where live wildlife shall be possessed or confined.

(o) "Hybrid" means an animal produced by crossing species or subspecies.

(p) "Import/Importation" means to bring or cause live wildlife to be brought into Wyoming by any means.

(q) "Importation/Possession Permit" or "Permit" means a written permit issued by the Department to allow for all or part of the following: importation, possession, transportation, or commercial use of live wildlife.

(r) "National Poultry Improvement Plan Form VS 9-3" means a U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service form for reporting of interstate shipment of poultry, including captive-reared mallard ducks, captive-bred migratory waterfowl and pen-raised game birds.

(s) "Pen‑Raised Game Birds" means privately‑owned game birds, excluding captive-reared mallard ducks and captive-bred migratory waterfowl, that are legally in possession of the holder of an importation/possession permit.

(t) "Possess/Possession" as it pertains to live wildlife and as used in this regulation, means to have physical dominion or control over wildlife regardless of ownership; possession also includes constructive possession where a person knowingly holds the power and ability to exercise dominion and control over wildlife, and has the ability to reduce the wildlife to actual possession.

(u) "Prevalence" means the proportion or percent of cases of a disease, or a disease agent, present in a population at a given time.

(v) "Protected Animal" means those animals as defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a)(ix) as protected animals.

(w) "Quarantine" means isolation or confinement in a holding facility, as approved in advance by the Department, constructed to hold animals in separation for a certain period of time to ensure they are free of known diseases and preventing disease exposure to other animals. Quarantine may also refer to the period of time in which animals are separated and confined in a quarantine facility. Quarantine facilities shall prevent contact between quarantined wildlife and any other animals, prevent escape of quarantined wildlife and allow humane restraint and handling of quarantined wildlife.

(x) "Raptor" means any live bird of the Order Accipitriformes, Falconiformes or Strigiformes listed in 50 CFR 10.13.

(y) "Species" means the biological classification of individuals having common attributes, potentially capable of interbreeding under natural conditions but usually not with members of another species, and designated by a binomial consisting of genus and specific names decided upon by recognized scientific authorities.

(z) "Warm-Blooded Wildlife" means every live wild mammal and bird, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid (including hybrids between wildlife and wildlife, and hybrids between wildlife and domestic or domesticated animals) or any transgenic product thereof.

(aa) "Wild" means all those animals not defined as domestic or domesticated in this regulation.

Section 3. Importation/Possession Permit Required For Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife. Except as otherwise specified or exempted in this regulation, a permit from the Department is required prior to importation, possession, confinement or transportation of any living warm-blooded wildlife.

Section 4. Disposition of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife. Unless otherwise specified, no live warm-blooded wildlife held in possession under a permit issued under this regulation shall be abandoned, released, transferred or allowed to escape without authorization from the Department. Warm-blooded wildlife released or abandoned without written authorization of the Department may be taken by Department personnel.

Section 5. Notification and Disposition of Diseased or Escaped Warm-Blooded Wildlife.

(a) Diseased Warm-Blooded Wildlife

(i) It shall be an express condition of a permit issued under this regulation that the permittee or an authorized agent of the permittee shall notify the Wildlife Division Chief within forty-eight (48) hours of having reason to believe that warm-blooded wildlife held under a permit may have been exposed to or contracted a pathogen, disease or parasite. It shall be a violation of this regulation to import permitted warm-blooded wildlife or remove permitted warm-blooded wildlife when there is reason to believe said wildlife have been exposed to or contracted a pathogen, disease or parasite from the holding facility(ies) without prior authorization from the Department. The holders of permits for interstate transportation of said live wildlife shall immediately notify the Department of the death of any wildlife, or any wildlife exposed to or having contracted a pathogen, disease or parasite.

(ii) The Department may order inspection by an accredited veterinarian or inspecting agent of permitted warm-blooded wildlife believed to have been exposed to or contracted a pathogen, disease or parasite. Inspection may be at the expense of the permittee.

(iii) The Department shall determine when destruction, quarantine, or disinfection of diseased warm-blooded wildlife is required at any federal, state, private, or commercial facility. If the Department determines that destruction, quarantine or disinfection of diseased warm-blooded wildlife, or disinfection of the facility is required, a written order from the Department shall be issued to the permittee or an authorized agent of the permittee setting forth the steps necessary and establishing the time period that the permittee shall carry out such actions.

(b) Escaped Warm-Blooded Wildlife

(i) The Department may take escaped warm-blooded wildlife at any time if it is determined that the warm-blooded wildlife poses a threat to public safety or Wyoming's wildlife resources.

(ii) The permittee or an authorized agent of the permittee shall notify the Department within twenty‑four (24) hours of discovery that permitted warm-blooded wildlife have escaped. If the Department discovers the escape, it shall notify the permittee or his authorized agent within twenty‑four (24) hours. The permittee or authorized agent shall have forty-eight (48) hours following notification to the Department or notification by the Department, to recover escaped wildlife that do not pose a threat to public safety or Wyoming's wildlife resources. The Department may at its discretion take warm-blooded wildlife that were not recovered.

(iii) The holders of permits for interstate transportation of live wildlife shall immediately notify the Department of any wildlife escapes.

Section 6. Illegal Importation/Possession of Warm-Blooded Wildlife. Live warm-blooded wildlife imported or possessed in violation of this regulation or live warm-blooded wildlife illegally taken from another jurisdiction shall be considered illegal in the state of Wyoming and may be held in quarantine at the owner's risk and expense and may be destroyed subject to an order from the Department. The owner or owner's agent shall not allow said wildlife to be moved, released or allowed to escape, and shall be held subject to the order from the Department.

Section 7. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.

(a) Certificates of veterinary inspection, or a National Poultry Improvement Program Form VS 9-3 where applicable shall be required for all live warm-blooded wildlife imported into or transported through the state unless otherwise exempted by this regulation. All certificates of veterinary inspection shall be issued to comply in all respects with requirements of the state.

(b) All persons importing live warm-blooded wildlife, unless otherwise exempted, shall comply with provisions of Appendix I prior to importation. Said wildlife shall not be diverted from the destination stated on the permit and on the certificate of veterinary inspection without prior approval of the Department.

(c) The certificate of veterinary inspection shall delineate the total number of animals covered by the certificate. It shall indicate the health status of the animals involved, including dates and results of required tests and vaccinations, the name and mailing addresses of the consignor and the consignee if the warm-blooded wildlife will be transferred to another person, or the name and address of the person in possession of the warm-blooded wildlife if no transfer will occur. The certificate of veterinary inspection shall also include the origin of the warm-blooded wildlife and their actual Wyoming destination. The certificate of veterinary inspection shall include an accurate description of the warm-blooded wildlife including proper taxonomic identification with genus, species and, if applicable, subspecies names. If warm-blooded wildlife is marked in a manner allowing individual identification, such identification marking(s) shall be recorded on the certificate of veterinary inspection.

Section 8. Government Entities or Accredited Colleges or Universities. The Department may consider a permit application for any warm-blooded wildlife from governmental entities, or any accredited college or university or a qualified person as determined by the Department for education, research, special purposes or to meet Department wildlife management goals. Such permits may be issued in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits and in accordance with the health and inspection requirements of this regulation, unless otherwise authorized.

Section 9. Commercial Use. A permit is required to take warm-blooded nongame wildlife from within Wyoming for commercial use.

Section 10. Interstate Transportation. Any living warm-blooded wildlife may be transported through the state if the person transporting said wildlife is in possession of a valid permit for interstate transportation of live wildlife and a valid certificate of veterinary inspection, unless otherwise specified by this regulation. Interstate transportation permits may be available at ports of entry.

(a) An interstate transportation permit shall only allow transportation of live warm-blooded wildlife through the state for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive hours from the time of issuance.

(b) Live warm-blooded wildlife shall not be released within the state of Wyoming. Dead warm-blooded wildlife shall not be disposed of within Wyoming unless authorized by the Department.

(c) Holders of interstate transportation permits shall immediately notify the Department of any warm-blooded wildlife escapes, deaths, or any wildlife exposed to, or having contracted a pathogen, disease or parasite while being transported through Wyoming.

(d) Interstate transportation permits shall also include the information listed in this subsection. Failure to properly complete an interstate transportation permit with correct information may result in permit denial or revocation.

(i) Person/Company shipping wildlife;

(ii) Origin of wildlife;

(iii) Destination of wildlife shipment;

(iv) Total number of wildlife contained in each container;

(v) Common and scientific name of wildlife;

(vi) Name of port of entry where the wildlife entered the state;

(vii) Date and time of entry into the state; and

(viii) Location the shipment will leave the state of Wyoming.

Section 11. Warm-Blooded Wildlife Prohibited from Importation and Possession.

(a) There shall be no private ownership, private importation or private possession of live big or trophy game animals, except as otherwise specified in this regulation.

(b) In addition, a permit shall not be issued for importation or possession of the following live warm-blooded wildlife in Wyoming, except as otherwise specified in this regulation.

(i) All members of the subfamily Alcelaphinae;

(ii) All members of the subfamily Caprinae, except those exempt in Section 16;

(iii) Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus);

(iv) All members of the order nonhuman primates;

(v) All members of the order Rodentia from Africa;

(vi) All members of the family Suidae, except those exempt in Section 16;

(vii) All members of the family Tayassuidae;

(viii) Wild turkey (meleagris gallopavo);

(ix) Gray wolf (Canis Lupis);

(x) Red wolf (Canis Rufus);

(xi) Red deer (Cervus elaphus);

(xii) Red deer hybrid

(xiii) Wolf hybrid

(xiv) Injurious wildlife listed in 50 CFR § 16

(xv) Endangered and threatened wildlife listed in 50 CFR §17.11; and

(xvi) Protected animals

Section 12. Warm-Blooded Wildlife Prohibited From Importation. Warm-blooded wildlife declared as pests by W.S. § 11-5-101 through W.S. § 11-5-119, and wildlife defined in W.S. § 23-1-101 as predatory animals and predacious birds, Eurasian Collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto), and Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) are prohibited from importation, except as otherwise provided.

Section 13. Importation/Possession Permit Required. A permit is required prior to importation, possession and transportation for the following warm-blooded wildlife unless otherwise specified in this regulation:

(a) Furbearing animals, except:

(i) Live furbearing animals may be captured in the State under terms of W.S. § 23‑2‑305 for propagation only during open seasons for the trapping of furbearing animals as specified in Commission Regulation Chapter 4, Furbearing Animal Hunting or Trapping Seasons.

(ii) Persons licensed to capture furbearing animals for the purpose of propagation shall be governed by Commission Regulation Chapter 4, Furbearing Animal Hunting or Trapping Seasons, except that furbearing animals do not have to be killed before leaving the trap site.

(b) Pen-raised game birds and captive-reared mallard ducks, excluding those held under authority of W.S §23‑5‑102 (licensed game bird farms). A game bird certificate of origin shall be completed as prescribed in Appendix I Section 3 (c) prior to said wildlife being imported into the state.

(d) A permit may be authorized upon approval for other warm-blooded wildlife unless otherwise specified in this regulation.

Section 14. Possession of Warm-Blooded Wildlife from Within Wyoming - No Possession Permit Required. The following wildlife may be possessed without a permit if captured in the state, but no importation is allowed.

(a) All birds listed in Commission Regulation Chapter 52, Take of Nongame Wildlife From Within Wyoming, where take without a permit for personal use is allowed.

(b) Mammals declared as pests by W.S. §11-5-101 through W.S. § 11-5-119, or animals defined in W.S. § 23-1-101 as predatory animals.

Section 15. Possession of Warm-Blooded Wildlife From Within Wyoming - No Possession Permit Required. Importation Permit Required Prior to Entry Into the State. The following wildlife may be possessed without a permit if captured in the state, but require a permit before being imported, except as otherwise specified.

(a) All mammals listed in Commission Regulation Chapter 52, Take of Nongame Wildlife From Within Wyoming, where take without a permit is allowed for personal use, except no importation shall be allowed for animals declared as pests by W.S. § 11-5-101 through W.S. § 11-5-119, or animals defined in W.S. § 23-1-101 as predatory animals.

Section 16. Possession and Importation of Wildlife - No Possession/Importation Permit Required. Live warm-blooded wildlife listed in this section, unless otherwise specified or listed as prohibited from possession and importation, may be imported, possessed or transported without a permit.

(a) For live warm-blooded wildlife defined as domestic or domesticated in this regulation, a certificate of veterinary inspection is not required by the Department; however, the Wyoming Animal Management Damage Board, the Wyoming Livestock Board and the Wyoming Department of Agriculture or other rules may apply.

(b) Birds:

(i) Cage and aviary birds. A certificate of veterinary inspection is not required by the Department; however, the Wyoming Livestock Board, the Wyoming Animal Damage Management Board and the Wyoming Department of Agriculture or other rules may apply; and,

(ii) Pen-raised game birds, captive-reared mallards and captive-bred migratory waterfowl legally imported, possessed, confined or transported under terms of W.S. § 23-5-102 (licensed game bird farms). A certificate of veterinary inspection or a National Poultry Improvement Plan VS Form 9-3 shall be issued and a game bird certificate of origin shall be issued prior to such wildlife being imported into the state; and,

(iii) Raptors legally imported or transported into the state under terms of W.S.§ 23-2-105 (license to take falcons and hawks) and Commission Regulation Chapter 25, Falconry and Raptor Propagation Regulation. A certificate of veterinary inspection shall be issued prior to such wildlife being imported or transported into the state.

Section 17. Pen-Raised Game Birds/Captive-Reared Mallard Ducks/Captive-Bred Migratory Waterfowl.

(a) Pen-raised game birds, captive-reared mallard ducks and captive-bred migratory waterfowl may be used for dog training, dog field trials or falconry training except as provided in this subsection. Captive-bred migratory waterfowl may be killed by shooting only in accordance with all applicable hunting regulations.

(i) Before any bird is possessed, killed or released the bird shall be toe clipped or possess an attached leg band, except pen-raised game birds need not to be so marked for use in dog field trials; captive-reared mallard ducks and captive-bred migratory waterfowl shall have the hind toe from the right foot removed, or a seamless metal band attached to one leg, or be marked as per 50 CFR 21.

(ii) Birds shall not be taken or released at locations other than within the holding facilities, or upon the land on which the dog or falconry training, or dog field trial event occurs as described and approved in the permit application.

(iii) Live birds taken shall remain in possession of the permittee unless the game birds are transferred to a person in possession of a valid permit issued under the terms of this regulation.

(iv) Birds killed shall remain in the possession of the permittee unless the person in possession of the dead birds has a receipt for said birds issued by the permittee including but not limited to species and number killed, date killed, permit number and permittee name, name of person in possession of dead birds.

(v) The permittee shall notify the Department in the application for a permit that the permit is for dog or falcon training or a dog field trial. If the application is for a dog field trial, the permittee shall notify the department of the name of the dog or kennel club under which the event will be held, the dates of the event and the dates of any field trial training.

(vi) Pen-raised game birds shall not be released in locations inhabited by wild game birds of the same species, unless the season for the taking of the species of game birds released is open according to current Commission regulations.

(vii) Captive-reared mallard ducks shall be rendered flightless before release if released in locations inhabited by wild mallard ducks. The permittee shall make every effort not to leave live captive-reared mallard ducks in the field.

(viii) Captive-reared mallard ducks and captive-bred migratory waterfowl shall only be taken with nontoxic shot if taken with a firearm.

(ix) To protect natural game bird populations, activities described in this section may be denied from April 1 through July 31 where Department personnel document natural reproduction of any wild game bird species.

(b) A call back pen or live trap may be utilized for the purpose of retrieving pen-raised game birds or captive-reared mallards released into the wild for dog or falconry training or dog field trials. Any bird which is not marked according to subsection (a)(i) of this section which is taken in the call back pen or trap shall immediately be released into the wild. All call back pens or live traps shall have a visibly attached metal tag bearing the permittee's name and address.

(c) For dog or falconry training, a person may be authorized to possess a maximum of one hundred (100) pen-raised game birds and captive-reared mallards in aggregate during the period January 1 through December 31.

Section 18. Application Requirements. This section shall not apply to the game farm subject to Section 26.

(a) Application for a permit shall be submitted on a Department provided form. The application shall be legible, fully completed, signed and dated by the applicant.

(i) Upon request by the Department, the applicant shall submit data including, but not limited to, biological evaluations, reports and studies in order to satisfy any Department concerns that Wyoming wildlife resources shall be adequately protected from such threats as:

(A) Competition;

(B) Habitat damage or destruction;

(D) Predation;

(E) Disease or parasitism;

(F) Hybridization;

(G) Threats to human safety; and,

(H) The likelihood that the species may survive in the wild in Wyoming.

(ii) Incomplete applications shall not be considered by the Department.

(b) The Department shall review the applicant's proposed holding facility(ies) taking into consideration the species applied for, the number of animals requested, the welfare of the animals to be possessed, the purpose(s) for which the animals shall be held and to ensure adequate protection for Wyoming's wildlife resources and human health and safety. Holding facilities shall be constructed to meet Department approval prior to importation or possession of live warm-blooded wildlife.

(i) The holding facility(ies) shall be kept clean and sanitary and be designed, constructed and maintained to provide pursuant to Department expectations and practices:

(A) Safety and protection for warm-blooded wildlife and people;

(B) Containment for warm-blooded wildlife and exclusion of other wild and domestic animals;

(C) Sufficient space to allow normal development and physical behavior, as well as postural and social adjustments with freedom of movement;

(D) Proper lighting levels;

(E) Proper ventilation;

(F) Ability for the permittee to safely conduct cleaning, sanitation, disinfecting and handling procedures while maintaining containment and minimizing stress to warm-blooded wildlife;

(G) Appropriate ambient temperatures;

(H) Barriers to minimize stress to captive warm-blooded wildlife;

(I) Parasite and pest control;

(J) Shelter within enclosure(s) as needed;

(K) Clean water and appropriate food; and

(L) Nesting and bedding materials.

(c) Prior to receiving a permit, all appropriate federal regulations and requirements shall be satisfied. Proof of compliance shall be submitted before a permit may be issued.

(d) A permit shall be denied or conditioned if necessary to adequately protect Wyoming's wildlife resources from threats and ensure public safety for reasons including, but not limited to, threats identified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

(e) Applications to possess North American elk (Cervus Canadensis) shall only be accepted from governmental entities, or any accredited college or university for education or research, or to meet Department wildlife management goals, when a need is demonstrated by the applicant. All elk shall be tested prior to importation following procedures listed in Appendix I of this regulation to determine that animals are not hybrids. Prior to issuance of a permit, the permittee shall provide the Department with test results. Only elk of the subspecies canadensis, nannodes (Tule elk) and roosevelti (Roosevelt elk) may be permitted for importation, except the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission may consider an application for importation or possession of other subspecies of elk by governmental entities or any accredited college or university for education or research, or to meet state wildlife management goals when a need is demonstrated by the applicant.

(i) The permittee shall allow the Department or the Department's designated agent to take blood samples from all elk imported into Wyoming within fourteen (14) consecutive days following importation or prior to removal of the elk from the holding facility, whichever is earlier, in order to establish genetic marking of each elk. Department ear tags shall be placed in each elk by Department personnel or the designated agent of the Department within fourteen (14) consecutive days following importation or prior to removal of elk from the holding facility, whichever is earlier.

Section 19. Permit Conditions. Permit holders shall comply with all conditions of the permit issued, and any applicable Wyoming statutes, Commission regulations, federal statutes, county and municipal rules or ordinances or any other laws or covenants.

(a) All warm-blooded wildlife, except as otherwise exempted, shall be kept within wildlife holding facility(ies) except when being transported, transferred, treated or released with authorization from the Department.

(b) As a condition of receiving a permit, the permittee shall agree to be solely responsible for all costs, expenses and damages suffered as a result of importation and possession of warm-blooded wildlife including, but not limited to, quarantine or total or partial depopulation on account of pathogens, diseases or parasites; or costs and expenses associated with the capture of or destruction of escaped wildlife.

(c) The permittee shall obtain the appropriate certificate of veterinary inspection, or if applicable, a National Poultry Improvement Plan VS Form 9-3 satisfying the requirements of Appendix I of this regulation.

(d) The permittee may be required to permanently identify all live warm-blooded wildlife and their progeny according to Department specifications within fourteen (14) consecutive days following the importation or possession or prior to removal from the holding facility, whichever occurs earlier.

(e) Each container of live warm-blooded wildlife imported into or through Wyoming shall bear the names and addresses of the consignor and the consignee or the name and address of the person in possession of said wildlife if no transfer will occur. Each container shall have a label that clearly describes its contents. Each shipment shall be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection that meets the requirements of this regulation. There shall be a copy of the certificate of veterinary inspection in each and every conveyance. Owners and operators of railroads, trucks, airplanes or other conveyances shall be forbidden to transport any live wildlife into, within or through Wyoming except in compliance with the provisions of this regulation.

(f) The permittee may be required to maintain complete, accurate and legible records for the term of the permit on forms approved by the Department. Original records shall be kept at the holding facility. Data provided on the records shall include dates of purchase, birth, barter, trade or other form of acquisition; sex, species, subspecies, number of animals captured, received, transported, purchased, reared, date of sale, death or other form of disposition for each individual animal. Dates and types of disease tests and vaccination records for each animal shall be recorded on the form. Records shall include names and addresses of all suppliers, persons to whom warm-blooded wildlife are sold, traded, bartered or given, and the date of each transaction.

Section 20. Inspection by Department Personnel. Any person issued a permit shall allow inspection during reasonable hours upon request by Department personnel of records, holding facility(ies), and permitted warm-blooded wildlife during the term of the permit. Department personnel may observe activities conducted under permitted dog or falconry training, or during permitted dog field trial events. The Department shall have the right to collect blood or other biological sample(s) for disease testing, genetic identification or other purposes to protect Wyoming wildlife resources.

Section 21. Permit Renewal. Any person possessing live warm-blooded wildlife held under a permit shall make application for a new permit to the Department no later than sixty (60) consecutive days prior to the expiration of the permit if said wildlife are to be possessed beyond the permit's expiration date. Applications for renewal shall be treated as original applications and may be denied in accordance with procedures set forth in this regulation. The Department shall renew the permit for the game farm in accordance with Section 26.

Section 22. Process for Appealing a Department Decision.

(a) The applicant may appeal a permit denial or other Department decision made under the authority of this regulation by submitting a written request to the Department Permitting Officer at Department headquarters for reconsideration within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of receipt of written notification of the decision being contested. If an applicant fails to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days, the applicant shall waive their ability to make any future appeal request regarding the Department's decision.

(b) Upon receipt of a written request for reconsideration, the Permitting Officer shall notify the Chief of the Wildlife Division or the Chief of the Fish Division as appropriate. The Chief shall establish a Department Decision Review Board (Board) consisting of five (5) Department employees no more than two (2) of whom were directly involved in the initial decision.

(i) The Board shall review the Department's decision and may consider any additional information provided by the applicant.

(ii) The Board shall either uphold the Department's decision or approve the appeal request in full or in part. The Board's decision shall be sent to the applicant as a certified, registered letter with return receipt within fifteen (15) consecutive days of the Board receiving the applicant's written request for appeal.

(c) The applicant may appeal the decision of the Board by submitting a written request to the Director of the Department at Department headquarters for reconsideration. This request shall be received at Department headquarters no later than thirty (30) consecutive days after the applicant receives the Board's decision letter. If an applicant fails to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they received the Board's decision letter, the applicant shall waive their ability to make any future request for reconsideration of the Department's position.

(i) The Director, or his designee, shall conduct a review of the Department's and the Board's decision, and may consider any additional information provided by the applicant.

(ii) The Director shall either uphold the Department's decision or approve the appeal request in full or in part. The Director's decision shall be sent to the applicant as a certified, registered letter with return receipt within fifteen (15) consecutive days of the applicant's written request for reconsideration.

(d) An applicant may appeal the decision of the Director to by submitting a written request to the President of the Commission at Department headquarters no later than thirty (30) consecutive days after the applicant receives the Director's decision letter. If the applicant fails to submit a request for reconsideration within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they received the Director's decision letter, the applicant shall waive their ability to make any future request for reconsideration of the Department's decision.

(i) The Commission shall hold a contested case hearing under Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases Before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission to review the Director's decision.

(ii) The Commission shall either uphold the Director's decision or approve the appeal and issue a new decision. The Commission shall provide its final decision on the matter to the applicant at their next regularly scheduled Commission meeting.

(e) The applicant may appeal a decision of the Commission by filing with the appropriate Wyoming District Court.

Section 23. Revocation of Permit.

(a) The Department may revoke any permit for any violation of this regulation, where the permittee has failed to comply with these regulations, where any conditions placed on the permit at the time of issuance have not been met or adhered to or when the Department has determined that permitted warm-blooded wildlife poses a threat to public safety or Wyoming's wildlife as specified in Section 18 of this regulation. The Department may revoke any permit if the applicant or an authorized agent of the applicant falsified information on the permit application or on the certificate of veterinary inspection, or falsified or failed to keep or submit records as required by this regulation. If the Department revokes a permit, disposition of live warm-blooded wildlife shall be in accordance with Section 24 of this regulation. This section does not apply to the game farm.

(b) A permittee dissatisfied with the Department's decision to revoke a permit may request a hearing before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. A request for hearing shall be made in writing to the Chief of the Wildlife Division within ten (10) business days after receipt of the notice from the Department revoking the permit. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

Section 24. Disposition of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife if Permit is Revoked or Expires. Should a permit expire or be revoked, all formerly permitted live warm-blooded wildlife in possession shall be disposed of by the permittee within seven (7) consecutive days or a longer time period agreed to by the Department after expiration or revocation of the permit. No formerly permitted live warm-blooded wildlife shall be abandoned, released or removed from the holding facility without prior written permission of the Department. All formerly permitted live warm-blooded wildlife remaining at the holding facility seven (7) consecutive days after expiration or revocation of the permit may be taken by the Department without compensation to the permittee.

Section 25. Disposition of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife Upon Death of Permittee. Upon the death of a permittee, all permitted warm-blooded wildlife shall become property of the permittee's personal representative. The personal representative shall be required to apply for a permit to possess live warm-blooded wildlife within thirty (30) consecutive days of the death of the permit holder. All formerly permitted live warm-blooded wildlife remaining at the holding facility forty‑five (45) consecutive days after death of the permittee may be taken by the Department without compensation unless the permittee's personal representative obtains a permit to possess the wildlife.

Section 26. Game Farm. The single game farm existing on or before January 1, 1975, as referred to in Wyoming Session Laws 1975, ch. 83, s2, shall only conduct operations under a permit issued by the Department and in accordance with this regulation. The game farm doing business as the NX Bar Ranch shall have the right to import North American elk (Cervus canadensis). The game farm shall have the right to possess, confine, transport, sell, take or dispose of all the privately owned elk on the premises and their progeny in accordance with this regulation and the provisions listed in this section.

(a) The permittee shall be solely responsible for all costs, expenses and damages suffered as a result of importation and possession of said animals including, but not limited to, quarantine, or total or partial depopulation on account of pathogens, diseases or parasites; or costs and expenses associated with the capture of or destruction of escaped animals, excluding the salaries and transportation costs of Department employees.

(b) Taking of elk that are the property of the state by the permittee or his agent or failing to notify the Department within twenty‑four (24) hours following discovery of elk that are the property of the state within the holding facilities shall be a violation of Wyoming Statutes and Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Regulations.

(c) Application for Importation/Possession Permit. Application for a permit shall be submitted to the Department on a form provided by the Department. Incomplete applications shall not be considered by the Department. Failure to properly complete the application with correct information may result in permit denial or revocation. Any person who makes a false statement on an application is in violation of this regulation.

(d) The application shall be legible, fully completed and include all of the following:

(i) The name, complete mailing address, physical address and telephone number of the person, as defined by W. S. § 23‑1‑102(a)(viii), making application for a permit;

(ii) The total number of live, privately owned elk possessed at the time of application;

(iii) The purpose(s) for which the elk are possessed;

(iv) A complete description of the holding facility to include, but not limited to, the geographic legal description to the quarter/quarter section, fencing specifications and design, size and construction specifications for enclosures and handling facilities;

(v) A description of the type of tattoo and any other permanent marking to be utilized on privately owned live elk at the time of import and export;

(vi) The application shall be signed, dated, and sworn to before a notary public; and,

(vii) All the information required by this subsection shall be kept current by the holder of this permit and any changes in any information shall be promptly provided by the holder of the permit to the Department. The NX Bar Ranch game farm permit shall be issued to the owner of record of the up to twenty-six thousand (26,000) acre ranch in northeast Sheridan County on which the game farm is presently operated. The permit is attached to the land which is described on the application. For any proposed transfer of the land and permit, an application to the Department shall be filed in the form as prescribed by this subsection.

(e) Import Requirements

(i) Prior to importation, all North American elk shall be tested to determine that they are not hybrids following procedures listed in Appendix I of this regulation. Prior to issuance of a permit, the Department shall be provided with test results. Only North American elk shall be permitted for importation.

(ii) The permittee shall obtain the appropriate certificate of veterinary inspection and satisfy the requirements of Appendix I of this regulation prior to importation.

(iii) Privately owned elk imported into Wyoming for the game farm shall be permanently marked with Department approved ear tags and ear tattoos within fourteen (14) consecutive days following importation. Department ear tags shall be placed in individual elk by Department personnel or the designated agent of the Department. Blood samples from all elk imported into Wyoming shall be taken by Department personnel or the designated agent of the Department within fourteen (14) consecutive days following importation in order to establish genetic marking of each elk.

(f) Export Requirements

(i) Privately owned live elk shall be permanently marked with Department approved ear tags and ear tattoos and have blood samples taken prior to removal of the elk from the holding facility. Ear tags shall be placed on each unmarked elk and blood samples taken from each elk by Department personnel or the designated agent of the Department.

(ii) Privately owned live elk shall only be removed from the holding facility after notification to a Department representative and upon receipt of written authorization issued after an on‑site inspection of the elk by a Department representative. When live elk are sold, traded, or otherwise disposed of, the permittee or his authorized agent shall, at the time of transfer of possession or disposal, give a bill of sale on a form approved by the Department to the person receiving such elk. The bill of sale shall be signed by the permittee or his authorized agent and it shall show the name and address of the recipient, the date of delivery, sex, age, and approved ear tag numbers and ear tattoo. A copy of each bill of sale shall be submitted to the Department's Sheridan Regional Office by the permittee or his agent no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of each month for transactions from the previous month. For example: the bills of sale for the period of January 1‑31 shall be submitted no later than February 15th. Copies of all bills of sale shall be maintained by the permittee on the premises of the holding facility for the current year and the three (3) previous years.

(g) Taking of Privately Owned Elk

(i) Privately owned elk may be taken from January 1 through December 31.

(ii) Privately owned elk that are killed on the game farm shall only be removed from the holding facility when accompanied by a bill of sale. The bill of sale shall include the date taken, client's name and address, description and sex of the elk taken, including its approved ear tag numbers and ear tattoo if available, and the signature of the permittee or his authorized agent. Copies of all bills of sale shall be maintained by the permittee on the holding facility for the current year and the three (3) previous years.

(iii) A Wyoming Interstate Game Tag and affidavit shall be issued for each elk and parts thereof taken from the game farm in accordance with Wyoming Statutes and Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Regulation Chapter 29, Issuance and Sale of Wyoming Interstate Game Tags.

(h) Record Keeping Requirements

(i) The permittee shall maintain current written records on forms approved by the Department. Such forms shall be filled out completely, accurately, and legibly. Original records shall be kept at the holding facility. Data provided on the records shall include dates of purchase, barter, trade or other form of acquisition; date of sale, death (if known) or other form of disposition for each elk. The approved ear tag numbers and ear tattoo if available for each elk shall be recorded along with that animal's sex and age. Dates and types of disease testing and vaccination records for each elk shall be recorded on the form. All records of each elk shall be retained on the holding facility for the period of ownership of the elk and for three (3) years after the year of disposition of the elk.

(ii) Written records shall be submitted to the Department by the permittee or his agent no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of each month for transactions from the previous month. For example: the records for the period of January 1‑31 shall be submitted no later than February 15th. The records shall include the approved ear tag numbers and ear tattoo, if available, for each elk, that animal's sex and age, dates of purchase, barter, trade, or other form of acquisition; date of sale, death, or other form of disposition for each elk, and dates and types of disease testing and vaccination records for each elk.

(i) Inspection of Records, Holding Facilities, and Wildlife. The game farm shall allow inspection of records, holding facility(ies), and permitted wildlife by Department personnel.

(j) Fence Maintenance. The game farm shall maintain its holding facilities in such a manner as to prohibit escapes of privately owned elk and to prohibit elk that are property of the state from entering the facility.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:_______________________________________

Ralph Brokaw, President

Dated: March 10, 2023

APPENDIX I

LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE

INSPECTION PROCEDURES

Section 1. General Requirements. Live warm-blooded wildlife of any species, game bird, or hatching eggs, that is affected with or that has recently been exposed to or is originally from an area under an active quarantine due to any pathogen, disease or parasite, shall not be imported or transported into or through the state of Wyoming.

(a) Live warm-blooded wildlife that have the following parasites shall not be imported or transported into or through the state of Wyoming:

Meningeal worm (Paraelaphostrongylus tenuis),

Tissue worm (Elaphostrongylus cervi),

Large American liver fluke (Fascioloides magna) or;

Exotic lice (Bovicola tibialis, Damalinia (Cervicola) forficula),

(b) All shipments shall comply with Federal regulations.

Section 2. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. A certificate of veterinary inspection shall be completed by a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) accredited veterinarian from the state of origin prior to importation or transportation of warm-blooded wildlife through the state of Wyoming and shall be valid for thirty (30) days following the date of inspection and issuance, except as otherwise specified, and shall accompany the shipment of said wildlife. A certificate of veterinary inspection shall be required for all live warm-blooded wildlife under provisions of this regulation, unless otherwise exempt by this regulation.

(a) If a permit is required, the permit number shall appear on the certificate of veterinary inspection.

(b) Falsification or inaccurate statements made on any forms or documents that are required to document the health or disease status of a species by the owner or manager of the supply source of a species may result in denial of future import permits from that supply source. Any person who makes a false statement on a certificate of veterinary inspection, or other form that documents the health or disease status of a species, is in violation of this regulation.

Section 3. Testing Requirements.

(a) Cervidae and required Bovidae

(i) Brucella abortus. Serology shall be conducted on all elk, including donor animals for semen importation, and required Bovidae. Tests shall be done within thirty (30) days prior to import and the serum samples shall be tested at a USDA approved laboratory with test protocols approved by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Department). Any positive or suspect reaction in a serum test shall be interpreted as indicative of infection and the shipment shall be denied importation until resolved by the Department and the Wyoming State veterinarian. Test data shall be recorded on the certificate of the veterinary inspection accompanying the animal(s). Retesting shall be conducted at forty-five (45) to one hundred twenty (120) days if post-entry quarantine is required.

(ii) Brucella suis. All caribou and reindeer shall be tested for Brucella suis biovar 4 with test protocols approved by the Department, USDA and the Wyoming State veterinarian.

(iii) Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis)

(A) Cervidae, including semen from donor animals, and required Bovidae, imported into the state shall be from herds not known to be infected with or exposed to tuberculosis.

(B) Cervids, including semen from donor animals, that originate from accredited herds may be imported into the state without further tuberculosis testing, provided they are accompanied by a certificate stating that such captive cervids originated from an accredited herd.

(C) Cervids, including semen from donor animals, and required bovids imported into Wyoming that originate from non-accredited herds shall test negative for tuberculosis in accordance with the USDA Uniform Methods and Rules for Tuberculosis in Cervidae requirements for interstate movement prior to importation (https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/home).

(D) In all cases of Cervidae and required Bovidae investigated for tuberculosis, the herd quarantines and follow up procedures shall be as prescribed by the Department, the Wyoming State veterinarian and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Uniform Methods and Rules for Tuberculosis in Cervidae.

(iv) Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Any captive cervids imported into Wyoming must originate from a USDA certified herd that has been certified to be free of CWD for a minimum of five (5) years previous to the requested date of importation.

(v) Johne's Disease/Paratuberculosis (Myobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis)

(A) All cervids and bovids imported into the state shall be from herds not known to be affected with or exposed to Johne's disease/paratuberculosis and shall comply with the following requirements:

(I) The certificate of veterinary inspection shall include a statement that no animal on the premise of origin is known to be infected with or to be exposed to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis.

(vi) Elaphostrongylinae parasites: meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) and tissue worm (Elaphostrongylus cervi)

(A) All Cervidae and required Bovidae, except members of the subfamily Bovinae, imported into the state shall be from herds not known to be infected with or exposed to P. tenuis or E. cervi.

(B) Cervidae and required Bovidae shall be examined for Elaphostrongylinae infection in the absence of anthelmintic treatments that could mask detection of the parasites; and,

(C) Prior to entry, all Cervidae and required Bovidae shall be held in pre entry quarantine for sixty (60) days and two fecal tests for P. tenuis and E. cervi larvae shall be made by an approved laboratory using the Baermann technique within the quarantine period. The first test shall be conducted at least thirty (30) days and not more than forty (40) days before the second test. During this period, test animals shall be held in quarantine and isolated from all other animals not included in the shipment. Animals tested for importation into Wyoming shall be certified by an accredited veterinarian that the animals have not been treated with or exposed to anthelmintics during the time period beginning at least thirty (30) days before the first fecal test. The certificate of veterinary inspection accompanying cervids and required bovids imported into Wyoming shall include a statement that the animals included in this inspection have not been exposed to anthelmintics within the past ninety (90) days. Fecal samples of at least 30 grams per sample shall be collected by an accredited veterinarian from the rectum and identified to the animal by the official animal identification number. If any animal tests positive for P. tenuis or E. cervi larvae on either of the two fecal tests, the entire consignment shall not be allowed to be imported.

(D) Post-entry, animals shall be held for one hundred fifty (150) days in on-site post-entry quarantine during which time they shall be certified by an accredited veterinarian to have not been treated with or exposed to anthelmintics. The animals shall be available for inspection by personnel of the Department and the Wyoming State veterinarian during this time. Fifty (50), one hundred (100), and one hundred fifty (150) days after importation, fecal samples shall be tested by the Baermann technique in an approved laboratory and found negative for the presence of P. tenuis and E. cervi larvae. Fecal samples shall be collected from the rectum and identified to each animal by its official identification number by a veterinarian accredited in Wyoming. If any animal tests positive for P. tenuis or E. cervi larvae to any of the fecal tests, the entire consignment shall be destroyed or removed from the state of Wyoming within ten (10) days.

(E) Precautions shall be taken to prevent accidental infection of gastropods with Elaphostrongylinae larvae while animals are held in post-entry quarantine. Precautions should follow, but not be limited to the following procedures:

(I) The post-entry quarantine site shall be prepared prior to the entrance of the imported animals to prevent the presence of the gastropod intermediate hosts of Elaphostrongylinae larvae by keeping the animals on a hard surface, such as asphalt or concrete, or by spraying a four (4) meter wide tract around the perimeter of the holding compound with a molluscicide and also spraying the molluscicide within the quarantine area.

(II) If any animal tests positive for P. tenuis or E. cervi larvae during the post-entry period, additional site treatments shall be required as determined by the Department and the Wyoming State veterinarian after the consignment has been removed.

(vii) Large American Liver Fluke (Fascioloides magna). All Cervidae and required Bovidae to be imported into the state shall be from sources not known to be infected with or exposed to Fascioloides magna and shall comply with the following test requirements:

(A) Two negative fecal tests using sedimentation techniques shall be conducted by an approved laboratory prior to importation. The two tests shall be conducted thirty (30) to forty-five (45) days apart, and the second test shall be conducted within thirty (30) days of importation. Fecal samples shall be collected from the rectum by an accredited veterinarian and identified to the animal by an official identification number.

(I) Any animal with a positive fecal test shall not be imported.

(viii) Ticks, Mites, Lice. All Cervidae and required Bovidae to be imported into the state shall be examined for ectoparasites, particularly exotic parasites including Bovicola tibialis and Damalinia (Cervicola) forficula.

(A) Animals infested with native ticks, mites or lice shall be treated and determined to be free of ticks, mites and lice by an accredited veterinarian prior to import into Wyoming.

(I) Animals infested with exotic lice may not be imported into Wyoming, even after treatment.

(ix) Hybridization Testing. All elk including donor animals for semen importation shall be tested prior to importation for evidence of hybridization with species other than North American elk.

(A) Laboratory tests for hybridization shall only be accepted from laboratories approved by the Department. Copies of test results shall be forwarded to the Department before approval for importation may be granted.

(b) Furbearing Mammals. A certificate of veterinary inspection shall be required including a statement that the furbearing animal(s) have not been exposed to rabies, nor have they originated from an area under quarantine for rabies. They shall also be free of ectoparasites, including mange mites.

(c) Game Birds. Documentation of veterinary inspection and disease testing shall occur prior to transportation of game birds into or through the state of Wyoming. Disease testing as listed in this subsection shall be documented on a National Poultry Improvement Program Form VS 9-3 or a certificate of veterinary inspection and shall only be valid for thirty (30) days following the date of inspection and issuance. For groups of birds to be imported from the same source in a single shipment, testing shall be required for at least twenty-five percent (25%) (one of every 4) of those birds provided that at least twelve (12) are tested (i.e., testing shall be required on twelve (12) birds or twenty-five percent (25%) of the shipment, whichever number is larger).

(i) Mycoplasma. Game birds shall test negative within thirty (30) days prior to importation for Mycoplasma gallisepticum, M. synoviae, M. meleagridis.

(ii) Salmonella. Game birds shall test seronegative within thirty (30) days prior to importation for S. pullorum (Pullorum disease) and S. gallinarum (fowl Typhoid).

(iii) Newcastle Disease and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). If the state of origin has documented cases of virulent Newcastle Disease or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the past one (1) year, wild birds shall be tested for these diseases.

(iv) A game bird certificate of origin signed by the supplier of the game birds shall be submitted by the supplier to the Department, Attention: Permitting Officer, 5400 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82006 on a form prescribed by the Department attesting that the game birds or game bird eggs and premises of origin are free of infectious, contagious and communicable diseases. Including, but not limited to, Newcastle disease, pullorum, avian cholera, avian tuberculosis, duck viral enteritis and West Nile virus, and the premises have been disease free for at least the immediately preceding twelve (12) consecutive months.

(A) Game birds and premises of origin shall have been free of infectious and communicable diseases for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the date of shipment into the state and the premises shall not have experienced an undiagnosed mortality of more than ten percent (10%) of the game birds during the same one (1) year period. Minimum requirements specified in Chapter VIII, Import Proclamation Pertaining to Livestock, Poultry, Other Animals and Certain Biologics, obtainable from the Wyoming Livestock Board (307-777-7515) shall be met.

(v) The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission strongly advises game bird permittees to acquire game birds and eggs from producers who participate in the National Poultry Improvement Program.

(d) Raptors. A certificate of veterinary inspection is required prior to importation certifying the birds represent a low risk of pathogen spread to wildlife. The certificate of inspection shall be valid for thirty (30) days following the date of inspection.

(e) Wild Sheep and Goats

(i) Brucella ovis. All wild sheep and goats shall be serologically tested and found negative to Brucella abortus, Brucella melitensis and Brucella ovis by an ELISA test or other test approved by the Department and Wyoming State veterinarian within thirty (30) days prior to entry. Test results shall be part of the official certificate of veterinary inspection accompanying the animal(s).

(ii) Johne's Disease/Paratuberculosis (Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis). All wild sheep and goats imported into the state shall be from herds not known to be affected with or exposed to Johne's disease/paratuberculosis and shall comply with the following requirements:

(A) The certificate of veterinary inspection shall include a statement that no animal on the premise of origin is known to be infected with or to be exposed to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis.

Section 4. Additional Disease Testing. Additional or alternate disease testing may be required at the discretion of the Department. It shall be the importer's responsibility to contact the Department for confirmation that no additional testing is required prior to entry.

Section 5. Additional Reference Material.

USDA APHIS

(https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/home)

USDA APHIS Notifiable Diseases and Conditions

(https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/nvap/NVAP-Reference-Guide/Animal-Health-Emergency-Management/Notifiable-Diseases-and-Conditions)

Wyoming Department of Agriculture

(https://wyagric.state.wy.us/)

Wyoming Livestock Board

(https://wlsb.state.wy.us/public/animal-health)

Wyoming Livestock Board; State Veterinarian

(https://wlsb.state.wy.us/public/animal-health)

History

Effective 2023-04-18

Chapter 11 Upland Game Bird and Small Game Hunting Seasons

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.11.06102026 Upland Game Bird and Small Game Hunting Seasons

WYOMING GAME & FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 11

UPLAND GAME BIRD AND SMALL GAME HUNTING SEASONS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23‑1‑302 and § 23‑2‑105.

Section 2. Hunting Regulations.

(a) Bag and Possession Limit. Only one (1) daily bag limit of each species of upland game birds and small game may be taken per day regardless of the number of hunt areas hunted in a single day. When hunting more than one (1) hunt area, a person's daily and possession limits shall be equal to, but shall not exceed, the largest daily and possession limit prescribed for any one (1) of the specified hunt areas in which the hunting and possession occurs.

(b) Evidence of sex and species shall remain naturally attached to the carcass of any upland game bird in the field and during transportation. For pheasant, this shall include the feathered head, feathered wing or foot. For all other upland game bird species, this shall include one fully feathered wing.

(c) No person shall possess or use shot other than nontoxic shot for hunting game birds and small game with a shotgun on the Commission's Table Mountain and Springer Wildlife Habitat Management Areas and on all national wildlife refuges open for hunting.

(d) Required Clothing. Any person hunting pheasants within the boundaries of any Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Wildlife Habitat Management Area, or on Bureau of Reclamation Withdrawal lands bordering and including Glendo State Park, shall wear in a visible manner at least one (1) outer garment of fluorescent orange or fluorescent pink color which shall include a hat, shirt, jacket, coat, vest or sweater.

Section 3. Upland Game Bird Hunting Seasons.

(a) Sage Grouse Hunt Areas, Season Dates, Bag Limits and Limitations.

| SAGE GROUSE | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hunt | Season Dates | Bag Limit | | | | | Area | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | Limitations | | 1 | Sep. 19 | Sep. 30 | 2 | 4 | Any sage grouse | | 2, 3, 4 | | | | | CLOSED |

(i) Sage Grouse Hunt Area Descriptions.

Area 1. Includes all of Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Sweetwater and Uinta counties, all of Washakie County except that portion east of the 33 Mile Road (Natrona County Road 110) and east of Hazelton Road (Washakie County Road 81), as well as that portion of Albany County north of U.S. Highway 30-287 and west of the Fetterman Road (Albany County Road 61), that portion of Converse County south and west of the Balsh Road (U.S.F.S. Road 660), all of Carbon County except that portion east of the Medicine Bow River and South of U.S. Highway 30-287, all of Lincoln and Fremont counties except those portions within the Snake River drainage, all of Sublette County except that portion within the Fish Creek Drainage, and all of Natrona County except that portion east of Interstate Highway 25, north of the Smoky Gap Road (Natrona County Road 115), north of the Wild Horse Trail Road (Natrona County Road 113), and north of the 33 Mile Road (Natrona County Road 110). Area 1 also excludes that portion of Natrona County south of Interstate Highway 25 in the Muddy Creek drainage.

Area 2. The entire state of Wyoming excluding the lands described in Areas 1, 3 and 4.

Area 3. All lands in the Snake River drainage within Lincoln, Fremont and Teton counties and that portion of Sublette County within the Fish Creek Drainage.

Area 4. Beginning at the intersection of the Sheridan-Big Horn county line with the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said state line to the Rocky Point Road in Crook County; southerly along said road to the "D" Road; southerly along said road to Interstate Highway 90; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16 at Moorcroft; southeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 85 at Newcastle; southerly along said highway to the Weston-Niobrara-Campbell-Converse-Natrona-Johnson county lines; westerly along said county lines to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to the Midwest interchange and the Smoky Gap Road (Natrona County Road 115); westerly along said road to the Wild Horse Trail Road (Natrona County Road 113); westerly along said road to the 33 Mile Road (Natrona County Road 110); northwesterly along said road to the Hazelton Road (Washakie County Road 81); northerly along said road to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); northerly along said road to the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 16; easterly along said highway to the divide along the Bighorn Mountain Range at Powder River Pass; northwesterly along said divide to the Big Horn County line; northwesterly along said county line to the Wyoming-Montana state line.

(b) A sage grouse hunting permit shall be required of any licensed hunter who participates in hunting sage grouse. The sage grouse hunting permit shall be in possession of any person while hunting sage grouse, and shall be immediately produced for inspection upon request from any authorized Department representative. The permit shall be available at headquarters, regional offices and the department website.

| BLUE (DUSKY) GROUSE | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hunt | Season Dates | Bag Limit | | | | | Area | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | Limitations | | 1 | Sep. 1 | Dec. 31 | 3 | 9 | Any blue (dusky) grouse |

(i) Blue (Dusky) Grouse Hunt Area Description.

Area 1. The entire state of Wyoming.

(d) Ruffed Grouse Hunt Areas, Season Dates, Bag Limits and Limitations.

| RUFFED GROUSE | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hunt | Season Dates | Bag Limit | | | | | Area | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | Limitations | | 1 | Sep. 1 | Dec. 31 | 3 | 9 | Any ruffed grouse |

(i) Ruffed Grouse Hunt Area Description.

Area 1. The entire state of Wyoming.

(e) Partridge Hunt Areas, Season Dates, Bag Limit and Limitations.

| CHUKAR PARTRIDGE | | --- |

| Hunt | Season Dates | Bag Limit | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Area | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | Limitations | | 1 | Sep. 15 | Jan. 31 | 5 | 15 | Any chukar partridge |

| GRAY PARTRIDGE | | --- |

| Hunt | Season Dates | Bag Limit | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Area | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | Limitations | | 1 | Sep. 15 | Jan. 31 | 5 | 15 | Any gray partridge |

(i) Partridge Hunt Area Description.

Area 1. The entire state of Wyoming.

(f) Sharp-Tailed Grouse Hunt Areas, Season Dates, Bag Limit and Limitations.

| SHARP-TAILED GROUSE | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hunt | Season Dates | Bag Limit | | | | | Area | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | Limitations | | 1 | Sep. 1 | Dec. 31 | 3 | 9 | Any sharp-tailed grouse |

(i) Sharp-Tailed Grouse Hunt Area Description.

Area 1. That portion of Wyoming east of the Continental Divide.

(g) Pheasant Hunt Areas, Season Dates, Bag Limit, Limitations and Shooting Hours.

| PHEASANT | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hunt Area | Season Dates | Bag Limit | Limitations | Shooting Hours | | | | | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | Start | End | | | | 1 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | 3 | 9 | Male pheasant only except those areas in Sheridan and Johnson counties that require a Pheasant Special Management Permit in Section 4 shall be open for any pheasant. (Youth Hunt-Refer to Section 7) | ½ hour before Sunrise | Sunset | | 2 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 2 | 6 | Any pheasant (Youth Hunt-Refer to Section 7) | Week Days 8:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. | | Weekend Days 8:00 a.m. | Sunset | | | | | | | | 2 | Dec. 1 | Dec. 31 | 2 | 6 | Male pheasant only | ½ hour before Sunrise | Sunset | | 5 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | 3 | 9 | Male pheasant only except that portion of Area 5 north of the Shoshone River and west of the Yellowtail Reservoir shall be open for any pheasant (Youth Hunt-Refer to Section 7) | Veterans Day (State Observed Holiday), Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Weekend Days ½ hour before Sunrise | Sunset | | Week Days 11:00 a.m. | Sunset | | | | | | | | 7 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | 3 | 9 | Male pheasant only except that portion of Area 7 on the Table Mountain WHMA shall be open for any pheasant | ½ hour before Sunrise | Sunset | | Table Mountain WHMA | | | | | | | | | 8:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. | | | | | | | | 8 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 31 | 3 | Season Limit 9 | Any pheasant (Springer permits) Refer to Section 5 | 8:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. | | 8 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | 3 | 9 | Any pheasant | 8:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. | | 9 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | 3 | 9 | Any pheasant (Youth Hunt - Refer to Section 6) | 8:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | | 11 | Nov. 1 | Dec. 31 | 3 | 9 | Any pheasant | ½ hour before Sunrise | Sunset |

(i) Pheasant Hunt Area Descriptions.

Area 1. All of Fremont County, excluding those lands described in pheasant Hunt Area 2. All of Sheridan, Johnson, Park, Washakie and Hot Springs counties, and all of Big Horn County excluding those lands described in pheasant Hunt Area 5.

Area 2. All lands in the Ocean Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area, the Mile High Ranch Access Area, the Killebrew Ranches Access Area and all lands in the Sand Mesa Wildlife Habitat Management Area east of the Bass Lake Road.

Area 5. All of the lands included in the Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area north of U.S. Highway 14A.

Area 7. All of Goshen County excluding Hunt Area 8.

Area 8. All of the lands included in the Springer/Bump-Sullivan Wildlife Habitat Management Area.

Area 9. All Bureau of Reclamation Withdrawal lands bordering and including Glendo State Park and the adjoining Department's Access Yes Walk-in Area.

Area 11. The entire State of Wyoming excluding the lands described in Areas 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 and 9.

(ii) Closed Areas.

(A) The waters and lands within one-half (1/2) mile of the aeration system on the north side of Ocean Lake shall be closed to pheasant hunting beginning December 15 through December 31 of each year.

(B) The Downar Bird Farm and Springer Headquarters in Goshen County shall be closed to pheasant hunting as marked by signs.

(C) The lands on the Springer/Bump-Sullivan Wildlife Habitat Management Area south of Goshen County Road 42 and west of Goshen County Road 37 shall be closed to pheasant hunting after November 13.

(D) Pond Number 1 and adjacent lands on the Table Mountain Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Goshen County, as marked by colored signs and posts, shall be closed to pheasant hunting after November 13.

(E) The Sheridan Bird Farm in Sheridan County shall be closed to pheasant hunting, except during hunts sponsored and supervised by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Section 4. Pheasant Special Management Permit. A Pheasant Special Management Permit shall be required of any person, except those exempted in this section, who participates in the hunting of pheasants in those areas listed in subsection (a) of this section. Owners of lands enrolled in the Department's Access Yes Walk-In Areas, and members of their immediate families (landowner's spouse, parents, grandparents, lineal descendants and their spouses or siblings) are exempt from the requirement to obtain a Pheasant Special Management Permit when they are hunting pheasants on the deeded land of the landowner. The Pheasant Special Management Permit shall be in possession of any person while hunting pheasants, and shall be immediately produced for inspection upon request from any authorized Department representative. The permit shall be available at Headquarters, Department Regional Offices and designated license selling agents.

(a) Pheasant Special Management Permit Areas. A Pheasant Special Management Permit shall be required to hunt pheasants in the areas listed in this subsection:

(i) Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Johnson County.

(ii) Glendo State Park; including all Bureau of Reclamation Withdrawal lands bordering the Park and the adjoining Department's Access Yes Walk-In Area in Platte County.

(iii) Ocean Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area, the Mile High Ranch Access Area and the Killebrew Ranches Access Area in Fremont County.

(iv) Springer Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Goshen County.

(v) Table Mountain Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Goshen County.

(vi) Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area, excluding any private lands included within the Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area, in Big Horn County.

(vii) All lands in the Sand Mesa Wildlife Habitat Management Area east of the Bass Lake Road in Fremont County.

(viii) All lands open to the hunting of pheasants that are enrolled in the Department's Access Yes Program, excluding Walk-In Access Areas in Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties on which pheasants are not released by the Department.

(ix) All State Trust land in Sheridan County.

(x) Welch Ranch Management Area in Sheridan County.

Section 5. Springer Permit Pheasant Season. There shall be a Springer permit pheasant season in Hunt Area 8 beginning October 15 through October 31. In order to participate in this season, a person shall possess and present upon request a valid Springer permit, a valid bird license and conservation stamp (unless otherwise exempted by state statute) and a Pheasant Special Management Permit. The Springer permit shall only be valid for the day printed on the permit by the Department.

(a) Application for Springer Permits. Applications shall be submitted through the Electronic Licensing Service (ELS). Only youths may apply for Springer permits for youth only hunt days as set forth in Section 5 (c) of this Chapter. A drawing shall be utilized to determine successful applicants. A person shall only submit a single application. Successful applicants shall be notified by mail of their hunting date and furnished a set of special instructions.

(b) Issuance of Springer Permits. A maximum of one hundred twenty (120) permits shall be issued to successful applicants in the drawing for each day of the Springer permit pheasant season. A maximum of one hundred twenty (120) hunters shall be allowed to hunt at any one time during the Springer permit pheasant season. When a hunter checks out of the Springer Check Station, the Department may issue a permit to another person at the check station. If all one hundred twenty (120) permits for a single day have not been issued by the Department, or if the check station attendants are advised that a permitted hunter will not participate, the Department may issue a permit to another person at the check station on a first-come, first-served basis, not to exceed a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) permitted hunters. Permitted hunters may begin hunting at 8:00 a.m. Hunters who are issued permits through the drawing must check in at the check station by 8:00 a.m. on the date their permit is valid. Permits that are unclaimed after 8:00 a.m. may be issued to other hunters on a first-come, first-served basis.

(c) Youth Only Hunt Days. Only youths shall be allowed to take pheasants on the youth hunt days. Youths under the age of fourteen (14) shall be accompanied by an adult. No adult shall take any pheasant during the youth only hunt days. The youth only hunt days are October 17, 25 and 31.

(d) Springer Check Station. The Springer Check Station is located one and one-quarter (1-1/4) miles west of U.S. Highway 85 on the south boundary of the Springer Wildlife Habitat Management Area. The hours of operation of the check station shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily during the Springer permit pheasant season. Persons participating in the Springer permit pheasant season shall check in at the check station prior to hunting. Prior to leaving the Springer permit pheasant area, each hunter shall check out at the check station by 4:30 p.m. on the same day that the hunter registered and shall accurately report all harvested pheasants and return all special hunt materials to the check station.

(e) Parking Assignment. Parking lot assignments and tags shall be issued by the Department for each vehicle utilized by hunters. Parking lot tags shall be displayed in a visible manner in each vehicle. All vehicles shall be parked in assigned parking lots.

Section 6. Glendo Pheasant Hunt Area 9 Youth Pheasant Hunt. Only youths shall be allowed to take pheasants on the dates listed in this section. Youths under the age of fourteen (14) shall be accompanied by an adult. No adults shall take any pheasant during the youth only hunt days. Youth only hunt days shall be the following Sundays; November 8, 15, 22 and 29.

Section 7. Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area, Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area and Pheasant Hunt Area 2 Youth Pheasant Hunt. Only youths shall be allowed to take pheasants on the dates listed in this section. Youths under the age of fourteen (14) shall be accompanied by an adult. No adults shall take any pheasant during the youth only hunt days.

(a) The Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area and pheasant Hunt Area 2 youth only hunt day is Saturday, November 14.

(b) The Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area youth only hunt days are November 13-15 and shall take place on all lands included in the Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area north of the Shoshone River.

Section 8. Small Game Hunting Seasons.

(a) Small Game Species, Seasons Dates, Bag Limits and Limitations.

| | Season Dates | Bag Limit | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | Limitations | | Cottontail Rabbit | Sep. 1 | Mar. 31 | 10 | 20 | Any cottontail rabbit | | Snowshoe Hare | Sep. 1 | Mar. 31 | 4 | 8 | Any snowshoe hare | | Red, Grey and Fox Squirrel | Sep. 1 | Mar. 31 | 10 | 20 | Any red, grey or fox squirrel |

(i) Small Game Hunt Area Description.

Area 1. The entire state of Wyoming.

Section 9. Archery Regulations. Upland game birds and small game may be taken with archery equipment in accordance with limitations set forth in this Chapter.

Section 10. Upland Game Bird and Small Game Falconry Seasons.

(a) Upland game birds may be taken with falcons in accordance with Section 3 of this Chapter. Persons hunting with falcons may take any pheasant.

(b) Except for sage grouse, the falconry season shall open September 1 and close March 1 in those open hunt areas listed in Section 3 of this Chapter and subject to the closures listed in Subsection 10(c) of this Chapter. The sage grouse falconry season shall open September 1 and close January 31 in sage grouse hunt area 1 as listed in Section 3 of this Chapter.

| Species | Hunt Area | Limitations | | --- | --- | --- | | Pheasant | 8, 9 | Closed to falconry hunting | | Sage Grouse | 2, 3, 4 | Closed to falconry hunting |

Also refer to closed areas in Section 3.

(d) The daily bag and possession limits for upland game birds other than sage grouse, shall be as set forth in Section 3 of this Chapter. The daily bag limit shall be one (1) sage grouse and the possession limit shall be two (2) sage grouse.

(e) Persons taking sage grouse with falcons shall respond to Department hunting/harvest information surveys not later than May 1 following the previous falconry sage grouse hunting season as listed in subsection (b).

(f) Small game animals may be taken with falcons in accordance with the open seasons in the table below.

| Species | Falconry Season Dates | Bag Limit | Limitations | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | | | | Cottontail Rabbit | Sep. 1 | Mar. 1 | 10 | 20 | Any cottontail rabbit | | Mar. 2 | Aug. 31 | 1 | 2 | Any cottontail rabbit | | | Snowshoe Hare | Sep. 1 | Mar. 1 | 10 | 20 | Any snowshoe hare | | Mar. 2 | Aug. 31 | 1 | 2 | Any snowshoe hare | | | Red, Grey and Fox Squirrel | Sep. 1 | Mar. 1 | 10 | 20 | Any red, grey or fox squirrel | | Mar. 2 | Aug. 31 | 1 | 2 | Any red, grey or fox squirrel | |

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: April 22, 2026

History

Effective 2026-06-10

Chapter 14 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons and Light Goose Conservation Order

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.14.06102026 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons and Light Goose Conservation Order

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 14

MIGRATORY GAME BIRD HUNTING SEASONS AND

LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23‑1‑302 and § 23‑2‑105.

Section 2. Hunting Regulations.

(a) Federal Regulations. 50 CFR 20.21(i) revised as of August 8, 2019, which do not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter, governing the baiting of migratory game birds, are adopted as regulations of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. Violations of these federal statutes and regulations shall be violations of the Commission regulations. A copy of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations can be viewed at the Cheyenne Headquarters, Department Regional Offices or on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website (www.fws.gov).

(b) Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (federal duck stamp). A federal duck stamp is required for persons sixteen (16) years of age and older to hunt ducks, geese and mergansers. A federal duck stamp is not required to hunt coots, sandhill cranes, crows, mourning doves, rail or snipe. Federal duck stamps shall be signed in ink across the face of the stamp and shall be in possession of the hunter while in the field. Hunters possessing an electronic federal duck stamp are exempted from this signature provision during the time their electronic federal duck stamp is valid.

(c) HIP Permit. Each licensed hunter who hunts migratory game birds shall complete a current Wyoming validation for the National Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) and shall obtain a Wyoming HIP permit. This requirement also applies to holders of pioneer and lifetime hunting licenses. Each licensed hunter engaged in the act of hunting doves, ducks, geese, mergansers, coots, rails, cranes or snipe shall be in possession of a Wyoming HIP permit and shall immediately produce said permit upon request from any authorized Department representative. HIP permits shall be signed in ink across the face of the permit and shall be in possession of the hunter while in the field. HIP permits expire on June 30 each year. HIP permits are not transferrable to other states. A separate HIP permit is required from each state in which you hunt. Wyoming HIP permits shall be available only on the Department website. Youths under 14 are not required to obtain a HIP permit if they do not hold a valid game bird license.

(d) No person shall take migratory game birds:

(i) With a trap, snare, net, rifle, pistol, swivel gun, shotgun larger than 10

gauge, punt gun, machine gun, fishhook, poison, drug, explosive or stupefying substance;

(ii) With any shotgun that can hold more than three (3) shells in the

magazine and chamber combined, except during the light goose conservation order (refer to Section 7 of this regulation);

(iii) From a sink box or any low floating device, which has a depression to

hide a person underneath the water's surface;

(iv) From or by means of any motorboat or sailboat unless the motor has been

completely shut off or sail furled, and the boat's progress therefrom has ceased;

(v) By the use or aid of live decoys. All live, tame or captive ducks and geese

shall be removed for a period of ten (10) consecutive days prior to hunting, and shall be confined within an enclosure which substantially reduces the audibility of their calls and totally conceals such birds from the sight of migratory game birds;

(vi) By the use of records or tapes of migratory bird calls or sounds, or

electronically amplified imitations of bird calls, except during the light goose conservation order;

(vii) By driving, rallying or chasing migratory game birds with any motor

driven land, water or air conveyance or any sailboat.

(e) Nontoxic Shot. No person shall hunt ducks, geese, mergansers or coots while possessing shot other than nontoxic shot. Nontoxic shot is also required when using a shotgun to hunt any game bird on the Commission's Table Mountain and Springer/Bump-Sullivan wildlife habitat management areas.

(f) Evidence of Species. One fully‑feathered wing or the feathered head shall remain naturally attached to the carcass as a means of identification of migratory game birds, except mourning doves, in the field and while the birds are being transported.

(g) Mourning Dove, Rail and Snipe Hunting Seasons.

| MOURNING DOVE, RAIL AND SNIPE - STATEWIDE | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species | Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Bag Limit | | | | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | | | | Mourning Dove | Sep. 1 | Nov. 29 | b, d, e a - after Nov. 13 c - after Nov. 14 | 15 | 45 | | Sora and Virginia Rail | Sep. 1 | Nov. 9 | b, d, e | 25 | 75 | | Snipe | Sep. 1 | Dec. 16 | b, d, e a - after Nov. 13 c - after Nov. 14 | 8 | 24 |

(h) Sandhill Crane Hunting Seasons

| LIMITED QUOTA PERMIT - SANDHILL CRANE SEASONS | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hunt Areas | Season Dates | Permit Quota | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Season Bag Limit | | | | Opens | Closes | | | | | | | 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 20 | 62 | | 1 | | | 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 20 | 62 | | 1 | | | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 13 | 249 | d | 1 | | | 4 | Sep. 26 | Oct. 18 | 249 | | 1 | | | 5 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 15 | 62 | | 1 | | | 6 | Sep. 5 | Oct. 4 | 249 | | 1 | | | 8 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 93 | | 1 | | | GENERAL PERMIT - SANDHILL CRANE SEASONS | | | | | | | | Hunt Area | Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Bag Limit | | | | | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | | | | | 7 | Sep. 12 | Nov. 8 | b | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |

(i) Permits. All persons, regardless of age, hunting sandhill cranes

shall possess a permit valid for the hunt area in which they are hunting. No person shall apply for or receive more than one (1) limited quota sandhill crane permit during a calendar year. A person may also obtain a permit valid for the general sandhill crane season in Hunt Area 7.

(A) Limited Quota Sandhill Crane Permits. Persons may apply for limited quota sandhill crane permits through the Department's Electronic Licensing Service (ELS). Party applications shall be accepted. Maximum party size shall be two (2). Residents and nonresidents shall not apply together as a party.

(B) General Sandhill Crane Permits. Permits to hunt during the general sandhill crane season (Hunt Area 7) shall be available through the Department's ELS.

(ii) Tagging Sandhill Cranes. When a sandhill crane is killed under a limited quota permit, the permittee shall detach, sign and date the carcass coupon and attach the coupon to the carcass before leaving the site of the kill. The coupon shall remain on the crane carcass at all times until the meat undergoes processing, except that during transportation of the carcass the coupon may be removed to prevent its loss. If the coupon is removed for transportation of the carcass, it shall be in possession of the person accompanying the carcass at all times. When dating a carcass coupon, the entire wedge or block shall be cut out for the date and the month of the kill. The carcass coupon shall be attached to the carcass of a sandhill crane in such a manner as to be plainly visible. Sandhill cranes killed during the general sandhill crane season in Hunt Area 7 are not required to be tagged.

(iii) Limited Quota and General Sandhill Crane Hunt Area Descriptions.

Area and Number.

Area 1. All of the Bear River and Ham's Fork River drainages in Lincoln County.

Area 2. All of the Salt River drainage in Lincoln County south of the McCoy Creek Road.

Area 3. All lands within the Bureau of Reclamation's Eden Project in Sweetwater County.

Area 4. All lands within the Bureau of Reclamation's Riverton and Boysen Unit boundaries; those lands within Boysen State Park south of Cottonwood Creek, west of Boysen Reservoir, and south of U.S. Highway 20-26; and all non-Indian owned fee title lands within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation, excluding those lands within Hot Springs County.

Area 5. All of Uinta County.

Area 6. All of Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties.

Area 7. All of Campbell, Converse, Crook, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara, Platte and Weston counties.

Area 8. All of Johnson, Natrona and Sheridan counties.

(i) Waterfowl Hunting Seasons

(i) Pacific Flyway

| PacifiC Flyway | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species | Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Bag Limit | | | | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | | | | Ducks and Mergansers | Sep. 26 | Jan. 8 | d, e f - through Oct. 8 | 7* | 21* | | Coots | Sep. 26 | Jan. 8 | d, e f - through Oct. 8 | 15 | 45 | | Early Canada Goose | Sep. 1 | Sep. 8 | d, e f - through Oct. 8 | 5 | 15 | | Dark Geese | Sep. 26 | Dec. 31 | d, e f - through Oct. 8 | 5 | 15 | | Light Geese | Sep. 26 | Dec. 31 | d, e f - through Oct. 8 | 10 | 30 |

The daily bag limit of seven (7) ducks and mergansers may include any combination of species with the following restrictions:

 no more than two (2) hen mallards;

 no more than three (3) pintail;

 no more than two (2) canvasbacks;

 no more than two (2) redheads; and,

 no more than two (2) scaup. No scaup shall be taken after December 20.

(ii) Central Flyway Zones. The Central Flyway is divided into three (3) zones. Refer to the season dates for the zone in which you are hunting.

(A) ZONE C1 shall include Big Horn, Converse, Hot Springs, Natrona, Park and Washakie counties, and Fremont County excluding those portions south or west of the Continental Divide.

(B) ZONE C1A shall include Goshen and Platte counties.

(C) ZONE C2 shall include Albany, Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Laramie, Niobrara, Sheridan and Weston counties; and that portion of Carbon County east of the Continental Divide.

(iii) Central Flyway

| CENTRAL FLYWAY | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species | Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Bag Limit | | | | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | | | | Light Geese | Oct. 3 | Dec. 30 | b a - after Nov. 13 c - after Nov. 14 | 20 | 60 | | Jan. 30 | Feb. 14 | a, b, c | 20 | 60 | |

| CENTRAL FLYWAY - ZONE C1 | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species | Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Bag Limit | | | | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | | | | Ducks and Mergansers | Oct. 3 | Oct. 20 | | 6** | 18** | | Nov. 14 | Jan. 31 | c - after Nov. 14 | 6** | 18** | | | Coots | Oct. 3 | Oct. 20 | | 15 | 45 | | | Nov. 14 | Jan. 31 | c - after Nov. 14 | 15 | 45 | | Dark Geese | Oct. 3 | Oct. 20 | | 5 | 15 | | Nov. 20 | Feb. 14 | c | 5 | 15 | |

| CENTRAL FLYWAY - ZONE C1A | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species | Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Bag Limit | | | | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | | | | Ducks and Mergansers | Oct. 3 | Oct. 20 | b | 6** | 18** | | Nov. 14 | Jan. 31 | b a - after Nov. 13 | 6** | 18** | | | Coots | Oct. 3 | Oct. 20 | b | 15 | 45 | | Nov. 14 | Jan. 31 | b a - after Nov. 13 | 15 | 45 | | | Dark Geese* | Oct. 3 | Oct. 14 | b | 2 | 6 | | Nov. 14 | Feb. 14 | a, b | 5 | 15 | |

| CENTRAL FLYWAY - ZONE C2 | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species | Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections Daily | Bag Limit | | | | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | | | | Ducks and Mergansers | Sep. 26 | Nov. 29 | | 6** | 18** | | | Dec. 12 | Jan. 12 | | 6** | 18** | | Coots | Sep. 26 | Nov. 29 | | 15 | 45 | | Dec. 12 | Jan. 12 | | 15 | 45 | | | Early Canada Goose | Sep. 1 | Sep. 8 | | 5 | 15 | | Dark Geese | Sep. 26 | Nov. 29 | | 5 | 15 | | Dec. 12 | Jan. 12 | | 5 | 15 | |

*For Bump-Sullivan Managed Goose Hunt information, see Section 6.

**The daily bag limit of six (6) ducks and mergansers may include any combination of species with the following restrictions:

 no more than five (5) mallards of which not more than two (2) shall be hens;

 no more than three (3) pintail;

 no more than three (3) wood ducks;

 no more than two (2) canvasbacks;

 no more than two (2) redheads; and,

 no more than one (1) scaup.

 two (2) blue-winged teal may be taken in addition to the regular limit of six (6) ducks during the following dates:

Zone C1 and C1A: October 3- October 11
Zone C2: September 26- October 4

(j) Special Hunting Days for Youths, Veterans and Active Military Personnel (including members of the National Guard and Reserves on active duty). In the Pacific Flyway and in Zone C2 of the Central Flyway, the special hunting days for youths, veterans and active military personnel shall be September 19-20, 2026. In Zones C1 and C1A of the Central Flyway, the special hunting days for youths, veterans and active military personnel shall be September 26-27, 2026. Only qualifying persons may take ducks, mergansers, coots and geese on these special hunting days, subject to the following conditions:

(i) All youth hunters shall be seventeen (17) years of age or younger and shall be accompanied in the field by an adult at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(ii) No more than four (4) youths shall be accompanied by any one (1) adult.

(iii) The accompanying adult shall not take ducks, coots, mergansers or geese unless they also qualify as a veteran or active military personnel. However, the accompanying adult may participate in other open seasons.

(iv) All license and stamp requirements, daily bag limits, species and sex restrictions, shooting hours and other regulations that apply to the regular duck and goose seasons, as defined for each flyway, shall apply during the special hunting days for youths, veterans and active military personnel. Exceptions: The additional blue-winged teal limit does not apply on these special hunting days. In Zone C1A, the daily bag limit for dark geese shall be four (4) on the special hunting days for youths, veterans and active military personnel.

(v) All veterans and active military personnel participating in the special hunting days shall be in possession of documentation confirming they are a veteran or active military personnel while hunting in the field.

(vi) The areas described in Section 3 (b), (d), (e) and (f) shall be closed to hunting during the special hunting days for youths, veterans and active military personnel.

Section 3. Description of Closed Areas. The areas described in this Section shall be closed for the species and dates specified in the tables in Sections 2, 5 and 7.

(a) Goshen County

(i) Hawk Springs Reservoir. Beginning where the east fence of the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way meets the south fence enclosing Hawk Springs Reservoir; due east along said fence to Goshen County Road 51; northerly along said road to the access road to the northeast dam of the reservoir; southwesterly along said road to the northeast dam and the fence enclosing the reservoir; northwesterly along said fence to the second gate; southwesterly from said gate to the northwest corner of the fence enclosing the reservoir; southerly along said fence to the beginning point.

(ii) Springer Reservoir. Beginning on U.S. Highway 85 at the George Marlatt farmhouse; westerly along the fence between the farm land and the pasture land to the west end of the west pump lake and Bump-Sullivan Ditch; southerly along said ditch to the high-water mark of Springer Reservoir; westerly then southerly along the high-water mark to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department's Springer Wildlife Habitat Management Area (WHMA); westerly then southerly along the Springer WHMA boundary to Parking Area 3; southeasterly along the reservoir access road to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department buildings; due south from said buildings across the Whispering Wings LLC property to the Fullmer Family Trust pasture fence; westerly along said fence to Goshen County Road 37; southerly along said road to Goshen County Road 42; easterly along said road to U.S. Highway 85; northerly along said highway to the Springer WHMA boundary at the Casey L. Hunter property; westerly then northerly along said boundary to the fence separating the Joe and Judith Hunter Living Trust property and the George Marlatt & Son, Inc. property; easterly then southerly then easterly along said fence to U.S. Highway 85; northerly along said highway to the George Marlatt farmhouse.

(iii) Pond No. 1 Table Mountain Wildlife Habitat Management Area. Pond No. l and adjacent lands as marked by colored signs and posts.

(iv) Miller Lake (Glomill Reservoir). Miller Lake and all lands within three hundred (300) yards of the normal high water line.

(v) North Platte River. That portion of the North Platte River and all lands within three hundred (300) yards of each bank of said river beginning one-quarter (1/4) mile downstream of the western-most river crossing with Wyoming Highway 157 downstream to the eastern-most river crossing with Wyoming Highway 157.

(b) Platte County

(i) Festo Lake. Festo Lake and all lands within three hundred (300) yards of the normal high water line.

(ii) Wheatland Reservoir No. 1. Wheatland Reservoir No. 1 and all lands within three hundred (300) yards of the normal high water line.

(i) Ocean Lake. The waters and lands within one-half (1/2) mile of the aeration system on the north side of Ocean Lake shall be closed to migratory game bird hunting beginning November 15 through March 10 of the following year.

(d) Sweetwater County

(i) Eden Reservoir. Eden Reservoir and all lands within three hundred (300) yards of the normal high water line.

(e) Lincoln County

(i) Palisades Reservoir. Beginning at the junction of the McCoy Creek Road and U.S. Highway 89; northerly on U.S. Highway 89 for one and six-tenths (1.6) miles to the Palisades Reservoir high water line; westerly along said high water line to the Wyoming ‑ Idaho state line; south along said state line to the McCoy Creek Road; southeasterly along the McCoy Creek Road to U.S. Highway 89.

(f) Teton County

(i) South Park Wildlife Habitat Management Area Northwest Reservoirs. The three reservoirs (Snowy Egret, Sandhill Crane and Blue Heron) in the northwest corner of the property and the surrounding lands, beginning at the South Park Wildlife Habitat Management Area's northwest property corner; east along the fenced northern property boundary to Flat Creek; south along the western edge of Flat Creek to the bridge and South Park Feedground Road; southwest along South Park Feedground Road to the intersection with the maintenance road; northwest along the maintenance road to the end of the maintenance road; due west to the fenced property line; north along the fence to the northwest corner of the property.

Section 4. Shooting Hours.

(a) Except as provided in Section 4 (b) and Section 8, shooting hours for hunting all migratory game birds shall be from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise until sunset.

(b) From November 14 through the close of the dark goose season, daily shooting hours for dark geese shall end at 1:00 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays within the following areas: Goshen County north of Wyoming Highway 313 on the west side of U.S. Highway 85, and north of County Road 32 on the east side of U.S. Highway 85.

Section 5. Falconry Seasons. Migratory game birds may be taken by the use of trained raptors in the possession of properly licensed falconers during the regular hunting season set forth in Section 2 and extended falconry seasons in accordance with the limitations in this Section, Section 2, Section 3 and Section 4. Licensed adult falconers are allowed to hunt by falconry methods during the special hunting days for youths, veterans and active military personnel set forth in Section 2 (j).

(a) Falconry Bag and Possession Limits. The daily bag limit shall not exceed three (3) migratory game birds in the aggregate nor shall the possession limit exceed nine (9) migratory game birds in the aggregate for falconry during the regular hunting season or extended falconry seasons. The daily bag and possession limits, singly or in the aggregate, may include any species and sex of ducks, geese, coots, mergansers, rail, snipe, mourning doves and sandhill crane when seasons for these species are open. No more than one (1) sandhill crane shall be taken under a limited quota sandhill crane permit. The falconry bag and possession limits are not in addition to the bag and possession limits listed in Section 2.

| EXTENDED FALCONRY SEASONS | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species and Hunt Areas | Extended Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | AGGREGATE Bag Limit | | | | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | | | | Mourning Doves - Statewide | Nov. 30 | Dec. 16 | b, d, e a - after Nov. 13 c - after Nov. 14 | 3 | 9 | | Sora Rail and Virginia Rail - Statewide | Nov. 10 | Dec. 16 | | | | | ZONE C1 and C1A Central Flyway - Ducks, Mergansers and Coots | Oct. 21 | Oct. 28 | b | 3 | 9 | | ZONE C2 Central Flyway - Ducks, Mergansers and Coots | Sep. 21 | Sep. 25 | | | | | Nov. 30 | Dec. 2 | | | | |

Section 6. Bump-Sullivan Managed Goose Hunt. Nineteen (19) numbered pits/blinds shall be available each day during the dark goose hunting season and shall be occupied on a first-come, first-served basis within the Bump-Sullivan Managed Goose Hunt Area in Goshen County. From November 14, 2026 through February 14, 2027, hunting during dark goose shooting hours shall only be allowed from pits/blinds or within fifty (50) yards of the pits/blinds.

(a) Selection of pits/blinds. Hunters and hunting parties shall occupy pits/blinds by parking one vehicle directly in front of the numbered post that is marked with the corresponding number of the pit/blind. Vehicles shall not be parked overnight to reserve a pit/blind. Vehicles shall also not be parked in front of a numbered post of a pit/blind other than the one the hunting party is occupying. Hunters shall not change pits/blinds except by returning to the parking area and moving their vehicle to the numbered post corresponding to the new pit/blind.

(b) Access to pits/blinds. Hunters shall only park in established parking areas. No more than two (2) vehicles per pit/blind shall be allowed in the parking lots. No person shall drive a vehicle beyond the established parking areas during the goose and duck hunting seasons, except for Department administrative access. Hunters may only use non-motorized methods to transport decoys and other gear to and from the pit/blind.

(c) Commercial operations. No person shall conduct a commercially guided or outfitted hunt on the Bump-Sullivan Managed Goose Hunt Area.

(d) Bump-Sullivan Managed Goose Hunt Area boundary description. The Bump-Sullivan Managed Goose Hunt Area shall include the portion of the Springer/Bump Sullivan Wildlife Habitat Management Area (WHMA) located west of Goshen County Road 37 (Bump-Sullivan Reservoir and adjacent Commission owned lands); the portion of the Springer/Bump Sullivan WHMA located south of Goshen County Road 42; and the portion of the Springer/Bump Sullivan WHMA located between County Road 37 and the closed area boundary.

Section 7. Light Goose Conservation Order

(a) Licensing, Permitting and Reporting Requirements.

(i) Wyoming Game Bird License and Conservation Stamp. Each person who takes or attempts to take any light geese under the authority of this regulation shall have in possession a valid Wyoming game bird license and a valid Wyoming conservation stamp (except as otherwise exempted by State statute).

(ii) Conservation Order Special Management Permit. A Conservation Order Special Management Permit shall be in possession of any person participating in the light goose conservation order. The Conservation Order Special Management Permit shall be validated by signing the person's name in ink across the face of the permit. Conservation Order Special Management Permits may be purchased through the Department's ELS.

(iii) Reporting Requirements. Any person who obtains a Conservation Order Special Management Permit will be emailed an online harvest survey. Permit holders are requested to accurately complete the survey at that time.

(iv) Hunters are not required to possess a Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (duck stamp) or Harvest Information Program (HIP) Permit in order to participate in the light goose conservation order.

(b) Conservation Order Regulations.

(i) Shotguns shall be the only weapons that can be used to take light geese and are not required to be plugged to limit shell capacity to three (3). Shotguns larger than ten (10) gauge shall not be legal for the taking of light geese during the light goose conservation order.

(ii) Recorded or electronically-amplified calls may be used for the taking of light geese during the light goose conservation order.

(iii) Evidence of Species. One fully feathered wing or the feathered head shall remain naturally attached to the carcass as a means of identification of all light geese in the field and while the birds are being transported.

(iv) Nontoxic Shot Restrictions. No person shall take light geese while possessing shot shells loaded with shot other than nontoxic shot.

(v) The Central Flyway portion of Wyoming, excluding the closed areas listed

in Section 3, is open during the light goose conservation order.

(vi) Light Goose Conservation Order Hunting Seasons.

| LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER, CENTRAL FLYWAY | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species and Hunt Areas | Conservation Order Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | Bag Limit | | | | Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | | | | Light Geese | Feb. 15 | Apr. 30 | a(ii), a(iii), b, c | 50 | Unrestricted |

(c) Bump-Sullivan Area. Those areas within the boundary of the Bump-Sullivan Managed Goose Hunt Area, including Bump-Sullivan Reservoir, shall be open to the taking of light geese during the light goose conservation order. Light goose conservation order participants are not required to hunt from a numbered Department pit/blind during the light goose conservation order. Participants who choose to hunt from a numbered Department pit/blind shall follow the rules in Section 6 of this regulation. Section 6 (c) shall apply to persons hunting light geese anywhere within the Bump-Sullivan Managed Goose Hunt Area.

Section 8. Light Goose Conservation Order Shooting Hours. Shooting hours for taking light geese during the light goose conservation order shall be from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise until one-half (1/2) hour after sunset.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: April 22, 2026

History

Effective 2026-06-10

Chapter 15 Wild Bison Recreational Hunting Season

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.15.06102026 Wild Bison Recreational Hunting Season

WYOMING GAME & FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 15

WILD BISON RECREATIONAL HUNTING SEASON

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-101, § 23-1-302 and § 23-2-107.

(a) "Archery Equipment" means a bow of at least fifty (50) pounds draw weight. The crossbow hunter must be equipped with a crossbow of not less than ninety (90) pounds draw weight and a crossbow bolt of at least sixteen (16) inches in length. The broadhead of arrows or bolts shall have a minimum cutting width of one (1) inch.

(b) "Bull" means any male wild bison older than one (1) year of age.

(d) "Edible Portions" means the meat of the front quarters as far down as the knees, the meat of the hindquarters as far down as the hocks, and the meat along the backbone between the neck and hindquarters including the loins and tenderloins, excluding meat on the ribs and neck.

(e) "Expanding Point Bullet" means any bullet designed by its manufacturer to create a wound channel larger than the bullet's diameter.

(f) "Female" means any female wild bison older than one (1) year of age.

(g) "Firearm" means any firearm which has a barrel bore diameter of at least twenty-seven hundredths (27/100) of an inch and is chambered to fire a center-fire cartridge not less than two (2) inches in overall length and using an expanding point bullet of a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) grains, seated to a normal depth.

(h) "Hunter Information Card" means a survey form used by the Department to collect wild bison hunting and harvest information.

(i) "Muzzle-loading Firearm" means a muzzle-loading rifle having a barrel bore diameter of at least 50/100 of an inch and firing an expanding point bullet or lead ball and using a charge of at least one hundred (100) grains of black powder or equivalent.

(j) "National Elk Refuge Permit" means a permit that allows a properly licensed wild bison hunter to access the National Elk Refuge to take a wild bison.

(k) "Site of kill" means the location where the harvested animal died.

(l) "Type" means a limitation on a wild bison license in a particular hunt area for the sex of animal, the length of season, the type of weapon or a portion of a hunt area in which the license shall be valid.

(m) "Waste" means to leave, abandon or allow any edible portion of meat from a wild bison to become tainted, rotten or otherwise unfit for human consumption prior to processing at a person's home or at a processor.

Section 3. Legal Methods of Take. Wild bison shall be taken by the use of legal firearms, archery equipment and muzzle-loading firearms.

Section 4. National Elk Refuge Permits. A National Elk Refuge permit is required prior to hunting wild bison on the National Elk Refuge and shall be in possession of the hunter while hunting wild bison on the National Elk Refuge. A limited number of permits shall be available to hunt wild bison on the National Elk Refuge. Permits shall be issued by the Department to licensed wild bison hunters by random drawing and shall be valid only for specified dates. Alternate permits may become available throughout the hunting season depending upon harvest and management objectives.

Section 5. Tagging Requirements. When any wild bison is killed under a license, the licensee shall detach, sign and date the carcass coupon and attach the coupon to the carcass before leaving the site of the kill. The coupon shall remain on the wild bison carcass at all times until the meat undergoes processing, except that during transportation of the carcass the coupon may be removed to prevent its loss. If the coupon is removed for transportation of the carcass, it shall be in the possession of the person accompanying the carcass at all times.

Section 6. Retrieval of Edible Portions.

(a) No person shall take and leave, abandon, or allow any wild bison, or edible portion to intentionally or needlessly go to waste. The failure of any person to properly dress and care for any wild bison killed by that person and if the carcass is reasonably accessible, within forty-eight (48) hours to take or transport the carcass to the camp of that person, and to properly care for the carcass is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. The Department may require substantive proof from any person who fails to retrieve from the site of kill all edible portions of a wild bison as to why the edible portions were not removed from the field.

(b) No person shall wound or kill any wild bison without making a reasonable effort to retrieve it and reduce it to possession. For the purpose of this subsection, making a reasonable effort shall include a person physically going to the nearest location where the wild bison was when a person attempted to take the wild bison, in order to search for any sign the wild bison was wounded or killed, and take the wild bison into possession.

Section 7. Wearing of Fluorescent Orange or Fluorescent Pink Clothing. No person shall hunt any wild bison without wearing in a visible manner one (1) or more exterior garments, which shall include a hat, shirt, jacket, coat, vest or sweater of a fluorescent orange or fluorescent pink color.

Section 8. Retention of Evidence To Identify Sex of Wild Bison Harvested. Any person who takes any wild bison in a hunt area where the taking of either sex is controlled or prohibited shall comply with this section while said animal is in transportation from the site of the kill to the residence of the person taking the wild bison, or delivered to a processor for processing. In hunt areas where the taking of any wild bison is restricted to a specific sex of animal, the visible external sex organs shall accompany the animal as a whole or edible portion thereof.

Section 9. Transportation and Exportation.

(a) No person shall ship, transport, or receive for shipment or transportation within Wyoming, any wild bison or part thereof, unless tagged with a Wyoming interstate game tag, or unless:

(i) The transportation is by a person accompanying the carcass of a wild bison who is in possession of a proper coupon.

(b) No wild bison or any part thereof shall be shipped or transported from the State unless accompanied by the licensee who harvested the animal, in possession of a proper coupon, or unless:

(i) The part to be exported from the State is of a nonedible trophy or hidelike nature and properly tagged with a Wyoming interstate game tag.

(ii) The wild bison was legally harvested by a nonresident and is tagged with a Wyoming interstate game tag.

Section 10. Hunting Regulations.

(a) Shooting Hours. Shooting hours for the hunting of wild bison shall be from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset.

(b) Bag and Possession Limits. The bag and possession limit for wild bison shall be one (1) wild bison per license.

| Hunt | | Season Dates | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Area | Type | Opens | Closes | Quota | Limitations | | 2 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Jan. 31 | 30 | Any wild bison; from Jan. 2 - Jan. 31 limited alternate permits for the National Elk Refuge may be available through the Department's Jackson Regional Office on a first-come first-served basis until the season closes or conditions dictate that supplemental feeding is necessary. Also valid in Area 1 within the Clark's Fork River and Soda Butte Creek drainages from Aug. 15 - Dec. 31. Valid in other parts of Area 1 upon authorization by the Department. | | 2 | 4 | Aug. 15 | Jan. 31 | 70 | Any female or calf wild bison; from Jan. 2 - Jan. 31 limited alternate permits for the National Elk Refuge may be available through the Department's Jackson Regional Office on a first-come first-served basis until the season closes or conditions dictate that supplemental feeding is necessary. Valid in Area 1 upon notification by the Department. | | 3 | | | | | Closed |

(d) Wild bison hunting seasons may be closed because of an emergency upon forty-eight (48) hours notice.

Section 11. Mandatory Reporting. Within three (3) consecutive days (seventy-two (72) hours) after taking a wild bison, the licensee shall submit a completed hunter information card to the Department Jackson Regional Office. All unsuccessful wild bison hunters shall submit a completed hunter information card to the Department's Jackson Regional Office within three (3) consecutive days (seventy-two (72) hours) after the season closes.

(a) For successful hunters, the hunter information card shall include the licensee's name, license number, date of harvest, total number of days hunted, the sex and age class (adult, yearling, calf) of the wild bison harvested, the drainage and the legal description of where the wild bison was harvested to include section, range and township or UTM coordinates. Successful hunters shall also supply biological samples as required by the Department.

(b) For unsuccessful hunters, the hunter information card shall include licensee's name, license number and total number of days hunted.

Section 12. Hunt Area Descriptions.

Area and number.

Area 1. Absaroka. All lands within Park, Hot Springs and Fremont counties and Teton County east of the Continental Divide, excluding lands administered by the Wind River Reservation, Yellowstone National Park and the lands described in Area 3.

Area 2. Jackson. All lands within Lincoln and Sublette counties and Teton County west of the Continental Divide, including the area within Grand Teton National Park known as the Kelly Parcel (Township 43N, Range 115W, Section 36) and excluding the remainder of Grand Teton National Park, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway and Yellowstone National Park.

Area 3. North Fork. All of the north, south and west drainages of the North Fork of the Shoshone River.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Date: April 22, 2026

History

Effective 2026-06-10

Chapter 20 Wild Turkey Hunting Seasons

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.20.06192026 Wild Turkey Hunting Seasons

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 20

WILD TURKEY HUNTING SEASONS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statute § 23-1-302.

Section 2. Hunting Regulations.

(a) No person shall apply for or receive more than one (1) license for a wild turkey during any one (1) season, except as otherwise provided in this regulation. The maximum bag limit for wild turkey for any person with the proper license shall not exceed one (1) wild turkey per license.

(b) Issuance of Licenses. No person shall apply for or receive more than one (1) fall wild turkey license and one (1) spring wild turkey license in any calendar year. After the initial drawing is completed, a person may apply for and receive up to three (3) wild turkey licenses valid for each season, provided that at least two (2) of those licenses are Limited Quota Type 3 licenses. However, no person shall apply for and receive more than a total of three (3) wild turkey licenses valid for the fall season and no more than a total of three (3) wild turkey licenses valid for the spring season, except as authorized in Commission regulations.

(c) For the taking of wild turkey during the spring wild turkey season, the use of rimfire, center-fire or muzzle-loading rifles shall be prohibited off private land.

(d) No person shall possess or use shot other than nontoxic shot for hunting wild turkeys with a shotgun on all of the lands in the Springer and Table Mountain Wildlife Habitat Management Areas and on all national wildlife refuges open for hunting.

(e) Evidence of Sex. During the spring season in those hunt areas limited to the taking of male wild turkeys or any wild turkey with a visible beard, proof of sex shall accompany the turkey carcass, attached or unattached while the wild turkey is in transportation from the site of the kill to the residence of the person taking the wild turkey or delivered to a processor for processing. Proof of sex for male wild turkeys shall include either one leg including the spur, or a patch of skin with the breast feathers and beard attached; and for female wild turkey (bearded hen) a patch of skin with the breast feathers and beard attached.

(f) Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area. During the spring season, no person shall attempt to take a wild turkey on the lands of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission's Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area without possessing a valid Hunter Management Area permission slip issued to them by the Department for said management area and the date(s) of any attempt to take.

(g) 2026 Fall Season. Hunt Areas, Season Dates and Limitations.

| Hunt | | Season Dates | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Area | Type | Opens | Closes | Quota | Limitations | | 1 | Gen | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | | Any wild turkey, archery only | | 1 | Gen | Oct. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Any wild turkey | | 1 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 1200 | Any wild turkey, archery only; valid within Converse, Natrona, Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties; also valid on private land in Big Horn, Crook, Hot Springs, Park, Washakie and Weston counties | | 1 | 3 | Oct. 1 | Jan. 31 | | Any wild turkey valid within Converse, Natrona, Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties; also valid on private land in Big Horn, Crook, Hot Springs, Park, Washakie and Weston counties |

(h) 2027 Spring Season. Hunt Areas, Season Dates and Limitations.

| Hunt | | Season Dates | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Area | Type | Opens | Closes | Quota | Limitations | | 1 | Gen | Apr. 20 | May 31 | | Any male wild turkey or any wild turkey with a visible beard (Hunter Management Area permission slip required to hunt on the Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area) | | 1 | 3 | Apr. 1 | May 31 | 800 | Any male wild turkey or any wild turkey with a visible beard valid within Converse, Natrona, Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties |

Section 3. Archery Regulations. Wild turkey may be taken with any archery equipment during any open season in accordance with Section 2 of this Chapter.

Section 4. Hunt Area Descriptions.

Area and Number.

Area 1. The entire State of Wyoming.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: April 22, 2026

History

Effective 2026-06-19

Chapter 21 Gray Wolves as Trophy Game

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.21.05042012 Gray Wolves as Trophy Game

The document referenced in the rules database link is not available in an electronic format. If you are in need of this rule, please contact the Secretary of State's Office at: Rules Registrar Wyoming Secretary of State's Office Ph. 307.777.7378 Email: Rules@wyo.gov

History

Effective 2012-05-04

Chapter 22 Watercraft Regulation

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.22.09262025 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes (W.S.) § 31-2-101, § 41-13-102, § 41‑13‑104, § 41‑13-208, § 41‑13‑211, § 41‑13‑213, § 41‑13‑217, § 41‑13‑218 and § 41-13-219.

History

Effective 2025-09-26

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.22.09262025 § 2 Regulation

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission hereby adopts the following regulation governing watercraft. This regulation shall become effective January 1, 2026, and shall remain in effect until modified or repealed by the Commission.

History

Effective 2025-09-26

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.22.09262025 § 3 Definitions

For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in W.S. § 41-13-101 and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Accompanied by an adult" means no person under the age of sixteen (16) years shall operate or be in physical control of a motorized watercraft on the waters of the State unless an adult is also physically aboard the motorized watercraft and is responsible for the operation of the watercraft.

(b) "Adult" means a person eighteen (18) years of age or older.

(d) "Beam" means the width of a watercraft at its widest part.

(e) "Bow" means the front of a watercraft.

(f) "Certificate of number" means watercraft registration.

(g) "Degrees of a compass" means the gradations in a compass; there are three hundred sixty degrees (360o) within a compass.

(h) "Diver down flag" is a rectangular shaped flag either blue and white in color (alpha flag) or red in color with a white diagonal stripe (diving flag), not less than twelve (12) inches by twelve (12) inches and displayed no less than three (3) feet above the surface of the water.

(i) "Duplicate number or duplicate certificate" means a certificate of number issued by the Department to replace an original certificate of number.

(j) "Enclosed cabin" means a permanent structure with hardened sides, which is intended for human occupation.

(k) "Engine cut-off switch" means a device for shutting off the engine of a watercraft in the event the operator falls off the watercraft while it is underway.

(l) "Gunwale" means the upper edge of the side of a watercraft.

(m) "HIN" means a Hull Identification Number that meets the specifications listed in Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(n) "Length of a watercraft" means the length of the hull of a watercraft measured in a straight line from the stem to the stern excluding the deck, bowsprits, bumpkins, rudders, outboard motor brackets and similar fittings or attachments.

(o) "Motorized watercraft" means any watercraft powered by an internal combustion or electric engine.

(p) "Motorized watercraft dealer " means a person who is engaged in the business of manufacture or sale of motorboats in Wyoming and who is required to be licensed with the Wyoming Department of Revenue to collect and remit sales tax or a person whose motorboat sales business is outside Wyoming, but who demonstrates motorboats in Wyoming.

(q) "No wake" means the speed of a watercraft when underway does not cause water action that disturbs another watercraft at rest, a dock, or swimmers, and does not exceed a speed of five (5) miles per hour.

(r) "Operator" means the person in physical control of or directing the movement of a watercraft while it is in use. When the person in physical control of a watercraft is under the age of sixteen (16) years, the accompanying adult may be considered the operator.

(s) "Personal watercraft" means any watercraft propelled by a water-jet pump or other machinery as its primary source of motor power and that is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing or kneeling on the watercraft, rather than the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside the watercraft.

(t) "Port" means the left side of a watercraft as one faces forward while aboard the watercraft and is denoted by a red light.

(u) "Proof of ownership for temporary operation" means a notarized bill of sale stating the name of the previous owner of the motorized watercraft, the name of the purchaser of the watercraft, description of the watercraft with correct HIN or a copy of a properly transferred title, a bill of sale with correct HIN from a motorized watercraft dealer, or a copy of a notarized affidavit by the builder of a homemade watercraft that indicates a description of the watercraft and the date construction was completed.

(v) "Rental boat owner" means a person who rents watercraft to the public for a fee.

(w) "Safe carrying capacity" means the capacity shall not exceed the number of persons or the weight limit, whichever is reached first, as stated on the capacity plate affixed to the watercraft.

(x) "Starboard" means the right side of a watercraft as one faces forward while aboard the watercraft and is denoted by a green light.

(y) "Stem" means the line where the port and starboard hulls join together at the bow.

(z) "Stern" means the transom or rear end of a watercraft.

(aa) "Temporary operation" means the operation of a motorized watercraft without a certificate of number during the thirty (30) consecutive days immediately following the date of purchase.

(bb) "Throwable device" means a U.S. Coast Guard approved ring buoy or buoyant cushion.

(cc) "Underway" means the watercraft is being propelled by mechanized power, wind, or human effort.

(dd) "Vessel" means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water.

(ee) "Wake" means the water action caused by a watercraft that is underway that disturbs another watercraft at rest, a dock, or swimmers, and, the speed of the watercraft exceeds five (5) miles per hour.

(ff) "Water sport toy" means a sailboard, float tube, kite board or any aid to swimming or fishing that is not defined as a watercraft.

(gg) "Watercraft" means any contrivance used or designed primarily for navigation on the water or is designed to be propelled by paddles, oars, sails or motors, except devices defined as water sport toys. Amphibious vehicles designed for travel over land and water with mechanical propulsion systems shall be considered watercraft for the purpose of this regulation.

(hh) "Watercraft of closed construction" describes watercraft that have one or more of the following conditions:

(i) Inboard engines;

(ii) Closed compartments under seats wherein portable fuel tanks may be stored;

(iii) Double bottoms not sealed to the hull or which are not completely filled with floatation materials;

(iv) Closed living spaces;

(v) Closed stowage compartments in which combustible material are stored; or,

(vi) Permanently installed fuel tanks.

(ii) "Wearable personal flotation device" means a U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation device that is intended to be worn by an individual.

History

Effective 2025-09-26

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.22.09262025 § 4 Motorized Watercraft Registration and Numbers

(a) All numbers assigned to motorized watercraft in the State shall consist of three (3) parts. The first part, the prefix, shall consist of the letters "WY" signifying the State of registration; the second part shall consist of not more than four (4) Arabic numerals; the third part, the suffix, shall consist of not more than two (2) capital letters, but "I", "O" and "Q" shall not be used because of their similarity to Arabic numerals. The first capital letter in the third part, the suffix, shall indicate the Class of motorboat as A, B, C, or D. Numbers assigned to motorized watercraft dealers shall have the letters "DL" as the suffix. Numbers assigned to rental watercraft shall have the letters "AL," "BL," or "CL" as the suffix.

(b) All numbers shall be displayed on each side of the bow of the motorized watercraft in such a manner that the numbers are clearly readable when the motorized watercraft is underway.

(i) Numbers shall be affixed on each side of the exterior bow of the motorized watercraft to read from left to right. The numbers shall be:

(A) In plain, block vertical, not slanted, letters and numerals of the same proportion;

(B) A minimum of three (3) inches high excluding shading and bordering; and,

(C) A color that contrasts with the color of the background, i.e., dark numbers on a light background or light numbers on a dark background.

(ii) A hyphen or a space, equal in width to the letter "W" in the prefix, shall separate the three (3) parts of the number. For example: "WY‑1234‑A" or "WY 1234 A".

(iii) All numbers assigned to motorized watercraft, except those assigned to motorized watercraft dealers, shall be painted on or securely attached to the bow of the motorized watercraft. Motorized watercraft dealers may affix the number for motorized watercraft that are for sale to a removable board(s) to permit transfer of the assigned number upon sale. Display of such number shall be in accordance with this section.

(iv) A motorized watercraft dealer is eligible to receive more than one (1) registration certificate and one (1) motorized watercraft registration number. A motorized watercraft dealer registration number is not assigned to a specific motorized watercraft. Motorized watercraft dealer registration numbers are assigned to the particular motorized watercraft dealer and shall not be transferred to another motorized watercraft dealer or motorized watercraft owner.

(c) Upon payment of the motorized watercraft registration fee, an applicant for a motorized watercraft certificate of number shall be issued a registration certificate and two (2) decals upon which shall appear a designation of the year(s) for which the registration fee was paid and the abbreviation WYO. One (1) decal shall be displayed on each side of the motorized watercraft to which the number is assigned aft and directly in line with the assigned number of the motorized watercraft. Only a currently valid decal shall be displayed.

(d) Transfer of ownership for registration or first time registration of a motorized watercraft shall require a copy or original certificate of title issued in the name of the applicant(s) with the correct HIN.

(i) A watercraft registration shall only be issued in the name of the owner as it appears on the certificate of title.

(e) Persons making application for a watercraft dealer's registration shall provide the Department with a properly completed Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement - Certificate of Exemption form. The form, which can be obtained from the Department of Revenue, indicates the watercraft is being purchased for resale and the purchase is exempt from sales/use tax. The dealer's sales tax license number shall appear on the form.

(f) Duplicate Certificate of Number.

(i) The Department shall not charge a fee for issuance of a duplicate certificate of number when the loss or destruction of the certificate was the fault of the Department. The Department shall charge a fee of ten dollars ($10) for issuance of a duplicate certificate of number when the loss or destruction of the original certificate of number was not the fault of the Department.

History

Effective 2025-09-26

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.22.09262025 § 5 Watercraft Safety Equipment Requirements

Except as provided in this section, it shall be the responsibility of the operator of the watercraft to ensure that all required safety equipment is aboard the watercraft during operation. If the owner of the watercraft is aboard the watercraft during operation, it shall be the responsibility of the owner and not the operator to ensure that all required safety equipment is aboard the watercraft during operation. In the case of rental watercraft, it shall be the responsibility of the rental boat owner to ensure that all required safety equipment is aboard the watercraft at the time the watercraft is rented.

(a) Every watercraft when underway on the waters of the State from sunset to sunrise shall carry and exhibit lights in accordance with the provisions of this section. From sunset to sunrise, no other light that may be mistaken for those listed in this section shall be used.

(i) Every motorized watercraft of classes A and B shall carry the following lights:

(A) A bright white light aft to be visible three hundred sixty degrees (360o) all around the horizon; and,

(B) A combined lantern in the front of the motorized watercraft and lower than the white light aft, showing green to starboard and red to port, so fixed as to show the light from directly ahead to twenty-two and five tenths degrees (22.5o) aft the beam on their respective sides.

(ii) Every motorized watercraft of classes C and D shall carry the following lights:

(A) A bright white light in the front of the motorized watercraft as near the bow at the center axis as practicable, so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of two hundred twenty-five degrees (225o), and fixed as to show the light one hundred twelve and five tenths degrees (112.5o) on each side of the motorized watercraft from directly ahead to twenty-two and five tenths degrees (22.5o) aft the beam on either side;

(B) A bright white light aft to show three hundred sixty degrees (360o) all around the horizon and higher than the white light forward; and,

(C) On the starboard side, a green light constructed to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of one hundred twelve and five tenths (112.5o) degrees, and fixed as to show the light from directly ahead to twenty-two and five tenths degrees (22.5o) aft the beam on the starboard side. On the port side, a red light constructed to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of one hundred twelve and five tenths degrees (112.5o), and fixed as to show the light from directly ahead to twenty-two and five tenths degrees (22.5o) aft the beam on the port side. Each light shall be fitted with inboard screens of sufficient height set to prevent light from being seen across the bow.

(iii) Every white light referred to in this section shall be visible at a distance of at least two (2) miles and every colored light shall be visible at a distance of one (1) mile.

(iv) Sailboats, when propelled by sail alone, shall exhibit the following lights: On the starboard side, a green light and on the port side a red light to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon from directly ahead to twenty-two and five tenths degrees (22.5o) aft the beam. Sailboats shall also carry at the stern a white light to show the light sixty-seven and five tenths degrees (67.5 o) from aft on each side of the watercraft. In a small sailboat if it is not possible on account of bad weather or other sufficient causes for the light to be fixed, sailboats shall carry ready at hand a lantern or flashlight to show a white light that shall be exhibited in sufficient time to avoid collision. Sailboats less than forty (40) feet in length may carry a combined light in lieu of separate side lights.

(v) All manually propelled watercraft operated between sunset and sunrise shall have ready at hand a lantern or flashlight to show a white light that shall be exhibited in sufficient time to avoid collision.

(vi) All watercraft at anchor or adrift between sunset and sunrise, unless anchored at a designated site such as a marina, shoreline, etc., shall display in the front of the watercraft or where it can best be seen a white light to show all around the horizon and visible for two (2) miles.

(b) Every gasoline engine installed in a motorized watercraft after April 25, 1940, except outboard motors, shall be equipped with an efficient means of backfire flame control. Installations made before November 19, 1952, need not meet the detailed requirements of this subsection and may be continued in use as long as they are in good and serviceable condition. The following are acceptable means of backfire flame control for gasoline engines:

(i) A backfire flame arrester approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. The flame arrester shall be suitably secured to the air intake with flame tight connections;

(ii) An engine air and fuel intake system that provides adequate protection from propagation of backfire flame to the atmosphere equivalent to that provided by an approved flame arrester. A gasoline engine that has such an air and fuel intake system and that is to be operated without a U.S. Coast Guard approved flame arrester shall be labeled to meet requirements of the U.S. Coast Guard; and,

(iii) Any attachment to the carburetor or location of the engine air intake by means of which flames caused by engine backfire shall be dispersed to the atmosphere outside the motorized watercraft in such a way that the flames shall not endanger the motorized watercraft, persons on board, nearby watercraft or structures. All attachments shall be of metal with flame‑tight connections and firmly secured to withstand vibration, shock and engine backfire. Such installations do not require formal U.S. Coast Guard approval, but shall be accepted by law enforcement officers on the basis of this subsection.

(c) All motorized watercraft, except open boats, shall have at least two (2) ventilator ducts fitted with cowls or their equivalent for the efficient removal of explosive or flammable gases from the bilges of every engine and fuel tank compartment. There shall be at least one (1) exhaust duct installed so as to extend from the open atmosphere to the lower portion of the bilges and at least one (1) intake duct installed so as to extend to a point at least midway to the bilge or at least below the level of the carburetor air intake. The cowls shall be located and trimmed for maximum effectiveness to prevent displaced fumes from being recirculated. As used in this subsection, the term "open boat" means those motorized watercraft that have all engine and fuel tank compartments and other spaces in which explosive or flammable gases and vapors could form open to the atmosphere so as to prevent the entrapment of such gases and vapors within the motorized watercraft.

(d) Motorized watercraft shall be provided with an efficient sound producing device as set forth in this subsection:

Class of

Motorized Watercraft Type of Device

A & B Mouth, hand or power operated device capable of producing a blast of two (2) seconds or more duration and audible for at least one‑half (1/2) mile.

C Hand or power operated device capable of producing a blast of two (2) seconds or more duration and audible for at least one (1) mile.

D Power operated device capable of producing a blast of two (2) seconds or more duration and audible for a distance of at least one (1) mile.

(e) All watercraft shall carry a U.S. Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device of a suitable size for each person on board. Wearable personal flotation devices shall be used in accordance with any U. S. Coast Guard approval label requirements. All U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation devices shall be readily accessible, in good serviceable condition and shall not be waterlogged, torn, or have straps, buckles, zippers or ties broken or missing.

(i) Watercraft sixteen (16) feet and over in length shall have a minimum of one (1) U.S. Coast Guard approved throwable device (unless otherwise provided by this regulation), on board the watercraft, in addition to a U.S. Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device of a suitable size for each person on board. Watercraft sixteen (16) feet and over in length being utilized in Class II and above whitewater are exempt from having a minimum of one (1) U.S. Coast Guard approved throwable device if the watercraft has a safety throw rope. Class II whitewater means novice straightforward rapids with wide, clear channels that are evident without scouting; occasional maneuvering may be required, but rocks and medium sized waves are easily missed by trained paddlers; swimmers are seldom injured and group assistance, while helpful, is seldom needed; rapids that are at the upper end of this difficulty range are designated Class II.

(ii) All persons aboard personal watercraft and all persons being towed by or riding in the wake of a watercraft shall wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device of a suitable size while engaged in such activity. All persons utilizing water sport toys are exempt from the requirement of carrying a U.S. Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device unless the water sport toy is being towed by a watercraft.

(iii) Requirement For Life Jacket Wear By Children.

(A) No person shall operate a watercraft underway with any child aboard twelve (12) years old or younger unless each child is either wearing a U.S. Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device or is riding in an enclosed cabin.

(f) Operators of motorized watercraft shall display a fluorescent orange flag, at least twelve (12) inches by twelve (12) inches in size, above the motorized watercraft anytime persons towed on water-skis, water sport toys, or other contrivances are down in the water to warn other watercraft operators of the situation. The operator of the motorized watercraft shall ensure the flag is displayed in such a manner that it is visible three hundred sixty degrees (360o) around the motorized watercraft and to the person in the water.

(g) Fire extinguishers.

(i) Fire extinguishers shall be carried in all watercraft of closed construction.

(ii) Dry chemical fire extinguishers utilized on watercraft which do not exhibit gauges or devices indicating the amount of pressure in the extinguisher shall be weighed and display a tag that indicates the extinguisher has been weighed within the immediately preceding six (6) months. If the weight of a fire extinguisher is one-quarter (1/4) ounce less than that stamped on the container, the extinguisher does not meet the requirements of this section and shall be recharged.

(iii) Fire extinguishers shall be readily accessible aboard the watercraft and in such condition as to be ready for immediate and effective use.

(iv) Fire extinguishers shall be U.S. Coast Guard or Underwriters Laboratory (U.L.) approved. Fire extinguishers are classified by number and letter or letter and Roman numeral according to the type of fire they shall be expected to extinguish and the size of the extinguisher. The "letter" indicates the type of fire:

(A) "A" is for fires of ordinary combustible materials;

(B) "B" is for gasoline, oil and grease fires; and,

(v) Fire extinguisher requirements for watercraft are as follows:

(A) Fire extinguishers approved for watercraft shall be portable of either 5-B or 20-B classification in good and serviceable condition that are stamped with their date of manufacture. A portable fire extinguisher older than twelve (12) years from the date of manufacture stamped on the container shall be considered expired and removed from service.

(B) Watercraft less than twenty-six (26) feet in length. At least one (1) 5-B type approved portable fire extinguisher is required or the watercraft shall have an approved fixed fire extinguishing system installed in the machinery spaces.

(I) This requirement shall not apply to outboard watercraft less than twenty-six (26) feet in length if the construction of such watercraft shall not permit the entrapment of explosives or flammable gasses or vapors.

(C) Watercraft twenty-six (26) feet to less than forty (40) feet in length. At least two (2) 5-B type approved portable fire extinguishers are required or at least one (1) 20-B type approved portable fire extinguisher is required. If an approved fixed system is installed, one (1) 5-B type is required.

(D) Watercraft forty (40) feet to less than sixty-five (65) feet in length. At least three (3) 5-B type approved portable fire extinguishers are required or at least one (1) 5-B type plus one (1) 20-B type approved portable fire extinguisher are required. If an approved fixed system is installed, two (2) 5-B types are required.

(E) Aboard watercraft model year 2017 and older, B-I type fire extinguishers in good and serviceable condition may be substituted for 5-B fire extinguishers, and B-II type fire extinguishers in good and serviceable condition may be substituted for 20-B fire extinguishers.

(h) Engine cut-off switches.

(i) No person shall operate a motorized watercraft less than twenty-six (26) feet in length on plane or above displacement speed without utilizing an engine cut-off switch, unless:

(A) The main helm of the watercraft is within an enclosed cabin; or

(B) The watercraft was not equipped with an engine cut-off switch by the manufacturer.

History

Effective 2025-09-26

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.22.09262025 § 6 Boat Races, Regattas and Water Ski Tournaments

No regattas, watercraft races, marine parades, tournaments or exhibitions, trials thereof or other similar events shall be held without prior written authorization from the Department.

(a) Department authorization shall not be granted for any regattas, watercraft races, marine parades, tournaments or exhibitions or trials thereof, without first assuring that:

(i) When the Department authorizes an event, water markers, buoys or regulatory signs shall be placed during the hours of the event by the person granted authority for the event to warn other watercraft operators of a controlled area prohibited from entering by anyone other than contestants of the event. The markers, buoys or regulatory signs shall conform with those adopted for use in the State; and,

(ii) The person granted authority for the regatta, watercraft races, marine parades, tournaments, exhibitions or trials shall satisfy the Department that adequate safeguards and controls exist to protect human life, limb and property.

History

Effective 2025-09-26

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.22.09262025 § 7 Waterway Marking System

(a) The Department may restrict and guide watercraft use on waters by placement of such buoys, markers or regulatory signs as it deems necessary. All users of watercraft are required to obey the buoys, markers or regulatory signs. The buoys, markers or regulatory signs signify restricted areas, danger areas and information pertaining to watercraft operation in specific areas. Standard markers used are as follows:

(i) A diamond shape of international orange with white center shall indicate danger. The nature of the danger may be indicated by words or well known abbreviations in black letters inside the diamond shape, or above or below it on white background;

(ii) A diamond shape of international orange with a cross of international orange against a white center without qualifying explanation shall indicate a zone from which all watercraft are excluded;

(iii) A circle of international orange with white center shall indicate a control or restriction. The nature of the control or restriction shall be indicated by words, numerals or well known abbreviations in black letters inside the circle. Additional explanations may be given above or below in black letters;

(iv) A rectangular shape of international orange with white center shall indicate information, other than a danger, control or restriction that may contribute to health, safety or well being. The message shall be presented within the rectangle in black letters;

(v) Letters or numerals used with regulatory markers shall be black in block characters of good proportion and spaced in a manner that shall provide maximum legibility and visibility; and,

(vi) No buoys, markers or regulatory signs shall be placed upon the waters of the State without prior approval of the Department, except that divers or persons snorkeling shall place a diver down flag(s) upon the water in the immediate area of their activity.

(A) No person shall operate or permit the operation of any motorized watercraft on the waters of this State within one hundred (100) feet of a diver down flag(s) that has been displayed to indicate the presence of a person diving or snorkeling. Diver down flag(s) shall not be placed in areas already occupied by other watercraft.

(I) The diver down flag(s) shall be displayed only when diving or snorkeling is in progress, and shall be displayed so as not to impede normal watercraft traffic.

(b) No person shall alter, damage, deface, destroy, move, remove, tie off to, or otherwise modify any Department approved buoy, marker or regulatory sign.

History

Effective 2025-09-26

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.22.09262025 § 8 Personal Watercraft

(a) No person operating a personal watercraft shall cross or jump the wake of another watercraft within one hundred (100) feet of the watercraft creating the wake.

(b) No person shall operate a personal watercraft unless the watercraft is equipped with an engine cut-off switch installed by the manufacturer. When a personal watercraft is underway, the engine cut-off switch shall be attached via a lanyard to the operator of the personal watercraft in such a manner that in the event the operator is ejected from the personal watercraft the engine shall stop.

History

Effective 2025-09-26

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.22.09262025 § 9 Waters on Which the Operation of Watercraft is Restricted or Prohibited

(a) No person shall operate a motorized watercraft at a speed that causes a wake within one-hundred (100) feet of a drifting, trolling or anchored watercraft or person(s) in the water.

(b) The use of personal watercraft is prohibited on the following waters throughout the calendar year:

All waters in Grand Teton National Park in Teton County;

The Snake River from Grand Teton National Park boundary in Teton County to Sheep Gulch boat ramp in Lincoln County;

Frye Lake in Fremont County;

Green River Lakes in Sublette County;

Louis Lake in Fremont County;

New Fork Lakes in Sublette County;

Ring Lake in Fremont County;

Soda Lake on Soda Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Sublette County;

Torrey Lake in Fremont County;

Trail Lake in Fremont County; and

Worthen Meadows Reservoir in Fremont County.

(c) The use of motorized watercraft is prohibited on the following waters throughout the calendar year except as otherwise provided. Emergency, search and rescue, enforcement and Game and Fish Department administrative watercraft are exempt.

All waters in Grand Teton National Park, excluding Jackson and Jenny lakes, in Teton County;

Kemmerer City Reservoir in Lincoln County;

McIntosh Pond 2 (Western Nuclear Pond) in Fremont County;

North Platte River to include only that area between Glendo Dam and Glendo Powerplant in Platte County;

North Platte River upstream from the Saratoga Inn (Texas Trail) Bridge in the town of Saratoga to the Colorado state line in Carbon County (the owners or agricultural lessees of property immediately adjacent to the North Platte River, or their agents, may utilize motorized watercraft to carry out agricultural practices);

South Worland Pond (also known as Golf Course Pond) in Washakie County;

Snake River from Grand Teton National Park boundary in Teton County to Sheep Gulch boat ramp in Lincoln County, except motorized watercraft, other than personal watercraft, powered by a single motor not to exceed one hundred fifteen (115) horsepower are allowed from South Park Bridge in Teton County (U.S. Highway 26/89/191) to West Table boat ramp in Lincoln County from the day after Labor Day through March 31; and,

West Ten Sleep Lake in Big Horn County.

(d) The use of internal combustion engines in motorized watercraft is prohibited on the following waters throughout the calendar year except as otherwise provided. Emergency, search and rescue, enforcement and Game and Fish Department administrative watercraft are exempt.

A&M Reservoir in Sweetwater County;

Absaraka Lake in Laramie County;

Beck Lake Recreation Area including Beck Lake, New Cody Reservoir and Markham Reservoir in Park County;

Black Hills Power and Light Osage Pond in Weston County;

Lake McKenzie in Natrona County;

Cook Lake in Crook County;

Dollar Lake in Sublette County;

Edness Kimball Wilkins State Park including all ponds within the Park in Natrona County;

Festo Lake in Platte County;

Fiddlers Lake in Fremont County;

Fish Lake in Fremont County;

Gillette Fishing Lake in Campbell County;

Johnson Creek Reservoir in Albany County;

Kleenburn Ponds in Sheridan County;

Lake Alice in Lincoln County;

Leazenby Lake in Albany County;

Lake of the Woods in Fremont County;

Lower North Crow Reservoir (North Crow Diversion Reservoir) in Laramie County;

Luckey Pond (Chittim Reservoir) in Fremont County;

Medicine Bow National Forest including all lakes within the boundaries of Medicine Bow National Forest, except Sand Lake, Turpin Reservoir, Lake Owen, Rob Roy Reservoir and Hog Park Reservoir, in Carbon and Albany counties;

Middle Piney Lake in Sublette County;

Murphy Lake in Lincoln County;

Pelham Lake in Fremont County;

Pete's Pond in Fremont County;

Ranchester City Reservoir in Sheridan County;

Rawlins City Reservoir in Carbon County;

Sand Mesa Reservoirs No. 1 and 2 in Fremont County;

Sibley Lake in Sheridan County;

Soda Lake, on Soda Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area, in Sublette County shall be closed from May 1 through May 31 to the use of internal combustion motorized watercraft;

Springer (Goshen Hole) Reservoir south of the footbridge in Goshen County;

Swamp Lake in Park County;

Tie Hack Reservoir in Johnson County;

Upper North Crow Reservoir in Laramie and Albany counties; and

Wind River Lake in Fremont County.

(e) The use of any type watercraft is prohibited on the following waters throughout the calendar year, except as otherwise provided. Emergency, search and rescue, enforcement and Game and Fish Department administrative watercraft are exempt from this subsection.

Black Elk Pond in Weston County;

Buffalo Wetlands Pond in Johnson County;

Grayrocks Reservoir to include only that area between the regulatory buoys and the spillway in Platte County;

Hawk Springs Reservoir in Goshen County from December 1 - February 15;

Jim Bridger Pond to include only that area inside the pumphouse booms in Sweetwater County;

North Platte River to include that area between the Dave Johnston Power Plant Public Access Area and the Dave Johnston Power Plant in Converse County;

North Platte River from Kortes Dam to the Seminoe Road bridge in Carbon County; and,

Wheatland Reservoir No. 3 Canal from the headgate in Reservoir No. 2 to the mouth in Reservoir No. 3 in Albany County.

(f) The use of a motor in excess of fifteen (15) horsepower on motorized watercraft is prohibited on the following waters throughout the calendar year, except as otherwise provided. Emergency, search and rescue, enforcement and Game and Fish Department administrative watercraft are exempt from this subsection.

Crystal Reservoir in Laramie County;

Deaver Reservoir in Park County;

Harrington Reservoir in Big Horn County.

Healy Reservoir in Johnson County;

Jim Bridger Pond in Sweetwater County;

Lily Lake in Park County;

Muddy Guard Reservoirs in Johnson County;

Newton Lakes Recreational Area including East and West Newton Lakes in Park County;

Packers Lake in Goshen County;

Park Reservoir in Johnson and Sheridan counties;

Renner Reservoir in Big Horn County;

Sloans Lake in Laramie County; and

Turpin Reservoir in Carbon County.

(g) The use of a motor in excess of ten (10) horsepower on motorized watercraft is prohibited on the following waters throughout the calendar year, except as otherwise provided. Emergency, search and rescue, enforcement, Game and Fish Department administrative watercraft and other watercraft authorized by Grand Teton National Park are exempt from this subsection.

Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park in Teton County.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:_____________________________________

Ashlee Lundvall, President

Dated: July 16, 2025

History

Effective 2025-09-26

Chapter 23 Lands and Waters Acquired or Administered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.23.05152024 Lands and Waters Acquired or Administered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 23

LANDS AND WATERS ACQUIRED OR ADMINISTERED BY THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. § 23-1-302 (a)(iii).

Section 2. Purpose. It is the purpose of this regulation to allow the Department to manage and conserve wildlife, wildlife habitat and public access on lands and waters acquired or administered by the Commission and to regulate public use and special use of such lands and waters.

Section 3. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, W. S. § 31-1-101, Commission regulations and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Acceptably stored" means stored in an Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC) approved food storage container; stored in a bear-resistant container; stored in a closed vehicle constructed of solid non-pliable materials; suspended at least ten (10) feet clear of the ground and all points; or stored within Department provided containers.

(b) "Antiquities" means prehistoric ruins and artifacts.

(c) "Camp" means to establish temporary occupancy by means of motor vehicles, camp trailers, campers, horse trailers, tents, lean-tos, other man-made structures or sleeping equipment.

(d) "Commercial or business use" means those activities that involve the direct sale of commodities or services on lands and waters acquired or administered by the Commission.

(e) "Conservation easement" means a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and the Commission to conserve wildlife habitat and traditional farm and ranch uses where conserving those uses supports wildlife habitat.

(f) "Department publication" means any document publicly circulated by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in the form of a magazine, pamphlet, poster, brochure, letter or broadcast online by website, E-mail or other electronic media.

(g) "Designated road" means an established road marked with a white arrow sign.

(h) "Established road" means any road or trail that has been graded or constructed to carry motor vehicles or on which repeated legal motor vehicle traffic has created well-defined tracks.

(i) "High-lined" means to tether recreational livestock in such a manner the livestock cannot forage for natural vegetation and the livestock are not tethered to a single tree.

(j) "Human presence" means a person physically occupying, entering upon or traveling upon lands or waters acquired or administered by the Commission.

(k) "Lands and waters acquired or administered" means lands and waters acquired by the Commission by purchase, deed, lease, agreement, gift or devise for the management, restoration, propagation or protection of wildlife or for public hunting, fishing or trapping or for the conservation of wildlife habitat or traditional farm and ranch uses where conserving those uses supports wildlife habitat or traditional farm and ranch uses.

(l) "Lands enrolled in the Department's Access Yes Program" means lands and waters in any of the Department's access programs, including but not limited to Walk-In Areas, Hunter Management Areas, Hunter Management Access Programs or Fish Management Areas. The Commission administers these lands through written agreements of up to five (5) years to provide managed public access for hunting or fishing. Commission owned lands may be included to provide managed public access.

(m) "Limited range weapons" means muzzle-loading firearms, shotguns, archery equipment, handguns or air rifles.

(n) "Motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle as defined in Wyoming Statute Title 31-1-101 (a)(xv) including but not limited to a motor home, motorcycle, passenger car, truck, electric bike, off-road recreational vehicle and multipurpose vehicle.

(o) "Off-road recreational vehicle" means any wheeled or tracked motorized vehicle designed primarily for off-road, recreational or cross country travel on or over land, snow, ice or other natural terrain regardless of ORV permit or registration/license status.

(p) "Open fire" means any outdoor fire including wood stoves and charcoal fires used for warmth, cooking, pleasure or for any other purpose.

(q) "Permission slip" means any document produced by the Department authorizing the use of lands enrolled in the Department Access Yes Program.

(r) "Public use" means any non-commercial use by the public on lands and waters acquired or administered by the Commission. Public use shall be determined by the Department and shall be consistent with the Commission's goal to enhance or manage wildlife, wildlife habitat or access and shall not conflict with the purpose for which lands and waters were acquired or are administered.

(s) "Recreational livestock" means animals used for recreational purposes such as for riding, pulling wagons or sleighs, or packing of gear and harvested animals.

(t) "Recreational shooting" means shooting firearms that does not involve the taking of wildlife.

(u) "Special use" means any activity that is not defined as public use or any use that could conflict with the purpose for which the land or water was acquired or is administered by the Commission.

(v) "Trapping" means the taking of a furbearing animal or a predatory animal by the use of a trap or snare.

(w) "Water control structure" means a structure in an irrigation, drainage or other water management system that conveys water, controls direction or rate of flow or maintains a desired water surface elevation. Water control structures include but are not limited to solar wells, delivery systems, tanks, pumps, headgates, stilling basins, checks, pipelines or other systems used to create or protect fish and wildlife habitat.

(x) "Wood cutting" means the felling or removal of standing trees, shrubs or woody plants on lands and waters acquired or administered by the Commission.

Section 4. Management of Lands and Waters Acquired or Administered by the Commission. Lands and waters acquired or administered by the Commission shall be managed consistent with the purpose for which the land or water was acquired by the Commission. The Commission delegates responsibility to the Department to develop and implement management plans, to administer public use and special use on such lands and waters in order to maintain or enhance the purpose(s) for their acquisition.

(a) The Department shall manage lands and waters acquired or administered by the Commission in accordance with deeds, written agreements, strategic plans, terrestrial and aquatic priorities, site-specific management plans and regulations governing uses of these areas.

(b) Projects, public uses and special uses on lands and waters acquired by the Commission with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service federal assistance funds (e.g. Pittman Robertson, Dingell-Johnson, Wallop-Breaux) shall be in compliance with applicable federal requirements and procedures.

(c) Conservation easements acquired by the Commission shall be administered by the Department in accordance with Section 4(a) as a wildlife habitat conservation program and may include a farmland protection program where protecting agricultural uses supports wildlife habitat.

(d) Special use activities on lands and waters acquired or administered by the Commission that are short term (do not exceed one (1) year) require a special use permit issued by the Department. When short term livestock grazing is considered by the Department, the Department shall notify the Commission member in whose district the proposed action would occur. If, after being fully informed of the intended action by the Department on the short term livestock grazing special use, the Commission member believes the proposed recommendation should be considered by the full Commission, it should be brought to the Commission in open session for their consideration and action before implementation. Requests for short term special use activities shall be sent to the Department's Habitat and Access Branch (Services Division) at least sixty (60) days prior to the commencement of the requested activity.

(e) Special use activities on lands and waters acquired or administered by the Commission that are long term (more than one (1) year) require an appropriate agreement (permit, license, memorandum of agreement, lease, easement) approved by the Commission. Requests for long term special use activities shall be sent to the Department's Habitat and Access Branch (Services Division) at least six (6) months prior to the commencement of the requested activity.

(f) All other proposals to alter the management of lands and waters acquired or administered by the Commission in a manner not clearly related to, or contrary to the established purpose(s) for the area, shall be advanced to the Commission for discussion and possible action.

Section 5. Regulation of Uses.

(a) General statewide rules. This section governs use of all lands and waters acquired or administered by the Commission, including lands and waters enrolled in the Department's Access Yes Program. Department publications or signs shall designate any exceptions to this regulation.

(i) Public hunting, fishing and trapping shall be allowed on areas as designated by Commission regulation, Department publication or sign.

(ii) The Department may exclude, withhold or revoke access to Department managed lands granted by permission slip or permit.

(iii) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on lands acquired or administered by the Commission, except on designated or established roads and as designated by Commission regulation, Department publication or sign.

(iv) Camping shall only be allowed in areas designated by Department publication or sign. No person shall camp in excess of the posted camping limit, and in no case more than fourteen (14) consecutive days, or leave a camp unattended for more than forty-eight (48) hours unless approved in advance in writing by the Department. Once a person has camped for the camping limit, such person shall not camp on the same lands acquired or administered by the Commission without vacating such lands for at least seventy-two (72) hours. Camping equipment left unattended for more than forty-eight (48) hours without approval shall be deemed abandoned property and may be removed and disposed of.

(v) Recreational livestock shall not be allowed to consume existing natural forage. While not in use, recreational livestock shall be high-lined or contained in corrals, if such corrals are provided by the Department.

(vi) No person shall possess hay, straw, grain, seed or mulch that does not have weed free certification.

(vii) No person shall discharge any fireworks, exploding (tannerite) targets or other pyrotechnic devices.

(viii) No person shall cut, destroy, deface or remove any living tree, shrub or plant. The cutting or gathering of naturally fallen trees or dead shrubs is allowed for open fire use on site.

(ix) No person shall remove, destroy or deface any geological, historical, archaeological or paleontological item.

(x) No person shall vandalize, deface, destroy or remove signs, fences, structures or facilities.

(xi) All food and refuse shall be acceptably stored or attended when required by Department signage.

(xii) No person shall drain, deposit, or dump litter, pollutants or refuse.

(xiii) Limited range weapons shall be required to take wildlife or for recreational shooting in areas designated by Commission regulation, Department publication or sign.

(xiv) No person shall light, maintain, use or attend an open fire or use smoking materials when prohibited or in a manner that threatens, causes damage to, or results in the burning of property, resources or creates a public safety hazard. No open fires or smoking materials shall be left unattended. All open fires and smoking materials shall be completely extinguished upon termination of use.

(xv) No person shall engage in any use that interferes with public safety or authorized uses including:

(A) Uses authorized by Commission regulation(s);

(B) Uses authorized by written agreements approved by the Department;

(D) Uses allowed by Commission regulation, Department publication or sign.

(xvi) No person shall engage in a commercial or business use on lands and waters acquired or administered by the Commission unless authorized by written agreement with the Department.

(xvii) Outfitting for hunting, angling or other wildlife related activities is permitted on the Commission's Wildlife Habitat Management Areas and Public Access Areas when that use does not conflict with public use or the purpose for which the lands or waters were acquired, except that there shall be no commercial or business use or outfitting of hunters or anglers on the Spence and Moriarity Wildlife Management Area or Osage Pond Public Access Area.

(xviii) No person shall place or erect a hunting blind, tree stand or similar structure on lands administered by the Commission unless otherwise allowed by Commission regulation, Department publication or sign. Placing or erecting a hunting blind, tree stand or similar structure does not reserve or guarantee exclusive use of that structure or location for hunting or any other purpose for the person(s) placing said structure. Any hunting blind, tree stand or similar structure permitted shall:

(A) Not be placed or erected more than seven (7) days prior to the opening date, and removed no more than seven (7) days following the close of the hunting season for the species for which the structure was placed;

(B) Be marked with the name and address of the person who placed or erected the structure; and

(b) Additional restrictions on lands enrolled in the Department's Access Yes Program. Persons shall only hunt, fish or take the species of wildlife and within the time period designated on the Department's Access Yes webpages. Only the landowner or representative thereof may grant permission for any uses not expressly allowed on the Department's Access Yes webpages. In addition, no person shall conduct the following activities or uses on lands enrolled in the Department's Access Yes Program, unless such activities or uses have been approved by the landowner or person in charge of the property:

(i) Open fires or lighted smoking materials;

(ii) Recreational livestock use;

(iii) Recreational shooting;

(iv) Trapping;

(v) Use of blinds, pits, tree stands or similar structures;

(vi) Other activities not directly related to the taking of the specified species of wildlife;

(vii) Travel by motor vehicle except as designated by Department publication or sign;

(viii) Wood cutting; or,

(ix) Commercial outfitting of hunters or anglers.

(c) Where and when additional restrictions or authorized uses apply, including emergency restrictions, the public shall be advised of such uses or restrictions by explanatory signs placed at designated parking areas or points of access to said lands and waters. Signs shall specifically explain restrictions or authorized uses, shall be approved by the Director of the Department or their designee, and shall serve as an official regulation of the Commission.

(d) Failure to abide by restrictions indicated by Commission regulation, Department publication or sign is a violation of this regulation.

Section 6. Exceptions.

(a) Department personnel and personnel of other government agencies responsible for the management of wildlife or management of the lands and waters acquired or administered by the Commission, are exempt from provisions of Section 5 as those provisions relate to their official duties on said lands or waters.

(b) Any person acting under written agreement authorized by the Department may be exempted from certain provisions of this regulation if the exemption appears in the written agreement.

(c) Individual landowners and their agents are exempt from provisions of Section 5(b) on their own lands enrolled in the Department's Access Yes Program.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: ______________________________________

Richard Ladwig, President

Dated: March 12, 2024

History

Effective 2024-05-15

Chapter 25 Falconry and Raptor Propagation Regulation

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.25.08292019 Falconry and Raptor Propagation Regulation

Draft Wyoming Falconry Regulations.rtf

CHAPTER 25

FALCONRY AND RAPTOR PROPAGATION REGULATION

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-103, § 23-1-302, § 23-2-101 and § 23-2-105.

Section 2. Definitions. For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Abatement Activities" means the use of trained raptors to flush, haze or take birds or other wildlife where allowed to mitigate depredation problems, including threats to human health and safety.

(b) "Adult Golden Eagle" means a golden eagle without any immature or sub-adult feathers in either the wings or the tail.

(d) "Captive-bred" means raptors, including eggs, hatched in captivity from parents that mated or otherwise transferred gametes in captivity.

(e) "CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations.

(f) "Department" means the Wyoming Game and Fish Department whose mailing address is: 5400 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne, WY 82006.

(g) "Eyas Raptor" means a young raptor not yet capable of flight.

(h) "Falconry" means taking wild quarry by means of a trained raptor. Falconry includes the taking of raptors from the wild to use in falconry and caring for, training, and possessing raptors held for falconry.

(i) "Falconry Permit" means a permit to possess, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer to sell, purchase or barter raptors for falconry purposes.

(j) "General Raptor Capture License" means a license to capture one (1) raptor, except peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus), from the wild in accordance with this regulation.

(k) "Hacking" means the temporary release to the wild of a raptor held for falconry for conditioning or for the preparation of permanent release of a raptor to the wild.

(l) "Hybrid" means offspring produced by crossing species.

(m) "Imping" means to graft new feathers to existing feather shafts on a raptor's wing(s) or tail to repair damage or to increase flying capacity.

(n) "Imprint" means a raptor that is hand-raised from two weeks of age until it is fully feathered and has identified itself with humans rather than its own species. An imprinted raptor is considered to be so for its entire lifetime.

(o) "License to Hunt with Falcon" means a license to take game birds and small game animals with raptors.

(p) "Limited Quota Raptor Capture License" means a license to capture one (1) peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) from the wild.

(q) "Livestock Depredation Area" means a specific geographic location in which depredation by golden eagles has been recognized. The boundaries and duration of a livestock depredation area are declared by the United States Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) Wildlife Services or by the governor.

(r) "Permittee" means a person who has been issued a valid Wyoming falconry permit or a falconry permit from another state, tribe, or territory that complies with federal falconry standards.

(s) "Raptor" means any bird of the Order Accipitriformes, Falconiformes or Strigiformes listed in 50 CFR 10.13, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter; to be used in falconry. A copy of 50 CFR Part 10.13 can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(t) "Service" means the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

(u) "Wild Raptor" means a non-captive bred raptor taken from its natural environment.

Section 3. Falconry Permit. Persons desiring to take, transport, receive or possess any raptor(s) shall make written application for a falconry permit to the Department in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) An application for a falconry permit shall include proof of successful completion of a falconry examination administered by the Department or proof of a previously held falconry permit for the class applied for.

(b) Falconry Permit Conditions.

(i) A Wyoming falconry permit or a falconry permit from another state, tribe, or territory meeting federal falconry standards shall be required before any person may take, transport, receive or possess any raptor for falconry purposes or practice falconry in Wyoming. A falconry permit expires five (5) years from the date of issuance or renewal unless otherwise restricted or revoked in writing by the Department or suspended by court action. The Department may revoke any falconry permit for failure to comply with any condition of the permit or this regulation. A permittee dissatisfied with the Department's decision to revoke a permit may request a hearing before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. A request for hearing shall be made in writing to the Chief of the Wildlife Division within ten (10) business days after receipt of the notice from the Department revoking the permit. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, revised as of January 22, 2014, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A copy of all Commission regulations can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(A) If a falconry permit has lapsed for less than five (5) years, it may be reinstated at the previous class the permittee held if proof of falconry certification for that class is furnished to the Department.

(B) If a falconry permit has lapsed for five (5) years or more, it may be reinstated at the previous class the permittee held if proof of certification at that class is furnished to the Department and the permittee correctly answers at least eighty percent (80%) of the questions on a supervised falconry examination administered by the Department. The permittee's facilities shall pass inspection by the Department prior to possessing any raptor(s).

(C) In cases where a permit has been revoked or suspended by the Department for failing to comply with conditions of the permit or this regulation, the Department shall reissue a permit after the applicant has provided satisfactory documentation that the conditions which resulted in the revocation or suspension have been corrected and the revocation/suspension period has ended.

(ii) No permittee may take, purchase, receive or otherwise acquire, sell, barter, transfer or otherwise dispose of any raptor unless such permittee enters the required information, including band number or microchip information, in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form 3-186A to the Department within ten (10) calendar days of any such transaction.

(iii) Permittee(s) shall be in immediate possession of their falconry permit(s) or legible copies of their falconry permit(s), if not at the location of their falconry facilities while trapping, transporting, working with, or flying falconry raptor(s).

(iv) Applicants who have experience in falconry and are visiting the United States or are a new resident in the United States shall qualify for a falconry permit appropriate for their experience. To demonstrate knowledge of U.S. falconry laws and regulations, applicants must correctly answer at least eighty percent (80%) of the questions on the supervised examination for falconers administered by the Department. The Department shall determine which class of falconry permit the applicant is qualified for, consistent with the class requirements in Sections 3 and 4. To do so, the Department shall base its decision on the applicant's documentation of his experience. The applicant's falconry facilities shall meet the standards in Section 6 (a) before keeping any raptors for falconry.

(A) A visitor may use any raptor for falconry that he possesses legally in his country of residence for that purpose, provided import of that species to the United States is not prohibited and provided he has met all permitting requirements of his country of residence.

(B) If a raptor brought into the United States dies or is lost while in Wyoming, the visitor shall report the loss to the Department before leaving Wyoming.

(C) When flown free, any raptor brought to this country temporarily shall have two (2) attached radio transmitters that will allow the falconer to locate it.

(v) A permittee shall notify the Department within thirty (30) days of moving outside of the state of Wyoming with raptors in possession.

(vi) A falconer permitted in another state or jurisdiction who moves to Wyoming with raptors in possession shall notify the Department within thirty (30) days.

Section 4. Classes of Permits to Practice Falconry. The Department shall issue three (3) classes of falconry permits: Apprentice, General and Master, based upon their experience in falconry as follows:

(a) Apprentice Falconer Permit Requirements and Provisions.

(i) Shall be at least twelve (12) years of age and if less than eighteen (18) years of age, shall have a parent or legal guardian who is legally responsible for the apprentice's activities, sign the permittee's application.

(ii) Shall correctly answer at least eighty percent (80%) of the questions on a supervised falconry examination administered by the Department.

(iii) Shall submit a letter from a Master Falconer or a General Falconer with a valid state, tribal, or territorial falconry permit who is at least eighteen (18) years old and has at least two (2) years experience as a General Falconer or equivalent, stating that he shall assist the permittee as necessary, in: learning about husbandry and training of raptors held for falconry; relevant wildlife laws and regulations; and deciding what species of raptor is appropriate for the permittee to possess while an Apprentice.

(iv) Shall possess no more than one (1) raptor for use in falconry in accordance with 50 CFR 21.29, revised as of October 1, 2018, and does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter; including wild, captive-bred, or hybrid raptors. A copy of 50 CFR Part 21.29 can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(v) May take any wild raptor less than one (1) year old, except an eyas.

(vi) Shall not possess a raptor taken from the wild as an eyas.

(vii) Shall not possess an imprinted raptor.

(b) General Falconer Permit Requirements and Provisions.

(i) Shall be at least sixteen (16) years of age and if less than eighteen (18) years of age, shall have a parent or legal guardian who is legally responsible for their activities, sign the permittee's application.

(ii) Shall submit documentation to the Department from a General Falconer or Master Falconer stating that the permittee has practiced falconry at the Apprentice Falconer class or equivalent for at least two (2) years, including maintaining, training, flying and hunting the raptor(s) for at least four (4) months in each year.

(iii) Shall have practiced falconry at the apprentice class with his own raptor for at least two (2) years.

(iv) May take and possess any wild, captive-bred or hybrid raptor, except a golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucephalus), white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) or Steller's sea-eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus).

(v) Shall possess no more than three (3) raptors.

(vi) Shall not sponsor more than two (2) Apprentice Falconers at one time.

(i) Shall have practiced falconry at the General Falconer class with his own raptor(s) for at least five (5) years and submit documentation attesting to such experience.

(ii) May take and possess any wild, captive-bred, or hybrid raptor, except a bald eagle. Shall only take and possess a golden eagle, white-tailed eagle or Steller's sea eagle by meeting the qualifications as set forth in subsection (c)(iv) of this section.

(iii) Shall possess no more than five (5) wild raptors.

(iv) May take and possess up to three (3) eagles of the following species: golden eagle, white-tailed eagle or Steller's sea eagle. In order for the Department to approve a request to possess an eagle for use in falconry, the permittee shall provide the following documentation to the Department:

(A) The permittee's experience in handling large raptors, including information about species handled and the type and duration of the activity in which the experience was gained.

(B) At least two (2) letters of reference from people with experience handling or flying large raptors such as eagles, ferruginous hawks (Buteo regalis), northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) or great horned owls (Bubo virginianus). Each letter must contain a concise history of the author's experience with large raptors, which can include, but is not limited to, handling of raptors held by zoos, rehabilitating large raptors or scientific studies involving large raptors. Each letter must also assess the permittee's ability to care for eagles and fly them in falconry.

(v) May possess any number of captive-bred raptors as long as they have been trained in the pursuit of wild game or used in hunting.

Section 5. Falconry Examination.

(a) The examination administered by the Department shall cover care and handling of raptors, federal and state laws and regulations relevant to falconry and other appropriate subject matter.

(b) Any applicant failing to correctly answer at least eighty percent (80%) of the questions on the examination shall be allowed to retake the examination at thirty (30) day intervals.

Section 6. Facilities, Care, and Equipment Requirements. No person may possess a raptor without first providing adequate facilities and equipment to humanely house and care for the raptor under the following provisions:

(a) All raptors held under a falconry permit shall be kept in humane and healthy conditions.

(i) Raptor facilities shall protect raptors from the environment, excessive disturbance, predators, domestic animals and other raptors. The permittee is responsible for the maintenance and security of raptors in his possession.

(A) Raptors may be housed together untethered if they are compatible with each other.

(ii) Raptor facilities shall be inspected and approved by the Department before a permittee may obtain a raptor to use in falconry. The Department shall certify that a permittee's facilities and equipment meet the following standards:

(A) The facility shall have a suitable perch for each raptor, at least one opening for sunlight, and shall provide a healthy environment for raptors inside.

(B) Each raptor shall have an area large enough to allow it to fly if it is untethered, or if tethered, to fully extend its wings or bate (attempt to fly while tethered) without damaging its feathers or contacting other raptors.

(C) Each raptor shall have access to a pan of clean water available unless weather conditions, the perch type or some other factor makes it unsafe for the raptor.

(D) The facility shall be large enough to allow easy access for the care and feeding of raptors.

(E) If raptors are not tethered, all walls that are not solid must be covered in such a manner as to protect the bird from striking or injuring itself against them. Suitable materials may include vertical bars spaced narrower than the width of the body of the smallest raptor housed in the enclosure or heavy-duty netting.

(F) Other innovative housing systems may be acceptable if they provide the enclosed raptors with protection and maintain healthy feathers.

(iii) A permittee may keep raptors outside in the open if they are under constant watch by a designated individual.

(iv) A permittee shall inform the Department within five (5) business days after a permanent change in location of their facilities.

(b) A permittee's falconry facilities may be located on property owned by another individual.

(i) A permittee shall submit to the Department a signed and dated statement showing that the property owner agrees that the falconry facilities, equipment, and raptors may be inspected without advance notice by Department personnel during reasonable hours on any day of the week. Permittees shall be present during inspections.

(c) A permittee shall have jesses or the materials and equipment to make them, leash and swivel, bath container, and appropriate scales or balances for weighing raptor(s) possessed.

(d) When transporting the raptor or using it for hunting, the permittee shall ensure that the raptor has a suitable perch and is protected from the environment and excessive disturbance.

(e) Permittees may house raptors, when not transporting or hunting, in temporary facilities for no more than one-hundred twenty (120) consecutive calendar days provided the raptor has a suitable perch and is protected from the environment, excessive disturbance, predators, domestic animals, and each other. Temporary facilities utilized in excess of one-hundred twenty (120) days shall be deemed permanent facilities and shall meet the requirements set forth in Section 6 (a).

(f) Another falconry permittee may care for a raptor(s) at the original permittee's facilities or at their own facilities for no more than one-hundred (120) consecutive calendar days. The permittee providing such care must have a signed and dated statement authorizing the temporary possession, plus a copy of Service Form 3-186A that shows the original permittee is the owner of the raptor(s). The statement must include information about the time period for which he will keep the raptor(s) and what he is allowed to do with the raptor(s).

(i) The raptor(s) will remain on the original permittee's falconry permit and will not be counted against the possession limit of the person caring for the raptor(s).

(ii) If the person caring for the raptor(s) holds the appropriate class falconry permit, he may fly the raptor(s) in whatever way authorized by the owner.

(iii) Temporary care of another permittee's raptor(s) may be extended indefinitely in extenuating circumstances such as illness, military service, or for a family emergency. The Department shall consider such instances on a case-by-case basis.

(g) A person who does not have a falconry permit may care for falconry raptor(s) at the permittee's facilities for no more than forty-five (45) consecutive calendar days.

(i) The raptor(s) shall remain on the permittee's falconry permit.

(ii) The raptor(s) shall remain in the permittee's facilities.

(iii) Temporary care of raptors may be extended indefinitely in extenuating circumstances, such as illness, military service, or for a family emergency. The Department shall consider such instances on a case-by-case basis.

(iv) The person(s) caring for the raptor(s) shall not fly them for any reason.

(h) Permittees may keep raptor(s) inside their residence. Facilities shall meet the standards in Section 6 (a) except that permittees are not required to modify windows or other openings of the structure. Raptors kept in the home shall be tethered when they are not being moved into or out of the residence.

(i) Raptor(s), facilities, equipment and records may be inspected in the presence of the permittee during reasonable hours on any day of the week by Department Law Enforcement personnel.

Section 7. Raptor Capture Licenses. Any person with a valid falconry permit desiring to take raptors from the wild shall make written application for a general or limited quota raptor capture license from the Department in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) A permittee shall not receive more than two (2) general raptor capture licenses or one (1) general raptor capture license and one (1) limited quota raptor capture license in any calendar year. No person shall receive more than one (1) limited quota raptor capture license in any calendar year.

(b) For a general raptor capture license, an applicant shall submit a separate application and fee for each license applied for. The general raptor license capture area shall be the entire State of Wyoming. In accordance with the conditions contained in this Chapter, any species of raptor, except peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus), may be taken from the wild under the authority of a general raptor capture license. Golden eagles shall only be taken in accordance with subsection (k)(iii) of this section.

(c) For a limited quota raptor capture license, a completed application and proper fee shall be submitted for limited quota raptor capture licenses for peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) to Headquarters not later than March 1 during the calendar year in which the licensee intends to take a peregrine falcon. If the deadline date occurs on a day when Headquarters has been closed to mail delivery or for license sales (weekends, holidays, etc.), applications received on the next business day by 5:00 pm mountain standard time shall be accepted as meeting the application deadline. The Department may issue a maximum of five (5) limited quota raptor capture licenses to capture peregrine falcons annually by drawing. In the drawing, four (4) licenses shall be reserved for residents and one (1) license shall be reserved for a nonresident. To establish the number of leftover licenses, the Department may continue to alternately draw from the list of unsuccessful applicants of each the resident and nonresident drawing against the established quota, until there are no unissued licenses for which there are applications. In the event there are more limited quota licenses available than applications received, the licenses shall be issued on a first come, first served basis beginning March 15 at 8:00am. The capture area shall be the entire state of Wyoming, except the lands within the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River, Baldwin Creek or Sawmill Creek drainages in Fremont County are closed.

(d) Any wild raptor captured in the field shall be counted as one of the raptors the permittee is allowed to take from the wild that calendar year, unless the raptor is immediately released at the capture site.

(e) A permittee may not intentionally capture a raptor species that their classification as a falconer does not allow them to possess for falconry. If a permittee captures a raptor they are not allowed to possess, it shall be released immediately.

(f) A Master Falconer authorized by the Department shall take no more than two (2) golden eagles in any year from the wild and only in a livestock or wildlife depredation area during the time the depredation area is in effect. A livestock depredation area is declared by U.S.D.A. Wildlife Services and permitted under 50 CFR 22.23, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter; or upon the request of the governor and authorized by the Service Director pursuant to 50 CFR 22.31, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter, and 50 CFR 22.32, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A copy of 50 CFR Part 22.23, 50 CFR Part 22.31 and 50 CFR Part 22.32 can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(i) The allocation of golden eagles to be taken from a designated depredation area shall be in accordance with the National Flyway Council Golden Eagle Allocation Procedure, revised as of March 2019, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A copy of the National Flyway Council Golden Eagle Allocation Procedure can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(g) All traps used for capturing raptors for falconry purposes shall be legibly marked or tagged with the permittee's name and address or current raptor capture license number. All raptor capture devices and setups shall be checked at least once per day while in use, except that all devices and setups used for capturing golden eagles shall be checked every thirty (30) minutes while in use.

(h) A permittee may take no more than two (2) raptors from the wild in any calendar year to use in falconry.

(i) If a permittee transfers a raptor taken from the wild to another permittee in the same year in which he captured it, the raptor shall count as one of the raptors the permittee is allowed to take from the wild that year; it will not count as a capture by the recipient.

(i) General or Master Falconers may remove eyas raptors from a nest or aerie.

(j) At the first opportunity to do so, but no later than ten (10) days after the capture of a wild raptor, the permittee shall report the capture by entering the required information, including band number or microchip information, in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form 3-186A to the Department. The permittee shall include the legal description to include 1/4 Sec.; Sec.; Twn.; Rng. or UTM coordinates using map datum NAD 83; of the nest site or location of capture.

(k) Other restrictions on taking raptors from the wild for falconry.

(i) An Apprentice Falconer may take any raptor less than one (1) year old from the wild at any time of the year, except eyas raptors and the following: any species listed as a national Species of Conservation Concern in the most recent list of "Birds of Conservation Concern" from the Service, a bald eagle, a white-tailed eagle, a Steller's sea-eagle, a golden eagle, or a federally listed threatened or endangered species. However, American kestrels and great horned owls may be taken from the wild that are over one (1) year of age.

(ii) General or Master Falconers may only take raptors less than one (1) year of age from the wild, at any time of the year, except American kestrels and great horned owls of any age may be taken from the wild.

(iii) Master Falconers authorized to possess golden eagles for use in falconry may capture an immature or subadult golden eagle in a livestock depredation area during the time the depredation area and associated depredation permit or depredation control order are in effect.

(A) A permittee may take an eyas golden eagle from its nest in a livestock depredation area if a biologist representing the agency responsible for declaring the depredation area has determined that the adult golden eagle is preying on livestock.

(B) A permittee may take a nesting adult golden eagle only if a biologist representing the agency responsible for declaring the depredation area has determined that the adult golden eagle is preying on livestock and that any eyas of the adult will be taken by a falconer authorized to possess it or by the biologist and transferred to an individual authorized to possess it.

(C) A permittee shall determine the locations of the livestock depredation areas declared by U.S.D.A. Wildlife Services, or published in the Federal Register by the Service in response to the governor's request.

(D) Before a permittee begins any eagle trapping activities, he shall inform the Regional U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement office responsible for the area of the permittee's capture plans. The permittee shall notify the office in person, in writing, or via facsimile or email at least three (3) business days before the permittee begins trapping.

(E) A government employee who has trapped a golden eagle under federal, state, or tribal permit authority may transfer the bird to a permittee authorized to possess golden eagles for use in falconry.

(F) All devices and setups used for capturing golden eagles shall be checked every thirty (30) minutes while in use.

(iv) The permittee may recapture a lost raptor at any time. Recapture of a wild raptor is not considered to be taking a raptor from the wild.

(v) The permittee may capture a lost raptor wearing falconry equipment or a captive-bred raptor at any time, even if he is not allowed to possess the species. The raptor will not count against his possession limit, nor will the take from the wild count against his limit. The permittee must report the recapture of the raptor to the Department no more than five (5) working days after the capture. The raptor must be returned to the person who lost it, if that person may legally possess it. Disposition of a raptor whose legal ownership cannot be determined will be at the discretion of the Department.

(vi) A permittee may take any raptor that he is authorized to possess from the wild, even if the raptor is banded with a federal Bird Banding Laboratory aluminum band, except that banded peregrine falcons shall not be taken from the wild.

(A) If a captured raptor, including a peregrine falcon, is marked with a seamless metal band, a transmitter, or any other item identifying it as a falconry raptor, the raptor shall be reported to the Department no more than five (5) business days after the capture. A recaptured falconry raptor shall be returned to the permittee who lost it. If the permittee does not desire to possess the raptor, the permittee capturing the raptor may keep the raptor. Otherwise, disposition of a raptor whose legal ownership cannot be determined shall be at the discretion of the Department. While a permittee keeps a raptor for return to the person who lost the raptor, the raptor shall not count against his possession limit or his limit on take of raptors from the wild if he reported possessing the raptor to the Department.

(B) If a permittee captures a peregrine falcon that has a research band, such as a colored band with alphanumeric codes, or a research marking attached to the peregrine falcon, the peregrine falcon shall be immediately released, except that if the peregrine falcon has a transmitter attached to it, the permittee is authorized to possess the peregrine falcon up to thirty (30) days if he wishes to contact the researcher to determine if the researcher wishes to replace the transmitter or its batteries. If the researcher wishes to do so, or to have the transmitter removed, the researcher or his designee can make the change or allow the permittee to do so before releasing it. If the researcher does not wish to keep the transmitter on the falcon, the permittee may keep the falcon if he captured the falcon in circumstances in which capture of wild peregrines is allowed.

(C) If a captured raptor has any other band, research marking, or transmitter attached to it, the permittee shall promptly report the band numbers and all other relevant information to the federal Bird Banding Laboratory at 1-800-327-2263. The permittee shall contact the researcher and determine if he wishes to replace a transmitter attached to the raptor. If so, the permittee is authorized to possess the raptor up to thirty (30) days until the researcher, his designee, or the permittee can replace the transmitter. Disposition of the raptor will be at the discretion of the researcher and the Department. If the permittee possesses such a raptor temporarily, it will not count against his possession limit for falconry raptors.

(vii) At least one (1) young raptor shall be left in any nest or aerie from which a permittee takes an eyas raptor.

(viii) General or Master Falconers may take no more than one (1) raptor of a threatened species from the wild each year if the regulations in 50 CFR 21.29, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter; allows it and if the falconer obtains a federal endangered species permit to do so before taking the raptor. A copy of 50 CFR Part 21.29 can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(l) A permittee shall not take a raptor recently removed from the federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife to use in falconry unless a management plan allowing for take of that species has been published. If take is allowed in the management plan, a permittee may do so in accordance with the provisions for take in the plan.

(m) Raptors injured due to falconer trapping efforts. Permittees have two (2) options for dealing with a raptor injured by their trapping efforts. In either case, the permittee is responsible for the costs of care and rehabilitation of the raptor.

(i) A permittee may put the raptor on his falconry permit. He shall report the take by entering the required information in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form 3-186A to the Department at the first opportunity to do so, but no more than ten (10) days after capture of the raptor. The permittee shall then have it treated by a veterinarian or a permitted wildlife rehabilitator. The raptor shall count against the permittee's possession limit.

(ii) A permittee may give the raptor directly to a veterinarian or a permitted Wyoming wildlife rehabilitator and report it to the Department within ten (10) business days. If reported properly, the raptor shall not count against capture or possession limits.

(n) If a permittee is present at a capture site, another permittee may capture the raptor for him and immediately give possession of the raptor to him The permittee taking possession of the raptor shall be required to file Service Form 3-186A and shall have the raptor count against their own possession limit.

Section 8. Acquisition, Transfer, Release, Loss or Rebanding of a Raptor.

(a) If a permittee acquires, transfers, rebands, or microchips a raptor; or if a raptor a permittee possesses is stolen; or if a permittee loses a raptor to the wild and does not recover it within thirty (30) consecutive days; or if a raptor possessed for falconry dies; the permittee must report the change within ten (10) days by entering the required information in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form 3-186A to the Department. The permittee of a stolen raptor shall also report such theft to the Department and to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement special agent in charge for the area.

(b) Permittees shall keep copies of all electronic database submissions documenting take, transfer, loss, rebanding, theft or micro-chipping of each falconry raptor until five (5) years after the raptor is transferred, lost or has died.

(i) If the species is not native to Wyoming, or is a hybrid of any kind, it shall not be released to the wild.

(ii) If the species to be released is native to Wyoming and is captive-bred, a permittee shall not release the raptor to the wild unless he has written permission from the Department. If permitted to do so, the raptor shall be hacked (allowed to adjust) to the wild at an appropriate time of year and an appropriate location. The permittee shall remove any falconry band and report release of the raptor by entering the required information in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form 3-186A to the Department.

(iii) If the species to be released is native to Wyoming and was taken from the wild, it may be released at an appropriate time of year and an appropriate location. The permittee shall remove any falconry band and report release by entering the required information in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form 3-186A to the Department.

(d) There is no limit on the number of wild-caught or captive-bred raptors that may be transferred to a permittee, but a permittee shall not exceed their possession limit.

(e) No person shall enter upon the private property of any person to take a raptor without the written permission of the owner or person in charge of the property.

Section 9. Banding, Tagging or Implanting Micro-chips in Raptors Used in Falconry.

(a) When flown free, a hybrid raptor shall have at least two (2) attached radio transmitters to help locate it.

(b) A captive-bred raptor shall be banded with a seamless metal band in accordance with 50 CFR 21.30, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments of the incorporated matter. If a seamless band is removed or lost, within ten (10) days from the day it is removed or noted missing, the permittee shall report it and request a replacement U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service nonreusable band from the Department. The permittee shall submit the required information electronically immediately upon rebanding or micro-chipping the raptor in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form 3-186A to the Department. The permittee shall replace a band that is removed or lost, or may implant an ISO (International Organization for Standardization) compliant (134.2 kHz) microchip in the raptor and report the microchip information in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form 3-186A to the Department. A copy of 50 CFR Part 21.30 can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(d) Any wild caught northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), peregrine falcon or gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) possessed must be banded with a permanent, nonreusable, numbered U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service leg band that the Department will supply. A permittee may purchase and implant an ISO-compliant (134.2 kHz) microchip in the raptor in addition to the band. Contact the Department for information on obtaining and disposing of bands. Permittees may request bands from the Department in advance of any effort to capture a raptor.

(e) If the band must be removed or is lost from a raptor obtained from the wild it shall be reported within five (5) days to the Department and the permittee shall then do at least one of the following:

(i) Request a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service nonreusable band from the Department. Immediately upon rebanding the raptor, the permittee shall report it by entering the required information (including band number and microchip information) in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form 3-186A to the Department.

(ii) Obtain and implant an ISO-compliant (134.2 kHz) microchip in the raptor and report the microchip information in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form 3-186A form to the Department.

(f) Permittees shall not alter, deface or use counterfeit bands. The rear tab on a band may be removed, and surface imperfections may be smoothed if it does not affect the integrity of the band or the numbering on it.

(g) If a permittee documents health or injury problems for a raptor that are caused by the band, the Department may provide an exemption to the banding requirement for that raptor. In that case, the permittee shall possess a copy of the exemption paperwork when transporting or flying the raptor. If the raptor is a wild northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), or gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) the band must be replaced with an ISO-compliant (134.2 kHz) microchip that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will supply. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not provide a microchip for a wild northern goshawk, Harris's hawk, peregrine falcon, or gyrfalcon unless a permittee demonstrates that a band caused an injury or health problem for the raptor.

Section 10. Additional Provisions for the Practice of Falconry.

(a) Raptors removed from the wild for falconry are always considered wild raptors.

(b) General Falconers or Master Falconers may hack falconry raptors.

(i) Any raptor a permittee is hacking counts against his possession limit and shall be a species the permittee is authorized to possess.

(ii) Any hybrid or raptor not native to Wyoming shall have two (2) attached functioning radio transmitters during hacking.

(iii) Permittees shall not hack raptors near nesting areas of a federally threatened or endangered bird species or any other locations where raptors are likely to harm Federally listed, threatened or endangered animal species.

(c) Permittees may use other acceptable falconry practices, such as, but not limited to, the use of creance (tethered) flying, lures, balloons or kites in training or conditioning raptors.

(d) Selling or trading raptors under a falconry permit.

(i) A permittee may sell, purchase, barter or offer to sell, purchase or barter captive-bred raptors marked with seamless bands to other permittees who are authorized to possess raptors.

(ii) Permittees shall not purchase, sell, trade or barter wild raptors. Wild raptors shall only be transferred.

(e) A permittee may transfer a raptor to another permit type.

(i) A permittee shall not transfer a wild-caught raptor to a raptor propagation permit unless the raptor has been used in falconry for at least two (2) years, or at least one (1) year for a sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus), Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii), merlin (Falco columbarius), or an American kestrel (Falco sparverius). Within ten (10) days of transferring the raptor, the permittee shall report the transfer by entering the required information in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or provide a copy of Service Form 3-186A documenting acquisition of the raptor by the propagator to the Federal migratory bird permit office that administers the propagation permit.

(ii) A permittee may transfer a wild-caught raptor to another permit type at any time, if it has been injured and a licensed veterinarian has determined that the raptor can no longer be flown for falconry. Within ten (10) days of transferring the raptor, the permittee shall provide a copy of Service Form 3-186A documenting acquisition of the raptor and shall also provide a copy of the certification from the veterinarian that the raptor is not useable in falconry, to the federal migratory bird permits office that administers the other permit type.

(f) Permittees may transfer captive-bred raptors if the holder of the other permit type is authorized to possess the raptor(s). Within ten (10) days the permittee must report the transfer by entering the required information in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ePermit System or by submitting Service Form 3-186A to the Department.

(g) Permittees may use raptors possessed for falconry in captive propagation if the permittee or the person overseeing the propagation, has the required propagation permit in accordance with 50 CFR 21.30, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. If a permittee uses a raptor for eight (8) or more months in a year in captive propagation, the raptor shall be transferred for propagation. The raptor shall then be banded as required in 50 CFR 21.30. A copy of 50 CFR Part 21.30 can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(h) Apprentice, General or Master Falconers may use raptor(s) they possess under their falconry permit in conservation education programs presented in public venues.

(i) A permittee does not need a Wyoming or federal education permit to conduct conservation education programs using a raptor held under a Wyoming falconry permit.

(ii) A permittee may present conservation education programs as an Apprentice Falconer if he is under the direct supervision of a General or Master Falconer during presentation of the program.

(iii) Permittees shall use their raptors primarily for falconry.

(iv) Permittees may charge a fee for presentation of a conservation education program. The fee may not exceed the amount required to recoup the permittee's costs.

(v) In conservation education programs, permittees shall provide information about the biology, ecological roles and conservation needs of raptors and other migratory birds, although not all of these topics must be addressed in every presentation. Permittees shall not give presentations that do not address falconry and conservation education.

(vi) Permittees shall be responsible for all liability associated with conservation education programs as per 50 CFR 13.50, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A copy of 50 CFR Part 13.50 can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(i) Permittees shall not receive payment for photography, filming or other such uses of raptors to make movies or other sources of information on the practice of falconry or on the biology, ecological roles and conservation needs of raptors and other migratory birds.

(i) Permittees shall not use raptors to make movies, commercials or in other commercial ventures that are not related to falconry.

(ii) Permittees shall not use raptors for entertainment, advertisements, as a representation of any business, company, corporation or other organization, or for promotion or endorsement of any products, merchandise, goods, services, meetings or fairs, with the following exceptions:

(A) Raptors may be used to promote or endorse a nonprofit falconry organization or association.

(B) Raptors may be used to promote or endorse products or endeavors related directly to falconry, such as hoods, telemetry equipment, giant hoods, perches and materials for raptor facilities.

(j) General or Master Falconers may assist permitted Wyoming wildlife rehabilitators to condition raptors in preparation for release to the wild and may keep raptors in their facilities.

(i) The rehabilitator shall provide the permittee with a letter or form that identifies the raptor and explains that the permittee is assisting in rehabilitation.

(ii) Public contact with any raptor being rehabilitated under these provisions shall be minimized.

(iii) A permittee does not have to add any raptor held for this purpose to their falconry permit; the raptor shall remain under the permit of the rehabilitator.

(iv) Permittees shall return all raptors to the rehabilitator for final disposition.

(k) Using a falconry raptor in abatement activities.

(i) A Master Falconer may conduct and receive payment for abatement activities with raptors possessed for falconry if he has a Special Purpose Abatement permit issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or is a sub-permittee of an abatement permittee. A General Falconer may conduct and receive payment for abatement activities only as a sub-permittee of the holder of the abatement permit.

(l) Feathers that raptors molt.

(i) A permittee may possess flight feathers for imping for each species of raptor the permittee possesses or previously held, for as long as the permittee has a valid falconry permit. The permittee may receive feathers for imping from other permitted falconers or propagators in the United States, and may give feathers to them. No permittee shall buy, sell or barter such feathers.

(ii) Permittees may donate feathers from a raptor, except golden eagle feathers, to any person or institution with a valid permit to have the feathers, or to anyone exempt from the permit requirement under 50 CFR 21.12, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A copy of 50 CFR Part 21.12 can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(iii) Except for primary or secondary flight feathers or retrices from a golden eagle, permittees shall not be required to gather feathers that are molted or otherwise lost by raptors. Permittees may leave the feathers where the feathers fall, store the feathers for imping or destroy the feathers. Permittees shall collect molted flight feathers and retrices from golden eagles for imping, or shall send the feathers to the National Eagle Repository at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Eagle Repository, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Building 128, Commerce City, Colorado 80022. The telephone number at the Repository is 303-287-2110.

(iv) If a permittee's permit expires or is revoked, he shall donate the feathers of any raptor, except a golden eagle, to any person or institution exempt from the permit requirement under 50 CFR 21.12, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter; or authorized by permit to acquire and possess the feathers. If the permittee does not donate the feathers, the permittee shall burn, bury, or otherwise destroy the feathers. A copy of 50 CFR Part 21.12 can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(m) Disposition of carcasses of falconry raptors.

(i) A permittee shall send the entire body of a golden eagle held for falconry, including all feathers, talons and other parts, to the National Eagle Repository.

(ii) A permittee may donate the body or feathers of any other raptor they were permitted to possess to any person or institution exempt under 50 CFR 21.12, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter; or authorized by permit to acquire and possess such parts or feathers. A copy of 50 CFR Part 21.12 can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(iii) If the raptor was banded or micro-chipped prior to its death, a permittee may keep the body of any raptor, except that of a golden eagle, and the band and microchip shall be left in place. The permittee may keep the body so that the feathers are available for imping or may have the body mounted by a taxidermist. The mount may be used in giving conservation education programs.

(iv) If a permittee does not wish to keep the raptor body or feathers or donate the body or feathers, he shall burn, bury or otherwise destroy the body or feathers within ten (10) consecutive days of the death of the raptor or after final examination by a veterinarian to determine cause of death.

(v) If a permittee does not donate the raptor body or feathers or have the body mounted by a taxidermist, he may possess the flight feathers for as long as he has a valid falconry permit. Permittee's shall not buy, sell, or barter the feathers. Permittee's shall keep the paperwork documenting their acquisition of the raptor.

(n) Permittee's falconry activities shall not cause the take of federally listed, threatened or endangered wildlife.

(o) A permittee may use a raptor to take any species listed in parts 50 CFR 21.43, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter; 50 CFR 21.44, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter; 50 CFR 21.45, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter; or 50 CFR 21.46, revised as of October 1, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter; at any time in accordance with the conditions of the applicable depredation order, as long as the permittee is not monetarily compensated. A copy of 50 CFR Part 21.43, 50 CFR Part 21.44, 50 CFR Part 21.45 and 50 CFR Part 21.46 can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(p) A surviving spouse, executor, administrator or other legal representative of a deceased falconry permittee shall transfer any raptor held by the permittee to another authorized permittee within ninety (90) consecutive days of the death of the falconry permittee. After ninety (90) consecutive days, disposition of a raptor held under the permit is at the discretion of the Department.

Section 11. Hunting with Raptors. A person holding a valid Wyoming hunting license for game birds or small game animals and a license to hunt with falcon may take game birds and small game animals in and during any of the established hunting areas and seasons in accordance with existing Wyoming Game and Fish Commission regulations under the following provisions:

(a) Persons hunting with raptors may take game birds without distinction as to sex.

(b) A permittee may allow a raptor to feed on a prey animal taken unintentionally, provided that the prey animal is not taken into the falconer's possession.

(i) Unintentional take of any federally listed threatened or endangered species shall be reported to the Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ecological Services Field Office in Cheyenne within five (5) business days of the take event.

Section 12. Most Restrictive State or Federal Regulation. State and federal regulations govern the taking, possession and transportation of all raptors. In all cases, the most restrictive regulation, whether federal or state, shall apply.

Section 13. Raptor Propagation. For the purpose of raptor propagation, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission hereby adopts Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 21.30 entitled Raptor Propagation Permits, revised as of October 1, 2018. These regulations govern the propagation of raptors in captivity, the permitting criteria and regulatory requirements to maintain raptors in captivity for captive propagation, including annual reporting for raptors propagated within the State of Wyoming. Violations of the federal regulation pertaining to raptor propagation shall be considered violations of Commission regulations. Any future amendments, additions or revisions in the federal regulations governing raptor propagation shall be adopted by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission prior to becoming law in Wyoming. A copy of Title 50 CFR Part 21.30 may be viewed at Department Regional Offices and Headquarters.

Section 14. Violations of Commission Regulations.

(a) A violation of federal regulations or of Commission regulations pertaining to the maintenance or use of a falconry permit issued to an applicant under Sections 3 and 4 of this Chapter shall not be grounds, in and of itself, for revocation of any raptor propagation permit issued to an applicant under Section 13 of this Chapter.

(b) A violation of federal regulations or of Commission regulations pertaining to the maintenance and use of a raptor propagation permit issued to an applicant under Section 13 of this Chapter shall not be grounds, in and of itself, for revocation of any falconry permit issued to an applicant under Sections 3 and 4 of this Chapter.

wyoming Game and Fish Commission

David Rael, President

Dated: July 18, 2019

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Chapter 27 Rule of practice governing contested cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

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CHAPTER 27

RULES OF PRACTICE GOVERNING CONTESTED CASES BEFORE THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §16-3-107, §16-3- 108, §16-3-109, §16-3-110, §16-3-111, §16-3-112, §16-3-113, §16-3-114, §16-3-115, and §23-1-303.

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) “Contestee” means the person, persons, firm, or corporation licensed by law under the jurisdiction of the Commission and against whom the Department is proceeding.

Section 3. Notice. Contested cases shall be commenced by a notice sent by the Department to the contestee. The notice shall include a statement setting forth:

(a) The name and address of each contestee.

(b) A statement in ordinary and concise language of the facts upon which the contest is based, including, whenever applicable, particular reference to the statutes, rules, and orders allegedly violated.

(b) A statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held.

Section 4. Service.

(a) Notice shall be served upon each contestee at least twenty (20) days prior to the date set for hearing.

(b) Service of the Notice or of any other document or pleading required to be served may be made either personally or by mailing to the last known address of the contestee. If personal service is made, the return of service shall be made by the certification of the person who made such service. Such return of service may be filed with the Commission prior to the commencement of the hearing.

Section 5. Subpoenas. Upon application of any party, the Commission, or its designated presiding officer, shall issue subpoenas requiring the appearance of witnesses for the purpose of taking evidence or requiring the production of any relevant books, papers or other documents.

Section 6. Hearing. At the date, time and place of hearing set by the Commission, or its designated presiding officer, and in accordance with the Notice given, the Commission, or a presiding officer designated by the Commission, shall hear all matters presented. All matters enumerated in the notice shall be presented by an officer, agent or attorney acting on behalf of the Department. Any contestee may be represented personally or by counsel, provided that such counsel is duly authorized to practice law in the State of Wyoming or otherwise associated at the hearing with an attorney authorized to practice law in this State.

Section 7. Order of Procedure at Hearing. As nearly as may be, hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the following order of procedure:

(a) Each party may make an opening statemenet.

(b) The Department's evidence will be presented.

(d) Each party may offer rebuttal evidence.

(e) After all proceedings have been concluded, the person presiding at the hearing shall declare the hearing closed. Members of the Commission and the designated presiding officer may examine witnesses. The presiding officer may allow evidence to be offered out of the order herein prescribed.

Section 8. Re-Opening Hearing. The Commission may reopen a hearing on its own motion of upon motion of any party for good cause shown.

Section 9. Supersedes Old Rules. The Rules of Practice shall supersede the Rules of Practice previously on file governing contests before the Commission.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: Mike Healy, President

Date: January 22, 2014

History

Effective 2014-03-28

Chapter 28 Regulation Governing Big or Trophy Game Animal or Game Bird or Gray Wolf Damage Claims

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.28.11152024 Regulation Governing Big or Trophy Game Animal or Game Bird or Gray Wolf Damage Claims

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 28

REGULATION GOVERNING BIG OR TROPHY GAME ANIMAL

OR GAME BIRD OR GRAY WOLF DAMAGE CLAIMS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-101, § 23-1-102, § 23-1-302, § 23-1-304 and § 23-1-901.

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Accepted Agricultural Practices" means traditional agriculture operations that are inherent, customary, reasonable, normal and typical to the agricultural industry or unique to the commodity. Agricultural operations that are conducted for hobby, sport, exhibit or entertainment, and where the purpose of the operation does not support a traditional agricultural business, do not qualify as an accepted agricultural practice.

(b) "Authorized Hunting Seasons" means any hunting season during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date when the claimant filed the verified claim with the Office of the Department that is established by Commission regulation, including Auxiliary Management Hunting Seasons and lethal take permits, for the harvest of the species of big game animals, trophy game animals, or game birds for which the verified claim was filed.

(d) "Board" means a board of arbitrators.

(e) "Calf" means domestic cattle less than twelve (12) months of age.

(f) "Claimant" means any landowner, lessee, agent or property owner whose livestock, bees or hives and honey have been damaged by a trophy game animal, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h); or, whose land, growing cultivated crops, stored crops, seed crops or improvements have been damaged by big game animals, trophy game animals or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h) or game birds; or, whose grass has been extraordinarily damaged by big game animals or game birds.

(g) "Commercial Garden" means a business that grows fruits or vegetables for commercial sale.

(h) "Commercial Nursery" means a business that grows or stores trees, shrubs or plants solely for commercial sale and that is required under W.S. § 39-15-106 to be licensed with the Wyoming Department of Revenue to collect and remit sales and use tax.

(i) "Commercial Orchard" means a business that grows trees for fruit or nut production for commercial sale.

(j) "Confirmed by the Department or its Representative" means the Department or its representative conducted an inspection or investigation of the damage and determined the damage was more likely than not caused by a big or trophy game animal or game bird, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h).

(k) "Contiguous Tract of Land" means one parcel of fee title land, including land that may be divided by a public road, highway or railroad right of way, which is entirely owned by a private landowner or corporation.

(l) "Consequential Damages" means damage, loss, or injury that does not flow directly and immediately from the act of the big game animal, trophy game animal or game bird, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h), but only from some of the consequences or results of such act. Consequential damages include, but are not necessarily limited to, future or anticipated production (except as otherwise provided in this regulation for young of the year livestock), pollination contracts, sentimental value, weight loss, stress, animal feeding costs and any labor or equipment costs to remove damaged property.

(m) "Damage" means actual consumption, destruction or loss to land, growing cultivated crops, stored crops, seed crops or improvements that is caused by big game animals, trophy game animals or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h) or game birds, and sworn by the claimant on the verified claim to have occurred; or extraordinary damage to grass that is caused by big game animals and sworn by the claimant on the verified claim to have occurred. Damage also includes actual injury or death to livestock or actual injury, death, consumption, destruction or loss to bees, hives and honey caused by trophy game animals, or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h), and sworn by the claimant on the verified claim to have occurred. Damage shall not include damage to other real or personal property including, but not necessarily limited to: other vegetation or animals; motor vehicles; structures; damages caused by animals or wildlife other than big game animals, trophy game animals or game birds, or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h); diseases; lost profits; consequential damages; or, any other damages whatsoever that are not specified in this regulation.

(n) "Disinterested Arbitrator" means an elector residing in the county where the damage occurred, who is capable of making a reasoned and unbiased decision based on evidence presented to the Board by the claimant and the Department.

(o) "Extraordinary Damage to Grass" means the loss or harm to non-cultivated grass plants of the Family Gramineae as delineated in subsections (i) and (ii) or to rangelands managed for livestock forage as delineated in subsection (iii) as proven by the landowner, lessee or agent.

(i) The consumption of non-cultivated grass plants by big game animals that significantly exceeds the usual, customary or average consumption of non-cultivated grass plants due to a big game animal distribution and presence change resulting in an increased number of big game animals present on the identified private or leased private lands based on the previous three (3) year period of big game animal presence; or,

(ii) The usual, customary or average presence and consumption of non-cultivated grass plants by big game animals on the identified private or leased private lands based on the previous three (3) year period of big game presence in an area with a significant shortfall of the average (previous three (3) or more continuous years) non-cultivated grass plant production due to drought of an intensity D2 or higher based on the current year's U.S. Drought Monitor (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx) for at least eight (8) consecutive weeks which includes the time big game animals were present on the land for which the extraordinary damage to grass is claimed.

(iii) Extraordinary damage to grass shall include damage to forage on privately owned or leased rangelands under the following conditions:

(A) Where a big game animal herd unit is over its numeric objective as established by the Commission for three (3) or more consecutive years, and damage by big game animals exceeds fifteen percent (15%) of the estimated annual forage production, which shall be based on the standard Animal Unit Month (AUM) of forage consumed equivalent to seven hundred fifty (750) pounds of dry forage. For purposes of this subsection, an over objective big game animal herd unit means a population estimate that indicates the herd unit is greater than twenty percent (20%) above the numerical herd objective as set by the Commission; or,

(B) In big game herd units that are not over their numeric objective or that do not currently have a numeric objective, damage to rangelands by big game animals that exceeds thirty percent (30%) of the estimated annual forage production based on the standard AUM of forage consumed equivalent to seven hundred fifty (750) pounds of dry forage.

(p) "Growing Cultivated Crops" means crops or other vegetation that are grown on privately owned or leased land and harvested or utilized annually for commercial sale or to feed livestock, or for human consumption. "Growing cultivated crops" can include grasses and legumes maturing for harvest, small grains, row crops and vegetables, plants grown in commercial nurseries, commercial orchards, commercial gardens, and native hay meadows that are managed for hay or livestock forage. If the crop is not harvested or utilized annually, it is not a growing cultivated crop unless it requires more than one (1) year to become established and ready for harvest. "Growing cultivated crops" do not include rangelands managed for livestock forage, or products of nurseries, orchards, and gardens that are not intended for commercial sale.

(q) "Hearing" means a procedurally correct arbitration hearing as described in Section 8 of this regulation that shall be conducted in such manner as to afford the claimant and the Department the opportunity to present, examine and cross-examine all witnesses and other forms of evidence presented to the Board.

(r) "Hives" means an artificial structure designed and constructed specifically for housing bees.

(s) "Improvements" means a valuable addition made to real estate to increase the agricultural productivity of such land, including fences and man-made structures erected or windbreaks or shelterbelts planted on privately owned or leased land to enhance or improve crop production or livestock production or grazing management or as a protection for livestock. Improvements shall not include windbreaks or shelterbelts, if they are not planted solely to enhance or improve crop production, or livestock production or grazing management or as a protection for livestock. Improvements also shall not include man-made structures erected for human occupancy, or real or personal property or other structures that do not enhance or improve crop production or grazing management or as a protection for livestock.

(t) "Investigated by the Department" means an inspection determined by the Department to be a reasonable assessment of the damage caused by big or trophy game animals or game birds, or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h).

(u) "Lethal Take Permit" means a permit authorized in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 56, Regulation Governing Lethal Taking of Wildlife.

(v) "Land" means soil on privately owned or leased land.

(w) "Lessee" means a person who leases fee title land or State land for accepted agricultural purposes.

(x) "More Likely than Not" means evidence reasonably tending to support the conclusion. Evidence that is competent, relevant, material and which to a rational and impartial mind naturally leads, or involuntarily leads to conclusion for which there is valid, just and reasonable substantiation.

(y) "Number of Big Game Animals Recruited in the Preceding Twelve (12) Months" means the estimated number of big game animals produced during the preceding year and surviving to one (1) year of age based on the size of the population of animals causing damage. Where the Department collects sex and age composition data, the estimated recruitment of yearling animals shall be determined by utilizing the preceding three (3)-year average sex and age composition data within that hunt area where the damage occurred, or where sufficient ratio composition data can be collected from the property sustaining damage.

(z) "Office of the Department" means the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 5400 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, Wyoming 82006-0001 or the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 3030 Energy Lane, Casper, Wyoming 82604.

(aa) "Open Range Setting" means geographic areas determined by the Department to have terrain, topography, and vegetative characteristics that influence the ability of the claimant and Department to find missing calves, yearlings and sheep that are believed to have been damaged as a result of a trophy game animal, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h).

(bb) "Pasture Setting" means any other geographic area not defined as an open range setting in regards to calves, yearlings and sheep that are believed to have been damaged as a result of trophy game animals, or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901(g) and (h).

(cc) "Permitted Hunting During Authorized Hunting Seasons" means permitted hunting as described in Section 4 of this regulation.

(dd) "Promptly Served upon Each Party" means within ten (10) days following the arbitration hearing, the Board shall serve a written copy of its decision to the Office of the Department and the claimant.

(ee) "Property" means livestock, land, growing cultivated crops, stored crops, bees, hives and honey, seed crops, improvements or grass that has been extraordinarily damaged.

(ff) "Rangelands" means non-cultivated private lands grazed by domestic livestock and not typically mechanically harvested or manipulated. Rangelands are dominated by grasses, forbs, shrubs and may include widely spaced deciduous and coniferous trees.

(gg) "Reasonable Expense Charges" means compensation given to an arbitrator while performing duties as an arbitrator that is the same compensation rate afforded to State employees by State statute for per diem and vehicular mileage; and, actual expenses incurred by the arbitrator and documented by receipt including, but not necessarily limited to, telephone calls, paper supplies, and mail service.

(hh) "Reasonable Service Charges" means reimbursement in the amount of one hundred ($100) dollars per day for performing duties as an arbitrator.

(ii) "Seed Crops" means any crop intentionally planted, managed and grown in accordance with accepted agricultural practices on privately owned or leased land for the production of seed for future propagation, and that is harvested annually by manual or mechanical means. If the crop is not harvested annually, it shall not be classified as a seed crop unless the crop normally requires an establishment period of longer than one (1) year to be harvested or unless the crop is alfalfa seed or crested wheat grass seed.

(jj) "Stored Crops" means crops that have been harvested and saved or stored for future use in accordance with accepted agricultural practices.

(kk) "Sufficient Numbers of Hunters" means the number of hunters who are granted hunting access necessary to successfully harvest more than the number of big game animals, trophy game animals and game birds produced in the previous year, surviving to one (1) year of age (recruited in the preceding twelve (12) months) into the segment of the population responsible for doing damage as determined by the preceding three (3)-year average of recruitment for said species in the hunt area(s) in which the damage occurred.

(ll) "Supervisor" means Regional Wildlife Supervisor.

(mm) "Trophy Game Animal" means black bear, grizzly bear or mountain lion, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-101 (a) (xii) (B) (I) and (II).

(nn) "Value of Livestock" means the monetary value of individual livestock on the date the verified claim was filed with the Office of the Department based upon the fair market value for like livestock at a rate substantiated by a livestock sales barn or other credible written valuation of the livestock provided by the claimant. However, the monetary value of young of the year livestock on the date the verified claim was filed with the Office of the Department shall be based upon the fair market value on that date for like livestock at the weaning weight substantiated by a livestock sales barn or other credible written valuation of the livestock provided by the claimant.

(oo) "Verified Claim" means a Trophy Game Animal or Gray Wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h) Damage Claim Affidavit or a Big Game Animal or Game Bird Damage Claim Affidavit that has been signed by the claimant and sworn to be accurate before a person authorized to administer oaths, that has been filed with the Office of the Department and contains all information required in Section 9 of this regulation.

(pp) "Yearling" means domestic cattle at least twelve (12) months of age but less than twenty-four (24) months of age.

(qq) "Young of the Year Livestock" means livestock of any age from birth up until weaning within a continuous time frame. Livestock shall not be considered young of the year livestock if over twelve (12) months of age.

Section 3. Damage to Livestock by Trophy Game Animals or Gray Wolf (in Accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h)). An award for damage to livestock shall only be made for livestock that are lawfully present at the location and during the time the damage occurred. Except as specified in subsection (a) of this section, the Department shall only offer an award for damage to individual livestock confirmed by the Department or its representative as having been damaged by a trophy game animal, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h).

(a) In an open range setting, the Department shall utilize the methods, factors and formulas in this subsection to determine the amount to compensate any landowner, lessee or agent for calves, yearlings and sheep missing as a result of such damage. The methods, factors and formulas in this subsection shall not apply in a pasture setting or to any other older age class or type of livestock in an open range setting.

(i) Any claimant whose verified claim is for missing sheep, calves or yearlings believed to have been damaged as a result of a trophy game animal, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h), shall include on their verified claim the total known death loss, including missing animals, for the sheep, calves or yearlings for the grazing season together with the number of such losses known to be due to causes other than damage by a trophy game animal, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h).

(ii) Notwithstanding the use of the formulas in this section, the Department shall not offer compensation for more than the total known death loss less the number of such losses known to be due to causes other than damage by a trophy game animal, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h). In order to utilize any formula, the Department or its representative must have confirmed the claimant had at least one (1) calf or one (1) yearling or one (1) sheep damaged by a trophy game animal, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h).

(A) In Grizzly Bear Occupied Areas - Grizzly Bear, Black Bear and Mountain Lion Damage.

(I) Calves and Sheep: To determine the award due to a claimant for calves and sheep believed to be missing as a result of being damaged by a black bear, grizzly bear or mountain lion in areas occupied by grizzly bears, the Department shall utilize the following formula:

(1.) Number of individual calves or sheep confirmed by the Department or its representative damaged by a black bear, grizzly bear or mountain lion multiplied by three and one-half (3.5) multiplied by the value of calves or sheep equals the amount of the award.

(II) Yearlings: To determine the award due to a claimant for yearlings believed to be missing as a result of being damaged by a black bear, grizzly bear or mountain lion in areas occupied by grizzly bears, the Department shall utilize the following formula:

(1.) Number of individual yearlings confirmed by the Department or its representative damaged by a black bear, grizzly bear or mountain lion multiplied by two (2) multiplied by the value of yearlings equals the amount of the award.

(B) In Grizzly Bear Non-Occupied Areas - Black Bear and Mountain Lion Damage

(I) Sheep: To determine the award due to a claimant for sheep believed to be missing as a result of being damaged by a black bear or mountain lion in areas not occupied by grizzly bears, the Department shall utilize the following formula:

(1.) Number of individual sheep confirmed by the Department or its representative damaged by a black bear or mountain lion multiplied by three (3) multiplied by the value of the sheep equals the amount of the award.

(I) Sheep: Sheep in areas set forth by Commission regulation where gray wolves are designated as trophy game animals, or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h). To determine the amount of the award due to a claimant for sheep believed to be missing as a result of being damaged by gray wolves, in areas occupied by gray wolves, the Department shall utilize the following formula:

(1.) Number of individual sheep confirmed by the Department or its representative damaged by a gray wolf multiplied by seven (7) multiplied by the value of the sheep equals the amount of the award.

(II) Calves: Calves in areas set forth by Commission regulation where gray wolves are designated as trophy game animals, or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h). To determine the amount of the award due to the claimant for calves believed to be missing as a result of being damaged by gray wolves, in areas occupied by gray wolves, the Department shall utilize the following formula:

(1.) Number of individual calves confirmed by the Department or its representative damaged by gray wolves multiplied by seven (7) multiplied by the value of calves equals the amount of the award.

(III) Yearlings: Yearlings in areas set forth by Commission regulation where gray wolves are designated as trophy game animals, or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-301 (g) and (h). To determine the amount of the award due to the claimant for yearlings believed to be missing as a result of being damaged by gray wolves, in areas occupied by gray wolves, the Department shall utilize the following formula:

(1.) Number of individual yearlings confirmed by the Department or its representative damaged by gray wolves multiplied by two (2) multiplied by the value of the yearlings equals the amount of the award.

(b) Veterinary costs for the treatment of individual livestock that have been injured by a trophy game animal, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h), shall be considered up to a maximum amount that is not to exceed the value of the livestock injured, only in cases where a licensed veterinarian believes the individual livestock in question had a reasonable chance to survive and return to a productive state. If the individual livestock died as a result of an injury inflicted by a trophy game animal, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h), even though the livestock received veterinary care, award shall only be made up to a maximum of the value of the livestock.

(c) Any claimant who has sustained gray wolf damage located in the area described in W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h) may be eligible for an award. Each time a claimant reports gray wolf damage to the Department, pursuant to W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h), the claimant shall acknowledge:

(i) The adjacent area of land is outside the area described in W.S. § 23-1-101 (a) (xii) (B) (I) or (II);

(ii) The adjacent area of land is part of a contiguous tract of land a portion of which is currently located within the boundaries described in W.S. § 23-1-101 (a) (xii) (B) (I) or (II);

(iii) The adjacent area of land is privately owned;

(iv) The private landowner of the adjacent area of land consents to the designation;

(v) The designation of the adjacent area of land shall not subtract from or diminish the area described in W.S. § 23-1-101 (a) (xii) (B) (I) or (II).

Section 4. Permitted Hunting During Authorized Hunting Seasons.

(a) A claimant shall not be eligible to receive an award for damage caused by big game animals, trophy game animals, or game birds unless hunting for the species for which damage compensation is claimed has been permitted during authorized hunting seasons on the land for which the verified claim has been filed. For an award to be allowed, the claimant shall allow hunting access to a sufficient number of hunters during authorized hunting seasons if the species of big game animals, trophy game animals, or game birds for which the verified claim was filed were present on the claimant's privately owned or leased land and adjoining Federal or State land during authorized hunting seasons delineated in subsection (ii) (A). If the species of big game animals, trophy game animals, or game birds for which the verified claim has been filed were not present on the claimant's privately owned or leased land and adjoining Federal or State land during the authorized hunting seasons as delineated in subsection (ii) (A), for an award to be allowed the claimant shall allow hunting access to a sufficient number of hunters during authorized hunting seasons delineated in (ii) (B) and (ii) (C) if requested by the Department. The claimant shall allow hunting access to a sufficient number of hunters during authorized hunting seasons delineated in (ii) (B) and (ii) (C) without access fees to hunters or the Department.

(i) For a claimant to be eligible to receive an award for damage on leased private land, the landowner and the lessee of the leased private land shall allow a sufficient number of hunters for the species for which damage compensation is claimed on the land for which the verified claim has been filed, and any adjoining landlocked Federal or State land.

(ii) Authorized hunting seasons include:

(A) Hunting seasons as established by Wyoming Game and Fish Commission regulation;

(B) Auxiliary management hunting seasons; or,

(b) For an award to be allowed, the claimant shall provide documentation with their verified claim affidavit that a sufficient number of hunters have been granted hunting access on the claimant's privately owned or leased lands and adjoining landlocked federal or state land. Such documentation shall include a list of individual hunters' names and hunting license numbers or verification that the claimant's privately owned or leased land indicated on their verified claim affidavit is enrolled in a Department access program. The claimant shall contact the game warden to whom they reported the damage to determine the sufficient number of hunters necessary to address individual damage claims. An award may be allowed if the Department determines a reduction in big game animals, trophy game animals or game birds affects the Department's ability to sustain the population at the objective the Commission has established.

Section 5. Notification of Damage and Filing of Damage Claims.

(a) Any claimant who has incurred damage as defined in Section 2 of this regulation shall report the damage to the nearest game warden, supervisor, or Commission member within fifteen (15) consecutive days following the date damage was discovered. If the claimant intends to take actions that prevent the damage being investigated by the Department, such as harvest of damaged crops or removal of damaged livestock, the claimant shall notify the nearest game warden, supervisor, or Commission member as soon as reasonably possible after discovery of the damage so the damage can be investigated by the Department prior to removal, harvest, modification or destruction of the damaged property; however, in no case shall the claimant take actions that preclude the damage being investigated by the Department. If the claimant denies or precludes the damage being investigated by the Department, the Department shall deny the verified claim.

(b) The claimant shall present a verified claim in accordance with Section 9 of this regulation to the Office of the Department within sixty (60) consecutive days following the date the last item of damage was discovered.

(i) For verified claims of damage to individual livestock by a trophy game animal, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h), the sixty (60) consecutive day period shall commence from the last date the livestock were lawfully present on the grazing allotment or geographic location where the damage occurred, and no later than sixty (60) consecutive days following the last day of the calendar year in which the damage occurred;

(ii) For verified claims of damage to bees, hives and honey by a trophy game animal, or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h), the sixty (60) consecutive day period shall commence from the last date damage occurred or from the last date the bees, hives and honey were present on the location where the damage occurred, whichever date occurs first, and no later than sixty (60) consecutive days following the last day of the calendar year in which the damage occurred; and,

(iii) For verified claims of damage to land, growing cultivated crops, seed crops, stored crops, improvements or extraordinary damage to grass by big game animals, trophy game animals or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h) or game birds, the sixty (60) consecutive day period shall commence from the last date the growing cultivated crop or seed crop was harvested or the land, stored crops or improvements were damaged or the extraordinary damage to grass occurred.

(iv) Verified claims for big game, trophy game or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h) and game bird damage shall not exceed three hundred sixty five (365) consecutive days from when the damage was reported to the Department. Nothing in this section prevents a claimant from initiating a new damage claim after a three hundred sixty five (365) consecutive day time period in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 and this regulation.

(c) If a claimant chooses to appeal the Department's decision regarding a verified claim award to the Commission, the claimant shall file a written appeal that is received by the Office of the Department within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date the claimant received the Department's notification of its award decision on the verified claim.

(d) The claimant shall have no right of appeal to the Commission of the Department's denial of the claim if based upon the information provided by the claimant in the verified claim, the claimant failed to comply with subsection (a) or (b) of this section. The claimant shall have no right of appeal to the Commission of the Department's decision on a verified claim if the claimant failed to comply with subsection (c) of this section.

(e) The U.S. Postal Service or any other mail delivery service providers are not agents of the Department. Therefore, the Department cannot assume responsibility for mail delivery to the Office of the Department. It is the claimant's responsibility to assure the delivery of a verified claim to the Office of the Department.

Section 6. Investigation and Award of Verified Claims.

(a) When investigating damage claims, the Department shall utilize the standard of "more likely than not" in determining whether or not the damage was the result of big or trophy game animals or game birds, or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h).

(b) The Department shall consider damage that was discovered by the claimant and reported to the nearest game warden, supervisor or Commission member within fifteen (15) consecutive days after the date the damage was discovered. Any damage that was reported more than fifteen (15) consecutive days after the date it was discovered by the claimant shall not be considered by the Department as damage under this regulation.

(c) The Department shall investigate the verified claim and either reject the claim or provide for a full or partial award to the claimant within ninety (90) consecutive days following the date the Office of the Department received the verified claim.

Section 7. Reasons for Denial of a Verified Claim.

(a) The Department shall deny the verified claim for any of the reasons specified in this subsection.

(i) The claimant did not report the damage to the nearest game warden, supervisor or Commission member within fifteen (15) consecutive days after the date the damage was discovered. Any damage that was reported more than fifteen (15) consecutive days after the date it was discovered by the claimant shall not be considered by the Department as damage under this regulation.

(ii) The damage was caused by animals or wildlife other than big game animals, trophy game animals or game birds, or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h).

(iii) The big or trophy game animals or game birds causing damage were on the claimant's privately owned or leased land and adjoining Federal or State land during authorized hunting seasons as specified in Section 4 (a) (ii) (A), and the claimant did not allow hunting access to a sufficient number of hunters in accordance with Section 4 (a) (ii) (A) of this regulation.

(iv) The big or trophy game animals or game birds causing damage were not on the claimant's privately owned or leased land and adjoining Federal or State land during authorized hunting seasons as specified in Section 4 (a) (ii) (A), and the claimant would not agree to the Department's implementation of an auxiliary management hunting season as specified in Section 4 (a) (ii) (B) or charged a hunting access fee to hunters to participate in an auxiliary management hunting season as specified in Section 4 (a) (ii) (B).

(v) The big or trophy game animals or game birds causing damage were not on the claimant's privately owned or leased land and adjoining Federal or State land during authorized hunting seasons as specified in Section 4 (a) (ii) (A), and the claimant would not agree to the Department's implementation of a lethal take permit as specified in Section 4 (a) (ii) (C) or charged an access fee to the Department or other individuals authorized under the lethal take permit to implement a lethal take permit as specified in Section 4.

(vi) The verified claim was for property not defined as property in Section 2 of this regulation.

(vii) The claimant was compensated by crop or livestock insurance, a Federal subsidy program or the Gray Wolf Depredation Compensation Program for the property damaged. If the claimant receives compensation for damaged property under a damage claim affidavit and subsequently receives compensation from crop or livestock insurance, a Federal subsidy program or the Gray Wolf Depredation Compensation Program for the same damaged property within the twelve (12) consecutive months following the end of damages, the claimant shall refund the Department's damage claim award including interest based on local bank preferred rates to the Department.

(viii) The claimant submitted a verified claim that did not provide all required information specified in Section 9 of this regulation to the Office of the Department within sixty (60) consecutive days after the damage or last item of damage was discovered by the claimant.

(ix) The verified claim was for consequential damages.

(x) A sufficient number of hunters were not allowed hunting access during authorized hunting seasons on land in a platted subdivision where the damage occurred due to the actions of a municipal or county ordinance, or homeowners' association covenant prohibiting the discharge of firearms.

(xi) Due to actions of the claimant, the damage was not investigated by the Department.

(xii) The claimant prevented the Department's attempts to mitigate or alleviate the damage through such actions as moving the big or trophy game animals or game birds, or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h) responsible for the damage or the claimant refused to utilize fencing materials provided by the Department to protect stored crops, livestock, bees, hives and honey.

(xiii) The verified claim included any methods, factor or formula for missing livestock not in accordance with Section 3 of this regulation.

Section 8. Arbitration.

(a) If the claimant wishes to appeal the Commission's decision regarding a verified claim, the claimant shall file a written call for arbitration with the Office of the Department within ninety (90) consecutive days from the date the claimant received notice of the Commission's decision.

(b) If the claimant calls for arbitration, the claimant and the Office of the Department shall each appoint a disinterested arbitrator within fifteen (15) consecutive days from the date the Office of the Department received the written call for arbitration.

(c) When the claimant and the Office of the Department appoint arbitrators, written notification of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of arbitrators shall be made by each party to the other within fifteen (15) consecutive days from the date the Office of the Department received the written call for arbitration.

(d) Within twenty (20) consecutive days after their appointment, the two (2) arbitrators shall appoint a third arbitrator. The two (2) arbitrators selected shall notify both the claimant and the Office of the Department in writing of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the third arbitrator selected. If the third arbitrator is not appointed within this time period, the judge of the district court of the county or the court commissioner in the absence of the judge shall appoint the third arbitrator upon the application of either arbitrator.

(e) The three (3) arbitrators shall appoint a chairman who shall chair the Board and serve as secretary to carry out the correspondence of the Board.

(f) At least twenty (20) consecutive days before the hearing, the Board shall provide the claimant and the Office of the Department written notice of the time and place in the county when and where the testimony of the claimant and the Department shall be heard and the claim investigated and decided by the Board.

(g) Arbitration hearings shall be conducted as contested cases by the Office of Administrative Hearings or other independent hearing administrator as selected by the Department. Upon referral from the Department, the Office of Administrative Hearings or the independent hearing administrator shall have the authority to conduct the arbitration hearing in an impartial manner pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, applicable provisions of the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, and Chapters 1 and 2 of the Uniform Contested Case Rules adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings (Chapter 1 effective October 17, 2014; Chapter 2 effective July 20, 2017) and found at http://rules.wyo.gov hereby incorporated by reference but not including any later amendments or editions, to the extent those statutes and rules do not conflict with W.S. § 23-1-901 or the Uniform Arbitration Act.

(h) Following the arbitration hearing, the Board shall within ten (10) consecutive days provide a written copy of its decision to the Office of the Department and the claimant.

(i) Unless otherwise specified in this section, the Uniform Arbitration Act, W.S. § 1-36-101 et seq. shall apply to the hearing.

(j) The decision of the Board shall become part of the Office of the Department's file and shall be made part of the record in the event of an appeal of the Board's decision and any appeal to district court shall be conducted in conformity with the Uniform Arbitration Act, W.S. § 1-36-114 (a) or W.S. § 1-36-115.

Section 9. Verified Claim Requirements. The verified claim required by W.S. § 23-1-901 (b) shall be submitted on the form prescribed by the Department. The verified claim shall contain the following information:

(a)A description of the land on which the damage occurred, including the legal description (section, range, township), the county in which the land is located, and whether the land is privately owned, leased, or federally owned;

(b) Whether the claimant is the landowner, lessee, or agent of the landowner or lessee;

(c) A description of individual livestock, including the number, age class and sex if known, or description of bees, hives and honey damaged or killed by a trophy game animal, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h);

(d) A description of the land, growing cultivated crops, stored crops, seed crops, or improvements damaged by a big game animal, trophy game animal or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h) or game bird; or a description of the grass extraordinarily damaged by big game animals;

(e) Competent, relevant and material evidence provided by the claimant that a big game animal, trophy game animal or game bird, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h) caused the damage;

(f) The dates during which damage took place, to include the specific date the damage was discovered by the claimant and the specific date the damage ended;

(g) The amount and value of property damaged, including all calculations and evidence supporting the value determination;

(h) The species and number, if known, of big or trophy game animals or game birds, or gray wolves in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h) that caused the damage;

(i) The name of the game warden, supervisor or Commission member to whom the claimant reported the damage and the specific date it was reported;

(j) Information to allow the Department to determine whether or not the claimant allowed hunting access to a sufficient number of hunters during authorized hunting seasons for the species causing damage in accordance with Section 4;

(k) Information as to whether or not an access fee was charged for hunting access during authorized hunting seasons for the species of big game animal, trophy game animal or game bird for which the verified claim was filed; the total amount of access fee charged per hunter; and, the total number of hunters allowed hunting access to hunt during authorized hunting seasons for the species causing damage in accordance with Section 4;

(l) Information by which the Office of the Department can recognize the claimant signed and swore before a notary that the claimant verifies is accurate;

(m) For verified claims for calves, yearlings and sheep missing as a result of damage by a trophy game animal, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h), the total known death loss, including missing animals, for the calves, and yearlings or sheep for the grazing season together with the number of such losses known to be due to causes other than damage by a trophy game animal, or gray wolf in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h);

(n) Information to indicate if all or what portion of the property damaged was compensated for by crop or livestock insurance or a State or Federal subsidy program to the extent the claimant received compensation under that insurance or subsidy program; and,

(o) Whether the claimant is applying for damage compensation per W.S. § 23-1-901 (g) and (h).

(p) The claimant may submit additional supporting information, which shall be considered as part of the verified claim.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: ____________________________________

Richard A. Ladwig, President

Dated: September 11, 2024

History

Effective 2024-11-15

Chapter 29 Issuance and Sale of Wyoming Interstate Game Tags

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.29.03282014 Issuance and Sale of Wyoming Interstate Game Tags

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 29

ISSUANCE AND SALE OF WYOMING INTERSTATE GAME TAGS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §23-1-302, §23-1-701, §23- 2-101, §23-2-302, §23-3-106, §23-3-205, §23-6-111 and §23-6-207.

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) “Approved records” means invoice forms approved by the Regional Wildlife Supervisor or Taxidermist Record forms supplied by the Department.

(b) “Game specimen(s)” means big game animals, trophy game animals, small game animals, game birds and game fish or parts thereof.

(d) “Game tag distributor” means the entity authorized by the Department to act for the purpose of selling and accounting for game tags. Game tag distributor does not mean agency principal.

(e) “Game tag sub-agent” means an individual in employ of, or responsible to, the game tag distributor and authorized by the Department to sell game tags.

(f) “Properly completed” means all required portions of the game tag affidavit are completed with correct applicant information including the applicant’s name, address, kind and amount of wildlife to be shipped or transported, hunter’s name and license number, hunt area, harvest date, location, signatures of the applicant and game tag distributor or game tag sub-agent.

Section 3. Issuance of Game Tags.

(a) No individual shall issue a game tag prior to completion of a Wyoming interstate game tag affidavit in triplicate on a form provided by the Department. Game tag distributors may, upon the written approval of the Regional Wildlife Supervisor, incorporate the game tag affidavit information into the game tag distributor’s own business invoice.

(b) The original copy of the affidavit form shall accompany any game specimen(s) or parts thereof which shall be shipped or transported. A game tag distributor may game tag and ship any game specimen(s) of a nonedible nature that was taken outside of the State of Wyoming if the game tag distributor lists numbers of all game tags attached to the game specimen(s) and completes information documenting origin of said game specimen(s) on provided or approved record forms.

(c) The game tag affidavit shall be deemed null and void unless it has been properly completed and signed by the applicant and the game tag distributor or game tag sub-agent at the time the game tag is issued. In the event that an affidavit cannot be properly completed or any imported game specimen has been received by a game tag distributor without proper documentation, approval of a Department law enforcement officer shall be secured prior to the issuance of a game tag. A game tag distributor or game tag sub-agent shall properly complete a game tag affidavit or receive approval from a Department law enforcement officer prior to the issuance of a game tag.

History

Effective 2014-03-28

Chapter 30 Fur Dealers

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.30.03132024 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated under authority of W.S. § 23-1-102, W.S. § 23-1-302, § 23-1-304, § 23-2-304, § 23-3-401 and W.S. § 23-6-207.

History

Effective 2024-03-13

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.30.03132024 § 2 Definitions

For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes and Commission regulations.

History

Effective 2024-03-13

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.30.03132024 § 3 Application for License

Persons desiring to operate as a fur dealer shall make application on a form provided by the Department and submit the application and proper fee to a game warden in the area where the fur dealer's principal office shall be located. In the case of a nonresident fur dealer, the application and fee shall be submitted to the Department's Headquarters Office, License Sales and Accounting Section.

History

Effective 2024-03-13

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.30.03132024 § 4 General Operation

A licensed fur dealer may employ persons who buy and sell hides and furs for the fur dealer provided said persons can immediately exhibit proof when requested by a Department law enforcement officer that they are employees of a licensed fur dealer and they also can exhibit a copy of the fur dealer's license.

History

Effective 2024-03-13

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.30.03132024 § 5 Records and Reports

(a) Fur dealers shall maintain current, complete, legible and accurate written records on forms provided by the Department of all hides and furs purchased, sold or transferred from within or without the State. The records shall include names and addresses of persons from whom hides and furs were purchased, sold or transferred, including the date of the transaction, tag numbers attached to furs, the furbearing animal trapping license number of the person who trapped the furs of furbearing animals and the fur dealer's license number for furs and hides which are purchased from another fur dealer. The records shall include all transactions under the authority of the fur dealer by employees. The records shall be kept at the fur dealer's place of business. One copy of the records shall be submitted to the game warden in the area where the principal office of the fur dealer is located by January 31 following the calendar year for which the license had been issued. Nonresident fur dealers shall submit a copy of their records to the Department's Headquarters Office, License Sales and Accounting Section by January 31 following the calendar year for which the license had been issued.

(b) Any person issued a license under this regulation shall, during the term of the license and for a period of sixty (60) days after expiration of the fur dealer's license, allow inspection of records, furs and hides during reasonable hours.

History

Effective 2024-03-13

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.30.03132024 § 6 Revocation of a Fur Dealer's License

(a) A fur dealer license may be revoked by the Commission for failure to abide by this regulation, including the following reasons:

(i) Refusal to allow Department law enforcement officers to inspect their business premises or records in accordance with this regulation;

(ii) Failure to keep or submit properly completed records required by this regulation and state Statute.

(b) Any revocation of a fur dealer license shall be subject to contested case proceedings in accordance with Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Regulation, Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

History

Effective 2024-03-13

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.30.03132024 § 7 Violation of Commission Regulations

Failure to abide by the provisions of this regulation shall be punishable as provided by Wyoming statutes for violation of Commission regulations.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: ____________________________________

Ralph Brokaw, President

Date: January 16, 2024

History

Effective 2024-03-13

Chapter 31 Regulation Governing Authorized License Selling Agents

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 1-1-115, § 11-6-305, § 23‑1‑302, § 23‑1‑701, § 23-2-101 and § 23-2-201.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 2 Purpose of Regulation

(a) It is the purpose of this regulation to carry out the provisions of W. S. § 23‑1‑302 and § 23‑1‑701 by providing policies, procedures and processes to appoint and administer license selling agents that enhance the Department's ability to serve the license buying public.

(b) In the appointment of these license selling agents, the Commission gives preference to sporting goods and equipment vendors because they foster the purpose and mission of the Commission.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 3 Definitions

For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23 Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Agent of Record" means the designated individual person that shall be legally accountable for all aspects of proper transacting of specified Commission business within the respective business entity. If the designated individual is not a legal representative of the business entity, an Agent of Record Authorization form shall be required to designate that individual as the Agent of Record.

(b) "Business Entity" means sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or any combination thereof.

(c) "License Selling Agent" means the business entity at the physical location and the agent of record authorized by the Commission to act as its agent for purposes of selling and accounting for specified hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, permits, tags or stamps through the Electronic License Service (ELS).

(d) "License Selling Sub‑agent" means an individual in the employ of, or responsible to, the agent of record and authorized by the Commission to sell specified hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, permits, tags or stamps. License selling sub‑agents shall be accountable to the agent of record for all aspects of proper transaction of specified Commission business.

(e) "Non-Sporting Goods and Equipment Vendor" means a business entity that does not demonstrate a bona fide and good faith commitment to providing the community a retail outlet for hunting, fishing, trapping and camping equipment, excluding foodstuffs and motorized vehicles.

(f) "Offline License" means a manually issued license which is only issued when the ELS system is not available for license issuance.

(g) "Out-of-State License Selling Agent" means the business entity located in a state contiguous with Wyoming and the agent of record authorized by the Commission to act as its agent for purposes of selling and accounting for specified hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, permits, tags or stamps through the ELS.

(h) "Out-of-State Vendor" means a business entity located outside the boundaries of the State of Wyoming that demonstrates a bona fide and good faith commitment to providing the community an outlet for Wyoming nonresident hunting, fishing and trapping licenses.

(i) "Sporting Goods and Equipment Vendor" means a business entity whose primary function is retail sales of sporting goods and based on visual observation and judgment of the inspecting Senior Game Warden, more than fifty percent (50%) of the physical inventory displayed is comprised of hunting, fishing, trapping and camping equipment.

(j) "Remote Location" means the physical location of a business entity which is at least fifteen (15) miles from an existing Commission license selling agent.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 4 Appointment of License Selling Agents

(a) Any Department personnel required to administer oaths and sell licenses shall be so authorized by the Fiscal Division Chief.

(b) Business entities shall be evaluated and classified through an application process as either a sporting goods and equipment vendor, a non‑sporting goods and equipment vendor or an out-of-state vendor based on the definitions provided in this regulation.

(d) Applications from sporting goods and equipment vendors shall be accepted throughout the year and shall be given preference in appointment in accordance with Wyoming Statute.

(e) Upon submission of an application from either a non-sporting goods and equipment vendor or an out-of-state vendor applicant, the Senior Game Warden shall determine a need for an additional license selling agent within their district. If a need is determined and approved by the Fiscal Division Chief, applications may be accepted through solicitation by public notice in statewide or local news media.

(f) Untimely applications for advertised vacancies shall not be accepted by the Department unless authorized by the Fiscal Division Chief.

(g) A license selling agent shall be appointed based upon the facts contained in the original application and Senior Game Warden evaluation.

(h) Except as otherwise provided, all newly appointed license selling agents shall use the ELS system to conduct license sales.

(i) A license selling agent shall be considered appointed upon completion of the following:

(i) Application approval by the Commission;

(ii) The new license selling agent traveling to the Department Headquarters in Cheyenne or another Department facility as designated by the License Manager, at the license selling agent expense, within ninety (90) days of written notification of approval by the Commission to attend a License Selling Agency Orientation and Training Seminar;

(iii) New license selling agent payment of the annual bonding fee as prescribed by W.S. § 23-1-701 within ninety (90) days of notification of approval by the Commission;

(iv) New license selling agent receipt of their initial offline license book and stamp allocation within ninety (90) days of notification of approval by the Commission;

(v) Agent of Record shall agree to be an ELS license selling agent;

(vi) If applicable, Agent of Record Authorization is submitted to the License Section; and,

(vii) The new license selling agent signing a Lease Agreement for the issuance of ELS equipment within ninety (90) days of notification of approval by the Commission.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 5 Criteria for Appointment of In‑State License Selling Agents

(a) All applications for sporting goods and equipment vendors approved by the

Department shall be presented to the Commission for review.

(b) Appointment of sporting goods and equipment vendors as license selling agents shall be based upon their qualification as a sporting goods and equipment vendor.

(i) Agents shall be considered for appointment only if they are existing business entities.

(ii) Agents shall have a valid sales tax license for the respective business entity.

(c) Appointment of non-sporting goods and equipment vendors as license selling agents shall be based upon the following criteria:

(i) Applicants shall be considered for appointment based on the physical location in relation to existing license selling agents;

(ii) Applicants shall be considered for appointment based on the public service provided taking into consideration the optimum period of hours, days and months of operation;

(iii) Applicants shall be considered for appointment only if they are existing business entities;

(iv) Agents shall have a valid sales tax license for the respective business entity; and,

(v) Agents shall be considered for appointment based on the Senior Game Warden evaluation.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 6 Criteria for Appointment of Out‑of‑State License Selling Agents

(a) The Senior Game Warden, through the Regional Wildlife Supervisor, shall notify the Department's License Manager of the possible need to establish an out-of-state license selling agent.

(b) The request shall be reviewed for approval by the Fiscal Division Chief. If approved, applications may be accepted through solicitation by public notice in statewide or locals news media.

(c) Applicants for out-of-state license selling agents shall complete the proper application form. Consideration for approval of the agent shall generally, but not necessarily, be limited to criteria set forth in this regulation.

(d) Out-of-state license selling agents shall be authorized to sell the specific license types as designated by the Fiscal Division Chief.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 7 Renewal of License Selling Agency

(a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, to be considered for license selling agency renewal all license selling agents shall use the ELS system.

(b) Renewal of an existing license selling agency may not be approved if there are changes to any of the information provided on the license selling agent's original application approved by the Commission; or if,

(i) Appointed Agent of Record has not maintained physical control of the offline license inventory or stamp inventory.

(ii) Appointed Agent of Record has not maintained physical control of funds collected.

(iii) Appointed Agent of Record has not maintained physical control of ELS equipment issued.

(c) Agents shall pay their annual non-refundable bond fee of fifty dollars ($50) before December 1 preceding the year for which the bond shall be in effect to renew their license selling agency.

(d) Failure to pay the annual fifty dollar ($50) bond before December 1 of each year shall be cause for automatic and immediate cancellation. Exceptions shall only be granted by the Fiscal Division Chief.

(e) Agents that have been cancelled for failure to pay their annual bond fee by December 1 shall be required to reapply to the Commission as a new license selling agent as outlined in this regulation.

(f) In exceptional circumstances, applicants for license selling agents may be exempted from using the ELS system. Exceptional circumstances shall be determined by the Commission on a case-by case basis in response to a written application for exemption, and may include lack of any high speed Internet service at the business location, or other circumstances that necessitate authorizing a license selling agent to issue non-carcass coupon license products without the use of the ELS computer equipment. Exempted license selling agents shall file a manual monthly license sales report form in lieu of an ELS system generated invoice, and follow all other provisions outlined in this regulation.

(i) All license selling agents exempted from using the ELS system shall annually certify, prior to August 1, that there has not been any change to the circumstance(s) previously approved by the Commission for the exemption. If the circumstances for the exemption are no longer valid, the Commission shall review the exemption for continuation or cancellation.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 8 Transfer of Physical Location of License Selling Agents

A Commission license selling agent may be transferred to another physical location of the same business entity only upon approval of the Fiscal Division Chief and the District Commissioner. Recommendations by the Senior Game Warden, Regional Wildlife Supervisor and the License Manager shall be considered by the Fiscal Division Chief and the District Commissioner in determining whether or not to approve a transfer of physical location. A sporting goods and equipment vendor license selling agent is exempt from this provision.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 9 Change in Agent of Record for Business Entity

(a) The business entity shall submit a properly completed Agent of Record Authorization completed on their letterhead to change the Agent of Record.

(b) A newly designated Agent of Record shall also submit a properly completed Oath of Office form as the Agent of Record to the License Section.

(c) As indicated on the Agent of Record Authorization, the newly designated Agent of Record shall agree to accept all financial liability for the business entity and accept responsibility for all actions of the sub-agents for all matters relating to license sales.

(d) If the designation of a new individual to act as the Agent of Record does not change the organizational structure of the business entity that was approved by the Commission, then the License Section shall accept the Agent of Record Authorization and change the Agent of Record for the business entity.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 10 Transfer License Selling Agent as a Result of a Change in the Business Entity

(a) If the change in license selling agent results in a change in the business entity, then:

(i) A new owner of a currently established Commission license selling agent shall immediately apply to the Commission to be considered for appointment as a license selling agent as outlined in this regulation.

(ii) Subject to application and appointment as a license selling agent, the new owner may apply to the License Section for a temporary license selling agent authorization which shall allow the continuance of the existing license selling agent. Upon approval of the Senior Game Warden, Regional Wildlife Supervisor and the District Commissioner, the License Section shall issue a temporary license selling agent authorization to the new owner. Failure to apply for appointment as a license selling agent or apply for a temporary license selling agent authorization may result in delay of issuance.

(iii) A temporary license selling agent authorization shall remain in effect for one hundred twenty (120) days. The authorization may be extended an additional one hundred twenty (120) days by the District Commissioner.

(iv) In order to receive the temporary license selling agent authorization, the new owner shall assume all liability for the Agent of Record from whom the business was purchased. If the new owner does not agree to assume the liability of the previous Agent of Record, the existing license selling agency shall be immediately canceled.

(v) Until a temporary license selling agent is authorized in which the new owner assumes liability, the existing Agent of Record shall remain liable.

(vi) The business entity shall be required to be an ELS agent.

(vii) The Agent of Record shall be required to attend training as outlined in this regulation.

(viii) The Agent of Record shall be required to sign a Lease Agreement (if applicable) for the ELS equipment issued.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 11 Issuance of Electronic License Service (ELS) equipment

(a) The Agent of Record shall be required to sign a Lease Agreement (if applicable) to be issued ELS equipment.

(b) The Agent of Record shall be required to sign a new Lease Agreement for any equipment that is replaced by the Department from the original issuance.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 12 License Agent Bonding, Initial License Inventory and ELS Equipment Distribution and Training

(a) Within thirty (30) days of appointment, all new agents of record or their designees shall be notified of a scheduled date on which they shall be required to travel to the Department Headquarters in Cheyenne, or another Department facility as designated by the License Manager, at the license selling agent's expense in order to:

(i) Pay the annual bonding fee as prescribed by W.S. § 23‑1‑701;

(ii) Attend a License Selling Agency Orientation and Training Seminar;

(iii) Receive the initial offline license book and stamp allocation;

(iv) Receive their ELS equipment (if applicable);

(v) Sign the lease agreement for issuance of ELS equipment; and,

(vi) Sign the agent of record authorization.

(b) At any time, an agent of record shall be required to travel at the license selling agent's expense to Headquarters or another Department facility, as designated by the License Manager, to attend remedial training at the direction of the License Manager.

(c) The annual bond fee as prescribed by W.S. § 23-1-701 shall only be used for the recovery of outstanding account balances on closed accounts that have been determined to be uncollectible by the Department's Attorney General Representative.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 13 Liability

(a) After a license selling agent has received shipment or signed for licenses, permits, tags or stamps on a license inventory charge document, the risk of loss for licenses, permits, tags or stamps or license fees lost, stolen or destroyed shall pass to the license selling agent. The license selling agent shall be liable to the Commission for the cash value of any licenses, permits, tags or stamps that are lost, stolen or destroyed, with the exception of loss due to fire or flood as evidenced by supporting documentation. All licenses, permits, tags or stamps shall remain the property of the Commission until sold or issued.

(i) The license selling agent shall be liable to the Commission for lost, stolen or destroyed offline licenses calculated as the cash value of a nonresident daily fishing license for each offline license missing.

(b) The license selling agent shall be responsible for training and for actions of any of their license selling sub-agents authorized to sell hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, permits, tags or stamps.

(c) The license selling agent shall be liable for the replacement value of any and all equipment issued to them by the Department for automated license sales as agreed to within the Lease Agreement executed upon receipt of said equipment.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 14 Examination of Agents Records

(a) All Commission license selling agents shall be subject to a financial audit of any and all records and documents relating to license, permit, tag or stamp sales. These financial audits may be conducted, during normal business hours, without prior notification by a Department representative authorized by the Fiscal Division Chief. Any financial audit of records shall also extend to records, documents and other writings in possession or custody of accountants or other agents or representatives.

(b) All Commission license selling agent records and documents relating to license, permit, tag or stamp sales shall be subject to review for law enforcement purposes by Department law enforcement personnel during normal business hours.

History

Effective 2020-08-24

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 15 Oath of Office

(a) Approved agents of record and their designated license selling sub-agents shall complete, sign and return the appropriate Oath of Office form(s) to the License Section. The approved license selling agent shall complete the Oath of Office form at the License Selling Agency Orientation and Training Seminar. Authorized license selling sub-agents shall properly complete and mail the Oath of Office form to the License Section prior to issuing any licenses, permits, tags or stamps.

(i) The completion of an Oath of Office form for the Agent of Record shall be witnessed by a Notary Public, Clerk of Court or Department personnel authorized by the Fiscal Division Chief to administer oaths and issue licenses. Any of the preceding witnesses, or the Agent of Record, shall witness the Oath of Office for a license selling sub-agent.

(ii) An original Oath of Office form shall be submitted to the License Section within thirty (30) days of being executed.

(A) A license selling sub-agent's ELS login shall be set to inactive if

the Oath of Office form is not received within thirty (30) days of the login being created. Once the Oath of Office form is received by the License Section, the login shall be set to active.

(iii) The Agent of Record shall notify the License Section of any license selling sub-agents that are no longer authorized to sell licenses for the business entity within thirty (30) days of this action.

(b) Persons who have not been approved by the Commission as prescribed in established procedure shall be prohibited from selling licenses, permits, tags or stamps.

(d) To administer a residency oath for the issuing of resident licenses, permits, tags or stamps, an agent of record or license selling sub-agent shall reside in the State of Wyoming where the licenses, permits, tags or stamps are issued.

(e) During all business hours, the agent of record or license selling sub-agent shall be available to sell licenses, permits, tags or stamps.

(f) An individual authorized to administer oaths and witness signatures on licenses shall not be authorized to sell a license to them self.

History

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 16 License Inventory

(a) The Agent of Record, or a license selling sub-agent of the business entity, shall be required to verify all offline license books or stamp books received from the Department. Such verification shall be completed on a License Inventory Charge Document furnished by the Department.

(b) The Agent of Record, or a license selling sub-agent of the business entity, shall sign the inventory charge slip upon verification of shipment. The inventory charge slip shall be returned to the Department within ten (10) days from receipt.

(c) The license selling agent shall be held financially responsible for the cash value of all offline license inventory and stamp book inventory that is not returned to the License Section by January 31 of the following year in which the inventory was valid.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 17 Issuance of Licenses, Permits, Tags or Stamps

(a) License selling agents and license selling sub‑agents shall ensure that all required information is documented on the offline licenses that are manually issued when the ELS is not available for license issuance. These license documents shall include all elements of a completed application.

(b) The resident licensee shall be present at the license selling agent location to purchase a license. The parent or legal guardian, in lieu of a resident youth applicant, may be present at the license selling agent location to purchase a license for the resident youth applicant.

(c) Resident licenses shall be signed at the time of purchase by the individual whose name appears on the license and in the presence of the license selling agent or license selling sub‑agent. If a youth license is being purchased by the parent or legal guardian of the youth applicant, then the signature of the parent or legal guardian shall be signed at the time of purchase in the presence of the license selling agent or license selling sub-agent.

(d) The license selling agent or license selling sub-agent shall witness the resident signature, or parent or legal guardian signature for a youth applicant, on the license document prior to applying their signature on the license document.

(e) All resident licenses and permits shall contain the resident applicant's original signature and when applicable, the parent or legal guardian's signature in accordance with Wyoming statute and Commission regulation, prior to exercising the privileges of the license, permit, tag or stamp.

(f) Any person may purchase a license permit, tag or stamp for a nonresident; however, nonresident licenses, permits, tags and stamps shall contain the nonresident's signature prior to exercising the privileges of the license, permit, tag or stamp.

(g) For the purpose of conveying hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges in the State, only official Commission licenses, permits, tags and stamps shall be sold.

(h) Under no circumstances shall a license selling agent or license selling sub‑agent alter the printed document of any license, permit, tag or stamp except as otherwise authorized in writing by the License Manager. This includes adding anything other than information required by the license document. Any altered license, permit, tag or stamp shall be void.

(i) The license issue date shall not be predated or postdated. All hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, permits, tags or stamps shall be valid only during the calendar year printed on the respective document, unless the license provides for a specific period of validity.

(j) Unsold offline licenses, stamps or ELS equipment shall not be removed from the license selling agent's authorized physical location without written authority of the Senior Game Warden, Regional Wildlife Supervisor or the License Manager.

(k) Except as otherwise prohibited by regulation or from direction of the License Manager, all license selling agents shall immediately upon receipt make available for sale, during their stated business hours, all license inventory, whether electronic or manually issued, to the public.

(l) License selling agents shall not charge fees other than established fees by Wyoming Statute or Commission regulation for any service related to license, permit, tag or stamp sales.

(m) Under no circumstances shall the pink copy of a stamp or offline license document be removed from the book. Removal of the pink copy shall result in an automatic charge to the license selling agent as described in this regulation.

(n) License selling agents or license selling sub-agents are required to complete license documents. License applicants are not allowed to complete their own license documents.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 18 Void Licenses, Permits, Tags or Stamps

(a) Licenses, permits, tags or stamps shall be voided in accordance with established

Department procedure.

(b) Once removed from the business entity, offline licenses, permits, tags or stamps shall be voided only under the written authority from the License Manager, Regional Wildlife Supervisor or the Fiscal Division Chief.

(c) The voided license, permit, tag or stamp shall be evidenced by the signature and date on the completed void certificate attached to the original document submitted for void credit approval.

(d) Voiding stamps and offline license documents.

(i) The procedure for voiding any stamp or offline license document shall include, but not be limited to:

(A) The word "VOID" shall be written or stamped across the face of a stamp or offline license document;

(B) A void certificate form shall be properly completed to include the agent account number, offline license document number being voided, void date, reason for the void and signature of the license selling agent, license selling sub-agent or Department employee voiding the document; and,

(C) The original stamp or offline license document shall be submitted to the License Section within sixty (60) days of the original issuance to be considered for void credit approval.

(e) Voiding ELS license documents.

(i) The procedure for voiding any ELS license, permit, tag or stamp shall include, but not be limited to:

(A) The license transaction shall be changed from "active" status to "pending void" status in the ELS system upon completion of the sales transaction. The license selling agent has until midnight the day the license was issued to verify that all voids during a business day are properly recorded in the ELS system.

(B) The word "VOID" shall be written or stamped across each license panel section or "VOID" shall be written or stamped on the first panel section and a line is drawn through the face of all other panel sections of the document.

(C) The void transaction receipt, printed from the ELS system, shall be attached to the license documents being submitted for void credit approval.

(D) The ELS void certificate form shall be properly completed to include the agent account number, sportsperson information, license type being voided, license number being voided and explanation of the reason the license is being submitted for void credit approval; and,

(E) All original license panel sections shall be submitted to the License Section within sixty (60) days of original issuance to be considered for void credit approval.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 19 Duplicate License Issuance

(a) Duplicate license issuance.

(i) A "Duplicate License" shall be required for the replacement of lost or destroyed big or trophy game, wild turkey or wild bison licenses which are valid and have not expired.

(ii) For licenses issued through the ELS system, the duplicate license affidavit form has been incorporated within the duplicate license document and shall be signed by the license applicant and license selling agent issuing the duplicate license. This affidavit panel section of the duplicate license document shall remain intact with all other printed panel sections of the duplicate license form.

(iii) Any manually issued stamp which is valid and has not expired shall be replaced by purchasing another stamp as authorized by Commission regulation.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 20 Monthly License Reports

(a) Every license selling agent shall file a monthly license sales report for the preceding month and remit all monies, less commission, collected during the previous month on or before the 10th of the month immediately succeeding the license sale month, not just postmarked on or before the 10th of the month. If the 10th of the month occurs on a day when Headquarters has been closed for license sales (weekends, holidays, etc.), the license sales report for the preceding month shall be due on the next business day that Headquarters is open.

(i) Filing a monthly license sales report means the ELS system generated invoice, manual stamp sales report and monies are physically received by the License Section on or before the 10th of the month, not just postmarked on or before the 10th of the month.

(ii) Concerning reports not received on time, the License Manager shall be directed to inactivate the license selling agent account on the ELS system so that no license sales can occur, mitigating risk to the Department.

(b) Monthly license sales report for ELS agents.

(i) Licenses, permits, tags or stamps sold through the ELS system shall be electronically invoiced to the license selling agent.

(ii) All automated licenses, permits, tags or stamp sales sold during the preceding month shall be included in the payment submitted to the Department on or before the 10th of the following month.

(A) License selling agents shall be required to remit a manual sales report for any offline license, permit and stamp sales that occurred during the preceding month. This report shall be remitted along with the monthly ELS system generated invoice. Payment shall include both the ELS system generated sales invoice amount and any manual offline license, permit and stamp sales report amount.

(i) Letters of delinquency shall be mailed (certified, return receipt) to the applicable license selling agent following the business day that the report was due. Agents are required to respond to the certified notice with the complete past due report including all fees due to the Department within three (3) business days from the receipt of the certified notice. Time lines shall be evidenced by the postmark date on the envelope received from the License Section and the postmark date on the envelope received from the delinquent license selling agent containing the late report and all fees due.

(ii) Letters notifying license selling agents of three (3) occurrences of late reporting in any twelve (12) month period shall be mailed (certified, return receipt) informing the agent that administrative suspension or cancellation proceedings have been initiated. Processes for license agent suspension and cancellation shall be as outlined in this regulation. For cancellation, the license selling agent shall be informed of the requirement to request a hearing before the Commission as outlined in this regulation.

(iii) Any late reporting may serve as cause for commencing administrative suspension or cancellation proceedings.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 21 Monetary Remittance Issues

(a) Any person who issues a check to the Department to fulfill the requirements of this regulation, which is not paid because the check has been dishonored by the bank, shall be required to make restitution within thirty (30) calendar days following the date of written demand. The written demand shall be mailed to the drawer of the check by United States Postal Service certificate of mailing at the address shown on the check or the last known address or personally served pursuant to the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. The restitution shall be in the form of a postal money order or a cashier's check in the amount of the check and a collection fee not to exceed thirty dollars ($30).

(b) If the license selling agent fails to pay the amount of the check and the collection fee within thirty (30) days following the date of written demand, mailed to or served upon them, they shall be assessed three (3) times the amount of the check or one hundred dollars ($100), whichever is greater, in addition to the collection fee of thirty dollars ($30) referenced above, and any court costs.

(c) If a license selling agent submits a second dishonored check within a consecutive twelve (12) month period of a previous dishonored check, the license selling agent shall be required to remit all subsequent payments in the form of a postal money order or cashier's check for a period of twelve (12) calendar months. Failure to do so shall be grounds for cancellation.

(d) Account shortages of less than ten dollars ($10) incurred on an agent's monthly license report may be included with the next monthly license sales reports remittance amount.

(e) Account balance statements, via letter, shall be mailed after the 25th of each month. Payments for account shortages of over ten dollars ($10) shall be remitted within ten (10) business days.

(i) Any license selling agent having account shortage balances due, that have

not been received by the License Section within the ten (10) day period, shall be mailed (certified, return receipt) letters informing them that suspension or cancellation proceedings have been initiated.

(f) Unpaid account shortages may be used as cause for commencing administrative suspension or cancellation proceedings.

History

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 22 Administrative Suspension of License Selling Agents

(a) A license selling agency may be suspended from license sales under the direction of the Director and the District Commissioner for any of the following reasons:

(i) Failure to submit monthly license sales report as required by state statute

and Commission regulation.

(ii) Failure to remit payment for license sales as required by state statute and

Commission regulation.

(iii) Failure to pay the amount of a dishonored check and the assessed collection fees within thirty (30) days following the date of the receipt of written notification.

(iv) Failure to notify the License Section that a transfer of license selling agent has occurred that has resulted in a change in the business entity in which the current agent of record is no longer in control of the ELS equipment issued or monies collected for license sales.

(b) The License Manager shall be directed to inactivate the license selling agent account on the ELS system so that no license sales can occur during the administrative suspension.

(c) The License Manager shall be directed to retrieve all offline licenses, permits, tags and stamps from the license selling agency so that no manual sales can occur during the administrative suspension.

(d) The license selling agency shall be suspended until the issue is resolved or formal Commission action is taken as a result of a hearing as outlined in this regulation, whichever occurs first.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 23 Cancellation of License Selling Agents

(a) A License Selling Agency may be canceled for, but not limited to, the following reasons:

(i) Noncompliance with Wyoming statutes;

(ii) Noncompliance with Commission Regulations or Policies;

(iii) Failure to follow procedures outlined in written procedures provided by the License Section;

(iv) Submission of late or no monthly license sales report;

(v) Failure to properly report all license sales and remit monies during a reporting period;

(vi) Three (3) occurrences of late reporting by an agent in any twelve (12) month reporting period;

(vii) Failure to respond to certified letters notifying agents of late reporting, dishonored checks or account balances due;

(viii) Failure to remit account underpayments;

(ix) Issuance of insufficient or no account checks and failure to pay as provided in W.S. § 1-1-115;

(x) Failure to pay annual bond by December 1 for succeeding year;

(xi) Failure to disseminate correct information to the hunting/fishing public;

(xii) Charging fees for any service related to license, permit, tag or stamp sales other than that established by Wyoming Statute;

(xiii) Failure of license selling agent or sub-agents to properly and legibly fill out completed applications for license issuance as required by Commission regulation;

(xiv) Failure to allow or permit a financial audit or review by Department law enforcement personnel during normal business hours of any and all records and documents relating to hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, permits, tags or stamp sales or search and rescue or access donations;

(xv) Illegal issuance of licenses, permits, tags or stamps;

(xvi) Failure to attend training as requested by the License Manager;

(xvii) Failure to properly witness residency oaths on resident license issuance;

(xviii) Failure to properly use Department provided offline license books to issue licenses when the ELS automated system is not accessible;

(xix) Failure to properly data enter license records into the ELS system that were issued using offline license books. The licenses must be data entered by the next business day in which system access is restored;

(xx) Failure to review ELS license document with licensee prior to signing license documents;

(xxi) Failure to verify inventory shipments and sign and return Inventory Charge Documents;

(xxii) Failure to make all license inventory available for sale to the public during stated business hours, whether electronic or manually issued; or,

(xxiii) Failure to sign a Lease Agreement (if applicable) and use the ELS system.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.31.08242020 § 24 Proceedings for Cancellation

(a) The Fiscal Division Chief, with concurrence of the District Commissioner, shall notify the license selling agent in writing that cancellation procedures have been initiated.

(b) The cancellation proceeding shall be in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, revised as of January 22, 2014, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter.

(i) Cancelled license selling agents are entitled to a hearing before the Commission. Request for hearing shall be made in writing to the Fiscal Division Chief within ten (10) business days after receipt by the license selling agent of the notice of cancellation by the Department. Upon the Department's receipt of a request for hearing from a cancelled license selling agent, the cancelled agent shall be notified by the Department to appear before the Commission at the next regularly scheduled Commission meeting.

(ii) License selling agents that fail to request a hearing before the Commission within ten (10) business days after receipt of notice of cancellation shall be immediately canceled.

(iii) Upon cancellation of a license selling agent by the Commission or if the licensing selling agent fails to request a hearing within ten (10) business days, the license selling agent shall be prohibited from reapplying to the Commission for a license selling agent authorization for not less than twelve (12) consecutive months.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

Peter J. Dube, President

Dated: July 16, 2020

History

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Chapter 32 Regulation Governing Firearm Cartridges and Archery Equipment

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.32.03242020 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-302, § 23-2-104, § 23-3-110 and § 23-3-111.

History

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.32.03242020 § 2 Regulation

The Commission hereby adopts the following regulation governing firearm cartridges and archery equipment for the taking of big or trophy game animals and game birds.

History

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.32.03242020 § 3 Definition

In addition to the definitions set forth in Title 23 of the Wyoming Statutes, the Commission also adopts the following definitions for the purpose of this chapter:

(a) "Archery Equipment" means crossbows, longbows, recurve bows, compound bows, arrows and bolts.

(b) "Expanding Point Bullet" means any bullet designed by its manufacturer to create a wound channel larger than the bullet's diameter.

(c) "Smart Firearm" means any firearm equipped with a computerized targeting system that marks a target, calculates a firing solution and automatically discharges the firearm at a point calculated to most likely hit the marked target.

(d) "Trackable Arrow Technology" means any technology or device that allows for a hunting arrow to be tracked or more readily located while in the field. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, lighted arrow nocks, GPS devices inserted into an arrow shaft or Bluetooth arrow nocks, which facilitate locating a hunting arrow once it is shot from a bow.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.32.03242020 § 4 Firearms, muzzle-loaders and cartridges that are legal for the taking of big or trophy game animals

(a) For the taking of bighorn sheep, elk, moose, mountain goat or black bear by the use of a firearm, a hunter shall use:

(i) Any center-fire firearm of at least .24 caliber and firing a cartridge of at least two (2) inches in overall length and using an expanding point bullet, or any other cartridge of at least .35 caliber and at least one and one-half inches (1.5) in overall length and using an expanding point bullet; or,

(ii) Any muzzle-loading rifle or any muzzle-loading handgun of at least .40 caliber and firing an expanding point bullet or lead ball and using a charge of at least fifty (50) grains of black powder or its equivalent; or,

(iii) Any shotgun firing "00" or larger buckshot, or a slug.

(b) For the taking of antelope, deer, mountain lion, or gray wolf where designated as a trophy game animal, a hunter shall use:

(i) Any center-fire firearm of at least .22 caliber (excluding .22 Hornet) and having a bullet weight of at least sixty (60) grains and firing a cartridge of at least two (2) inches in overall length and using an expanding point bullet, or any other cartridge of at least .35 caliber and at least one and one-half (1.5) inches in overall length and using an expanding point bullet; or,

(iii) Any shotgun firing "00" or larger buckshot, or a slug.

(i) Any center-fire firearm of at least .27 caliber and having a bullet weight of at least one hundred fifty (150) grains and firing a cartridge of at least two (2) inches in overall length and using an expanding point bullet; or,

(ii) Any muzzle-loading rifle or any muzzle-loading handgun of at least .50 caliber and firing an expanding point bullet or lead ball and using a charge of at least one hundred (100) grains of black powder or its equivalent; or,

(iii) Any shotgun firing "00" or larger buckshot, or a slug.

History

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.32.03242020 § 5 Firearms, cartridges and archery equipment that are legal for the taking of game birds and small game

(a) For the taking of game birds, excluding wild turkey, blue grouse and ruffed grouse, a hunter shall use:

(i) Any center-fire or muzzle-loading shotgun not larger than a ten (10) gauge plugged to admit no more than one (1) shell in the chamber and two (2) shells in the magazine; or,

(ii) Any archery equipment.

(b) For the taking of wild turkey, a hunter shall use any shotgun, center-fire firearm, .17 HMR or larger rimfire firearm with an overall cartridge length greater than one (1) inch, any muzzle-loading firearm, or any archery equipment.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.32.03242020 § 6 Archery equipment that is legal for the taking of big or trophy game animals

(a) For the taking of antelope, bighorn sheep, black bear, deer, mountain goat, mountain lion, or gray wolf where designated as a trophy game animal, a hunter shall use a longbow, recurve bow or compound bow of not less than forty (40) pounds draw weight and an arrow equipped with a fixed or expanding point broadhead that when fully expanded cannot pass through a seven-eighths (7/8) inch solid ring.

(b) For the taking of elk, grizzly bear or moose, a hunter shall use a longbow, recurve bow or compound bow of not less than fifty (50) pounds draw weight and an arrow equipped with a

fixed or expanding point broadhead that when fully expanded cannot pass through a seven-eighths (7/8) inch solid ring.

(c) For the taking of any big or trophy game animal with a crossbow, a hunter shall use a crossbow having a peak draw weight of at least ninety (90) pounds and a bolt of at least sixteen (16) inches in length equipped with a fixed or expanding point broadhead that when fully expanded cannot pass through a seven-eighths (7/8) inch solid ring.

(d) For the taking of any big or trophy game animal by the use of any archery equipment, a hunter may use trackable arrow technology to assist in following up their shot, retrieving a hunting arrow or locating a legally harvested big or trophy game animal. Any electronic tracking device that is capable of transferring from a hunting arrow to a big or trophy game animal shall not be considered trackable arrow technology and shall not be permitted for hunting big or trophy game animals.

(e) Magnifying sights, holographic sights and range finding sights attached to legal archery equipment are permissible to use while archery hunting any big or trophy game animal.

History

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.32.03242020 § 7 Smart Firearm

No person shall use a smart firearm to take any game bird, big game or trophy game animal.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

David Rael, President

Dated: January 15, 2020

History

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Chapter 33 Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.33.09152022 Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits

DRAFT 10/24/96

CHAPTER 33

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL OR SPECIAL PURPOSE PERMITS

Section 1. Authority. These rules are promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-302(a)(vii), (x), (xiii), (xxii) and (xxvi).

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Drug" means a chemical treatment intended for use in handling/transportation, diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, prevention of disease in animals or to euthanize.

(b) "Educational" means the act or process of imparting knowledge or skill when that is the primary purpose of obtaining a permit.

(d) "Scientific research" means the systematic investigative or experimental activities which are carried out for the purpose of acquiring new and relevant knowledge pertaining to wildlife biology, ecology or management, or the revision of accepted conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, and which are conducted in a humane fashion by qualified personnel.

(e) "Special purpose" means activities in which a permit is required in order to take or relocate wildlife, but is not considered scientific research or educational.

(f) "Take" means as defined in W.S. § 23-1-102 (a)(vii).

(g) "Wildlife" means every wild mammal, bird, fish, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid (including hybrids between wildlife and wildlife and hybrids between wildlife and domestic or domesticated animals) or any transgenic product thereof.

Section 3. Application Requirements. Unless otherwise exempted, a permit is required for the take of wildlife for educational, scientific research, or special purpose use. Applications may be considered from duly authorized agents of educational institutions, governmental entities, non-governmental scientific research entities, accredited colleges or universities, or qualified persons as determined by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Department).

(a) An application for a permit shall be submitted on a Department provided form. The application shall be completed in its entirety. Incomplete applications, or applications containing false statements or misrepresentations, shall be denied and may be revoked. When applicable, the application shall state the name of the educational institution, governmental entity, or non-governmental scientific research entity for which the applicant is an agent and the title or position said applicant holds. The application shall designate the name of the individual responsible as the permittee and any other person(s) authorized for the activities conducted under the permit. The application shall include in detail:

(i) A list of the species to be taken;

(ii) The numbers to be taken;

(iii) The specific Department administrative region(s) where species are to be taken. The applicant may be asked to provide specific locations by quarter (1/4) section, section, township and range or Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates or to an equivalent level of precision;

(iv) Approximate dates when species will be taken;

(v) Method(s) of take to be used;

(vi) A description of any invasive procedures proposed to be utilized, with or without instruments, that break the surface of the skin, mucosal barrier or that physically enter the body, including contact with an internal body cavity.

(vii) The purpose for which such taking will be made;

(viii) The expected benefits to science, research, education or Department management goals;

(ix) A complete description of wildlife holding facilities to be used (if any);

(x) The method of euthanasia to be used (if any); and,

(xi) A detailed study plan that contains:

(A) A statement of the need for the study, expected management application and benefit to the state of Wyoming or the general knowledge of wildlife;

(B) A description of study area(s), data collection and analytical methodologies that demonstrate ability to meet study objectives;

(D) A description of the final disposition of any wildlife or wildlife parts taken into possession while conducting activities described in the permit.

(b) The Department may require the applicant to provide certification demonstrating the applicant is proficient in the methods or techniques to be utilized while conducting activities authorized by the permit. Copies of any required federal permit(s) for the take of wildlife, if applicable, shall accompany the permit application, or be submitted to the Department prior to conducting permit activities.

(c) The application for a permit must be received by the Department at least thirty (30) consecutive days prior to the expected initiation of the permit activity.

(d) When an application for a permit has been denied, the Department Permitting Officer shall send a certified, registered letter with return receipt to the applicant indicating the Department's decision to deny the permit application and the reason(s) for the denial.

Section 4. Permit Conditions. Permits shall only be issued if the Department determines there is a need for the information collected from the proposed scientific research, there is a valid educational purpose, or it has been determined a special purpose permit is required. Permits shall be denied if the Department determines the proposed permit activities are detrimental to the wildlife resource or inconsistent with the Department wildlife management goals. Permits shall be issued in accordance with the health and inspection requirements of Commission Regulations Chapter 10, Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife and Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

(a) The permittee shall be responsible for ensuring only authorized individuals conduct activities as described in the permit. The permit shall bear the name(s) of the individual(s) authorized to take wildlife, make collections or carry out any activity authorized by the permit. Permits issued under this regulation are not transferable.

(b) The Department may require permit holders to notify Department personnel as indicated on the permit prior to taking any wildlife. Notification shall include the dates and specific area of activities prior to the take of wildlife.

(c) As a condition of the permit, the Department may specify the length of time, location, any other stipulations by which wildlife may be taken including drug use and methods of euthanasia. The Department may require practices be followed for care, housing and handling of wildlife.

(d) It shall be a violation of this regulation to fail to comply with any conditions of the permit.

Section 5. Reporting. The permittee shall submit a written annual report to the Department Permitting Officer at Department Headquarters on or before January 31 following the year for which the permit was valid as per permit stipulation. The report may be required to be submitted electronically. Final reports or papers written as a result of permit activities shall be submitted upon completion. If the permittee fails to submit the required written annual report, data or records in an approved format, no future permit shall be issued to that institution, entity or individual until the permit report requirements are met. Failure to meet the reporting requirements stipulated in the permit shall be a violation of this regulation.

(a) Permit reporting requirements as specified in the conditions of the permit may include, but are not limited to:

(i) The age, sex and number of each species of wildlife taken, the locality where taken by quarter (1/4) section, section, township, and range (or UTM coordinates to an equivalent level of precision) and individual animal geographic location data points.

(ii) The disposition of the animal(s), to include such information as to whether the animal was euthanized, marked, immobilized, administered drugs or released.

(iii) A detailed explanation of any educational presentation(s), a list of dates and locations the presentation(s) were conducted and the total number of people in attendance.

(iv) Activities accomplished under the permit.

(v) Any additional information the Department deems necessary.

Section 6. Process for Appealing a Department Decision.

(b) Upon receipt of a written request for reconsideration, the Permitting Officer shall notify the Chief of the Wildlife Division or Chief of the Fish Division as appropriate. The Chief shall establish a Department Decision Review Board (Board) consisting of five (5) Department employees, no more than two (2) of whom were directly involved in the initial decision.

(i) The Board shall review the Department's decision and may consider any additional information provided by the applicant.

(ii) The Board shall either uphold the Department's decision or approve the appeal request, in full or in part. The Board's decision shall be sent to the applicant as a certified, registered letter with return receipt within fifteen (15) consecutive days of the Board receiving the written request for appeal.

(i) The Director, or designee, shall conduct a review of the Department's and the Board's decision and may consider any additional information provided by the applicant.

(d) An applicant may appeal the decision of the Director by submitting a written request to the President of the Commission at Department headquarters no later than thirty (30) consecutive days after the applicant received the Director's decision letter. If the applicant fails to submit a request for reconsideration within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they received the Director's decision letter, the applicant shall waive their ability to make any future request for reconsideration of the Department's decision.

(i) The Commission shall hold a contested case hearing under Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission to review the Director's decision.

(e) An applicant may appeal a decision of the Commission by filing with the appropriate Wyoming District Court.

Section 7. Permit Revocation. Conviction for violation of this regulation or failure on the part of the permittee or any other person authorized to conduct activities under the permit to comply fully with this regulation or the conditions of the permit, may result in immediate revocation of said permit and refusal to issue any future permits.

Section 8. Controlling Regulations. In the event of any conflict with this regulation involving warm-blooded wildlife, the controlling regulation shall be Commission Regulation Chapter 10, Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife. In the event of any conflict with this regulation involving cold-blooded wildlife, the controlling regulation shall be Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

Section 9. Effective Date. These regulations are effective January 1, 2023 and shall remain in effect until modified or rescinded by the Commission.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: ________________________________________

Kenneth Roberts, President

Dated: July 19, 2022

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Chapter 34 Auxiliary Management Hunting Seasons

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.34.11172022 Auxiliary Management Hunting Seasons

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 34

AUXILIARY MANAGEMENT HUNTING SEASONS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §23-1-302(a)(i), (viii), (xiv), (xvi) and (xxii) and § 23-1-703(b)(c).

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Auxiliary Management Hunting Seasons" means hunting seasons for big game animals, trophy game animals or wild turkeys causing damage to land, growing cultivated crops, stored crops, seed crops, improvements or causing extraordinary damage to grass; hunting seasons for trophy game animals causing actual damage to livestock or bees including honey and hives; or, hunting seasons for big game animals, trophy game animals or wild turkeys for the purpose of meeting disease management objectives.

Section 3. Establishment of Areas. The Chief Game Warden or his designee shall determine the extent of alleged damage or disease management needs and shall, with consent of the District Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioner and the cooperating landowner(s) involved, designate the area to be opened to an auxiliary management hunting season, the opening and closing dates of the auxiliary management hunting season, the maximum number and type of licenses to be issued, the number, sex and species of big game animals, trophy game animals or wild turkeys to be taken and any applicable firearm or weapon type restrictions.

Section 4. Supervision of Hunters. Hunting shall be done under the supervision or direction of Department personnel or the cooperating landowner(s) or the landowner(s)'s agent(s).

(a) Department personnel may accompany hunters to accomplish the goals of the auxiliary management hunting season or when other factors require the presence of Department personnel with the hunter.

(b) Any hunter who participates in an auxiliary management hunting season and who refuses to take an available animal as directed by Department personnel shall not be allowed to continue to participate in that specific auxiliary management hunt.

Section 5. Licensing for an Auxiliary Management Hunting Season.

(a) Auxiliary management hunting season licenses for big game animals, trophy game animals or wild turkeys shall be available to applicants after the Chief Game Warden designates a need for such a season. The issuance of licenses under this Section shall be at the direction of Department Administration. Auxiliary management hunting season licenses may be issued through the Electronic Licensing Service, designated Department personnel and facilities or designated license selling agents and shall be valid for a specific auxiliary management hunting season.

(b) The Department may authorize the use of unused licenses that are currently valid and that have not expired to be used for an auxiliary management hunting season.

(c) An auxiliary management hunting season license, valid conservation stamp and elk special management permit if applicable, shall be obtained prior to participating in any auxiliary management hunt under this regulation.

(d) Any person who has been issued a mountain goat type one (1) or type two (2) license in a previous year may apply for and receive a mountain goat auxiliary management hunting season license in any subsequent year.

(e) Holders of an auxiliary management hunting season license shall be exempt from the provisions in Commission regulations limiting the number of licenses an individual may possess in any one (1) calendar year. Auxiliary management hunting season license recipients shall not lose preference points for receiving an auxiliary management hunting season license for a species they may otherwise purchase a preference point for.

(f) A person participating in an auxiliary management hunting season may purchase more than one (1) license for a specified hunt depending on license quota availability

Section 6. Bag Limits. The bag limit for any individual participating in an auxiliary management hunting season shall not exceed more than one (1) big game animal, one (1) trophy game animal or one (1) wild turkey per auxiliary management hunting license issued. Any big game animal, trophy game animal or wild turkey taken under this regulation shall be in addition to the bag limit established by other Commission regulations. Participation in any auxiliary management hunting season under this regulation shall not deny an individual the privilege of hunting in other seasons established by the Commission, except as otherwise provided by statute or regulation.

Section 7. Mandatory Hunter Harvest Check. When an auxiliary management hunting season is implemented, every person harvesting a big game animal, trophy game animal or wild turkey may be required to have the harvested animal inspected by Department personnel. When a person purchases a license to participate in an auxiliary management hunting season under this section, the Department shall advise the person of the time and location where the harvested animal is to be brought for inspection, registration or disease sampling. During the inspection, Department personnel may collect any biological samples deemed necessary by the Department.

Section 8. General Regulations. All other Commission regulations and Wyoming statutes shall apply to the taking of big game animals, trophy game animals or wild turkeys during an auxiliary management hunting season unless specifically exempted by this regulation.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: ____________________________________

Kenneth Roberts, President

Dated: September 14, 2022

History

Effective 2022-11-17

Chapter 35 Hunting Permit Regulations for Persons with Disabilities

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.35.08212026 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. § 23-1-302(a)(i), (a)(xxii) and (m), and W.S. § 23-3-306(a) and (f).

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.35.08212026 § 2 Definitions

For the purpose of this regulation definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Animal" means big or trophy game animal, game bird, or small game animal.

(b) "Central Visual Acuity Disability" means a person's vision permanently does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with corrective lenses, or the widest diameter of the visual field is not greater than twenty (20) degrees.

(c) "Class III Cardiac Condition" means a person with cardiac disease with functional capacity according to standards established by the American Heart Association resulting in marked limitation of physical activity. Such a person is comfortable at rest. Less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or anginal pain.

(d) "Class IV Cardiac Condition" means a person with cardiac disease with functional capacity according to standards established by the American Heart Association resulting in inability to carry on any physical activity without discomfort. Symptoms of heart failure or the anginal syndrome may be present even at rest. If any physical activity is undertaken, discomfort is increased.

(e) "Disabled Hunter" or "Handicapped Hunter" means any person meeting any of the qualifications specified in Section 4 of this regulation who has been issued a Disabled Hunter Permit by the Department.

(f) "Disabled Hunter Companion" means a person or nonprofit organization who meets the provisions of Section 6 of this regulation, who assists a disabled hunter with dispatching or retrieving an animal wounded or killed by the disabled hunter, and who has been issued a Disabled Hunter Companion Permit by the Department.

(g) "Nonprofit Organization Dedicated to Providing Hunting Opportunities" means any organization that is registered with the Secretary of State of the organization's state of incorporation or organization, and certifies that they are nonprofit and that the primary purpose or mission as stated in their charter is to provide hunting opportunities to individuals with disabilities.

(h) "Paraplegic" means a person who is permanently unable to move or feel both legs and the lower half of their body because of injury or illness.

(i) "Quadriplegic" means a person who is permanently unable to move or feel both arms and both legs because of injury or illness.

(j) "Upper Extremity Disabled" means a person who has a permanent physical impairment due to injury or disease, congenital or acquired, which renders the person so severely disabled as to be physically unable to use any legal hunting weapon.

(k) "Vehicle" means any automotive vehicle, trailer, motor-propelled wheeled vehicle, or vehicle designed for travel over snow.

(l) "Walker" means a mechanical device designed to assist a person's ability to walk that has multiple legs and requires the use of both hands to move.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.35.08212026 § 3 Permits Issued to Persons with Disabilities

(a) Any person, except those applying for a permit pursuant to Sections 4(f) and 8(a)(ii), meeting the requirements set forth in Sections 2, 4, 7 or 8 of this regulation, as attested to in writing by the applicant and certified by a medical doctor, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, optometrist or ophthalmologist licensed to practice medicine, or disabled hunter companion pursuant to Section 6, may apply on a form provided by the Department for a specific permit as identified in Sections 4, 6, 7 and 8 of this regulation.

(b) Any person applying for a permit pursuant to Sections 4(f) and 8(a)(ii) may apply on a form provided by the Department and shall provide documentation from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, indicating the applicant's percentage (%) of service connected disability.

(c) Permits shall be issued to qualified applicants by the Department's License Section, regional offices or designated Department personnel.

(d) Transfer of permits issued in accordance with this regulation to another person shall not be permitted.

(e) Disabled Hunter Season Extension Permits shall not be valid for use in Grand Teton National Park (Elk Hunt Areas 75 and 79) or on the National Elk Refuge (Elk Hunt Area 77).

(f) Persons exercising any privileges under a permit issued in accordance with this regulation shall:

(i) Only take animals in accordance with state statutes and Commission rules and regulations.

(ii) Be in possession of their valid specific permit in the field while hunting.

(iii) Possess a valid hunting license, stamp and permit issued under authority of Title 23, Wyoming Statutes or Commission rules and regulations, unless exempt by statute from the need to possess a valid hunting license, stamp and permit.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.35.08212026 § 4 Disabled Hunter Permit

. Any person may be issued a Disabled Hunter Permit if the person:

(a) Is unable to walk, at all times, without the use of, or assistance from, a wheelchair, scooter, walker, cane, crutches, prosthetic or some other mechanical device;

(b) Is restricted by lung disease to the extent the person's forced expiratory volume for one (1) second, when measured by a spirometer, is less than thirty-five percent (35%) predicted, or arterial oxygen tension is less than fifty-five (55) mm/Hg on room air at rest;

(c) Has a cardiac condition to the extent the person's functional limitations are classified in severity as Class III or Class IV, according to standards established by the American Heart Association and defined in Section 2 of this regulation;

(d) Has a permanent, physical impairment that prevents the person, at all times, from holding or shooting a firearm or bow in hand;

(e) Has a central visual acuity disability; or,

(f) Can produce to the Department a decision letter, issued within the immediately preceding five (5) years from the date of application, by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States showing the person to have a service connected disability of at least seventy (70%) percent.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.35.08212026 § 5 Disabled Hunter Permit Provisions

(a) Disabled Hunter Permits allow a disabled hunter permit holder to shoot from a stationary vehicle to take wildlife and to be accompanied by a person with a Disabled Hunter Companion Permit who may take any animal the disabled hunter has lawfully wounded. This permit shall not allow a disabled hunter to shoot or attempt to take any wildlife from, along or across any public road or highway.

(i) A Disabled Hunter Permit shall be valid as long as the applicant continues to qualify under Section 4.

(ii) A temporary Disabled Hunter Permit shall only be valid in the calendar year in which issued as long as the applicant continues to qualify under Section 4.

(b) The same person shall not be issued a Disabled Hunter Permit and a Disabled Hunter Companion Permit.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.35.08212026 § 6 Disabled Hunter Companion Permit

(a) Disabled Hunter Companion Permits may be issued to an individual or to a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing hunting opportunities.

(b) Persons engaged in the activity of a Disabled Hunter Companion shall be at least fourteen (14) years of age.

(d) Disabled Hunter Companion Permits issued to a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing hunting opportunities may also be used by volunteers working for the organization.

(e) The disabled hunter companion shall:

(i) Be in possession of their Disabled Hunter Companion Permit in the field while taking a wounded animal or retrieving an animal killed by the disabled hunter;

(ii) Only take a wounded animal in accordance with state statute and Commission rule and regulation, and shall not take an animal under the authority of a Disabled Hunter Companion Permit that has not been wounded by a disabled hunter and for which a license is required for the disabled hunter;

(iii) Be in possession of the disabled hunter's license and carcass coupon while taking any animal that has been wounded by the disabled hunter for which a carcass coupon is required or while retrieving such animal killed by the disabled hunter, and shall detach, and date the disabled hunter's carcass coupon prior to leaving the site of kill;

(iv) Accompany the disabled hunter to the location where the disabled hunter wounds an animal.

(f) Animals taken, tagged, or retrieved by a disabled hunter companion on behalf of a disabled hunter shall become part of the disabled hunter's bag or possession limit and do not count against the disabled hunter companion's bag or possession limit.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.35.08212026 § 7 Central Visual Acuity Disability Permit

Any person may be issued a Central Visual Acuity Disability Permit if the person meets the qualifications of having a central visual acuity disability as defined in Section 2.

(a) Any person having a Central Visual Acuity Disability Permit may use a scope that projects a visible light onto a target to take any animal.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.35.08212026 § 8 Hunting Season Extension Permits

(a) Any person may be issued a Hunting Season Extension Permit which allows a qualified applicant to hunt antelope, deer or elk five (5) days prior to the earliest regular season opening date in the hunt area(s) and for the sex of antelope, deer or elk set forth by limitations of their license as specified in Section 2 of the current regulation for that species (Commission Regulations Chapter 5, Antelope Hunting Seasons, Chapter 6, Deer Hunting Seasons; Chapter 7, Elk Hunting Seasons), provided the person requesting the hunting season extension permit:

(i) Has a Central Visual Acuity Disability, is quadriplegic, upper extremity disabled, paraplegic, permanently paralyzed over at least fifty (50%) percent of their body or otherwise physically disabled so as to be permanently confined to a wheelchair (or similar device); or,

(ii) Can produce a decision letter issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or any branch of the armed forces of the United States, showing the person to have a one hundred (100%) percent service connected disability; or,

(ii) Meets the requirements set forth in W.S. § 23-1-705(j); (has a life threatening illness and is sponsored by a nonprofit charitable organization whose mission it is to provide opportunities and experiences to persons with a life threatening or serious illness).

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.35.08212026 § 9 Revocation or Denial of a Permit

(a) The Department may deny or revoke any permit issued pursuant to this regulation for the following reasons:

(i) The Department cannot verify all information and documentation provided by the applicant;

(ii) The applicant made false statements on the application to secure a permit;

(iii) The permittee is convicted of violating any provision of Title 23, Wyoming Statutes or any Commission rules and regulations governing the taking of wildlife while exercising any privilege of the permit; or,

(iv) The permittee no longer qualifies for the specific permit as specified in this regulation.

(b) Any person who has a permit application denied by the Department may appeal the Department's decision to the Fiscal Division Chief in accordance with Commission rules and regulations.

(c) Any person who has a permit issued pursuant to this regulation revoked by the Department may appeal the Department's decision to the Commission in accordance with Commission rules and regulations.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.35.08212026 § 10 Fees for Permits

There shall be no fee for a Disabled Hunter Permit, Shoot from a Vehicle Permit, Central Visual Acuity Disability Permit or a Hunting Season Extension Permit. The fee for the Disabled Hunter Companion Permit shall be five ($5) dollars.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.35.08212026 § 11 Making False Statements to Obtain a Permit

. Any person who makes a false statement on an application to obtain a permit or any medical doctor, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, optometrist, or ophthalmologist who makes a false statement on an application shall be in violation of this regulation.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: ______________________________________

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: July 14, 2026

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Chapter 36 Regulation Governing Taxidermist

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.36.10172014 Regulation Governing Taxidermist

CHAPTER 36

REGULATION GOVERNING TAXIDERMISTS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S.

§ 23-1-302, § 23-1-701, § 23-2-301, § 23-2-302, § 23-3-106, § 23-3-401, § 23-6-111 and § 23-6-207.

Section 2. Definitions. For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Taxidermist" means an individual licensed by the Department who conducts a commercial operation or business that engages in the art of mounting, preserving or preparing the skins or parts of a wildlife specimen(s) for exhibition. Taxidermist shall not mean an individual engaged in the business of mass reproducing artificial parts of wildlife.

(b) "Taxidermist record form" means a form provided by the Department to a licensed taxidermist to record wildlife specimens received by the taxidermist.

(c) "Wildlife specimen" means every wild mammal, bird, fish, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean or any parts thereof, or any hybrid including hybrids between wildlife and wildlife and hybrids between wildlife and domestic or domesticated animals.

(d) "Wyoming bobcat tag" means a tag issued and affixed by the Department to a bobcat.

Section 3. Taxidermist Records.

(a) The taxidermist shall record daily each wildlife specimen(s) received, regardless of the place of origin, on taxidermist record forms provided by the Department or on taxidermist record forms approved by the Department. Taxidermist records shall be true and correct, to the best of the taxidermist's knowledge, and shall include names and addresses of persons from whom each wildlife specimen(s) was received, date of receipt, location where taken (including hunt area if applicable), transportation/shipment destination, date killed if known, description (including species and sex) and any identifying number, including, but not limited to licenses, tags, shipping permits or export permits which document the origin of the wildlife specimen(s).

(b) A licensed resident taxidermist shall mail or deliver their taxidermist records to the Regional Game and Fish Office in accordance with the address listed in this section in the geographic region where the taxidermist business is located.

Casper Regional Office 3030 Energy Lane, Casper, WY 82604

Cody Regional Office 2 Tilden Trail, Cody, WY 82414

Green River Regional Office 351 Astle, Green River, WY 82935

Jackson Regional Office Box 67, 420 North Cache, Jackson, WY 83001

Lander Regional Office 260 Buena Vista, Lander, WY 82520

Laramie Regional Office 1212 S Adams. Street, Laramie, WY 82070

Pinedale Regional Office Box 850, Pinedale, WY 82941

Sheridan Regional Office 700 Valley View Drive, Sheridan, WY 82801

(c) A licensed nonresident taxidermist shall mail or deliver their taxidermist records to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Wildlife Division Law Enforcement, 5400 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82006.

Section 4. Inspection of Taxidermist Records and Premises. Taxidermist records and premises shall be made available for inspection by Department personnel upon forty-eight (48) hours notification from the Department. Notification shall consist of personal contact or direct communication by telephone with the licensed taxidermist to schedule an inspection. Inspections shall be conducted during regular business hours.

Section 5. Taxidermist Possession of Wildlife Specimens.

(a) A resident person who is licensed as a taxidermist for the first time or a resident person who has not been licensed as a taxidermist in Wyoming during the previous calendar year shall have a complete inventory conducted by the taxidermist and a Department law enforcement officer of all wildlife specimens, not currently on a taxidermist record, which the person has at their business location. The inventory items shall be photographed, the inventory sheet signed and dated by the taxidermist and the Department law enforcement officer conducting the inventory and the taxidermist and the Department law enforcement officer shall each receive a copy of the inventory.

(b) The taxidermist shall not accept the pelt of a bobcat that does not possess a Wyoming bobcat tag affixed to the pelt or an export tag issued by another state.

(c) A licensed taxidermist shall not pick up, transport or possess a wildlife specimen(s), or parts thereof, that otherwise would require an interstate game tag, permit or license prior to taking possession of the wildlife specimen(s). This includes, but is not limited to, road-killed wildlife, or wildlife that died of natural causes. An interstate game tag is not required for a wildlife specimen(s) a licensed taxidermist receives from or ships to a client.

Section 6. Possession of Migratory Game Birds or Federally Protected Species. A Federal taxidermy license shall be required to possess any migratory game birds or federally protected species for taxidermy purposes.

Section 7. Approved Forms for Taxidermist Records. Taxidermist record forms for required record keeping shall be furnished by the Department. If designated as a game tag agent, the taxidermist shall be furnished with interstate game tag affidavit books and game tags by the Department. A taxidermist may, upon the written approval of the Regional Wildlife Supervisor, incorporate the interstate game tag affidavit or taxidermist record information into the taxidermist's invoice forms. The information required and the format of the Department's interstate game tag affidavit or taxidermist record form shall not be altered.

Section 8. Revocation of Taxidermist License.

(a) A taxidermist license may be revoked by the Commission for the following reasons:

(i) Refusal to allow Department law enforcement officers to inspect their business premises or records in accordance with Section 4;

(ii) Failure to keep or submit properly completed records required by this regulation and state Statute.

(b) Any revocation of a taxidermist license shall be subject to contested case proceedings in accordance with Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules Of Practice Governing Contested Cases Before The Wyoming Game And Fish Commission.

(c) If a taxidermist license is revoked, the taxidermist shall immediately return each wildlife specimen to the customer(s) who provided it to the taxidermist.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: Richard Klouda, President

Date: September 18, 2014

History

Effective 2014-10-17

Chapter 40 Regulation Governing Commercial Game Bird Farms

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated under authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-101, § 23-1-103, § 23-1-302, § 23-3-108 through § 23-3-116, § 23-5-101 through § 23-5-111 and § 23-6-111.

History

Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 2 Definitions

Definitions will be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Certificate of Veterinary Inspection" means an official health certificate. It shall be a legible record covering the requirements of the State of Wyoming as listed in Wyoming Game & Fish Commission Regulation Chapter 10, Regulation For Importation, Possession, Confinement, Transportation, Sale And Disposition of Live Wildlife and as recorded on an official form from the state of origin and approved by the animal health official of the state of origin, or an approved form of the United States Department of Agriculture which shall be issued by an accredited licensed veterinarian. Certificates of veterinary inspection shall be issued to comply in all respects with requirements of the State of Wyoming. The certificate of veterinary inspection shall delineate the total number of game birds covered by the certificate. It shall indicate the health status of the game birds involved, including dates and results of required tests and vaccinations, the mailing addresses of the consignor and consignee, the origin of the game birds, their actual Wyoming destination, and an accurate description including proper taxonomic identification with genus and species names. It shall designate the individual game bird number, or similar individual identification of each game bird.

(b) "Continuous Tract of Land" means one parcel of fee land, except as may be divided by a public road, highway or a railroad right of way, which is either entirely owned by the game bird farm licensee or which is fee land entirely controlled by the applicant by a five (5) year lease or written agreement.

(c) "Game Birds" means live birds and viable eggs of all grouse, partridge, pheasants, quail and migratory game bird species.

(d) "Game Bird Certificate of Origin" means a sworn statement signed by the owner or manager of game birds originating from premises operated by them that said premises are free of infectious, contagious or communicable diseases including, but not limited to, Newcastle Disease, pullorum, avian cholera, avian tuberculosis, duck viral enteritis and west nile virus, and the premises have been disease free for at least the immediately preceding twelve (12) consecutive months.

(e) "Holding Facility(ies)" or "facility" means the physical structure designed to confine and handle live game birds. The holding facility shall be defined by legal description to the quarter/quarter (1/4-1/4) section where live game birds shall be possessed or confined.

(f) "Legal Fence" means a fence made of steel, concrete or sound wooden posts and three (3) spans of barbed wire not more than fifteen (15) inches or less than ten (10) inches apart, or two (2) spans of barbed wire with a wooden rail on top. Wooden posts shall be at least four (4) inches in diameter. Posts shall be set firmly in the ground at least twenty (20) inches deep, at no greater distance apart than twenty-two (22) feet between the posts or thirty-three (33) feet with at least two (2) iron or wooden stays between the posts. Stays shall be placed equal distance apart from themselves and the post on either side:

A post and board fence made of sound posts not less than four (4) inches in diameter set substantially in the ground not more than ten (10) feet apart, with three (3) boards sold as one (1) inch lumber eight (8) inches wide, and not more than ten (10) inches apart, or four (4) boards sold as one (1) inch lumber six (6) inches wide, not more than eight (8) inches apart, securely fastened with nails or otherwise;

A four (4) pole fence with round poles not less than two (2) inches in diameter at the small end, with either upright or leaning posts not more than sixteen (16) feet apart, and securely fastened with nails, wires or otherwise; or,

All other fences made and constructed of boards, rails, poles, stones, hedge plants or other material which upon evidence is declared to be as strong and well calculated to protect enclosures, and is as effective for resisting breaching stock as those described in this definition shall be considered a lawful fence.

(g) "Office of the Game and Fish Department" means the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Permitting, Wildlife Division, whose mailing address is 5400 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82006-0001.

(h) "Posted as a Private Game Bird Farm" means the placement and maintenance of legible signs with the wording Private Game Bird Farm at all entrances, gates or cattle guards on roads entering the licensed game bird farm property.

(i) "Quarantine" means a holding facility constructed to prevent contact between quarantined game birds and any other animals, to prevent escape of quarantined game birds, and to allow humane restraint and handling of quarantined game birds approved in advance by the Office of the Game and Fish Department; or the period of time during which a game bird(s) is confined in a quarantine facility.

(j) "Pre-Entry Quarantine" means a quarantine facility in the state of origin of game birds to be imported. The quarantine facility shall be approved in advance by the Office of the Game and Fish Department or the Department's designated animal health official in the state of origin of game birds to be imported. Usually pre-entry quarantine is on the premises of origin. Pre-entry quarantine is always the last place of confinement immediately before game birds are shipped directly to Wyoming; or, the period of time during which a game bird(s) is confined in a pre-entry quarantine facility.

(k) "Post-entry quarantine" means a quarantine facility in Wyoming approved in advance by the Office of the Game and Fish Department. Usually post-entry quarantine is on the premises of destination. Post-entry quarantine is always the first place of confinement after game birds are shipped directly to Wyoming; or the period of time during which a game bird(s) is confined in a post-entry quarantine facility.

(l) "Special Competitive Game Bird Hunt" means a competitive game bird hunt held on a licensed game bird farm and approved by the Department. The competitive game bird hunt shall include: judges, trainers, dog owners and/or handlers, dogs bred for the hunting of game birds, advertised date(s) and location(s), and a sponsor. Special competitive game bird hunts shall not be approved for more than a three (3) consecutive day time period.

History

Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 3 Application for License

(a) Any person desiring to operate a game bird farm shall make application on forms provided by the Department. A map and legal description to the quarter (1/4) section of all fee lands to be included in the game bird farm shall be provided. If fee lands are leased, a copy of the five (5) year lease agreement shall also be included with the application form. The applicant shall provide the name of the genus and species of all game birds to be possessed, bred, propagated, hunted, killed or sold from the lands described in this section. The applicant shall provide how the game birds are to be disposed of (hunted, killed or sold). It shall be a violation of this regulation for the game bird farm licensee to possess, breed, propagate, hunt, kill, sell or otherwise dispose of any species of game birds not listed on the application and approved by the Office of the Game and Fish Department.

(b) A person may request to amend a game bird farm application by submitting a written request to the Game Warden in whose district the game bird farm is located. The amendment shall specify the requested changes to the original Game Bird Farm application. The amendment request shall be reviewed by the Department and approved or denied. If the amendment requests a species of game bird that occurs on the property, the game bird farm applicant shall abide by Section 9 of this regulation.

(c) The operation of a licensed game bird farm shall not be contrary to, or in violation of any State, County or Municipal laws, regulations or private covenants.

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Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 4 Certificate of Origin

(a) Prior to importation of any game bird(s) from any out of state source, a game bird certificate of origin shall be completed and submitted to the Office of the Game and Fish Department. The sworn statement signed by the owner or operator of the out of state source shall verify that game birds are originating from premises free of infectious, contagious or communicable diseases and have been disease free for at least twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding importation of the game birds into the State.

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Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 5 Disease Free Certification

(a) The Department shall require a certificate of veterinary inspection for all game birds imported into Wyoming. The game bird farm licensee shall apply to the Department for copies of the inspection procedures to be followed and copies of the requirements of the Department as to the type of disease free certification which shall be furnished. A copy of the certificate of veterinary inspection shall be forwarded immediately to the animal health official of the state of origin for approval and transmittal to the Wyoming State Veterinarian and Office of the Game and Fish Department. A copy shall accompany and be in the possession of the driver or person in possession of game birds shipped into or in any manner transported into Wyoming. The certificate of veterinary inspection shall contain the names and addresses of the consignor and consignee, total number of game birds covered by the certificate, health status of the game birds involved including dates and results of required tests and vaccinations, the origin of the game birds, the Wyoming destination to where the game birds shall be shipped, and an accurate description including proper taxonomic identification with genus and species names of the game birds. A certificate of veterinary inspection shall be valid for ten (10) days immediately following date of inspection and issuance. A certificate of veterinary inspection shall be issued to comply in all respects with the requirements of the State of Wyoming which are found in Commission Regulation Chapter 10, Regulation For Importation, Possession, Confinement, Transportation, Sale And Disposition Of Live Wildlife.

(b) All game birds acquired, propagated, received, purchased, held, released, harvested or sold shall be maintained disease free in accordance with Department requirements. All facilities utilized in the game bird farm shall be maintained so as to prohibit the acquisition, spread or transmittal of diseases. Game birds held in captivity which become diseased shall immediately be destroyed or placed under the professional care of a veterinarian licensed in the State of Wyoming and such incident reported immediately to the Department by the game bird farm licensee. Department personnel may inspect facilities or game birds to insure they meet disease free requirements. If facilities or game birds are found not to meet Department requirements, or if diseased game birds present a threat to the wildlife of the State, the Department may order such action as necessary, including quarantine or destruction of game birds, sterilization of enclosures and facilities, cessation of activities and disposal of the diseased game birds in a manner satisfactory to the Department. The Department may refuse to lift the quarantine or refuse to allow operation of the game bird farm until such time as the facilities or game birds meet disease free requirements. When it is shown the facilities or game birds meet disease free requirements, the Department may lift the quarantine.

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Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 6 Holding Facility(ies)

Before a license is issued to operate a game bird farm, Department personnel shall review the applicant's proposed holding facility(ies) taking into consideration the species applied for, the number of game birds requested, the welfare of the game birds to be possessed, the purpose(s) for which the game birds shall be held and to insure adequate protection for Wyoming's wildlife resources. Holding facilities shall be constructed to meet Department approval prior to importation or possession of live game birds.

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Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 7 Notification and Disposition of Diseased Game Birds

The licensee or his/her authorized agent shall notify the Department within twenty-four (24) hours of having reason to believe that game birds held under a license pursuant to this regulation may have been exposed to or contracted a contagious disease or parasite. It shall be a violation of this regulation to remove game birds exposed to or which have contracted a contagious disease or parasite from the holding facility(ies) without prior authorization from the Department.

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Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 8 Identification Requirements

Before a license is issued to operate a game bird farm, the applicant shall register with the Department the type of identifying leg or wing band to be placed on the game birds. The type of leg or wing band shall depend upon the type and age of the game bird. The Department shall make the final determination as to the suitability of the tag before attachment.

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Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 9 Purchase of Game Birds Occurring on Proposed Game Bird Farm Lands

Upon the execution of a proper application for a game bird farm license where game birds occur on the lands to be utilized, the applicant shall pay the Department fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each game bird of the species to be licensed which are determined to be upon the lands initially licensed as a game bird farm. If the same lands have been licensed as a game bird farm within the three (3) previous years by the same person, for the same species of game birds and the lands are determined to be marginal or unsuitable habitat by the Department for that species of game birds, the applicant shall not have to determine the number of game birds, nor pay for those game birds found on the previously licensed lands.

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Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 10 Release of Birds

Each licensee shall release a minimum of one-hundred (100) game birds of the species approved by the Department each year on the licensed premises. The one hundred (100) game birds shall be released in the twelve (12) consecutive month period commencing April 2 and ending April 1 of the next year. A release shall be substantiated with written records. Licensees who sell, but do not hunt game birds, shall be exempt from the minimum game bird release requirement.

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Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 11 Records

A licensee shall maintain on the premises of the game bird farm or at his/her residence legible, current, accurate and complete records on forms provided by the Department of the species and the number of game birds received, shipped, purchased, reared, released, disposed of, killed or sold. Records shall include names, addresses of all recipients, purchasers, suppliers and hunters, the license number of all hunters, the date of each transaction and the number and species of game birds reared and released on the game bird farm. Records for special competitive game bird hunts shall include the names and addresses of all participants, and the number and species of all game birds taken during special competitive game bird hunts held on the licensed game bird farms. Records shall be produced upon demand of any Department enforcement officer. All records shall be submitted to the Regional Wildlife Supervisor in their respective Region by April 15 of each year for activities which occurred during the term of the license.

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Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 12 Inspection by Department Personnel

Any person issued a license under this regulation shall, during the term of the license and for a period of sixty (60) days after expiration of the game bird farm license, allow inspection of records, holding facilities, signing and game birds by Department law enforcement personnel during reasonable hours.

History

Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 13 Disposal of Game Birds if License is not Renewed

. Should a licensee fail to renew his/her license for any reason, all game birds held in captivity on the premises shall be disposed of within sixty (60) days after expiration of the game bird farm license. After this sixty (60) day period, all game birds on the premises shall become property of the State and may be disposed of by the Department in the best interest of the Department.

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Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 14 Revocation of License

Failure to maintain required records, acquire game bird certificate of origin, acquire certificate of veterinary inspection or maintain disease free facilities and game birds is just cause for revocation of a game bird farm license by the Commission. Revocation of a license by the Commission shall be carried out in compliance with Commission Regulation Chapter 27 Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases Before The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

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Effective 2017-11-02

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.40.11022017 § 15 Special Competitive Game Bird Hunts

. The Department, in compliance with statutory and regulatory provisions, may approve special competitive game bird hunts on licensed game bird farms as set forth in this section. Individuals participating in an approved special competitive game bird hunt are not required to obtain a valid Wyoming game bird hunting license prior to taking game birds during an approved special competitive game bird hunt.

(a) Applications for special competitive game bird hunts shall be submitted on a form provided by the Department, to the Game Warden in whose district the game bird farm is located not less than twenty (20) days prior to the special competitive game bird hunt. The application for a special competitive game bird hunt shall include: the applicant's name, address and phone number; the name, address and current year's license number of the licensed game bird farm where the hunt will occur; the name of the sponsor; the date(s) of the hunt; the number and species and source of game birds to be utilized, and the estimated number of participants.

(b) Approved special competitive game bird hunts may be held on any licensed game bird farm throughout the calendar year except as provided in this subsection. To protect natural game bird populations, special competitive game bird hunts may not be approved during the time period April 1 through July 31 of each year on licensed game bird farms where Department personnel document natural reproduction of any game bird species.

(c) Only the species of game bird approved by the Department on the licensed game bird farm may be taken during any special competitive game bird hunt.

(d) Participants may possess game birds taken during a special competitive game bird hunt provided each participant possessing game birds has in possession a receipt issued by the

permit holder providing the name of the person receiving the game birds, the number and species of game birds in possession and the date the birds were possessed.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

Keith Culver, President

Dated: August 23, 2017

History

Effective 2017-11-02

Chapter 41 Bison Designated as Wildlife

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.41.05042026 Bison Designated as Wildlife

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 41

BISON DESIGNATED AS WILDLIFE

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §23-1- 302, §11-6-302, §11-18-103, §11-20-101, and §11-20-202.

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23 and Title 11, Wyoming Statutes, Wyoming Game and Fish Commission (Commission) regulations, and the Commission and Wyoming Livestock Board (Board) shall also adopt the following definitions:

(a) "Absaroka wild bison management area" means all lands in Park, Hot Springs and Fremont counties and Teton County east of the Continental Divide, excluding lands administered by the Wind River Indian Reservation and Yellowstone National Park.

(b) "Jackson wild bison herd area" means all lands in Lincoln and Sublette counties and Teton County west of the Continental Divide, including the area within Grand Teton National Park known as the Kelly Parcel (Township 43N, Range 115W, Section 36) and excluding the remainder of Grand Teton National Park, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway and Yellowstone National Park.

i. A tamper evident, metal, 9-digit Wyoming official calfhood vaccinate identification ear tag;

ii. A tamper evident, metal, 9-digit USDA APHIS VS identification ear tag placed prior to November 5, 2024;

iii. A tamper evident, 840 series, 15-digit, USDA APHIS VS approved identification tag; or

iv. Any other identification device approved by USDA APHIS VS or the Wyoming State Veterinarian for use in cattle and bison.

(d) "Privately owned" means the person claiming ownership of the bison shall exhibit, upon demand, documentation of proof of ownership that meets the approval of a representative of the Board.

(e) "Wild bison" means any bison that is found in the Absaroka wild bison management area or Jackson wild bison herd area that is not a privately owned bison.

Section 3. Bison Designated as Wildlife. Wild bison found in the Absaroka wild bison management area and Jackson wild bison herd area are hereby designated as wildlife.

Section 4. Bison Designated as Privately Owned. All bison in the State, excluding wild bison found in the Absaroka wild bison management area and the Jackson wild bison herd area, are hereby designated as privately owned or bison running at large.

Section 5. Removal of Privately Owned Bison.

(a) Any privately owned bison, as determined by the Board or its designee, found to be running at large outside the geographic area described as the Absaroka wild bison management area or the Jackson wild bison herd area shall be removed by the owner within forty-eight (48) hours of a request from the Board or its designee. If the Board or its designee is unable to determine ownership, the Board or its designee may immediately destroy such bison.

(b) Any privately owned bison, as determined by the Board or its designee, found to be running at large within the geographic area described as the Absaroka wild bison management area or the Jackson wild bison management herd area shall be removed by the owner within forty-eight (48) hours of a request from the Board or its designee. If the privately owned bison is suspected of having been exposed to wild bison infected with brucellosis, the owner shall remove and quarantine the privately owned bison within forty-eight (48) hours of a request from the Board or its designee. The owner shall quarantine the bison away from all other bison or livestock until such time as the bison is determined to be brucellosis free. If the Board or its designee is unable to determine ownership of the bison or the owner fails to remove a privately owned bison running at large within forty-eight hours (48) of a request from the Board or its designee, the Board or its designee may destroy the bison.

Section 6. Marking of Privately Owned Bison. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of privately owned bison found in the geographic area described as the Absaroka wild bison management area and the Jackson wild bison herd area to identify the bison with Board approved individual identification.

Section 7. Removal of Wild Bison within the Absaroka Wild Bison Management Area and the Jackson Wild Bison Herd Area.

(a) If a wild bison poses a health threat to livestock as determined by the Board or its designee, the Board or its designee may order the Department to remove the wild bison immediately. The order may be in verbal form, but in all cases the Board or its designee shall forward the order in written form to the Department within twenty-four (24) hours of giving the Department the verbal order.

(b) If a wild bison poses an immediate threat to public safety or threatens improvements on private or public lands as determined by the Department, the wild bison may be removed by the Department.

(c) In the event a person claiming ownership of a bison shall, by written declaration, preclude the Department from complying with subsections (a) or (b) of this section, the person claiming ownership shall provide proof the bison is privately owned. When such proof is provided, the person claiming ownership shall comply with Section 7 of this regulation within twenty-four (24) hours immediately following verification of ownership.

(d) If a wild bison does not pose a health threat to domestic livestock as determined by the Board or its designee or does not pose an immediate threat to public safety or improvements as determined by the Department, the bison may be removed by the Department or its designee in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 15, Wild Bison Recreational Hunting Season.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: ______________________________________

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: March 19, 2026

History

Effective 2026-05-04

Chapter 42 Mountain Lion Hunting Seasons

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.42.08192025 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23‑1‑302, § 23-2-101 (d), § 23-1-703 (e), § 23-2-307 (c) and § 23-3-109 (a).

History

Effective 2025-08-19

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.42.08192025 § 2 Definitions

For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Bayed" means impeding the movement of a mountain lion such that while a person is present (with or without dogs) the animal is unable to flee the area where it is being held.

(b) "Biological year" means twelve (12) consecutive months from September 1 to August 31.

(c) "Dependent Young" means any mountain lion with visible spots other than those occurring on the inside of its front legs or any mountain lion still traveling with an adult female mountain lion.

(d) "Mortality" means any legal mountain lion harvest or illegal human caused mountain lion death, excluding mountain lions taken by the Department, mountain lions taken pursuant to W.S. § 23-3-115 (a), and all other mountain lion deaths.

(e) "Reduced price mountain lion license" means a license that may be authorized in specific hunt areas to allow a person to take a mountain lion in addition to the number of lions that may be taken on a full price mountain lion license.

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Effective 2025-08-19

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.42.08192025 § 3 Hunting Regulations

(a) Mountain lions shall only be taken during open seasons by the use of legal firearms or archery equipment, except as otherwise provided by statute and Commission regulations.

(b) Use of Dogs. Dogs may be used to take mountain lions during the open hunting seasons. However, dogs shall only be used to take mountain lions during open hours for the lawful taking of mountain lions.

(c) Except as provided in Section 5 of this regulation, after a mountain lion has been pursued or bayed, a properly licensed person shall promptly harvest or release the mountain lion. No person shall in any manner restrict or hinder the mountain lion's ability to escape for the purpose of enabling a person who was not present at the time the mountain lion was bayed to arrive and take the mountain lion.

(d) Bag and Possession Limits. The bag and possession limit for any person with a proper license shall be one (1) mountain lion during any one (1) calendar year (January 1 ‑ December 31), except as otherwise provided in this Section. Hunters may take any mountain lion, except dependent young and female mountain lions with dependent young at side.

(e) Reduced price mountain lion licenses. A person may receive a maximum of one (1) full price mountain lion license and a maximum of one (1) reduced price mountain lion license during any one (1) calendar year. A person must possess and exhibit a full price mountain lion license for the current calendar year in order to receive a reduced price mountain lion license for the same calendar year.

(f) Reduced price mountain lion licenses are valid only in hunt areas 5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 19, 24, 25, 27 and 31.

(g) Reporting and Registering Kills. Hunters harvesting mountain lions shall retain the pelt and skull from each mountain lion harvested for registration purposes. Even if the skull is damaged, it must accompany the pelt. Visible external evidence of sex shall remain naturally attached to the pelt.

(i) Within seventy-two (72) hours after harvesting a mountain lion, the licensee must present the pelt and skull to a district game warden, district wildlife biologist, or Department personnel at a Department Regional Office during business hours for registration. The entire pelt and skull must be presented in an unfrozen condition in order to allow collection of two (2) premolar teeth to be utilized to determine the age of the mountain lion and to allow examination of the pelt to determine the sex of the mountain lion and lactation status of females. At the time of registration, the licensee shall furnish the Department with their license, the date of kill and the location of the site of kill, including hunt area, section, township and range, or UTM coordinates.

(ii) Reporting when taking a mountain lion in a designated wilderness area. A licensee taking a mountain lion in a designated wilderness area shall report their harvest by telephone or in person within seventy-two (72) hours and shall present the pelt and skull to a district game warden, district wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Game and Fish Regional Office during business hours for registration within ten (10) days from the date of harvest or within three (3) days after returning from a designated wilderness area. At the time of registration, the licensee shall furnish the Department their license, the date of kill, the location of the site of kill to include hunt area, section, township and range or UTM coordinates.

A. The licensee making the telephone report shall contact a district game warden, district wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Game and Fish Department Regional Office and provide their name, license number, date of kill, sex of mountain lion, hunt area and the location of the kill site (drainage).

(iii) Reporting when taking a mountain lion in Hunt Area 1. Within twenty-four (24) hours after taking a mountain lion in Hunt Area 1, the licensee shall report the taking of a mountain lion by calling toll free 1-800-264-1280. The report shall include the name and phone number of the person making the report, hunter's name and license number, residency status of the licensee, date of the kill and location of the site of kill, including the hunt area.

(h) Any false statement on the registration form or false reporting of a mountain lion kill is a Commission regulation violation and punishable as provided by Title 23, Wyoming statutes for violation of Commission regulations.

(i) Hunt Areas, Season Dates and Limitations.

Hunt Area

Dates of Seasons

Hunt Area

Mortality Limit

Limitations

Sep. 1 - Mar. 31

Resident Limit - 20

Nonresident Limit - 4

See Section 3 (k)

Sep. 1 - Mar. 31

See Section 3 (e) and (f)

Apr. 1 - Apr. 30*

Valid off national forest*

Sep. 1 - Apr. 30

Sep. 1 - Aug. 31

See Section 3 (e) and (f)

Sep. 1 - Aug. 31

See Section 3 (e) and (f)

Sep. 1 - Aug. 31

See Section 3 (e) and (f)

Sep. 1 - Mar. 31

Sep. 1 - Aug. 31

Unlimited

See Section 3 (e) and (f)

Sep. 1 - Mar. 31

See Section 3 (e) and (f)

Sep. 1 - Mar. 31

See Section 3 (e) and (f)

Sep. 1 - Aug. 31

Sep. 1 - Mar. 31

Sep. 1 - Aug. 31

Sep. 1 - Mar. 31

Sep. 1 - May 31

Unlimited

See Section 3 (e) and (f)

Sep. 1 - Mar. 31

Unlimited

See Section 3 (e) and (f)

Sep. 1 - Mar. 31

Sep. 1 - Aug. 31

Unlimited

See Section 3 (e) and (f)

Sep. 1 - Mar. 31

Sep. 1 - Aug. 31

See Section 3 (e) and (f)

Sep. 1 - Mar. 31

(j) Hunt Area Mortality Limit. The mountain lion season in a hunt area shall close when the hunt area mortality limit is reached. If the hunt area mortality limit is not reached, the season shall close upon the date specified in subsection (i) of this Section. Hunt area mortality limits shall be for the biological year. It is the hunter's responsibility to confirm that the hunt area they intend to hunt is open. The status of hunt area closures is available by calling toll free 1‑800‑264-1280 twenty-four (24) hours a day.

(k) Resident and Nonresident Mortality Limits. A separate resident and nonresident mortality limit shall apply in designated hunt areas as set forth in this Section, and shall represent the maximum allowable harvest of mountain lions for either resident or nonresident licensed hunters within a specified hunt area.

(i) A hunt area with a resident mortality limit shall close to resident mountain lion hunters when the resident mortality limit is reached or on the date specified in subsection (i) of this Section, whichever comes first.

(ii) A hunt area with a nonresident mortality limit shall close to nonresident mountain lion hunters when the nonresident mortality limit is reached or on the date specified in subsection (i) of this Section, whichever comes first.

(l) No person shall knowingly take a mountain lion caught in a trap or snare or within twenty-four (24) hours after the mountain lion is released from a trap or snare.

History

Effective 2025-08-19

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.42.08192025 § 4 Archery Regulations

Mountain lions may be taken with legal archery equipment in all areas as set forth in Section 3 of this Chapter.

History

Effective 2025-08-19

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.42.08192025 § 5 Resident Mountain Lion Pursuit Seasons

(a) A resident mountain lion pursuit season may begin in any hunt area once an individual hunt area has reached the resident or overall mortality limit as authorized for the area. The pursuit season ends on the last regular hunting season date listed for the hunt area as specified in Section 3 of this regulation.

(i) A nonresident is not eligible to pursue a mountain lion with dogs during a resident mountain lion pursuit season. However, a nonresident may accompany a resident with a proper mountain lion license or permit during a resident mountain lion pursuit season.

(b) During any resident mountain lion pursuit season, mountain lions may be pursued with dogs from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise until one-half (1/2) hour after sunset for purposes of dog training only.

(c) A pursuit season special management permit is required of any resident who pursues a mountain lion with dogs during a mountain lion pursuit season.

(i) Pursuit season permits shall be in the possession of any resident houndsman while participating in a mountain lion pursuit season and shall immediately be produced for inspection upon request from any authorized Department representative.

(ii) Pursuit season permits shall be available at Headquarters, Department Regional Offices and designated license selling agents.

(d) During a mountain lion pursuit season, after a mountain lion has been pursued or bayed, a properly permitted person shall promptly release the mountain lion. No person shall in any manner restrict or hinder the mountain lion's ability to escape for the purpose of allowing a person who was not present at the time the mountain lion was bayed to arrive.

(i) Once a mountain lion has been pursued, bayed and released, the same mountain lion shall not be pursued again during the same calendar day.

(ii) If a mountain lion is pursued and has been injured in such a way that the injury may result in the death of the animal, or if a mountain lion is killed, the licensee or permit holder or other witness must notify a Department law enforcement officer as soon as is reasonably possible.

(e) No person shall participate in a mountain lion pursuit season for commercial gain.

History

Effective 2025-08-19

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.42.08192025 § 6 Hunt Area Descriptions

(a) Area and Number

Area 1. Bearlodge. Beginning where Wyoming State Highway 24 crosses the Wyoming-South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to U.S. Highway 85; southwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 585; northwesterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14 at the town of Sundance; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming State Highway 24; northerly and easterly along said highway to the Wyoming-South Dakota state line.

Area 2. Teton. Beginning where the Continental Divide crosses the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park; southerly along said divide to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); westerly and southerly along said road to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); westerly along said road to the divide between the Green River and the Gros Ventre River; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Gros Ventre River and the Hoback River at Hodges Peak; westerly along said divide to the divide between Flat Creek and the Granite Creek; southwesterly along said divide to Cache Peak; northerly along the divide between Flat Creek and Cache Creek at Jackson Peak; westerly along the ridge between Cache Creek and Twin Creeks to the Bridger-Teton National Forest/National Elk Refuge Boundary; southwesterly along the National Elk Refuge boundary to where Flat Creek crosses U. S. Highway 26-89-191 at the north edge of the town of Jackson; southwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the south boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said boundary to the Continental Divide, excluding Grand Teton National Park and the National Elk Refuge.

Area 3. Bridger. Beginning where the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600) crosses the Continental Divide; southeasterly along said divide to Mt. Nystrom; easterly from Mt. Nystrom to Sweetwater Gap and the headwaters of the Sweetwater River; southerly down said river to U.S. Highway 28; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191; northerly along said highway to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River (Hoback Rim); northerly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Gros Ventre River at Hodges Peak; northeasterly along said divide to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); easterly along said road to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); northerly and easterly along said road to the Continental Divide.

Area 4. Popo Agie. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 135 crosses the southern boundary of the Wind River Reservation; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287; easterly along said highway to the Sweetwater River; southwesterly and then northerly up said river to Sweetwater Gap and the headwaters of the Sweetwater River; westerly from Sweetwater Gap to Mt. Nystrom and the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to the south boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 135.

Area 5. Iron Mountain. Beginning where Interstate Highway 25 crosses the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to U.S. Highway 287; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 34; northerly and easterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line.

Area 6. Laramie Peak. Beginning where Interstate Highway 25 crosses the North Platte River at the city of Douglas; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 34; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30; northerly and westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 487; northerly and westerly along said highway to the Lone Tree Road (B.L.M. Road 3141); northerly along said road to the Spring Creek Road; easterly to the Bates Creek Road (Natrona County Road 402); northeasterly along said road to the Squaw Springs Trail Road; northeasterly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 660; southeasterly along said road to Curry Creek; northwesterly down said creek to Deer Creek; northeasterly down said creek to the North Platte River; easterly down said river to Interstate Highway 25.

Area 7. South Snowy Range. Beginning at the city of Laramie and U.S. Highway 287; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 230 (west of the North Platte River); northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130; easterly along said highway to the city of Laramie.

Area 8. Seminoe. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 220 and Wyoming Highway 487; southerly along Wyoming Highway 487 to U.S. Highway 30; westerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287 in the city of Rawlins; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 220; northeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 487.

Area 9. Sierra Madre. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and Wyoming Highway 130; southerly along Wyoming Highway 130 to Wyoming Highway 230; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming‑Colorado state line; westerly along said line to the Continental Divide; northerly along said divide to the Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401); northerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 71; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130.

Area 10. Haystacks. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and Wyoming Highway 789; easterly along Interstate Highway 80 to the junction of Wyoming Highway 71; southerly along said highway to the Sage Creek Road (Carbon County Road 401); southerly along said road to the Continental Divide at Middlewood Hill; southerly along said divide to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 789; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 11. Red Desert. Beginning at the junction of Wyoming Highway 73 and U.S. Highway 287; southerly along U.S. Highway 287 to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to Creston Junction and U.S. Highway 789; southerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to the Cow Creek-Powder Wash Road north of Powder Wash, Colorado; northwesterly along said road to the Bitter Creek Road (Sweetwater County Road 19); northwesterly along said road to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the Green River; northerly up said river to Big Sandy River; northeasterly up said river to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 28; northeasterly along said highway to the Sweetwater River; northeasterly down said river to U.S. Highway 287; easterly along said highway to the Bison Basin Road; southerly along said road to the Three Forks-Atlantic City Road (B.L.M. Road 2317); easterly along said road to the Wamsutter-Crooks Gap Road (Sweetwater County Road 23N and Fremont County Road 318); southerly along said road to the Bairoil Road (Sweetwater County Road 22); easterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 73; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 12. Flaming Gorge. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and the Bitter Creek Road (Sweetwater County Road 19); southeasterly along said road to the Cow Creek-Powder Wash Road; southeasterly along said road to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to the Wyoming-Utah state line; westerly along said line to Flaming Gorge Reservoir and the Green River; northerly up said river to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to the junction of the Bitter Creek Road (Sweetwater County Road 19).

Area 13. Wasatch. Beginning where Interstate Highway 80 crosses the Green River; southerly down said river to the Wyoming‑Utah state line; westerly and northerly along said line to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to the Green River.

Area 14. Lincoln. Beginning where the Green River crosses Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Utah state line; northerly along said line to the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the divide between the Salt River and Bear River; easterly along said divide to the divide between the Salt River and the Smiths Fork River; northeasterly along said divide to Commissary Ridge; southeasterly along said ridge to the head of LaBarge Creek; southeasterly down said creek to the Green River; southeasterly down said river to Interstate Highway 80.

Area 15. Kaycee. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 25 and Middle Fork Crazy Woman Creek; southerly along Interstate Highway 25 to U.S. Highway 20-26 at the city of Casper; westerly along said highway to the town of Waltman and the Waltman-Arminto Road (Natrona County Road 104); northerly along said road to the Buffalo Creek Road (Natrona County Road 105); northerly along said road to the Big Horn Mountain Divide Road/Hazelton Road (Natrona County Road 109-Washakie County Road 81-Johnson County Road 3); northerly along said road to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); northerly along said road to the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 16; easterly along said highway to the Hazelton Road (Johnson County Road 3); southerly along said road to Middle Fork Crazy Woman Creek; easterly down said creek to Interstate Highway 25.

Area 16. Gas Hills. Beginning at the intersection of Interstate Highway 25 and the North Platte River in the city of Casper; southwesterly along said river to the intersection of the North Platte River and Wyoming Highway 220 at Government Bridge; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287/ Wyoming Highway 789; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 73; westerly along said highway to the Bairoil Road (Sweetwater County Road 22); westerly along said road to the Wamsutter-Crooks Gap Road (Sweetwater County Road 23N and Fremont County Road 318); northerly along said road to the Three Forks-Atlantic City Road (B.L.M. Road 2317); westerly along said road to the Bison Basin Road (Fremont County Road 281 and B.L.M. Road 3221); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 287; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 135; northerly along said highway to the boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly and northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 20-26; easterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; to the intersection of said highway and the North Platte River.

Area 17. Piney. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the Green River; southeasterly along said highway to the Big Sandy River; southwesterly down said river to the Green River; northerly up said river to LaBarge Creek; northwesterly up said creek to the Greys River Road at Tri Basin Divide; northerly along said road to the divide between the Green River and the Greys River; easterly and northerly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River (Hoback Rim); easterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to the Green River.

Area 18. Wind River. All of the drainage of the Wind River, which lies west of the west boundary of the Wind River Reservation.

Area 19. Northwest. All of the Clark's Fork River drainage, Soda Butte Creek drainage, Shoshone River drainage, Greybull River drainage, Gooseberry Creek drainage and Yellowstone River drainage, outside Yellowstone National Park and west of Wyoming Highway 120.

Area 20. Owl Creek/Bighorn Basin. Beginning where the Big Horn River crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line; southerly up said river to the north boundary of the Wind River Reservation; westerly along said boundary to the divide between Owl Creek and the South Fork Wood River; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between Cottonwood Creek and Gooseberry Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the divide between Gooseberry Creek and Grass Creek; easterly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 120; northerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said state line to the Bighorn River; in addition, all non-Indian fee title lands in that portion of Hot Springs County within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation.

Area 21. Shell. Beginning where the Big Horn Mountain Divide crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line; southerly along said divide to U.S. Highway 16; westerly along said highway to the Big Horn River; northerly down said river to the Wyoming‑Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Big Horn Mountain Divide.

Area 22. Ten Sleep. Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 16 and the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25); southerly along said road to the Gold Mine Road (U.S.F.S. Road 452); southerly along said road to the Big Horn Mountain Divide Road-Hazelton Road (Johnson County Road 3-Washakie County Road 81-Natrona County Road 109); southerly along said road to the Buffalo Creek Road (Natrona county Road 105); southwesterly along said road to the Waltman-Arminto Road (Natrona County Road 104); southerly along said road to the town of Waltman and U.S. Highway 20-26; westerly along said highway to the east boundary of the Wind River Reservation; northerly then westerly along said boundary to the Big Horn River; northerly down said river to U.S. Highway 16; easterly along said highway to the Canyon Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 25).

Area 23. Sheridan. Beginning where Interstate Highway 90 crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to Middle Fork Crazy Woman Creek; westerly up said creek to the Hazelton Road (Johnson County Road 3); northerly along said road to U.S. Highway 16; southwesterly along said highway to the Big Horn Mountain Divide at Powder River Pass; northerly along said divide to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to Interstate Highway 90.

Area 24. Rochelle. Beginning where the Rocky Point Road (Crook County Road 145) crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line; southerly along said road to the "D" Road (Crook County Road 68); southerly along said road to Interstate Highway 90; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming-South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to the Wyoming-Nebraska state line; southerly along said line to U.S. Highway 20; westerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; northwesterly along said highway to the North Platte River at the town of Douglas; westerly along said river to the city of Casper and Interstate Highway 25; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 90; northerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to the Rocky Point Road (Crook County Road 145).

Area 25. Hartville. Beginning where U.S. Highway 20 crosses the Wyoming-Nebraska state line; southerly along said line to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Interstate Highway 25; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 20; easterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Nebraska state line.

Area 26. Greys River. Beginning at the Wyoming-Idaho state line on the Snake River; easterly up said river to Bailey Creek; southeasterly up said creek to Dry Wash Draw; easterly up said draw to the divide between Bailey Creek and Willow Creek (Greyback Ridge); southerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and Willow Creek; southerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and the Hoback River; southerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and the Green River; southerly and westerly along said divide to the Greys River Road at the Tri Basin Divide; southerly along said road to La Barge Creek; northwesterly up said creek to Commissary Ridge; northwesterly along said ridge to the divide between the Salt River and the Smiths Fork River; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Salt river and the Bear River; westerly along said divide to the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the Snake River.

Area 27. Casper Mountain. Beginning at the confluence of the North Platte River and Deer Creek at the town of Glenrock; southerly up said creek to Curry Creek; southeasterly up said creek to U.S.F.S. Road 660; northwesterly along said road to its termination at the Squaw Springs Trail Road; southwesterly along said road to the Bates Creek Road (Natrona County Road 402); southwesterly along said road to the Spring Creek Road; westerly along said road to the Lone Tree Road (B.L.M. Road 3141); southerly along said road to Wyoming Highway 487; northerly and westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 220; southerly and westerly along said highway to Government Bridge at the intersection of Wyoming Highway 220 and the North Platte River; northerly and easterly along said river to Deer Creek.

Area 28. Crowheart Butte. All non-Indian owned fee title land within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation excluding those areas of the Spence and Moriarity Wildlife Management Area that lie east of the East Fork of the Wind River, and those lands within Hot Springs County.

Area 29. Hoback. Beginning where U.S. Highway 191 crosses Flat Creek at the north edge of the town of Jackson; due east to the National Elk Refuge boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Bridger‑Teton National Forest boundary and the ridge between Twin Creeks and Cache Creek; easterly along said ridge to Jackson Peak; southerly along the divide between Flat Creek and Cache Creek to Cache Peak; easterly along the divide between Flat Creek and Granite Creek to Pyramid Peak; southerly along the divide between the Gros Ventre River and the Hoback River to Steamboat Peak; southeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River at Hodges Peak; southeasterly along the divide between the Hoback River and Green River; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and Hoback River; northeasterly and westerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and Willow Creek; northerly along said divide to the divide between the Bailey Creek and Willow Creek (Greyback Ridge); northerly along said divide to Dry Wash Draw; westerly down said draw to Baily Creek; northwesterly down said creek to the Snake River; southerly and westerly down the Snake River to the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191; northeasterly along said highway to Flat Creek.

Area 30. Newcastle. Beginning where U.S. Highway 85 crosses the Wyoming-South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to U.S. Highway 16; northwesterly along said highway to the town of Moorcroft and Interstate Highway 90; easterly along said highway to the town of Sundance and Wyoming State Highway 585; southeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 85; northerly along said highway to the Wyoming-South Dakota state line.

Area 31. Elk Mountain. Beginning at the city of Laramie and Wyoming Highway 130; westerly then northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30; easterly and southerly along said highway to the city of Laramie.

Area 32. Hulett. Beginning where the Montana-Wyoming state lines crosses the Rocky Point Road (Crook County Road 145); easterly along said line to where the Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota state lines meet; southerly along the Wyoming-South Dakota state line to Wyoming State Highway 24; westerly and southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14; southeasterly along said highway to the town of Sundance and Interstate Highway 90; westerly along said highway to the town of Moorcroft and the D-Road (Crook County Road 68); northerly along said road to the Rocky Point Road in Campbell County; northerly along said road to the Wyoming-Montana state line.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:_____________________________________

Ashlee Lundvall, President

Dated: July 16, 2025

History

Effective 2025-08-19

Chapter 44 Regulation for Issuance of Licenses, Permits, Stamps, Tags, Preference Points and Competitive Raffle Chances

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 6-7-101, § 9-4-217(h), § 20-6-112, § 23-1-102, § 23-1-107, § 23-1-302, § 23-1-702, § 23-1-703, § 23-1-704, § 23-1-705, § 23-2-101, § 23-2-102, § 23-2-107, § 23-2-109, § 23-2-201, § 23-2-207, § 23-2-301, § 23-2-306, § 23-2-307, § 23-2-401, § 23-3-403 and § 23-6-301 through § 23-6-303.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 2 Definitions

For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Charitable Purpose" means motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity and done without any remuneration.

(b) "Commissioner Complimentary License" means an antelope, deer or elk license issued at the existing statutory price at the request of a Commissioner.

(c) "Completed Application" means all required portions of the application have been properly completed with correct applicant information, submitted within the proper time period, on the proper form and accompanied by the proper fee.

(d) "Duplicate License" means a license issued by the Department to replace an original license that is valid and has not expired and has been lost or destroyed. If the original license was issued through the Electronic Licensing Service (ELS), a duplicate license shall only be required if the original license contained a carcass coupon.

(e) "Electronic Application" means the license or permit application form submitted through the Electronic Licensing Service (ELS).

(f) "Electronic Licensing Service (ELS)" means the Department's Electronic Draw Application System, Internet Point of Sale System and Online Internet Sales System used by the Department, license selling agents and the public to apply for or purchase licenses, permits, stamps, tags and preference points.

(g) "Electronic Signature" means an electronic process attached to or logically associated with any electronic transaction including the license, preference point or permit application submitted to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department that requires substantiation of the identity of the person initiating the electronic transaction. This process includes, but may not be limited to, use of personal credentials to gain access to the system, entering a keystroke at a specified prompt that indicates the submitter's acceptance of an assertive statement, or the use of any other technology that is in compliance with the state of Wyoming's Electronic Signature Rules as promulgated by the Office of the Chief Information Officer. This process can be used to indicate the applicant's acceptance of an assertion such as a residency requirement or veracity of the application at a specified prompt. Ref: W.S. § 40-21-102 (a) (viii).

(h) "Full Price License" means a big game license that is general or Type 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9, or a trophy game license.

(i) "Full Time" means performing duties and responsibilities at the request or direction of an established charitable, humanitarian, or religious organization for more than thirty (30) hours per calendar week every week the person is absent from the state.

(j) "General Licenses" means big or trophy game or wild turkey licenses valid in any hunt area in which licenses have not been totally limited in number. General licenses shall be valid only under species, sex, age class and harvest limitations that are in effect for each hunt area.

(k) "Governor Complimentary License" means hunting or fishing license issued for no fee at the request of the Governor.

(l) "Gunpowder and Buckskin Hunt" means the annual Gunpowder and Buckskin Hunt conducted by the Sheridan, Wyoming Rotary Club.

(m) "Headquarters" means the Cheyenne Office of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department located at 5400 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82006.

(n) "Humanitarian Purpose" means for the promotion of human welfare and the advancement of social reforms and done without remuneration.

(o) "Immediate Family Member" means spouse, parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, sibling, step-sibling, step-child, or lineal descendants and their spouses.

(p) "Initial Drawing" means a drawing held for initial offering of resident and nonresident licenses and permits.

(q) "Issue-After License" means licenses that are limited in number and that were not issued in the initial or leftover drawings; these licenses shall be issued on an as processed basis through the ELS.

(r) "Landowner" means an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company or combination of these, which either owns real property in fee simple title or is acquiring equitable interest by written contract.

(s) "Landowner License Applicant" means an individual who either owns real property solely or jointly with other individuals, is an immediate family member of the individual or who holds an interest in a corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company, which owns real property.

(t) "Leftover Drawing" means a random drawing to issue licenses remaining after the initial drawings.

(u) "Leftover Licenses" means limited quota licenses, nonresident region general deer licenses and nonresident region general elk licenses issued in the leftover drawing.

(v) "Leftover Permits" means permits that are limited in number and were not issued in the initial drawing and shall be issued on an as processed basis through the ELS.

(w) "License" means a document issued by the Department, through the authority of the Commission, to a qualified individual that grants certain privileges to take fish or wildlife in accordance with Wyoming statutes and Commission regulations.

(x) "License Authorization" means a document approved by the Governor or by a member of the Commission that empowers the Department to issue a Governor complimentary or Commissioner complimentary license in the name of the applicant designated on the document.

(y) "License Review Board" means a three (3) member board of Department employees consisting of the Deputy Director of Internal Operations, the Fiscal Division Chief and the Chief Game Warden, or their designees, that review and determine license reservation requests, license refund requests, preference point issues and other license or permit issuance matters.

(z) "Limited Quota Drawing" means the processing of an application for limited quota or general big game licenses, trophy game licenses, wild turkey licenses, permits, wild bison licenses or Super Tag and Super Tag Trifecta competitive raffles through a drawing.

(aa) "Limited Quota Licenses" means licenses that are limited in number and valid only in a hunt area(s) or portion(s) of a hunt area. Limited quota licenses shall be valid only under species, sex, age class, harvest, and weapon type limitations that are in effect for each hunt area.

(bb) "Minor Dependent" means an individual less than eighteen (18) years of age who is domiciled with parent(s) or legal guardian.

(cc) "National Bow Hunt" means an archery-only hunt that is sponsored and administered by the National Bow Hunt, Inc.

(dd) "Nonprofit Charitable Organization" means an organization which engages in activities providing the general public with benefits designed to aid in educational, moral, physical, conservation or social improvement and which is not established for profit.

(ee) "Nonprofit Organization Dedicated to Providing Hunting Opportunities to Individuals with Disabilities" means an organization certifying they are nonprofit and that their primary purpose or mission as stated in their charter is to provide hunting opportunities to individuals with disabilities as outlined in this regulation.

(ff) "Nonresident" means any person who is not domiciled in Wyoming for at least one (1) year immediately preceding making application for a license and who is not a resident as defined by W.S. § 23-1-102 (a) (ix), § 23-1-107 and § 23-2-101 (a).

(gg) "Party" means a group of individuals with the same residency status who apply together in the initial drawing for hunting licenses for the same species, area and type, and who receive the same treatment in processing of their applications and receive the same drawing results. For purposes of this regulation, a Party does not include anyone else, regardless of whether or not they may accompany the party of hunters during the hunt.

(hh) "Party Application" means a group of applications in which all applicants with the same residency status specify the same species, hunt area and type in the same order of preference, and all applicants receive the same processing and draw results in the initial drawing.

(ii) "Permit" means a document that authorizes a license holder to carry out activities not authorized by the license itself, or a permission slip issued by the Department.

(jj) "Pioneer Heritage Licenses" means antelope, deer, elk or wild turkey licenses issued to Wyoming residents who are at least seventy (70) years of age prior to the issuance of the license and have continuously resided in Wyoming for at least fifty (50) years immediately preceding application for the license.

(kk) "Pioneer Licenses" means antelope, archery, deer, elk or wild turkey licenses issued to Wyoming residents who are at least seventy-five (75) years of age prior to the issuance of the license, and who have continuously resided in Wyoming for at least fifty (50) years immediately preceding the application for a license; or game bird, small game and fishing licenses issued to Wyoming residents who are over sixty-five (65) years of age and who have resided in Wyoming for at least thirty (30) total years; no year of residence prior to a resident's tenth (10th) birthday shall count toward the thirty (30) year requirement.

(ll) "Preference Point Drawing" means a competitive drawing that provides a drawing advantage to applicants with the greatest number of preference points.

(mm) "Proper Application Form" means the document prescribed by the Department, a photocopy of the document, or facsimile of the document. These documents shall be the only documents accepted by the Department.

(nn) "Properly Completed Duplicate License Affidavit" means a Department affidavit document signed by the person applying for a duplicate license.

(oo) "Proper Fee" means cash or a negotiable instrument as set forth by W.S. § 34.1-3-104 which results in full payment to the Department, in U.S. dollars for the amount specified by law or regulation for the respective licenses, permits, stamps, tags, preference points or certificates.

(pp) "Qualified Person" means an individual who meets the requirements in Wyoming statutes and Commission regulations to apply for or receive a license or a preference point. A person shall not be qualified if their privilege to apply for or receive a license or a preference point has been revoked, suspended, or restricted by a court in Wyoming or has been revoked or suspended in Wyoming through the Wildlife Violator Compact.

(qq) "Quota" means the maximum specified number of licenses to be issued for a given hunt area and species as provided by Commission regulations.

(rr) "Random Drawing" means a drawing where there is not a drawing advantage for preference points and all applicants have an equal chance.

(ss) "Reduced Price License" means a big game license that is type 6, 7 or 8, or a reduced price mountain lion license issued according to Commission Regulation, Chapter 42, Mountain Lion Hunting Seasons.

(tt) "Region General Deer Licenses" means general nonresident deer licenses that shall be limited in number and valid for a specified group of hunt areas in accordance with Commission regulations. A license issued for a region shall only be valid in hunt areas within the region where limitations in Commission regulations specify general licenses. A license issued for a region shall not be valid in any hunt area within that region in which licenses are totally limited in quota, unless specified by Commission regulations.

(uu) "Region General Elk Licenses" means general nonresident elk licenses that shall be limited in number and valid for a specified group of hunt areas in accordance with Commission regulations. A license issued for a region shall only be valid in hunt areas within the region where limitations in Commission regulations specify general licenses. A license issued for a region shall not be valid in any hunt area within that region in which licenses are totally limited in quota, unless specified by Commission regulations.

(vv) "Religious Purpose" means actions taken to advance sacred matters, religion or a church and done without remuneration.

(ww) "Replacement License" means the reprint of a license, permit, or stamp that does not contain a carcass coupon and the license was originally issued by the Department or license selling agent through the ELS, is currently valid and has not expired.

(xx) "Resident" means a United States citizen or legal alien who is domiciled in Wyoming for at least one (1) full year immediately preceding making application for any resident game and fish license, preference point, permit or tag, shall not have claimed residency in any other state, territory, or country for any other purpose during that one (1) year period, and meets the requirements specified in W.S. § 23-1-102, § 23-1-107 and § 23-2-101 (a).

(yy) "Special Nonresident Antelope, Deer or Elk Licenses" means those licenses having a fee greater than that of a regular nonresident antelope, deer or elk license as defined in Wyoming statute which provides for a separate nonresident drawing with specific percentages of nonresident quotas designated for only those applicants paying the higher license fees.

(zz) "Sportsperson Identification Number" means the unique number assigned by the Department to each individual license applicant on the ELS.

(aaa) "Super Tag License" means a species specific big game, trophy game or wild bison license issued to the winner of the competitive raffle and upon submission of the proper fee for the appropriate species license set forth by Wyoming statutes.

(bbb) "Super Tag Trifecta Licenses" means a combination of big game, trophy game and wild bison licenses, not to exceed three (3) different species of big game, trophy game and wild bison licenses, issued to the winner of the competitive raffle and upon submission of the proper fee for the appropriate species license set forth by Wyoming statutes.

(ccc) "Transfer" means to convey a license authorization, (from one (1) person to another) as set forth in Section 25 of this regulation.

(ddd) "Type" means a limitation on a license in a particular hunt area for the sex of animal, the species of animal, the length of the season, the type of weapon, or a portion of the hunt area in which the license shall be valid.

(eee) "Youth License" means a big game license that may be issued to a resident or nonresident person who is at least eleven (11) years of age and who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age at the time of application. For all other species, excluding furbearing animals, requiring a license to take, youth license means a license that may be issued to a resident or nonresident person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. For a resident youth trapping license, youth license means a license that may be issued only to a resident person under the age of seventeen (17).

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 3 Method of License Issuance and Accounting

The Fiscal Division shall maintain inventory control and account for the issuance and sale of all licenses, permits, stamps and tags issued under the authority of the Commission. A completed application is required for the issuance of all licenses, permits and tags. Applications may be in the form of a separate document or may be incorporated into and considered as part of the license document. A completed application includes the applicant's name; physical address; mailing address if different than the physical address; date of birth; physical description (height, weight, eyes, hair and sex); telephone number or email address; years of residency and proof of residency for resident fee types; last four (4) digits of Social Security Number, Individual Tax Identification Number or Passport Number from non-U.S. citizens; desired valid hunting license specifications and an original signature for applicants submitting paper applications. Completed application specifications apply to licenses sold through the ELS and manually issued licenses and permits. Additional information may be required for some licenses and permits.

(a) Licenses issued over-the-counter. All licenses that are not limited in number shall be issued by the Department through the ELS and designated Department personnel and facilities or designated license selling agents.

(b) Licenses issued through competitive drawings. Except as provided in this chapter, all licenses and permits that are limited in number shall be issued through competitive drawings conducted by the Department's License Section. Entry into the drawing for a limited quota license or permit shall be upon submission of a completed application.

(c) Commercial license issuance. All commercial licenses shall be issued through the ELS at Headquarters in accordance with Wyoming statutes and Commission regulations.

(d) Licenses issued after initial or leftover drawings. Licenses remaining after the initial or leftover drawings shall be sold through the ELS on a first-come, first-served basis.

(e) Auxiliary Management Hunting Season license issuance. Auxiliary Management Hunting Season licenses may be issued through the ELS at designated Department locations when additional harvest is needed as determined by the Department. Auxiliary Management Hunting License regulations are provided in Commission Regulation, Chapter 34, Auxiliary Management Hunting Seasons.

(f) The Department shall charge an applicant a two point five percent (2.5%) credit card processing fee of the cost of any license, permit, stamp, tag, preference point or competitive raffle chance applied for or purchased by the use of a credit card.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 4 License Issuance

(a) The Department shall only issue licenses in excess of established quotas in the following circumstances:

(i) To accommodate a successful party application in a limited quota drawing;

(ii) To process a Commissioner or Governor complimentary license authorization;

(iii) Upon authorization by the License Review Board; or

(iv) As provided by Commission regulations.

(b) Big Game Licenses.

(i) For resident elk, deer and antelope licenses the resident landowner licenses are allocated first. The licenses remaining after the initial drawing for resident landowner licenses are available to the resident regular license drawing.

(ii) For nonresident elk, deer and antelope licenses the nonresident landowner licenses are allocated first. The licenses remaining after the initial drawing for nonresident landowner licenses shall be allocated forty percent (40%) to the nonresident special license drawing and sixty percent (60%) to the nonresident regular license drawing.

(A) The Department shall allocate not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the available special and regular nonresident licenses to a preference point drawing in the initial drawing. The Department shall allocate up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the available special and regular nonresident licenses to a random drawing in the initial drawing.

(B) All unsuccessful applicants in the special and regular nonresident preference point drawing shall participate in the respective random drawing for all remaining choices, giving no advantage to applicants with preference points.

(iii) Nonresident region general elk licenses and nonresident region general deer licenses that have not been applied for and issued through the initial drawing and leftover drawing shall be offered to nonresidents as issue-after licenses.

(A) All other limited quota licenses that have not been applied for and issued through the initial and leftover drawings shall be offered to residents and nonresidents as issue-after licenses.

(iv) Antelope. Eighty percent (80%) of the total available limited quota antelope licenses shall be offered to residents in the initial drawing.

(A) Wyoming statutes provide for up to one hundred sixty (160) licenses to be available for up to two (2) antelope hunt events each year. These licenses shall be issued above quotas established for the hunt area(s) and shall be allocated to residents and nonresidents, taking into consideration resource management requirements as designated by the Department. These licenses are exempt from the provisions in Commission regulations limiting the number of big game licenses an individual may obtain in one (1) calendar year. Applications shall be reviewed by the Department and brought before the Commission for final approval and selection. The Commission may designate an organization to receive antelope hunt event licenses for up to three (3) consecutive hunting seasons before requiring the organization to reapply. Applications for any future antelope hunt event licenses shall be accepted as advertised by the Department.

(I) An application for an antelope hunt event shall be submitted on a form provided by the Department and shall specify:

(1.) The name of the organization;

(2.) The organization's history, background and mission;

(3.) The number of antelope licenses requested by individual hunt area and type;

(4.) The number of consecutive years antelope hunt event licenses are being requested; and

(5.) The organization's financial plan to benefit wildlife, conservation and the community with funds raised from the antelope hunt event.

(II) The Commission may revoke an organization's opportunity to receive antelope hunt event licenses if any information provided on their application is incorrect or is no longer valid.

(B) The Commission may, upon receipt of payment of antelope license fees as specified in W.S. § 23-1-705(h), issue up to a total of fifty (50) antelope licenses each year for the exclusive distribution to individuals with disabilities by nonprofit organizations dedicated to providing hunting opportunities to individuals with disabilities. Any license issued under this subsection shall not be sold, traded, auctioned or offered for any monetary value to the recipient.

(I) Qualifying organizations shall make application to the Department's License Section on or before January 31 for these antelope licenses. The application shall specify:

(1.) The total number of licenses requested;

(2.) The Hunt Area and Type designation of the licenses requested; and

(3.) Certification that shows the organization qualifies under the definition of a "Nonprofit Organization Dedicated to Providing Hunting Opportunities to Individuals with Disabilities".

(II) In the event that more than one (1) qualifying organization requests licenses under this subsection, the Department shall allocate the licenses through a random drawing to the specific qualifying organization(s).

(III) The antelope licenses issued shall be issued through the Department above quotas established for the hunt area(s) and shall be allocated to residents or nonresidents as designated by the nonprofit organization(s).

(C) Eighty percent (80%) of the total available limited quota reduced price doe/fawn antelope licenses shall be offered to residents in the initial drawing. In addition to the statutorily prescribed application fees, the price of reduced price doe/fawn antelope licenses shall be twenty-two dollars ($22) for residents, fourteen dollars ($14) for resident youth, two dollars ($2) for resident pioneers, eighteen dollars ($18) for pioneer heritage, thirty-four dollars ($34) for nonresidents and nineteen dollars ($19) for nonresident youth.

(v) Bighorn Sheep. Ninety percent (90%) of the total available limited quota full price bighorn sheep licenses shall be offered to residents in the initial drawing.

(A) Ninety percent (90%) of the total available limited quota reduced price ewe/lamb licenses shall be offered to residents in the initial drawing, except as otherwise provided by Commission regulations. In addition to the statutorily prescribed application fees, the price of reduced price ewe/lamb licenses shall be thirty-six dollars ($36) for residents, twenty dollars ($20) for resident youth, two hundred forty dollars ($240) for nonresidents and one hundred dollars ($100) for nonresident youth.

(vi) Deer. Eighty percent (80%) of the total available limited quota deer licenses shall be offered to residents in the initial drawing.

(A) W.S. § 23-2-101(f) provides for up to seventy-five (75) nonresident special deer licenses to be available for a national bow hunt. This quota shall be deducted from the nonresident special deer quota for the nonresident deer region in which the national bow hunt is held. National bow hunt deer licenses shall only be valid during the hunt dates established by National Bow Hunt, Inc. and the Department. These dates shall be within the existing special archery season dates as set forth in the most current Commission Regulation, Chapter 6, Deer Hunting Seasons for the specific deer hunt area(s) in which the hunt will occur. Licenses shall only be deducted from the nonresident special deer quota if Wyoming National Bow Hunt, Inc. notifies the Department by April 15 of their desire to conduct a hunt and the number of hunters that will be purchasing nonresident special deer licenses.

(B) W.S. § 23-1-705(c) provides for up to twenty-five (25) licenses, which may be issued for a gunpowder and buckskin hunt(s). These licenses shall be issued above quotas and allocated to residents and nonresidents as designated by the Department. These licenses are exempt from the provisions in this chapter limiting the number of big game licenses an individual can obtain in one (1) calendar year.

(C) Eighty percent (80%) of the total available limited quota reduced price doe/fawn deer licenses shall be offered to residents in the initial drawing. In addition to the statutorily prescribed application fees, the price of reduced price doe/fawn deer licenses shall be twenty-two dollars ($22) for residents, fourteen dollars ($14) for resident youth, two dollars ($2) for resident pioneers, eighteen dollars ($18) for pioneer heritage, thirty-four dollars ($34) for nonresidents and nineteen dollars ($19) for nonresident youth.

(I) Resident general deer licenses shall not be limited in number. Resident general deer licenses may also be applied for and issued through the initial drawings by submission of a completed application.

(vii) Elk. Sixteen percent (16%) of the total available full price limited quota elk licenses shall be made available to nonresidents in the initial drawing.

(A) Sixteen percent (16%) of the total available reduced price cow/calf elk licenses shall be offered to nonresidents in the initial drawing.

(B) Following the nonresident elk initial drawings, quotas for resident limited quota full price and reduced price cow/calf elk licenses shall be the greater of the elk quotas established by Commission regulations less any elk licenses currently issued to nonresidents or eighty-four (84%) percent of the quota established by Commission regulations in the initial drawing.

(C) In addition to the statutorily prescribed application fees, the price of reduced price cow/calf elk licenses shall be forty-three dollars ($43) for residents, twenty dollars ($20) for resident youth, five dollars ($5) for resident pioneers, twenty-seven dollars ($27) for pioneer heritage, two hundred eighty-eight dollars ($288) for nonresidents and one hundred dollars ($100) for nonresident youth.

(D) Resident general elk licenses shall not be limited in number. Resident general elk licenses may also be applied for and issued through the initial drawings by submitting a completed application.

(viii) Moose. Ninety percent (90%) of the total available limited quota moose licenses shall be offered to residents in the initial drawing.

(ix) Mountain Goat. Ninety percent (90%) of the total available limited quota mountain goat licenses shall be offered to residents in the initial drawing.

(c) Trophy Game. No individual shall apply for or receive more than one (1) license for a specific trophy game species during any one (1) calendar year, except as otherwise provided in Commission regulations.

(i) Black Bear. Black bear licenses shall not be limited in number.

(ii) Gray Wolf. Gray wolf licenses shall not be limited in number.

(iii) Grizzly Bear. No licenses shall be issued for this species until such time as the Commission may establish an open grizzly bear hunting season.

(iv) Mountain Lion. Full price mountain lion licenses and reduced price mountain lion licenses shall not be limited in number. The price of a reduced price mountain lion license shall be twenty dollars ($20) for residents and ninety-two dollars ($92) for nonresidents.

(d) Wild Bison. Ninety (90%) percent of the wild bison licenses shall be offered to residents in the initial drawing. If the number of resident applicants for wild bison licenses does not meet or exceed the resident wild bison license allocation, the remaining resident allocation may be issued to nonresidents. If the number of nonresident applicants for wild bison does not meet or exceed the nonresident wild bison allocation, the remaining license allocation may be issued to residents.

(i) Applicants shall have the choice of applying for any wild bison or any female or calf wild bison.

(ii) Wild bison licenses that have not been applied for and issued through initial and leftover drawings shall be offered to residents and nonresidents as issue-after licenses.

(e) Bird.

(i) Falconry.

(A) Hunt with falcon licenses shall be issued as over-the-counter licenses.

(B) General raptor capture licenses shall be issued as over-the-counter licenses at Headquarters. Limited quota raptor capture licenses shall be issued in accordance with Commission Regulation, Chapter 25 Falconry Regulation.

(ii) Game Bird. Game bird licenses shall not be limited in number. They shall be issued as over-the-counter licenses.

(iii) Wild Turkey. Eighty percent (80%) of the total available spring and fall limited quota wild turkey licenses shall be offered to residents in the initial drawing. The order of the initial drawings shall be resident landowner licenses, resident regular licenses, nonresident landowner licenses and then nonresident regular licenses.

(A) Limited quota wild turkey licenses that have not been applied for and issued through the initial drawing shall be offered to residents and nonresidents as issue-after licenses.

(A) The Commission may authorize general wild turkey licenses, which shall not be limited in number. Those licenses shall be issued as over-the-counter licenses. These licenses may also be applied for and issued through the initial drawing process.

(f) Small Game. Small game licenses shall not be limited in number. They shall be issued as over-the-counter licenses.

(g) Furbearing Animals.

(i) Trapping. Resident furbearing animal trapping licenses shall not be limited in number. They shall be issued as over-the-counter licenses. Nonresident furbearing animal trapping licenses shall not be limited in number and shall be issued in accordance with W.S. § 23-2-303 at Headquarters.

(ii) Capture Furbearing Animal for Domestication. Capture furbearing animal for domestication licenses shall not be limited in number and shall be issued at Headquarters.

(h) Archery. Archery licenses shall not be limited in number. They shall be issued as over-the-counter licenses.

(i) Commercial Licenses. Commercial licenses require written approval by Department personnel prior to issuance. The following licenses shall not be limited in number and shall be issued at Headquarters.

(i) Commercial fish hatchery.

(ii) Deal in live bait licenses.

(iii) Fishing preserve licenses.

(iv) Fur dealer licenses.

(v) Game bird farm licenses.

(vi) Taxidermist licenses.

(j) Fishing. Fishing licenses shall not be limited in number and shall be issued as over-the-counter licenses.

(i) Seine or Trap Fish. Seine or trap fish licenses shall not be limited in number and shall be issued at Department Regional Offices and Headquarters. No person shall apply for or receive more than one (1) seine or trap fish license during a calendar year.

(k) Duplicate Licenses.

(i) In order for a duplicate license to be issued, a duplicate license affidavit shall be properly completed by the licensee.

(A) For a license, permit, stamp or tag that was originally issued through a manual process, the customer shall be required to purchase another license, permit, stamp or tag, rather than a duplicate license, as authorized by Commission regulations.

(B) For a license that was originally issued through the ELS, the license selling agent or sub-agent shall not be required to complete a duplicate license affidavit form prior to issuing a duplicate license as the affidavit is incorporated into the duplicate license document being issued through the ELS.

(ii) Duplicate licenses shall be issued through the ELS.

(iii) The Department and license selling agents shall charge a fee of seven dollars ($7) for issuance of a duplicate license.

(iv) Once a duplicate license is issued, any previous license issued for the same species, hunt area and license type is no longer valid.

(l) Replacement Licenses.

(i) Once a replacement license is issued, any previous license issued for the same license type is no longer valid.

(ii) The Department and license selling agents shall charge a fee of seven dollars ($7) for the issuance of a replacement license issued through the ELS.

(m) Resident Guide Licenses shall be issued for no charge at Department Regional Offices and Headquarters, and shall be issued manually through designated Department personnel.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 5 Permits

(a) Sandhill Crane.

(i) Limited Quota Sandhill Crane. Applicants shall be selected by random drawing. Twenty percent (20%) of the total available limited quota sandhill crane permits shall be offered to nonresidents in the initial drawing. Limited quota sandhill crane permits that have not been applied for and issued through the initial drawing shall be issued on an as processed basis until quotas have been reached or the permit is no longer valid.

(ii) General Sandhill Crane. Permits shall not be limited in number and shall only be available through the Department's website beginning August 1.

(b) Disabled Hunter and Disabled Hunter Companion Permits. Any person qualified to obtain a disabled hunter permit or purchase a disabled hunter companion permit shall apply on the proper application form to the Department at Headquarters or Department Regional Offices.

(c) Central Visual Acuity Disability Permit. Any person qualified to obtain a central visual acuity disability permit shall apply on the proper application form to the Department at Headquarters or Department Regional Offices.

(d) Hunting Season Extension Permit. Any person qualified to obtain a Hunting Season Extension Permit shall apply on the proper application form to the Department's License Section at Headquarters or Department Regional Offices.

(e) Migratory Game Bird.

(i) Harvest Information Permit. Harvest Information Permits shall not be limited in number and shall only be available through the Department's website.

(f) Furbearing Animal, Limited Quota Beaver and Marten.

(i) Applicants shall be selected by random drawing. Both residents and nonresidents shall draw against the same quota. Leftover permits may be issued to the first eligible applicant as authorized by the Fiscal Division Chief.

(g) Springer Pheasant Permit. Eighty percent (80%) of the total available limited quota Springer pheasant permits shall be offered to residents in the initial drawing. Springer pheasant permits that are not applied for and issued through the initial drawing shall be issued at the Springer Check Station or as authorized by the Fiscal Division Chief until the quotas have been reached or the permit is no longer valid. No person shall apply for or receive more than one (1) Springer permit in the initial drawing.

(h) Sage Grouse Hunting Permit. Any person hunting sage grouse shall apply for and receive a sage grouse hunting permit prior to taking any sage grouse. Sage grouse hunting permits shall not be limited in number and shall expire at the end of the calendar year.

(i) Special Management Permit. Any individual participating in a special management program shall be required to purchase a special management permit. Special management permits shall not be limited in number. Special management permits shall expire at the end of the calendar year.

(j) Special Limited Fishing Permit.

(i) Any institution, facility or school designated by the Department to issue special limited fishing permits to any person under the care and supervision of the institution, residing facility or school as authorized in W.S. § 23-2-207 may issue such permits to fish in accordance with Commission Regulation, Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations.

(ii) Special limited fishing permits shall specify the following information:

(A) Calendar year for which the permit is valid;

(B) Name of institution, facility, or school issuing the permit; and,

that issued the permit.

(iii) Employees of institutions, facilities or schools as authorized in W.S. § 23‑2-207 are not eligible to receive special limited fishing permits.

(iv) Any institution, facility or school designated by the Department to issue special limited fishing permits shall submit an annual report to the Department's License Section. The report shall include the number of special limited fishing permits issued, the name of the institution, facility or school and any other required information as provided by the Department. Reports shall be due on or before January 31 following the reporting period year.

(v) Failure to comply with the requirements of the special limited fishing permit is a violation of Commission regulations and may result in denial of future special limited fishing permits.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 6 Tags

Wyoming Interstate Game Tag. Wyoming Interstate Game Tags shall not be limited in number and shall be sold through Department Regional Offices, Headquarters, designated Department personnel, game tag distributors or their designees.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 7 Stamps

(a) Conservation Stamp. Conservation stamps shall not be limited in number and shall be sold as a conservation stamp authorization.

(i) Hunters or anglers who acquire a lifetime conservation stamp or a Conservation stamp authorization shall not be required to meet the signature provisions of this chapter.

(ii) The document exhibiting the conservation stamp privilege, shall be in possession of any person required by W.S. § 23-2-306 to obtain a conservation stamp if the person is engaged in the act of hunting or fishing and shall be immediately produced for inspection upon request from any Department personnel.

(b) Reciprocal Fishing Stamp. Reciprocal agreements provide for licensing for fishing of residents of Wyoming and adjoining states upon artificial impoundment of water forming the boundary between Wyoming and adjoining states. Reciprocity stamps shall not be limited in number.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 8 Landowner Licenses

Landowner licenses shall only be issued to those landowners who own land which provides habitat for antelope, deer, elk or wild turkeys and meets the requirements as set forth in this section. Any lands purchased or subdivided for the primary purpose of obtaining landowner licenses shall not be eligible for landowner licenses. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission authorizes the issuance of landowner licenses in order to provide the opportunity for a landowner license applicant or a landowner license applicant's immediate family member to hunt antelope, deer, elk or wild turkey on the landowner's property in the case where licenses for a hunt area have been limited in number and are only available through a random drawing.

(a) In order to qualify for a license issued under this section, the deeded land qualifying the landowner license applicant shall;

(i) Be located in the hunt area for which applied;

(ii) Consist of a minimum of one hundred sixty (160) contiguous acres; and

(iii) Be utilized by the type of big game or wild turkeys for which the applicant applied to the extent the land provides food, cover and water for a minimum of two thousand (2,000) days of use during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of application.

(iv) The landowner license applicant shall be solely responsible to provide adequate documentation verifying that they meet all Commission regulation requirements governing landowner licenses.

(v) Qualification for landowner licenses shall be reviewed and verified by the Department in its discretion at any time, but no less than once every five (5) years.

(vi) In no case shall more than two (2) big game licenses per species or more than two (2) spring wild turkey or no more than two (2) fall wild turkey licenses be issued for a parcel of deeded land meeting the above qualifications in a calendar year.

(b) Resident or nonresident landowner license applicants or their immediate family members may be issued landowner licenses upon application and payment of the specified fee. Landowner license applicants shall be drawn first in each respective resident and nonresident initial drawing and shall be drawn against the total quota available in each respective hunt area. If the number of landowner license applications exceeds the quota for the hunt area, a random drawing shall determine successful landowner license applicants.

(c) Landowner license applicants shall provide documentation that substantiates their eligibility for a landowner license as defined in this chapter. Documentation shall include the completion of the proper application form, and any attachments required by the Department.

(d) In the case of resident license availability, no full price landowner licenses shall be authorized if hunting with a general license is allowed at any time during the regular hunting season, unless the general license is valid for antlerless deer or antlerless elk hunting only.

(e) In the case where a nonresident landowner qualifies for a landowner license in a hunt area where the current hunting season provides for both limited quota and general license hunting during the established hunting season for the species applied for, the nonresident landowner may apply as a nonresident landowner applicant for either the limited quota license for the area in which the applicant is qualified, or a nonresident region general license in the initial drawing. If the nonresident landowner is unsuccessful in obtaining a limited quota license in the nonresident landowner drawing, the nonresident landowner may subsequently apply to the Department for the issuance of a nonresident region general license.

(f) Landowner licenses shall be designated by the landowner and applied for by a landowner license applicant, or a member of the landowner license applicant's immediate family.

(i) An individual landowner license applicant may apply for or receive:

(A) No more than one (1) full price elk and one (1) limited quota reduced price elk landowner license in a calendar year.

(B) No more than one (1) full price antelope or up to two (2) limited quota reduced price antelope landowner licenses in a calendar year.

(C) No more than one (1) full price deer or up to two (2) limited quota reduced price deer landowner licenses in a calendar year.

(D) No more than one (1) spring wild turkey landowner license and one (1) fall wild turkey landowner license in a calendar year.

(ii) A maximum of two (2) licenses for antelope, deer and elk may be issued to a landowner license applicant regardless of the number of landholdings in which the landowner license applicant holds an interest.

(iii) Regardless of a change in ownership of a particular parcel of land, no more than two (2) landowner licenses for each big game species (antelope, deer, and elk) shall be issued in any calendar year on the basis of the qualification of the particular parcel.

(iv) Regardless of a change in ownership of a particular parcel of land, no more than two (2) spring wild turkey and two (2) fall wild turkey landowner licenses shall be issued in any calendar year on the basis of the qualification of the particular parcel.

(g) Landowners shall submit applications for landowner licenses as described in Section 18 of this regulation.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 9 Lifetime Licenses and Conservation Stamp

Any resident meeting the qualifications in W.S. § 23-1-102, § 23-1-107 and § 23-2-101 to purchase a lifetime fishing, lifetime game bird and small game, lifetime archery or lifetime combination license pursuant to Wyoming statutes may obtain a lifetime license from the Department or license selling locations as designated by the Fiscal Division Chief.

(a) Any person may purchase a lifetime conservation stamp from the Department or license selling locations as designated by the Fiscal Division Chief.

(b) Receiving a lifetime license grants the recipient the privilege of utilizing the license for their lifetime; however, the license shall not be construed as exercising resident hunting or fishing privileges in Wyoming when and if the person leaves the state of Wyoming.

(c) A resident lifetime fishing license and conservation stamp may be issued to any resident who is permanently and totally disabled and is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity. For purposes of this subsection, substantial gainful activity shall be as determined by the U.S. Social Security Administration for the purpose of determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance benefits.

(i) Any person applying for a resident lifetime fishing license and conservation stamp under this subsection shall apply on the proper application form and shall provide a copy of their Social Security Disability Benefit letter issued from the U.S. Social Security Administration indicating the applicant's inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity.

(ii) A resident lifetime fishing license and conservation stamp issued under this subsection shall remain valid as long as the recipient remains a resident as defined by W.S. §23-1-102, § 23-1-107 and § 23-2-101.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 10 Governor Complimentary Licenses

. Wyoming statutes provides for the issuance of complimentary licenses to be issued at the request of the Governor. Big game licenses authorized under this section shall be valid for the species for which the license has been issued.

(a) These licenses shall be valid in any hunt area in accordance with Commission regulations, except for the following:

(i) Complimentary moose licenses shall not be valid in any moose hunt area, which has a total quota of ten (10) or fewer antlered or any moose licenses.

(ii) Complimentary full price bighorn sheep licenses shall not be valid in any bighorn sheep hunt area that has a total quota of ten (10) or fewer Type 1 any ram or any bighorn sheep licenses.

(iii) Complimentary wild bison licenses shall not be valid in any wild bison hunt area which has a total quota of ten (10) or fewer any wild bison licenses.

(iv) Governor complimentary licenses shall not be valid within Grand Teton National Park.

(b) Holders of Governor complimentary licenses shall be exempt from the provisions in this chapter limiting the number of big game or wild bison licenses an individual can possess in any one (1) calendar year or during an individual's lifetime. An individual is eligible to receive a Governor complimentary moose license, Governor complimentary full price bighorn sheep license and a Governor complimentary wild bison license annually. Recipients shall be exempt from the once in a lifetime license restriction and preference points shall not be lost if an individual receives a Governor complimentary moose or full price bighorn sheep license. Nonresident preference points shall not be lost if an individual receives a Governor complimentary antelope, deer or elk license.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 11 Commissioner Complimentary Licenses

(a) Wyoming statutes provides that each appointed commissioner may cause, through the issuance of license authorizations to nonprofit charitable organizations, to be issued at full price, complimentary antelope, deer or elk licenses.

(i) Once the commissioner complimentary license authorization has been auctioned or otherwise bid to the highest bidder or raffled to members of the public by the nonprofit charitable organization, the recipient of the license authorization may only transfer the license authorization to another person if no additional consideration above the bid or raffle price is paid by the transferee.

(ii) The recipient of the license authorization may donate the license authorization back to the nonprofit charitable organization that originally bid the license authorization to be rebid to a new highest bidder.

(iii) The Department shall issue the license in the name of the person who submits the authorization for license issuance.

(iv) All big game licenses authorized under this section are valid for a specific region or hunt area as designated by the applicant at the time of application. Commissioner complimentary licenses shall not be valid within Grand Teton National Park.

(v) The specific region, hunt area or type shall not be changed following the issuance of the license by the Department.

(vi) As a condition to issuance of a commissioner complimentary license, the Department shall require an authorized officer of the recipient organization to certify under penalty of law that the respective organization is a nonprofit charitable organization as defined in this regulation and eligible to receive the commissioner complimentary license authorization.

(b) Holders of commissioner complimentary licenses shall be exempt from the provisions in Commission regulations limiting the number of licenses an individual can possess in any one (1) calendar year. Nonresident recipients shall not lose preference points for receiving a commissioner complimentary antelope, deer or elk license.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 12 Licenses for Persons with Life Threatening Illnesses

(a) The Commission may, upon receipt of payment of the proper fee issue up to fifty (50) antelope licenses, fifty (50) deer licenses, fifty (50) elk licenses and fifty (50) wild turkey licenses to persons with a life-threatening illness and who are sponsored by a nonprofit charitable organization whose mission it is to provide opportunities and experiences to persons with life-threatening or serious illnesses. Licenses issued under this subsection shall be issued above quotas established for the hunt area(s) by Commission regulations. However, no more than ten (10) limited quota antelope, ten (10) limited quota deer or ten (10) limited quota elk licenses shall be issued for any one hunt area during the same calendar year.

(i) The sponsoring organization shall submit a request for the number of licenses and species requested on or before January 31 for antelope, deer, elk, spring and fall turkey.

(ii) After notification that a sponsoring organization's request has been granted, the sponsoring organization shall submit a completed application and appropriate license fee for the person with a life-threatening illness to the Department's License Section for license issuance.

(iii) As a condition to issuance of a license in this subsection, the Department shall require an authorized officer of the sponsoring organization to certify under penalty of law that the respective organization is a nonprofit, charitable organization as defined in this regulation.

(iv) The sponsoring organization shall provide a statement from a licensed physician stating the license recipient is clinically diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.

(v) The Department shall issue licenses to individuals sponsored by qualifying organizations meeting the provisions under this subsection to residents and nonresidents in accordance with Section 5(e) (i), 5(e) (iii), 5(e) (iv), and Section 5(h) (iii) of this chapter. In the event the number of applications exceeds the number of licenses available under this subsection, the Department shall allocate the licenses through a random drawing on or before February 10. Licenses remaining after the initial issuance shall be available on a first-come, first-served basis until the quotas for licenses in this subsection have been allocated.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 13 Pioneer Licenses, Pioneer Heritage Licenses, One Hundred Percent (100%) Disabled Honorably Discharged Resident Veterans Licenses, Resident Disabled Veterans Lifetime Fishing Licenses and Purple Heart Medal Recipients

(a) A pioneer lifetime combination game bird/small game/fishing license and a pioneer archery license may be issued to qualified individuals. The Pioneer game bird/small game/fishing licenses and pioneer archery licenses shall not be limited in number and shall be issued at Department Regional Offices and Headquarters.

(b) Pioneer heritage antelope, deer, elk or wild turkey licenses shall be issued to any qualified resident. The fee for such licenses shall be: pioneer heritage antelope license, twenty-two dollars ($22); pioneer heritage deer license, twenty-six dollars ($26); pioneer heritage elk license, thirty-five dollars ($35); and, pioneer heritage wild turkey license, ten dollars ($10).

(c) A one hundred percent (100%) disabled honorably discharged resident veteran combination game bird/small game/fishing license may be issued to qualified individuals. The one hundred percent (100%) disabled honorably discharged resident veteran game bird/small game/fishing license shall not be limited in number and shall be issued at Department Regional Offices and Headquarters upon submission by the applicant of documentary evidence provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs that the resident veteran qualifies as one hundred percent (100%) disabled. For the purpose of this subsection, one hundred percent (100%) disabled does not refer to disability compensation.

(d) Wyoming statutes provides for the issuance of antelope, deer, elk or wild turkey pioneer licenses to individuals qualified at the time of license issuance. For purposes of drawings for which the submission of a completed application shall be required, license applicants shall qualify by June 20 of the current calendar year. Any resident person qualified to receive a limited quota pioneer big game or wild turkey license shall make application through the ELS. Limited quota pioneer licenses for antelope, deer, elk and wild turkey shall be applied for in accordance with Section 18 of this chapter. Limited quota reduced price pioneer doe/fawn antelope, doe/fawn deer and cow/calf elk licenses shall be issued through the ELS system.

(e) Resident Disabled Veteran's Lifetime Fishing License. Any resident disabled veteran who receives fifty percent (50%) or more service connected disability compensation from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs may apply on the proper application form for a resident disabled veteran's lifetime fishing license. A resident disabled veteran's lifetime fishing license shall not be limited in number and shall be issued at Department Regional Offices and Headquarters upon submission by the applicant of documentary evidence provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs that the applicant receives fifty percent (50%) or more service connected disability compensation. The license shall remain valid for the lifetime of the person in whose name it is issued.

(f) Combination game bird/small game/fishing licenses may be issued to honorably discharged residents of the state who qualify as a United States Military Purple Heart Medal recipient. These combination licenses shall not be limited in number and shall be issued at Department Regional Offices and Headquarters upon submission by the applicant of documentary evidence provided by the United States Military Department that the resident qualifies as a purple heart medal recipient.

(g) A pioneer resident trapping license may be issued to any qualified resident. Pioneer resident trapping licenses shall not be limited in number and shall be issued at Department Regional Offices and Headquarters.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 14 Donation of Big Game Licenses to a Veteran with Disabilities, a Permanently Disabled Person Who Uses a Wheelchair, a Person with Life-Threatening Illness or a Person with a Central Visual Acuity Disability

(a) A person qualified to receive a donated license includes the following.

(i) A disabled veteran receiving at least fifty percent (50%) or more service-connected disability compensation.

(ii) A permanently disabled person who is confined at all times to a wheelchair for mobility.

(iii) A person with a life-threatening illness.

(iv) A person with a central visual acuity disability as defined in Commission Regulation, Chapter 35, Hunting Permit Regulation for Persons with Disabilities.

(b) The holder of a valid big game license, trophy game license or wild bison license may surrender the license to the Department for reissuance to a person qualified to receive a donated license. The person surrendering the license may designate that their license be donated to a specific type of person qualified to receive a donated license, and may designate a qualified nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to providing hunting opportunities. Donated licenses not designated to a qualified nonprofit charitable organization, or donated licenses not assigned to a sponsored individual within fifteen (15) days after a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to providing hunting opportunities has been notified of license availability, shall be made available for reissuance on a first-come, first-served basis to a qualified nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to providing hunting opportunities.

(i) The unused, unaltered license with all coupons intact shall be submitted along with a form provided by the Department which indicates the license holders' desire to surrender the license issued in their name and donate the surrendered license under this section. The person surrendering the license shall sign an affidavit verifying that the license was not used during any hunting season.

(ii) Any person surrendering a valid big game license, trophy game license or wild bison license to be reissued under this section, shall not be eligible to receive a duplicate license for the same species, hunt area and type as the surrendered license.

(iii) A surrendered license shall count against the maximum number of licenses a person may otherwise apply for and receive as provided in Commission regulations or Wyoming statutes.

(iv) Any person surrendering a valid big game license for reissuance under this section, for which preference points have been accumulated, shall not have preference points restored.

(c) The surrendered license shall be reissued by the Department's License Section to a qualified person who has been selected and sponsored by a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to providing hunting opportunities.

(i) As a condition to reissue a license in this subsection, the Department shall require an authorized officer of the sponsoring organization to certify under penalty of law that the respective organization is a nonprofit charitable organization providing hunting opportunities.

(ii) The sponsoring organization shall submit a completed application and documentary evidence of eligibility for the issuance of a license. Donated license applications, and any documentary evidence, shall be completed each year regardless of whether an applicant has received a donated license in a previous year. Documentary evidence of eligibility shall include the following.

(A) For a license being reissued to a disabled veteran, documentary evidence provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs that the applicant currently receives at least fifty percent (50%) or more service-connected disability compensation.

(B) For a license being reissued to a permanently disabled person who uses a wheelchair, a statement by a licensed physician, on the proper form, that the applicant has a permanent disability that requires the applicant to be confined to a wheelchair at all times for mobility purposes.

(C) For a license being reissued to a person with a central visual acuity disability, a statement by a licensed optometrist on a form provided by the Department, that the applicant has a central visual acuity disability as defined in Commission Regulation, Chapter 35, Hunting Permit Regulation for Persons with Disabilities.

(D) For a license being reissued to a person with a life-threatening illness a statement by a licensed physician, on a form provided by the Department, that the license recipient is clinically diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.

(iii) The license shall be reissued to a qualified applicant at no fee.

(iv) The license shall be reissued for the same species, area and license type as the license donated.

(v) A person qualified to receive a donated license is ineligible to receive a license that would exceed the maximum number of licenses allowed during any one (1) calendar year as provided in Commission regulations.

(vi) Effective January 1, 2027, qualified persons shall be eligible to receive no more than two (2) donated full price licenses in a five (5) year period.

(vii) Qualified persons shall only receive one (1) donated license in their lifetime for each of the following species: grizzly bear, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, moose or wild bison.

(viii) Any license reissued under this section shall be eligible for a reservation of a full price license in accordance with Section 21 of this chapter.

(ix) An application for a donated license to be issued to a qualified person and all required documentation must be received by the Department's License Section at least three (3) business days prior to the license issuance.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 15 Active Duty Wyoming Resident in Combat Zone Licenses

Complimentary resident general elk, resident general deer, resident game bird, resident small game and resident daily fishing licenses shall be issued to any Wyoming resident currently serving on active duty in the United States military deployed to a combat zone while home on military leave during the applicable hunting or fishing season. Applicants for licenses in this subsection shall meet the requirements established in W. S. § 23-2-101 (a), and shall provide the Department a valid, current military identification card, military leave orders indicating the resident is currently deployed to a combat zone and is returning to a combat zone at the end of the current leave period, a current Leave and Earnings Statement indicating the applicant is receiving hostile fire compensation and proof of residency at the time of application. Licenses shall be issued at no fee to the applicant and shall only be issued at Headquarters or Department Regional Offices.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 16 Party Applications - Initial Drawing

In the initial drawing, the maximum allowable number of completed applications in a party shall be six (6). Residents and nonresidents shall not apply together in the same party. Completed applications from landowner license applicants shall not be accepted as a party with non-landowner license applicants. Landowner license applicants shall only apply as a party with other landowner license applicants using the same landowner access code. Nonresidents applying in the drawing for special licenses shall not apply as a party with nonresidents applying in the drawing for regular licenses. No party applications shall be accepted for moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, or wild bison licenses. Party applicants are required to submit their applications for the same species, hunt area, and type in the same order of preference.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 17 Proof of Residency for Resident Licenses, Permits or Preference Points

(a) Any qualified individual may apply for or receive a resident license, permit or preference point if the person meets the residency requirements pursuant to W.S. § 23-1-102 (a) (ix) (xv) and § 23-1-107. When an individual signs an application to obtain a resident license, permit or preference point or signs a resident license or permit the individual swears that they are a Wyoming resident as defined in W.S. § 23-1-102 (a) (ix) (xv), § 23-1-107 and § 23-2-101 (a).

(b) Any person applying for or purchasing a resident license, permit, preference point, or tag shall provide proof of their residency. License selling agents and the Department shall consider as documentary evidence of residency the applicant's Wyoming driver's license or Wyoming identification card, a copy of their school records, a completed military form DD214, a completed and signed proof of residency statement on a form provided by the Department or a completed proof of residency affidavit issued through the ELS. Documentary evidence furnished by an applicant for a resident license shall not be considered conclusive proof in a court of law that the applicant is a resident in accordance with Wyoming statutes.

(c) A person qualifying as a Wyoming resident in accordance with W.S. § 23-1-107 (c) shall not gain or lose residency for the purpose of serving full time for a period not to exceed four (4) years in an established volunteer service program for charitable purposes, humanitarian purposes, or religious purposes. A letter, signed and notarized by the volunteer service program's director, which describes the services provided (including that they were provided without remuneration), the duration of service, and the hours served may be used to establish compliance with W.S. § 23-1-107 (c).

(d) A person qualified as a Wyoming resident as defined in W.S. § 23-1-102 (a) (ix) and § 23-1-107, is not considered a nonresident for the purposes of applying for or purchasing licenses, permits, tags or preference points.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 18 Application Dates, Withdrawal or Modification of Application

(a) Completed applications for initial limited quota drawings, leftover drawings, purchase of preference points only and applications for the Department's Super Tag Trifecta and Super Tag license competitive raffle shall only be submitted during the application periods stated in this section except as otherwise provided in Commission regulations. Electronic applications shall provide for an electronic signature process for residency oaths, certification to the correctness of information provided, or any other assertions as may be required by this regulation on the completed applications. The Department shall begin accepting completed applications at 8:00 a.m. on the first business day of the month or the specified date listed in subsections (d) and (e) of this section.

(b) Completed applications shall not be accepted after 12:00 midnight Mountain Standard Time zone on the respective application deadline dates listed in subsection (e). If the deadline date occurs on a day when Headquarters has been closed for license sales, the ELS shall be available until 12:00 midnight Mountain Standard Time zone on the next business day.

(c) If the ELS is closed or otherwise unavailable to the public during the deadline date listed in subsection (e), the Department shall accept completed applications until 12:00 midnight Mountain Standard Time zone on the next calendar day.

(d) Withdrawal or Modification of an Application

(i) A request for a voluntary withdrawal of an application before a drawing shall be accepted through the ELS by the date indicated in this section for the initial drawing, and by the application closing date for the leftover drawing.

(ii) A modification of an application must be completed through the ELS by the date indicated in this section for the initial drawing, and by the application closing date for the leftover drawing.

(A) An applicant may only request changes to hunt area and type or change their automatic withdrawal preference on their reduced price application for the initial drawing through the ELS.

(e) Non-Landowner and Landowner Application Dates:

LICENSE

BEGINNING APPLICATION

MONTH

LAST DATE TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS

LAST DATE TO MODIFY/ WITHDRAW

ANTELOPE

Limited Quota Nonresident

January

May 31

Limited Quota Reduced Price Nonresident Doe/Fawn

January

May 31

Limited Quota Reduced Price Resident Doe/Fawn

January

May 31

Limited Quota Resident

January

May 31

BIGHORN SHEEP

Limited Quota Nonresident

January

April 30

Limited Quota Resident

January

April 30

Nonresident Preference Point Only

July

October 31

n/a

Resident Preference Point Only

July

October 31

n/a

COMPETITIVE RAFFLE CHANCES

Super Tag License

February 15

January 31

Super Tag Trifecta License

February 15

January 31

DEER

General and Limited Quota Resident

January

May 31

Limited Quota Reduced Price Nonresident Doe/Fawn

January

May 31

Limited Quota Reduced Price Resident Doe/Fawn

January

May 31

Nonresident Preference Point Only

July

October 31

n/a

Region and Limited Quota Nonresident

January

May 31

ELK

General and Limited Quota Nonresident

January

January 31

May 8

General and Limited Quota Resident

January

May 31

Limited Quota Reduced Price Nonresident Cow/Calf

January

January 31

May 8

Limited Quota Reduced Price Resident Cow/Calf

January

May 31

Nonresident Preference Point Only

July

October 31

n/a

FURBEARING ANIMAL

Limited Quota Furbearing Animal Trapping Permit

April

May 31

n/a

MOOSE

Limited Quota Nonresident

January

April 30

Limited Quota Resident

January

April 30

Nonresident Preference Point Only

July

October 31

n/a

Resident Preference Point Only

July

October 31

n/a

MOUNTAIN GOAT

Limited Quota Nonresident

January

April 30

Limited Quota Resident

January

April 30

PHEASANT

Springer Permit

April

May 31

n/a

PREFERENCE POINT ONLY

Nonresident

July

October 31

n/a

Resident

July

October 31

n/a

SANDHILL CRANE

Limited Quota

April

May 31

n/a

WILD BISON

March

April 30

WILD TURKEY

Limited Quota Nonresident

Spring

Fall

January

April

January 31

May 31

January 31

May 31

Nonresident General

Spring

Fall

January

April

January 31

May 31

January 31

May 31

Limited Quota Resident

Spring

Fall

January

April

January 31

May 31

January 31

May 31

Resident General

Spring

Fall

January

April

January 31

May 31

January 31

May 31

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 19 Drawing Advantage

Preference point drawings provide a drawing advantage for full price bighorn sheep and moose licenses and nonresident antelope, deer and elk licenses in accordance with Wyoming statutes and this chapter.

(a) In a preference point drawing, the license applicants shall be grouped according to their preference point balance for that species. The order of the preference point drawings shall allow individual applicants with the highest number of preference points to be given a drawing advantage for the total number of available licenses to be issued, then the applicants with the next highest number of preference points shall be selected, and so forth, until the quota has been filled for all first choice selections. In the event that the available quota is less than the number of applicants at a preference point level, a random drawing will determine the issuance of available licenses. All applicants participate in the preference point drawing regardless of their preference point balance. The preference point drawing advantage shall only apply to an applicant's first choice selection.

(b) In addition to the restrictions set forth in this chapter, party applications with a differing number of preference points among party members shall have preference points averaged and rounded out to four (4) decimal places.

(i) No person shall apply for or receive a preference point for a full price bighorn sheep or moose license or nonresident antelope, deer or elk license during any time period in which the person's privilege for that species has been revoked or suspended by a court or the Wildlife Violator Compact.

(ii) Preference points are not transferable from one person to another or from one species to another.

(iii) No person may apply for more than one (1) preference point per species in the same calendar year.

(iv) No person may apply for or receive a preference point in the same calendar year in which the person receives a full price bighorn sheep or moose license or a first choice license in the initial drawing for nonresident antelope, deer or elk.

(v) Persons who submit a license application in the initial drawing can obtain a preference point as follows:

(A) Residents shall be assigned a preference point for bighorn sheep or moose if they are unsuccessful.

(B) Nonresidents may elect at the time of application to apply a portion of their refund to purchase a preference point if they are unsuccessful. The applicable preference point fee, in addition to the statutorily prescribed application fee, shall be retained from the license fee remitted.

(vi) If a person desires to apply for a preference point only and not receive a license, the person shall apply for and receive a preference point by submitting the proper application and fee during the preference point only application period specified in this chapter.

(vii) Any sportsperson whose residency status changes and who has accumulated preference points shall retain those preference points as long as the sportsperson continues to obtain preference points for that particular species in accordance with Wyoming statues and Commission regulations.

(viii) A person eleven (11) years of age may apply for a preference point if the person shall become twelve (12) years of age in the same calendar year as the application for a preference point is made.

(d) The following provisions apply to the loss of preference points.

(i) Any sportsperson failing to obtain a preference point within two (2) consecutive calendar years shall lose all accumulated preference points and shall be considered as a first year applicant for any subsequent calendar year in which the applicant submits an application for a license or a preference point for that particular species.

(ii) Upon drawing a license for the applicant's first choice in the initial drawing for nonresident antelope, deer or elk, all accumulated preference points by the applicant for that species shall be deleted.

(iii) Upon drawing a full price bighorn sheep or a moose license, all accumulated preference points by the applicant for that species shall be deleted.

(iv) All preference points accumulated through methods not authorized by this regulation or Wyoming statutes shall be subject to deletion.

(e) After having received a full price bighorn sheep license through the initial drawing, no person shall apply for or receive a full price bighorn sheep license or preference point for bighorn sheep.

(f) After having received an any moose or antlered moose license through the initial drawing , no person shall apply for or receive an any moose or antlered moose license or preference point for any moose or antlered moose.

(i) No person may apply for or receive more than one (1) cow or calf moose license in any consecutive five (5) year period.

(ii) Persons who have received an any moose or antlered moose license through the initial drawing shall be eligible to accumulate preference points and shall only be eligible to enter the preference point drawing for a cow or calf moose license.

(iii) Persons who have received a cow or calf moose license through the initial drawing shall be eligible to accumulate preference points.

(g) Preference point fees shall be as follows:

(i) Resident bighorn sheep.......................................$7

(ii) Resident moose.............................................$7

(iii) Nonresident bighorn sheep..................................$150

(iv) Nonresident moose........................................$150

(v) Nonresident antelope (through 2026)...........................$31

(vi) Nonresident deer (through 2026)..............................$41

(vii) Nonresident elk (through 2026)...............................$52

(viii) Nonresident youth antelope, deer and elk...................$10 each

(ix) Nonresident antelope, deer and elk (effective January 1, 2027)..$75 each

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 20 Leftover Drawing

Limited quota licenses that were not issued through the initial drawings shall be offered in a leftover drawing.

(a) A leftover drawing shall be conducted for big game and wild bison licenses remaining after the initial drawings.

(b) The application period shall be determined on an annual basis by the Fiscal Division Chief.

(d) The maximum allowable number of applications in a party shall be six (6). For the purposes of this section, residents and nonresidents may apply together in the same party. Party applicants are required to submit their applications for the same species, hunt area and type in the same order of preference. All members of a party shall either receive licenses or refunds on their license fees.

(e) All applicants shall participate in the respective leftover drawing, giving no advantage to applicants with preference points.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 21 Refund of License Fees and Reservation of Full Price Licenses

Licenses, permits, stamps, tags, preference points or competitive raffle chances issued under Title 23, Wyoming Statutes or this regulation become the permanent property of the licensee and shall not be cancelled, reserved for a future season or any fee refunded after issuance, except as specified in this section or otherwise set forth in Commission regulations.

(a) Individuals may be eligible for refund of the license fee or reservation of a license for the immediately succeeding hunting season if they have been unable to use the license for good cause as described in this section and subject to the limitations in Wyoming statutes and Commission regulations.

(i) Individuals who have been issued a full price big game, trophy game or wild bison license are eligible for refund of the license fee or reservation of a license for the immediately succeeding hunting season.

(ii) Individuals who have been issued a reduced price license or a resident general big game license are eligible for refund of the license fee and shall not be eligible for reservation of a license for the immediately succeeding hunting season.

(iii) Individuals who have been issued a Governor complimentary license or Commissioner complimentary license are eligible for reservation of a license for the immediately succeeding hunting season and shall not be eligible for a refund.

(iv) Individuals who have been issued a donated big game license, trophy game license or wild bison license in accordance with Section 14 of this chapter are eligible for reservation of a license for the immediately succeeding hunting season and shall not be eligible for a refund.

(v) License reservations shall be for the same species, hunt area and license type for the immediately succeeding hunting season except as provided in this section.

(vi) A license can only be reserved one time. Individuals who have received a reservation and are unable to use the reserved license shall not be eligible to reserve that license for a second hunting season and are only eligible for a refund for the reserved license.

(vii) Refunds and reservations shall not be allowed if the licensee hunted on the license.

(viii) Refunds and reservations shall not be allowed if the licensee purchased more licenses than authorized by Commission regulations or Wyoming statutes.

(b) For the purposes of this section, family members means spouse, parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, sibling, step-sibling, lineal descendants and their spouses, step-children and their spouses, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law.

(c) To qualify for a refund of a license fee or reservation of a license for the next succeeding hunting season in accordance with this section, the licensee shall have been unable to participate in a majority of the regular season for one of the following reasons:

(i) Incapacitating illness or injury of the licensee, the licensee's family members, a member of the licensee's party application or their family members.

(ii) The death of the licensee.

(A) All refunds issued under this subsection shall be made payable to the estate of the decedent unless the license fee was paid by a nonprofit charitable organization. The nonprofit charitable organization shall provide supporting documentation of payment of the license fee.

(iii) The death of the licensee's family members, a member of the licensee's party application or their family members.

(iv) Military personnel who receive permanent change of station orders or who are assigned away from their home duty station on temporary orders.

(v) Individuals subject to a court subpoena, jury duty, grand jury investigation or attorneys required to attend criminal cases.

(vi) The Department determines a majority of the hunting opportunity was lost due to administrative actions of a governmental agency or a natural disaster.

(A) The closing of hunt areas due to trophy game harvest quotas or mortality limits being met does not qualify a licensee for a license fee refund or reservation.

(vii) An error by a Department employee or an authorized agent of the Department or a Department decision or action that is contrary to Wyoming statutes or Commission regulations.

(viii) A youth licensee's opportunity to hunt is jeopardized as a result of a license refund or reservation granted under this section.

(ix) A sponsoring organization of a person with a life-threatening illness that has received a license under Section 13 may be granted a license refund if the licensee's opportunity to hunt is jeopardized as a result of incapacitating illness or injury. The request for a refund shall be supported by a physician's sworn statement on the proper form that the licensee is incapable of exercising the privileges of the license.

(d) Requests for a refund or reservation shall be complete and legible prior to review by the License Review Board. A complete request shall include the following documents:

(i) The request on the proper form describing the reason(s) the licensee was not able to exercise the license privileges;

(A) The form includes a sworn statement verifying that the licensee did not exercise any hunting privilege for the specified license.

(ii) The unused and unaltered license with all coupons intact. If the license is destroyed, lost or illegible, the licensee shall submit a notarized lost license affidavit on the proper form; and,

(iii) Additional documentation that depends on the type of request:

(A) Request due to an incapacitating illness or injury shall include a physician's sworn statement on the proper form that the licensee was incapable of exercising the privileges of the license.

(B) Request due to a death shall include a copy of the death certificate.

(D) Request due to legal proceedings shall include a certified copy of a court document that includes the dates the licensee is required to participate in the proceedings.

(e) Deadlines to submit a written request and all required documents for the refund or reservation of a license are as follows:

(i) For any license, permit or stamp in which the hunting season ends on or before December 31, the deadline shall be December 31.

(ii) For any license, permit or stamp in which the hunting season has been extended into January of the succeeding calendar year, the deadline shall be January 31 of the year in which the hunting season expires.

(iii) For all other licenses, permits and stamps the deadline shall be the last date the individual license, permit or stamp is valid.

(f) The following stipulations apply to a person who has been granted a license reservation under this section.

(i) Any license that is reissued shall count toward the total number of licenses that person may apply for and receive during any one (1) calendar year as provided in Commission regulations.

(ii) If the license was issued in a preference point drawing, the person shall not have preference points restored and shall not be eligible to purchase a preference point for that species during the same year the original license was issued.

(iii) The person shall not be eligible to participate in the initial drawing the following year for a full priced license of the same species.

(iv) The person shall submit an administrative fee of ten dollars ($10) no later than May 31 in the succeeding calendar year prior to reissuance of the license.

(v) A resident with a license reservation for a limited quota elk or limited quota deer license may subsequently purchase a general license, if eligible, for the same species during the current hunting season.

(vi) The following options shall be offered to a person with a reserved license where the season, quota or sex limitation of the hunt area for the license changes in the subsequent hunting season.

(A) If the license allowed taking either sex of animal, but that type no longer exists, the licensee shall be given a choice of a license for an antlered or male animal, or an antlerless or female animal in the subsequent hunting season.

(B) If the license was limited to taking an antlerless or female animal, but that type no longer exists, the licensee shall be given an any, an antlered or male only license at the Department's discretion in the subsequent hunting season.

(C) If the license was limited to taking an antlered or male animal, but that type no longer exists, the licensee shall be given an any animal, or antlerless or female animal license at the Department's discretion in the subsequent hunting season.

(D) If, in the subsequent hunting season, the entire hunt area is closed to hunting of the species listed on the license, the licensee shall be offered a license for the same species and sex limitations in another area of the licensee's choice.

(E) If, in the subsequent hunting season, the entire state has been closed to hunting of the species listed on the license, the licensee shall not be issued another license to hunt that species. Under this circumstance, the licensee shall be issued a refund.

(g) The following stipulations apply to a person who has been granted a license refund under this section:

(i) The individual may apply for and receive any remaining issue-after license for the same species in accordance with Wyoming statutes and Commission regulations.

(ii) A resident whose refund is for a limited quota elk or limited quota deer license may subsequently purchase a general license, if eligible, for the same species during the current hunting season.

(iii) If the license was issued in a preference point drawing, all accumulated preference points used to obtain the license shall be restored to the person. The person shall also be allowed to purchase a preference point for the year the refunded license was issued.

(iv) Fees for stamps and permits may be refunded if it was not possible to use them for other licenses.

(v) Application fees and any applicable preference point fees shall not be refunded.

(vi) Credit card fees shall not be refunded.

(h) All requests for a refund of a license fee, reservation of a license for the succeeding hunting season, or other matters regarding the issuance of licenses, permits or preference points shall be reviewed and addressed by the License Review Board. The License Review Board may delegate approval of some issues to the Fiscal Division Chief. There shall be no right of appeal to the Commission for any decision rendered by the License Review Board or the Department for any provision of this chapter.

(i) Prior to the respective drawing, license quotas in the subsequent hunting season for areas where licenses have been reserved may be adjusted to reflect reservations as provided by Wyoming statutes and this chapter.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 22 Applicant Disqualification

Applicant(s) are solely responsible for the veracity of information on the completed application submitted through the ELS. Applicants shall be disqualified for the following reasons:

(a) The applicant's privilege to purchase or receive any hunting license or preference points has been suspended by a court order or the Wildlife Violator Compact;

(b) The applicant causes more than one (1) sportsperson identification number to have been assigned;

(c) Submission by an individual of more than one (1) completed application for a license for the same big or trophy game species, wild turkey or wild bison unless authorized by Commission regulations;

(d) Applying for a license the applicant is not eligible to receive by Commission regulations or Wyoming statutes;

(e) The applicant will not reach twelve (12) years of age by December 31 of the year the application is made for the purchase of a preference point; or

(f) The applicant attempts to manipulate or circumvent Department licensing security procedures in the ELS system in order to submit or modify an application.

(g) Any person who has an application disqualified under this section shall be in violation of this regulation and such violation shall be punishable as provided by Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, for violation of Commission regulations.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 23 Suspension or Revocation of License

(a) Non-Payment of Child Support.

(i) Upon receipt from the Department of Family Services of a certified copy of an order from a Court to withhold, suspend, or otherwise restrict a license or preference point issued by the Commission, the Game and Fish Department shall notify the party named in the court order by first-class mail of the withholding, suspension, or restriction in accordance with the court order. The Game and Fish Department shall mail this notice by first-class mail to the party named and to the address provided by the Department of Family Services.

(ii) Upon receipt of a notice from the Department of Family Services that the obligor is in compliance with the court order, the Game and Fish Department shall immediately reinstate the license unless the license has been suspended or revoked for other reasons. The Department shall notify the party named and to the address provided by the Department of Family Services that the individual's license privileges have been reinstated. The Department shall also mail by first-class mail to the obligor any licenses in the Game and Fish Department's possession at the time of reinstatement.

(iii) The Department shall maintain a written record indicating to whom the notice was mailed and the address to which the notice was mailed.

(b) Wildlife Violator Compact. The Department may suspend license privileges in accordance with Commission regulations.

History

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 24 Reissuance of Certain Licenses

(a) Any limited quota antelope, deer or elk licenses that have been reserved for the immediately succeeding hunting season or returned to the Department and for which a license refund has been granted may be made available for purchase by residents and nonresidents on a first-come, first-served basis if the Department determines that a reasonable hunting opportunity exists. Any Governor Complimentary licenses or Commissioner complimentary licenses that have been reserved for the immediately succeeding hunting season shall not be made available for resale or use during the current year.

(b) Any nonresident region general deer licenses and any nonresident region general elk licenses that have been reserved for the immediately succeeding hunting season or returned to the Department and for which a license refund has been granted may be made available for purchase by nonresidents on a first-come, first-served basis if the Department determines that a reasonable hunting opportunity exists.

(c) Any limited quota bighorn sheep or moose licenses that have been reserved for the immediately succeeding hunting season or returned to the Department and for which a license refund has been granted may be made available for purchase by residents or nonresidents.

(i) If the bighorn sheep or moose license was originally issued through a preference point drawing, the license may be made available for purchase to the next person on the respective resident or nonresident preference point drawing list.

(ii) If the bighorn sheep or moose license was originally issued through a random drawing, the license may be made available for purchase to the next person on the respective resident or nonresident random drawing list.

(iii) For any bighorn sheep license to be reissued under this section, the returned license shall have been received by the Department on or before August 1. For any moose license to be reissued under this section, the returned license shall have been received by the Department on or before September 1.

(d) Any limited quota mountain goat or wild bison licenses that have been reserved for the immediately succeeding hunting season or returned to the Department and for which a license refund has been granted may be made available for purchase to the next applicant on the respective resident or nonresident random drawing list. The returned license shall have been received by the Department on or before September 1.

(e) When a limited quota bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goat or wild bison license is available for reissuance under this section, the following notification process shall be used to contact the next applicant from each respective resident or nonresident random drawing or preference point drawing list.

(i) Applicants shall be notified at the email address and telephone number(s) provided on the application in the order of the respective resident or nonresident, random or preference point drawing.

(ii) The Department shall attempt to contact an applicant during a forty-eight (48) hour period by email and telephone. A minimum of three (3) attempts shall be made during different hours of the day and evening. Notification attempts shall be spaced at least one-half (1/2) hour apart. Department personnel must speak directly to the applicant during the notification call. If an individual cannot be contacted within the forty-eight (48) hour timeframe, the next applicant on the respective list shall be notified. Those who could not be contacted shall retain their position on the respective drawing list and may be contacted if another opportunity exists.

(f) Licenses reissued in accordance with this section are not eligible for refund of the license fee or reservation of a license for the immediately succeeding hunting season.

History

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 25 Alteration or Transfer of Licenses, Permits, Stamps, Tags, Preference Points or Competitive Raffle Chances to Another Person Prohibited; Use by Another Person Prohibited; Invalidation by Improper Fees

(a) Department licenses, permits, stamps or tags shall not be altered by anyone other than authorized Department personnel.

(b) A license, permit, stamp or tag shall only be used for the purpose of taking wildlife by the individual to whom it was issued and therein named and while in that individual's possession. No individual shall take or attempt to take any wildlife using another individual's license, permit, stamp or tag. No license, permit, stamp, tag, preference point or competitive raffle chance shall be transferred to another person.

(c) Licenses, excluding lifetime licenses, shall only become valid when signed by the person in whose name the license is issued in the space provided, and where applicable, co-signed by a parent or legal guardian.

(d) Any Department enforcement officer may seize as evidence any license, permit, stamp or tag that was obtained in violation of Commission regulations or Wyoming statutes.

History

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 26 Licenses, Conservation Stamp and Reciprocal Fishing Stamp Expiration

(a) Fishing licenses, small game licenses, game bird, combination small game/game bird licenses, furbearer hunting or trapping licenses and game bird farm licenses shall be valid until the expiration date as indicated on the individual license. All other licenses expire on the last day of the calendar year in which issued.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Commission Regulation, big game animal, wild bison and fall wild turkey licenses issued in one (1) calendar year are valid through the closing date established in January of the next succeeding calendar year when a hunting season for big game animals, wild bison or fall wild turkey opens during one (1) calendar year and closes in January of the next succeeding calendar year.

(c) All daily hunting or fishing licenses shall only be valid for the calendar day(s) delineated on the license. A nonresident five (5) day fishing license is only valid for five (5) consecutive calendar days.

(d) Conservation Stamp and Reciprocal Fishing Stamp. Conservation Stamp and Reciprocal Fishing Stamp Authorizations shall be valid until the expiration date as indicated on the document exhibiting the stamp privilege.

(e) Fishing privileges associated with a full price nonresident elk license are valid from the date of issuance through the end of the calendar year.

History

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.44.08212026 § 27 Super Tag Licenses and Super Tag Trifecta Licenses

Wyoming statutes provide for the issuance of big game, trophy game and wild bison licenses through a competitive raffle process. Big game, trophy game and wild bison licenses authorized under this section shall be valid for the species for which the license has been issued.

(a) These licenses shall be valid in any hunt area in accordance with Commission regulations, except for the following:

(i) A Super Tag License or a Super Tag Trifecta License for moose shall not be valid in any moose hunt area which has a total quota of ten (10) or fewer any moose or antlered moose licenses.

(ii) A Super Tag License or a Super Tag Trifecta License for full price bighorn sheep shall not be valid in any bighorn sheep hunt area which has a total quota of ten (10) or fewer Type 1, any ram or any bighorn sheep licenses.

(iii) A Super Tag License or a Super Tag Trifecta License shall not be valid within Grand Teton National Park.

(iv) A Super Tag License or a Super Tag Trifecta License for wild bison shall not be valid in any wild bison hunt area which has a total quota of ten (10) or fewer any wild bison licenses.

(b) Recipients of a Super Tag License and Super Tag Trifecta License shall be exempt from the provisions in this chapter limiting the number of big game, trophy game or wild bison licenses an individual may possess in any one (1) calendar year. An individual is eligible to receive a Super Tag License or Super Tag Trifecta License for big game, trophy game or wild bison annually. Recipients shall be exempt from the once in a lifetime license restriction for bull moose, full price bighorn sheep, mountain goat and wild bison licenses. Preference points shall not be lost if an individual receives a Super Tag License or Super Tag Trifecta License for antelope, bighorn sheep, deer, elk, moose or wild bison.

(c) There shall be up to eleven (11) successful recipients of licenses from all the individuals that purchased a Super Tag License or Super Tag Trifecta License competitive raffle chance. Up to ten (10) individual recipients shall be issued one Super Tag License as follows: one (1) antelope license, or one (1) bighorn sheep license, or one (1) black bear license, or one (1) deer license, or one (1) elk license, or one (1) gray wolf license, or one (1) moose license, or one (1) mountain goat license, or one (1) mountain lion license or one (1) wild bison license. The successful recipient of a Super Tag License shall be based on what species of big game, trophy game or wild bison license was randomly drawn for the participating recipient. One (1) successful applicant shall be issued Super Tag Trifecta Licenses, allowing that individual to choose, at their discretion, no more than three (3) different species of big game, trophy game and wild bison licenses.

(d) Super Tag License and Super Tag Trifecta License competitive raffle chances shall be sold annually.

(i) The price for a single Super Tag License competitive raffle chance shall be ten dollars ($10) for both residents and nonresidents. The price for a single Super Tag Trifecta License competitive raffle chance shall be thirty dollars ($30) for both residents and nonresidents. The number of competitive raffle chances that any one person may purchase is not limited in number.

(ii) An applicant may apply for Super Tag License competitive raffle chances by an individual species of big game or trophy game or for wild bison. An applicant may choose to purchase a competitive raffle chance(s) for multiple species.

(iii) For a Super Tag Trifecta License competitive raffle chance, a person does not need to select the individual species of big game or trophy game or wild bison at the time they purchase a raffle chance.

(iv) A person who purchases a competitive raffle chance for a Super Tag License or Super Tag Trifecta License shall not be eligible for a refund.

(e) A competitive drawing shall be conducted to determine the winners of the individual species Super Tag Licenses and Super Tag Trifecta License.

(i) There shall be no preference given to residents or nonresidents in the drawing or issuance of a Super Tag License or Super Tag Trifecta License.

(ii) If a nonresident applicant wins a Super Tag License raffle for a bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goat or wild bison, the applicant shall be required to purchase their Super Tag License by March 15 of that year so the license may be counted against the nonresident quota.

(iii) If a nonresident applicant wins the Super Tag Trifecta License raffle and chooses to select either a bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goat or wild bison license, the applicant shall be required to select the individual species and purchase their license(s) by March 15 of that year so the license(s) may be counted against the nonresident quota.

(f) License fees for successful Super Tag License and Super Tag Trifecta License holders shall be as set forth in Wyoming Statutes or Commission regulations.

(g) No person shall purchase a competitive raffle chance for a Super Tag License or Super Tag Trifecta License during any calendar year in which the person's privilege to obtain a license or preference point has been revoked or suspended by a court or the Wildlife Violator Compact.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: __________________________________

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: July 15, 2026

History

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Chapter 45 Wildlife Rehabilitation

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.45.03262014 Wildlife Rehabilitation

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 45

WILDLIFE REHABILITATION

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §23-1-103 and W.S. §23-1-302.

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) “Birds” mean game birds, migratory game birds, and protected birds.

(b) “Contact” means, but is not limited to, physical contact between the public and wildlife, including the unauthorized provision of food and liquids, and also visual, auditory, or olfactory contact between the public and wildlife that may cause or result in subjecting the wildlife to stress, behavioral anomalies, including taming or imprinting, or in any diminishment of the capacity of such wildlife to subsequently survive in the wild independent of human aid and sustenance.

(d) “Public” means, but is not limited to, all persons other than the wildlife rehabilitator permitted under this regulation: public does not mean members of the immediate family of wildlife rehabilitators, providers of temporary care authorized under this regulation, DVMs, or employees of the Department.

(e) “Rehabilitate” means the provision of care and treatment to sick, injured, debilitated, or orphaned wildlife for the purpose of returning such wildlife to the wild in a condition that enables the wildlife to survive independent of human aid and sustenance.

(f) “Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit, Provisional Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit or Permit” means a permit issued pursuant to this regulation and Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Regulation Chapter 10, Regulation For Importation, Possession, Confinement, Transportation, Sale and Disposition of Live Wildlife, revised as of January 22, 2014, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A copy of all Commission regulations can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(g) “Wildlife Rehabilitator, Provisional Wildlife Rehabilitator or Permittee” means a person who has been issued a permit in accordance with the provisions of this regulation for the purpose of providing care, aid and treatment to sick, injured, debilitated or orphaned wildlife with the goal of returning such wildlife to the wild independent of human aid or sustenance.

Section 3. Exemptions.

(a) Persons who, as a job requirement, are directed to rescue birds and provide short term care to birds that are injured or distressed at industrial sites are exempt from the regulation. However, such persons shall obtain a permit from the Department issued under Chapter 10 Regulation For Importation, Possession, Confinement, Transportation, Sale and Disposition of Live Wildlife, revised as of January 22, 2014, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A copy of all Commission regulations can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office. Such person(s) shall not advertise or otherwise promote their services as a wildlife rehabilitator.

(b) Veterinarians licensed under the provisions of state statute may render emergency care and treatment to sick or injured wildlife without a permit issued under this regulation. Whenever a DVM renders such care or treatment, the DVM shall transfer responsibility for such wildlife either to a permitted wildlife rehabilitator or to the Department within thirty (30) days of initial contact with the wildlife, unless an extension beyond thirty (30) days is granted by the Department. Any care and treatment rendered shall not create a financial obligation to the Department or permitted wildlife rehabilitator without prior approval. Any DVM may euthanize any sick or injured wildlife defined in Title 23, except mammals classified as endangered or threatened species by Title 50, Code of Federal regulations (CFR), Part 17.11 (50 CFR 17.11) , revised as of October 1, 2012, and does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter, if the DVM determines that no other reasonable action would be practical, humane, or effective for the rehabilitation of the wildlife. If the wildlife is of a type not authorized to be rehabilitated by a permitted wildlife rehabilitator, the DVM shall immediately notify the Department and the Department shall determine disposition of the wildlife. A copy of 50 CFR Part 17.11 can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

Section 4. Possession.

(a) Nothing in this regulation shall authorize or be construed to authorize a wildlife rehabilitator permitted under this regulation to practice veterinary medicine contrary to State statute.

(b) Wildlife possessed under authority of this regulation remain property of the State and nothing herein shall be construed as granting any ownership interest to a permitted wildlife rehabilitator, provisional wildlife rehabilitator, or any other person. As owner, the State has the right to require a wildlife rehabilitator or any other person having possession of wildlife under authority of this regulation to immediately surrender possession of such wildlife to the Department in the case of violation of this regulation or other applicable law or whenever the Department determines it necessary or appropriate for the welfare of such wildlife or for the protection of wildlife resources or the public.

Section 5. Scope of Permit Requirements. No person, except as authorized under provisions of this regulation, or as exempted under this regulation, shall rehabilitate wildlife without complying with the provisions of this regulation.

Section 6. Agreement. All applications for permits issued pursuant to this regulation shall be signed by the applicant. Such signature shall constitute an agreement by the applicant to fully comply with all relevant provisions of statute including, but not limited to, this regulation and all applicable conditions and restrictions of the permit.

Section 7. Minimum Qualifications and Application Required to Obtain a Permit. Upon receipt of an application, the Department shall review the application and inspect the facility(ies).

Approval or disapproval by the Department shall be based on compliance with the permitting and facility(ies) criteria in this regulation. Written notification of the approval or disapproval, including the reason for disapproval, shall be made within sixty (60) days of the Department receipt of the application.

In order to be considered for a wildlife rehabilitation permit, a person shall submit a written application on

a form provided by the Department and the applicant shall provide the following information:

(a) The applicant’s name, address, and telephone number where the applicant can be reached between the hours of 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p.m.;

(b) The species and categories (such as small game, protected birds, migratory birds, game birds, nongame mammals, furbearing animals, reptiles, amphibians) of wildlife that the applicant is qualified for and has the facility(ies) to rehabilitate;

(d) A description of the facility(ies) and location of facility(ies) and a statement that the applicant can possess and maintain the facility(ies) at a location(s) that is not contrary to the laws of the appropriate county or municipality, or any other applicable laws or subdivision covenants;

(e) If the applicant proposes to rehabilitate birds, a copy of a special purpose rehabilitation permit to rehabilitate migratory game birds and protected birds is required in compliance with 50 CFR 21.27, revised as of October 1, 2012, and does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A copy of 50 CFR 21.27 can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Department’s Headquarters Office.

(f) A letter from a DVM in which the DVM agrees to examine and treat injured wildlife. The Department shall not be responsible for reimbursement to the DVM for services rendered;

(g) A certificate of training specifying the hours of training completed and the course curriculum signed by the entity providing the training and indicating the details of the training. The certification shall specify completion of a basic wildlife rehabilitation curriculum that includes basic animal care concepts, zoonotic disease information, preferred euthanasia practices, wildlife rehabilitation laws and ethics, and other general rehabilitation information. Provisional wildlife rehabilitators shall not be required to complete the course prior to their second license renewal. The Department reserves the right to accept or reject the training completed as meeting the requirements of this regulation;

(h) Certification that the proposed possession and treatment of wildlife is not contrary to the laws of the appropriate county or municipality, or any other applicable laws;

(i) Certification from another wildlife rehabilitator permitted by the Department that the person possesses the necessary skills and abilities to be permitted as a wildlife rehabilitator. This requirement pertains to applicants who apply for Wildlife Rehabilitation Permits when the applicant has not previously been issued a Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit by the Department;

(j) Certification that the applicant has within five (5) consecutive years immediately preceding the date of application not been assessed a civil or administrative penalty for, or been convicted of a violation of any provision of this regulation, or of any provision of state statute, county or municipal ordinance involving cruelty to animals, or of any provision of any federal statute or regulation that is related to activity for which the permit is sought;

(k) Certification that the applicant shall possess an on-site holding facility(ies) that meets the Department’s approval. The Department shall utilize the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association and International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council’s Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation, dated 1993, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter, as a guide to determine the adequacy of facility(ies). A copy of these Standards can be viewed at Department Regional Offices. A provisional wildlife rehabilitator may meet this requirement with facility(ies) available from the sponsor. A permit shall not be granted by the Department until such time as the applicant shall possess an approved facility(ies); and,

(l) The Department may inspect the facility(ies), wildlife held, and records during reasonable hours on any day of the week.

Section 8. Denial of Permit. An application for a permit may, unless otherwise provided, be denied when:

(a) The application is incomplete;

(b) The applicant has within five (5) consecutive years preceding the date of application been assessed a civil or administrative penalty for, or been convicted of a violation of any provision of this regulation, or of any provision of state statute, county or municipal ordinance involving cruelty to animals, or of any provision of any federal statute or regulation which is related to activity for which the permit is sought;

(c) The applicant has failed to disclose material information or has made false statements as to any fact in connection with the application; or,

(d) An inspection by the Department of the facility(ies) where wildlife shall be maintained has disclosed that the facility(ies) does not meet the Department’s requirements.

Section 9. Permit Application Denial Review Process. The following permit denial review process shall be used when considering a wildlife rehabilitation permit application that has been denied:

(a) When an application for a Chapter 45 permit has been denied, the Department Permitting Officer shall send a certified, registered letter with return receipt to the applicant indicating the permit application has been denied and the reasons for the denial.

(b) The applicant may appeal a permit denial by submitting a written request to the Department Permit Review Board (Board) for reconsideration within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of receipt of their denial letter. If an applicant fails to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they received the Department’s decision letter, the applicant shall waive their ability to make any future appeal request regarding the denied permit application.

(i) The Board shall consist of the Chief of the Wildlife Division (or his designee), Chief of the Fish Division (or his designee), Supervisor of Biological Services, a regional wildlife supervisor (appointed) and a senior game warden with commercial operations responsibility (appointed).

(ii) The Board shall review the Department’s decision to deny the permit and may consider any additional information provided by the applicant.

(iii) The Board shall either uphold the Department’s decision to deny the permit or approve the permit application. The Board’s decision shall be sent to the applicant as a certified, registered letter with return receipt within fifteen (15) consecutive days of the Board receiving the applicant’s written request for appeal.

(c) The applicant may appeal the decision of the Board to deny a permit by submitting a written request to the Director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department for consideration. This request shall be received by the Director no later than thirty (30) consecutive days after the applicant receives the Board’s decision letter. If an applicant fails to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they received the Board’s decision letter, the applicant shall waive their ability to make any future appeal request regarding the denied permit application.

(i) The Director, or his designee, shall conduct a review of the Department’s and the Board’s decision, and may consider any additional information provided by the applicant.

(ii) The Director shall either uphold the earlier denials of the permit or approve the permit application. The Director’s decision shall be sent to the applicant as a certified, registered letter with return receipt within fifteen (15) consecutive days of the applicant’s written request to the Director for appeal.

(d) An applicant may appeal a decision by the Director to deny a permit to the Commission within thirty (30) consecutive days after the applicant receives the Director’s decision letter. If an applicant fails to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they received the Director’s decision letter, the applicant shall waive their ability to make any future appeal request regarding the denied permit application.

(ii) The Commission shall either uphold the earlier denials of the permit or approve the permit application. The Commission shall provide its final decision on the matter to the applicant at their next regularly scheduled Commission meeting.

(e) An applicant may appeal a permit denial decision of the Commission by filing with the appropriate Wyoming District Court.

Section 10. Types of Permits. There shall be two (2) types of wildlife rehabilitation permits. The Department may issue a Provisional Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit or a Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit to a person in accordance with this section.

(a) Provisional Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit. In order to qualify, an applicant shall meet the requirements in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (j), and (l) of Section 7 of this regulation. A person shall only be allowed to apply for and receive a Provisional Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit for a maximum of two (2) consecutive calendar years. If after that time the person cannot qualify for a Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit, the person shall not be granted a Provisional Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit and shall be required to dispose of all wildlife held under this regulation in compliance with the provisions of Section 17 of this regulation. This permit:

(i) Authorizes the permittee to receive, rehabilitate, transfer and release all wildlife listed on the permit under the conditions specified on the permit;

(ii) Requires the applicant to be sponsored by a wildlife rehabilitator(s) permitted for the same wildlife;

(iii) Requires the permittee to consult with the permittee’s sponsor immediately after receiving any wildlife. If the sponsor is not available, the permitted provisional wildlife rehabilitator shall consult with a permitted wildlife rehabilitator or DVM within twenty-four (24) hours;

(iv) Requires the permittee to immediately return any wildlife to the sponsor upon request by the Department or the sponsor; and,

(v) Requires that if at anytime a provisional wildlife rehabilitator loses sponsorship, all wildlife shall be transferred to the sponsor or another wildlife rehabilitator permitted for such wildlife within forty-eight (48) hours. If the provisional wildlife rehabilitator has not obtained another sponsor within thirty (30) days, the permit shall expire. Any time sponsorship is revoked, the sponsor shall verbally notify the Department within forty-eight (48) hours and in writing within five (5) days.

(b) Wildlife Rehabilitator. In order to qualify for this permit an applicant shall meet all requirements in Section 7 of this regulation. Persons who hold permits for wildlife rehabilitation in the state the date this regulation is passed by the Commission are grandfathered and are not required to meet the requirements of subsection (g), (i) and (k) of Section 7. This permit:

(i) Authorizes the permittee to receive, rehabilitate, transfer and release all wildlife listed on the permit under the conditions specified on the permit.

(c) A person shall possess a Provisional Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit prior to making application for and being considered by the Department for a Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit unless the person meets all qualifications for a Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit in Section 7 at the time of application.

Section 11. Record Keeping Requirements.

(a) All permitted wildlife rehabilitators shall keep current and complete written records at the permitted facility(ies) of wildlife handled, containing the following information:

(i) Species of wildlife;

(ii) Length and type of treatment;

(iii) Source of wildlife;

(iv) Cause of admission;

(v) Attending DVM, if applicable;

(vi) Acquisition date; and,

(vii) Disposition and disposition date.

(b) These records shall be submitted by the permittee to the Department Headquarters Office, Permitting Office, 5400 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, Wyoming 82006 no later than January 31 for wildlife held during the immediately preceding calendar year. In addition, permittee’s shall maintain copies of the current and prior calendar years’ records. Failure to submit an annual report, failure to provide required information, or the making of false statements shall be cause for suspension, revocation or non-renewal of the permit. All records relevant to permit activities shall be kept at the facility(ies) location(s) as indicated in the application by the permittee to the Department and shall be available for review by Department personnel during reasonable hours.

Section 12. Requirements for Permit Renewal. The renewal of a permit is contingent upon the permittee’s compliance with relevant state laws and the provisions of this regulation.

Section 13. Facility(ies) and Inspections.

(a) All wildlife shall be kept within wildlife holding enclosure(s) except when being transported, transferred, treated or released. The holding facility(ies) shall be designed, constructed and maintained to provide:

(i) Safety and protection for wildlife and people;

(A) Facility(ies) and outdoor cage(s) shall be locked;

(B) Facility(ies) shall ensure containment for wildlife under rehabilitation and exclusion of other wild and domestic animals.

(ii) Sufficient space to allow normal development and physical behavior, as well as postural and social adjustments with freedom of movement;

(iii) Proper lighting levels;

(iv) Proper ventilation;

(v) Ability for the permittee to conduct cleaning, sanitation, disinfecting and handling procedures considering safety, escape prevention and while minimizing stress to wildlife;

(vi) A means to gradually acclimate wildlife to external environmental conditions;

(vii) Appropriate ambient temperatures;

(viii) Barriers to minimize stress on these wildlife; and,

(ix) Barriers to prevent imprinting on humans or domestic animals.

(b) In addition to the design, construction and maintenance of the holding facility(ies) as specified in this section, the permittee shall provide:

(i) Specific enclosure(s) for all developmental stages of wildlife on the permit;

(ii) Enclosure(s) for recuperation from injuries;

(iii) Quarantine capabilities;

(iv) Parasite and pest control;

(v) Shelter within enclosure(s) as needed;

(vi) Clean water and appropriate food; and,

(vii) Nesting or bedding materials.

(d) The facility(ies), records and wildlife shall be available for immediate inspection upon request by the Department.

Section 14. Care, Treatment and Disposition of Wildlife.

(a) A DVM shall approve all medications, medical treatments, diagnostic and prognostic procedures. Anesthesia and surgery shall be conducted only by a DVM or under direct DVM supervision.

(b) If the permittee or DVM determines that any wildlife is not likely to survive, the wildlife shall be euthanized immediately by the DVM or permittee.

(c) As soon as it can be determined that sick or injured wildlife is not likely to recover within one- hundred eighty (180) days, the wildlife shall be euthanized; unless Department approval is given for extended care.

(d) Factors that shall be considered in determining what action should be taken relative to injured wildlife include:

(i) Type, extent and severity of injury(ies);

(ii) Physical condition of injured wildlife; and,

(iii) Any other relevant factors that indicate no reasonable action would be practical or effective for the rehabilitation of the animal involved.

(e) No public contact shall be allowed with any wildlife held under a permit granted pursuant to this regulation; unless otherwise approved in writing by the Department.

(f) Any dead wildlife shall be disposed of by appropriate burial, incineration or other lawful disposition or transferred to the Department upon request of the Department. In no case shall a rehabilitator retain possession of any dead wildlife or parts thereof.

(g) Permittees may temporarily transfer physical possession of an injured raptor to a person permitted to practice falconry in accordance with Commission regulations, for conditioning. A copy of all Commission regulations can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(i) The raptor shall be returned to the rehabilitator within one-hundred eighty (180) days from the time the rehabilitator originally received the raptor; unless Department approval is given for extended care.

(h) Permittees may use volunteers who are not permitted by this Regulation under their supervision at the wildlife rehabilitators facility(ies), provided that the wildlife rehabilitator maintains current records including name, address, telephone number, and dates worked for all volunteers.

(i) Any other person may care for the wildlife held by a permittee when authorized in writing by the permittee provided that, if the period of care exceeds thirty (30) days, the Department shall be notified in writing of such temporary care provisions within three (3) calendar days from the inception of temporary care. Such written notification shall include the name(s) of the person(s) providing temporary care, the reason or need for temporary care status, and the number of days temporary care is to be maintained.

Persons providing temporary care shall do so at the facility(ies) location(s) approved in the wildlife rehabilitation permit application. The Department may remove wildlife from temporary care when such temporary care has been instituted contrary to the provisions of this regulation. Those persons specified in Section 8 (b) shall not be authorized to perform temporary care.

(j) All wildlife held under authority of a Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit shall not be:

(i) Maintained as pets;

(ii) Intentionally tamed;

(iii) Transferred to a person not properly permitted;

(iv) Sold, exchanged for consideration or bartered; or,

(v) Maintained in unapproved facility(ies) or by unauthorized person(s) or maintained for a period longer than that specified in this regulation.

(k) The permit does not authorize the use of injured/recovering wildlife for educational purposes.

(i) The permittee’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit shall not authorize the permittee to hold nonreleasable wildlife for the sole purpose of placing them in educational programs; and,

(ii) If a person desires to hold birds for educational purposes, the person shall apply to the Department for consideration of the issuance of a permit under Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Issuance of Scientific and Educational Permits, revised as of January 22, 2014, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A copy of all Commission regulations can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

(l) Wildlife for which recovery from disease, injury or debilitation in the permittee’s judgment is not anticipated shall be:

(i) Donated by the permittee to a zoo, museum or natural history organization approved in writing by the Department; or,

(ii) Shall be euthanized by the permittee, unless the permittee is otherwise directed by the Department.

(iii) Orphaned wildlife that, in the judgment of the permittee, cannot be released to the wild due to a lack of behavioral traits enabling such wildlife to survive without dependence on human aid and sustenance or to imprinting on humans, shall be disposed of as stipulated in this subsection.

(m) The Department reserves the right to make final judgment as to the capacity of wildlife to recover from disease, injury or debilitation or for orphans to be successfully reared and released.

(i) The Department may;

(A) Direct the disposal of such wildlife by transfer to another rehabilitator;

(B) Release to the wild; or,

(C) Euthanize, when in the Department’s judgment, the health, welfare, and safety of such wildlife, the public, free-ranging wildlife, or domestic animals shall be best served by such disposal. In making such decisions, the Department may consult with DVMs, rehabilitators, or other experts or qualified persons as the Department shall deem advisable. Any actions directed by the Department under this subsection shall be the wildlife rehabilitator’s financial responsibility.

(D) Order that specific wildlife be released, transferred, surrendered, or humanely euthanized by or at the expense of the wildlife rehabilitator, and may seize and remove wildlife from the custody of the permittee if the Department deems it necessary for the welfare of such wildlife, or other wildlife, domestic animals, for the welfare and safety of humans, or for failure to comply with any provisions of the permit.

Section 15. Release of Wildlife.

(a) All rehabilitated wildlife shall be released in appropriate habitat or as otherwise required to comply with any special conditions of the permit, or at a site approved in advance by the Department.

(b) All rehabilitated wildlife shall be released as soon as it has reached physical maturity or has attained full recovery from injury or illness, or as soon thereafter as the time of year is ecologically appropriate. In no case shall any rehabilitated wildlife be held longer than one (1) year without prior Department approval based on sound biological reasons.

Section 16. Revocation of Permit. A Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit may be revoked by the Department at any time for:

(a) Failure to comply with any condition of the permit or of this regulation;

(b) If the applicant has, within five (5) consecutive years immediately preceding the date of application, been assessed a civil or administrative penalty for, or been convicted of a violation of any provision of this regulation, or of any provision of state statute, county or municipal ordinance involving cruelty to animals, or of any provision of any federal statute or regulation which is related to activity for which the permit is sought;

(c) Failure to provide care and treatment necessary to prepare wildlife held under authority of the permit for successful release to the wild; or,

(d) Failure to allow inspection by Department personnel of the facility(ies), wildlife held, or records during reasonable hours on any day of the week.

(e) Any revocation of a wildlife rehabilitator license shall be subject to contested case proceedings in accordance with Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules Of Practice Governing Contested Cases Before The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, revised as of January 22, 2014, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A copy of all Commission regulations can be viewed at any Department Regional Office or the Headquarters Office.

Section 17. Disposal of Wildlife for Revocation or Non-Renewal of Permit. Wildlife possessed or maintained by a person whose permit has been revoked or whose permit has not been renewed by the first day of the following calendar year for which it was issued shall be disposed of by that person in a manner as required in writing by the Department. Any wildlife not disposed of may be seized and disposed of by the Department.

Section 18. Restrictions. A wildlife rehabilitation permit shall not authorize the rehabilitation of any wildlife defined as big game animal or trophy game animal.

Section 19. Costs. Any costs, charges, or fees, including but not limited to food, shelter, equipment, labor, veterinarian or other special consultation or services, transportation, federal or other licensing fees, training and educational fees, or any other expenses associated with the rehabilitation of wildlife shall be the responsibility of the permittee. The permittee shall not charge the Department for services provided.

Section 20. Compliance with Other Laws. Issuance of a Wildlife Rehabilitation Permit under this regulation shall not exempt the permittee from compliance with the provisions of any other local, state or federal law.

History

Effective 2014-03-26

Chapter 46 Fishing Regulations

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.46.09162025 Fishing Regulations

CHAPTER 46

FISHING REGULATIONS

Section 1. Authority. These regulations are promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-101, § 23-1-302, § 23-1-303, § 23-1-801 through § 23-1-804, § 23-2-206, § 23-2-209, § 23-3-201, § 23-3-202, § 23-3-308, § 23-3-401, § 23-4-101, § 23-4-103, and § 23-6-111.

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Artificial Flies and Lures" means manmade flies and lures. Artificial flies and lures do not include living or dead organisms or edible parts thereof, natural or processed foodstuffs, scents, flavors or chemical attractants, whether added in the manufacturing process or applied afterward.

(i) Artificial lures are single devices regardless of the number of hooks, including spoons, spinners and plugs made of metal, plastic, wood or other non-edible materials, or plastic products made to resemble worms, eggs, fish or other aquatic organisms.

(A) A pegged attractor, as defined in this Section, fixed or pegged within two (2) inches of the eye of a bare hook or artificial fly is considered an artificial lure.

(ii) Artificial flies includes flies, streamers, jigs, or poppers tied from such materials as thread, feathers, hair or tinsel.

(b) "Aquaria" means any enclosures used to contain organisms that prevent escape. Aquaria shall have a closed system of water circulation with no risk of contacting the surface waters of this state.

(d) "Bait" means living or dead organisms or edible parts thereof, natural or processed foodstuffs, scented or flavored plastics or other materials and flies or lures containing a flavor, scent or chemical attractant used in the taking of fish.

(e) "Baitfish" means nongame fish not designated as aquatic invasive species that were collected or purchased for use as bait.

(f) "Business Establishment" means a single business location with an associated physical address designated on the live baitfish dealer's license.

(g) "Commercially Produced Live Baitfish" means adult fathead minnows that were propagated and reared in a Department approved private fish hatchery.

(h) "Creel Limit" means the total number of game fish a person may harvest and reduce to possession during any one (1) day regardless of the method or methods of harvest.

(i) "Dates" means the dates mentioned are inclusive.

(j) "Day" means calendar day.

(k) "Drainage" means the river or stream proper and the area of land, including all streams and standing waters, that drains into that river or stream.

(l) "Fishing Contest" means:

(i) Any event for taking fish on waters of this state, excluding licensed fishing preserves or hatchery catch out ponds, where cash or prizes are awarded or an entry or participation fee is charged; and,

(ii) Fifty (50) or more adults (18 years of age or older) or twenty-five (25) or more boats participate on a given date.

(m) "Fishing Contest Permit" means a document issued by the Department that grants the permittee authorization to conduct a fishing contest.

(n) "Gaff" means a spear or hook, with or without a handle, used for holding or lifting of fish.

(o) "Game Fish", unless otherwise provided for specific waters or drainages, means:

(i) bass (GENUS Micropterus and Ambloplites);

(ii) bluegill, pumpkinseed and sunfish (GENUS Lepomis);

(iii) crappie (GENUS Pomoxis);

(iv) walleye and sauger (GENUS Sander);

(v) yellow perch (GENUS Perca);

(vi) trout, salmon, and char (GENUS Salmo, Oncorhynchus, and Salvelinus);

(vii) whitefish and cisco (GENUS Prosopium);

(viii) grayling (GENUS Thymallus);

(ix) pike (GENUS Esox);

(x) catfish and bullheads (GENUS Ameiurus, Ictalurus, Noturus, and Pylodictis);

(xi) burbot (GENUS Lota);

(xii) sturgeon (GENUS Scaphirhynchus); and

(xiii) freshwater drum (GENUS Aplodinotus).

(p) "Lake" means a body of standing water in a depression of land and includes reservoirs, ponds (excluding ponds created by beavers) and gravel and mining pits.

(q) "Live Baitfish Dealer" means a person licensed by the Department to sell live baitfish.

(r) "Live Baitfish Dealer of Record" means the designated individual legally accountable for all aspects of the live baitfish dealer.

(s) "Length" means the total length of a fish in inches, as measured in a straight line along a flat surface, from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail.

(t) "Nongame Fish" means all fish not defined as game fish or aquatic invasive species, including baitfish.

(u) "Pegged Attractor" means any bead, yarn, rubber strand, molded plastic or other non-edible material fixed or pegged on a line or leader above a bare hook or artificial fly.

(v) "Possession Limit" means the maximum number of game fish that may legally be in possession at any time and in any form. Game fish in transit or storage, including home or domicile, are considered in possession. Possession limits apply regardless of how many days an angler has fished. Fish taken under another state's valid license do not apply to Wyoming's possession limits, unless otherwise specified for Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

(w) "Seining License" means a license to seine or trap fish issued by the Department for the purpose of taking baitfish.

(x) "Single-point Barbless Hook" means a hook with a single sharpened point, either manufactured without barbs or having the barb removed or flattened against the shank. Double or treble hooks with all but one point removed are considered single-point hooks.

(y) "Special Fishing Contest Provision" means a provision promulgated for exclusion of fishing contests from specific waters.

(z) "Special Winter Ice Fishing Provision" means a provision promulgated for the ice covered period of specific waters.

(aa) "Stream" means water in a permanent bed or channel with a current that is usually continuous in one direction and includes creeks, rivers, irrigation ditches, drains, canals, sloughs and ponds created by beavers. Streams may not flow continuously during low-flow periods. Ponds or puddles in a stream channel during low flow periods shall be considered to be a stream.

(bb) "Trout" means brown, cutthroat, grayling, golden, rainbow, salmon, tiger trout and other trout hybrids in combination unless a specific species is referenced. Trout excludes brook trout, lake trout and splake.

(cc) "Wild Caught Live Baitfish Possession Area" means the specific locations in Area 2, 3 or 5 where wild caught live baitfish may be possessed regardless of whether they were captured by a seining license holder or obtained from a live baitfish dealer.

Section 3. Seasons and Fishing Hours.

(a) Fishing is permitted year-round twenty-four (24) hours a day in any waters of this state except as otherwise provided by Commission regulation for specific areas, streams, lakes, or portions thereof. Exceptions are listed with the regulations for each drainage area in Sections 17, 20, 22, 25, 28 and 32 of this chapter.

Section 4. Methods.

(a) It is legal to use hand lines, set lines, poles, or tip ups when fishing through the ice and the angler is in attendance.

(b) Artificial light may be used while fishing with legal fishing methods except as prohibited in Section 10 of this chapter.

(c) Fishing with a pegged attractor more than two (2) inches from the eye of a bare hook or artificial fly is considered snagging and is prohibited.

(d) There are no restrictions on the use of a floating strike indicator.

(e) Bait.

(i) Internal organs, eggs, eyes, fins, and skin of game fish are the only portions that may be used legally as bait. Any part of nongame fish may be used as bait. The use of bait may be restricted on specific waters as described in Sections 17, 22, 25, 28 and 32 of this chapter.

(ii) Amphibians and reptiles shall not be used as fishing bait. The possession of live or dead amphibians and reptiles while fishing is prohibited.

(iii) Crayfish shall only be used as live fishing bait in the water body from which they were captured. Once transported away from the water of capture, crayfish shall not be used as live fishing bait.

(iv) Corn may be possessed and used as bait in all waters where fishing with bait is permitted.

(v) Use or possession of bait is prohibited in areas or on waters where fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(f) Special Winter Ice Fishing Provisions.

(i) Special Winter Ice Fishing Provisions apply to the following waters:

(A) Alcova Reservoir;

(B) Bighorn Lake in Big Horn County;

(D) Boulder Lake in Sublette County;

(E) Boysen Reservoir;

(F) Deaver Reservoir in Park County;

(G) Flaming Gorge Reservoir;

(H) Fontenelle Reservoir in Lincoln County;

(I) Glendo Reservoir;

(J) Goldeneye Reservoir;

(K) Gray Reef Reservoir;

(L) Grayrocks Reservoir;

(M) Guernsey Reservoir;

(N) Harrington Reservoir in Big Horn County;

(O) Hawk Springs Reservoir;

(P) Keyhole Reservoir;

(Q) Kortes Reservoir;

(R) Lake DeSmet;

(S) Lake Hattie;

(T) Ocean Lake in Fremont County;

(U) Pathfinder Reservoir;

(V) Pilot Butte Reservoir;

(W) Seminoe Reservoir;

(X) Sulphur Creek Reservoir in Uinta County;

(Y) Wardell Reservoir;

(Z) Wheatland Reservoir #1 in Platte County;

(AA) Wheatland Reservoir #3 in Albany County; and,

(BB) Woodruff Reservoir.

(ii) Method restrictions for Special Winter Ice Fishing Provisions include the following:

(A) The use of more than two (2) lines is permitted only during the ice covered period when the angler is fishing through the ice and the maximum number of lines to be used by a person shall not exceed six (6) lines at any time.

(B) When using more than two (2) lines;

(I) The angler's name shall be attached to each line, pole or tip-up;

(II) The angler shall be no more than three hundred (300) yards from all lines; and,

(III) Anglers shall check their own lines.

Section 5. Creel limits.

(a) Except as otherwise provided, no person shall harvest and keep during any one (1) day, or have in possession, more than the number and length of game fish specified in the creel limits listed below.

| Category | Creel and Possession Limits | | --- | --- | | (i) Trout (in combination includes brown, cutthroat, grayling, golden, rainbow, salmon, tiger trout, and other trout hybrids). Excludes brook trout, lake trout and splake. | Lakes: six (6) Streams: three (3). No more than one (1) trout shall exceed sixteen (16) inches. Streams and lakes combined: six (6) | | (ii) Brook trout | sixteen (16) | | (iii) Lake trout and splake in combination | six (6). No more than one (1) lake trout or splake shall exceed twenty-four (24) inches. | | (iv) Whitefish | six (6) | | (v) Largemouth and smallmouth bass in combination | six (6) | | (vi) Walleye | six (6) | | (vii) Channel catfish | six (6) | | (viii) Northern pike | See drainage area exceptions. | | (ix) Tiger muskie (sterile northern pike muskellunge hybrid) | one (1). All tiger muskie less than thirty-six (36) inches in length shall be released to the water immediately. | | (x) Yellow perch, black bullhead, stonecat, crappie, rock bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, green sunfish, green sunfish-bluegill hybrid, freshwater drum in combination | fifty (50) | | (xi) Burbot (ling) | three (3) | | (xii) Sauger | two (2) | | (xiii) Shovelnose sturgeon | two (2) |

(b) Except as otherwise provided in the exception for an individual water, the total combined creel and possession limit for the trout category, regardless of the waters (streams, lakes, or a combination of both) a person is fishing, shall not exceed six (6) trout per day or in possession.

(i) Creel limit exceptions that apply in specific drainages are provided in Sections 17, 22, 25, 28 and 32 of this chapter.

(c) Any fish caught that is not to be counted in the creel limit shall be immediately released to the water with as little injury to the fish as possible.

(d) Any fish placed on a stringer, in a container, in a live well, or not released immediately to the water, shall be considered to be reduced to possession of the angler and shall be killed prior to being transported from the water of origin. No fish that has been reduced to possession of the angler shall be released alive without prior written approval from the Department.

(e) All fish possessed or transported shall be kept in a manner that species and numbers can be determined.

(f) When length limits apply, the whole body shall remain intact (gills and entrails can be removed) while in transit or in the field. Where length limits do not apply, a piece of skin large enough to allow species identification (at least one (1) inch square) shall remain on all fish fillets while in transit or in the field, except as otherwise provided in Sections 22, 25 and 32 of this chapter for walleye and sauger harvested in the Wind River, Bighorn River, North Platte and Tongue River drainages and in Section 28 of this chapter for lake trout harvested in Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

(g) There are no creel or possession limits on nongame fish unless otherwise specified in this regulation or in Commission Regulation Chapter 52, Take of Nongame Wildlife from Within Wyoming. Nongame fish may be taken by the use of legal fishing methods during any season open for the taking of game fish.

Section 6. Seining and Trapping of Fish.

(a) No person shall seine, net, trap or spear baitfish without first obtaining a valid seining license. A valid seining license is required when using a seine, net, trap or spear to take baitfish, even those that will be used as dead bait.

(i) Seining licenses may be obtained from Department regional offices or from Cheyenne Headquarters.

(ii) No person shall have more than one (1) seining license each calendar year.

(iii) Locations where baitfish may be obtained, possessed and used shall be specified on the seining license.

(A) Seining or trapping and use of baitfish shall only be done as specified in regulations for specific drainage areas in Sections 18, 23, 26, 29 and 33 of this chapter.

(b) Legal gear for taking baitfish includes seines, traps, cast nets, umbrella nets and dip nets. There are no restrictions on the size of mesh or net size for cast nets, umbrella nets or dip nets. Collection gear shall be hand operated.

(i) Seines used for the purpose of taking baitfish shall not be more than five (5) feet deep.

(ii) Traps used for the purpose of taking baitfish shall not be more than thirty-six (36) inches long, twelve (12) inches deep, twelve (12) inches wide or twelve (12) inches in diameter and the throat shall not exceed one (1) inch width.

(A) A seining license holder shall not use more than five (5) traps at a time.

(B) A holder of both a seining license and live baitfish dealer's license shall have no restriction on the number of traps that can be used.

(d) Any brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) taken by a trap, net or seine must be immediately killed.

(e) All Goldfish (Carassius auratus) and koi (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife) taken or purchased for use as bait shall be killed immediately in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 52, Take of Nongame Wildlife from Within Wyoming.

(f) Any live nongame fish captured for use as dead bait shall be killed immediately and shall not be transported live.

(g) No person shall intentionally tamper with or remove a trap or net, or remove fish from a trap or net that is set and maintained in compliance with Commission regulations unless in possession of a valid seining license and written permission from the seining license holder.

(h) All wild caught live baitfish transported out of the water of capture shall be held in aquaria when not in use.

(i) Wild caught live baitfish confined to a live car, net, pen or other enclosure in the same water from which the baitfish were captured are exempt from the aquaria holding requirement.

(i) All aquaria and enclosures shall have the owner's name and seining license number attached while in use.

(j) A seining license holder shall allow Department personnel to inspect live baitfish and all aquaria and enclosures used to hold live baitfish during reasonable hours.

(i) If an inspection discloses species of wildlife not authorized by the Department or an aquatic invasive species, the Department may order the wildlife, including all fish in aquaria and enclosures, removed from Wyoming or destroyed.

(k) Wild caught live baitfish may be held indefinitely by the holder of a valid, unexpired seining license, but shall not be released, abandoned or allowed to escape.

(l) A seining license holder shall not sell, trade, barter or broker live baitfish without first possessing a valid live baitfish dealer's license.

(m) A seining license holder shall be allowed to give live baitfish to other anglers in his or her fishing party for use only when the seining license holder is present. All live baitfish shall be returned to the seining licensee while not in use, and shall remain in the wild caught live baitfish possession area listed on the seining license.

(n) A seining license holder shall be allowed to give dead baitfish to other anglers for use as dead bait.

(o) Seining licenses are subject to suspension or revocation for failure to comply with the seining and trapping conditions specified in Sections 6, 18, 23, 26, 29 and 33 of this chapter.

(i) Any revocation of a seining license other than a court hearing revocation shall be subject to contested case proceedings in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules Of Practice Governing Contested Cases Before The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

(ii) A seining license holder may appeal a Department decision made under the authority of this chapter by submitting a written request to the Chief of Fisheries at Department headquarters for reconsideration within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of receipt of written notification of the decision being contested. If a licensee fails to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days, the licensee shall waive their ability to make any future appeal of the Department's decision. Appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the Department Decision appeals process described in Commission regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries.

Section 7. Live Baitfish Dealers.

(a) Any person desiring to engage in the commercial use of live baitfish shall apply for and receive a valid live baitfish dealer's license prior to selling, trading, bartering or brokering live baitfish except holders of a valid Wyoming commercial fish hatchery license who may sell or otherwise transfer live baitfish to live baitfish dealers for resale. Application for a live baitfish dealer's license shall be made on forms provided by the Department. The applicant shall provide information including, but not limited to, the physical location of the business and a description of facilities to be used for holding fish.

(b) Commercially produced live baitfish may be transported into the state for the sole purpose of resale, provided that:

(i) The recipient is a live baitfish dealer in possession of a valid live baitfish dealer's license or an in-state Department approved private fish hatchery; and,

(ii) The recipient has written authorization from the Chief of Fisheries to receive live baitfish from a Department approved out-of-state fish hatchery; and,

(iii) Vehicles used for the transport of live baitfish into the state shall be placarded indicating that the equipment is being used to transport live fish. Letters, numbers or symbols displayed on the placard shall be at least three (3) inches in height, excluding shading and bordering, and shall be of a color that contrasts with the placard background color. Anyone in the process of transporting live baitfish for the purpose of resale shall be in possession of written authorization from the Chief of Fisheries to ship or transport live baitfish into the state. Live baitfish shipped by common carrier (e.g., UPS, Federal Express) are exempt from this requirement; and,

(iv) The Chief of Fisheries shall be notified immediately by the live baitfish dealer if a shipment contains any other fish species, vegetation or other organisms. The shipment of concern shall be quarantined and held at the business establishment until final disposition is determined following inspection by the Department.

(c) The Chief of Fisheries may choose not to authorize a live baitfish dealer to receive live baitfish from a Department approved out-of-state fish hatchery if the dealer has failed to comply with any provision of Sections 6 or 7 of this chapter.

(d) A live baitfish dealer of record shall be established for each live baitfish dealer's license. The live baitfish dealer of record and employees of a live baitfish dealer are authorized to sell live baitfish only at the business establishment. The current year's live baitfish dealer's license shall be displayed for public viewing at the business establishment. If a parent company has multiple business establishments, a live baitfish dealer's license shall be required at each separate business establishment selling live baitfish.

(e) All wild caught live baitfish transported out of the water of capture shall be held in aquaria when not in use.

(i) Wild caught live baitfish confined to a live car, net, pen or other enclosure in the same water from which the baitfish were captured are exempt from the aquaria holding requirement.

(f) All enclosures and aquaria shall have the owner's name and live baitfish license number attached while in use.

(g) Live baitfish may be held indefinitely by the holder of a valid live baitfish dealer license, but shall not be released, abandoned or allowed to escape.

(h) A live baitfish dealer may be licensed to obtain and sell:

(i) Commercially produced live baitfish for use in all locations east of the continental divide where permitted as described in Sections 23, 26 and 33 of this chapter; or,

(ii) Commercially produced live baitfish and wild caught live baitfish for use in one specific live baitfish location; or,

(iii) Commercially produced live baitfish for use in all locations east of the continental divide where permitted as described in Sections 23, 26 and 33 of this chapter and wild caught live baitfish for use in one specific live baitfish location. Commercially produced live baitfish and wild caught live baitfish shall have separate fish holding facilities and the live baitfish dealer shall maintain separate records for each facility.

(i) All wild caught live baitfish obtained, possessed, or sold shall be subject to the restrictions specified in Sections 6, 8, 18, 23, 26, 29 and 33 of this chapter.

(j) A live baitfish dealer may receive live baitfish from other licensed live baitfish dealers, provided that all wild caught live baitfish were legally obtained from the same live baitfish location for which the dealer is licensed.

(k) Live baitfish dealers shall issue a receipt to the buyer at the time of sale. Receipts shall be filled out completely, they shall be issued by the live baitfish dealer or an employee of the live baitfish dealer and no information on the receipt shall be completed by the buyer. The receipt shall show the dealer's name and address, the number of fish sold, the date of the transfer, appropriate expiration date and where the fish shall be used. Receipt forms shall be provided by the Department.

(i) Live baitfish dealers fishing with their own live baitfish must also be in possession of either a valid live baitfish receipt or a valid seining license when in the field.

(ii) Live baitfish dealers authorized to sell wild caught live baitfish shall issue receipts that expire fifteen (15) consecutive days from the date of sale.

(iii) Live baitfish dealers authorized to sell only commercially produced live baitfish shall issue receipts that expire thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of sale.

(l) Live baitfish dealers shall keep records of live baitfish sources on forms provided by the Department. All live baitfish brought into the business establishment shall be promptly recorded on the record of live baitfish source, including baitfish collected under the dealer's own seining license and baitfish received from commercial fish hatchery license holders, Department approved fish hatcheries, and other licensed live baitfish dealers.

(m) Live baitfish dealers shall maintain at the established business location legible, current, accurate and complete baitfish receipts and records of live baitfish sources.

(n) Copies of the completed receipts and records of live baitfish sources shall be returned to a Department regional office or to the Cheyenne Headquarters (License Section) by January 15 for transactions that occurred the prior calendar year.

(o) Department personnel may inspect the holding facilities, aquaria, enclosures and fish of live baitfish dealers during normal business hours.

(i) If an inspection discloses species of wildlife not authorized by the Department or an aquatic invasive species, the Department may order the wildlife, including all fish in the holding facilities, aquaria, and enclosures removed from Wyoming or destroyed.

(p) Live baitfish dealer licenses are subject to suspension or revocation for failure to comply with any provision of this Section.

(i) Any revocation of a live baitfish dealer license other than a court hearing revocation shall be subject to contested case proceedings in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules Of Practice Governing Contested Cases Before The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

(ii) A licensed live baitfish dealer may appeal a Department decision made under the authority of this chapter by submitting a written request to the Chief of Fisheries at Department headquarters for reconsideration within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of receipt of written notification of the decision being contested. If a licensee fails to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days, the licensee shall waive their ability to make any future appeal of the Department's decision. Appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the Department Decision appeals process described in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries.

Section 8. Use of Baitfish.

(a) The use or possession of live baitfish is prohibited throughout Areas 1 and 4 (defined in Sections 16 and 27 of this chapter) and on all waters in Areas 2, 3, and 5 except as otherwise provided in Sections 18, 23, 26, 29 and 33 of this chapter which describe where live baitfish may be obtained, possessed and used.

(b) The specific waters from which wild caught live baitfish may be seined, netted or trapped and used are listed in Sections 18, 23, 26, 29 and 33 of this chapter. Wild caught live baitfish shall not be transported out of the designated wild caught live baitfish possession area from which they were collected. This area shall be listed on the seining license, live baitfish dealer license or live baitfish receipt.

(d) Commercially produced live baitfish may be transported and possessed throughout Areas 2, 3 and 5 (east of the continental divide) except where the use of live baitfish is prohibited. Use or possession of commercially produced live baitfish is prohibited on all waters except as otherwise provided in Sections 18, 23, 26, 29 and 33 of this chapter.

(e) Possession of live brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) is prohibited in Wyoming.

(f) Live Goldfish (Carassius auratus) or koi shall not be in possession while fishing in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 52, Take of Nongame Wildlife from Within Wyoming.

(g) Persons with live baitfish in possession shall produce, upon request from Department personnel, either a live baitfish dealer's license, receipt from a licensed live baitfish dealer or a valid, unexpired seining license verifying the origin of the live baitfish.

(h) No live baitfish shall be transported into the state for use as live baitfish except as provided in Section 7 of this chapter.

(i) All live baitfish shall be held in aquaria when not in transport or in use.

(j) Live baitfish shall not be released, abandoned, or allowed to escape and must be killed when the receipt expires.

(k) Dead baitfish may be used as bait. Restrictions on the use of dead baitfish are designated within the regulations for the specific drainage area in Sections 18, 20, 23, 26, 29 and 33 of this chapter. Nongame fish taken by the use of legal fishing methods during any season open for the taking of game fish may be used as dead bait. Any live baitfish captured for use as dead bait shall be killed immediately and shall not be transported live.

Section 9. Closure of Fish Holding Facilities. All fish rearing and retaining ponds used by the state including those located at state fish hatcheries, or any that may be constructed elsewhere, are closed to fishing throughout the calendar year. Temporary facilities at spawning station sites are closed to fishing during the time they are in use by the Department.

Section 10. Underwater Spear Gun Fishing.

(a) No person shall use an underwater spear gun to take game fish under water without obtaining a fishing license.

(b) Fish may be taken by underwater spear gun fishing in lakes only.

(i) Underwater spear gun fishing is not permitted within one hundred (100) yards of any designated swimming or water ski areas, boat dock, ramp or spillway.

(ii) A diver flag shall be displayed on the water when diving or underwater spear gun fishing. It shall be a rectangular flag that is either blue and white in color or red in color with a white diagonal stripe, not less than twelve (12) inches by twelve (12) inches and displayed no less than three (3) feet above the surface of the water.

(d) All spears used on spear guns shall be attached to the spear gun with a shooting line with a maximum length of twenty (20) feet.

(e) The limit on walleye taken by spear gun shall be two (2) per day or in possession, except where designated as nongame fish or where otherwise provided for Alcova Reservoir in Section 32 of this chapter. All other general and water-specific creel and possession limits shall apply.

Section 11. Transportation of Live Fish. No person shall transport live fish or live fish eggs from the water of capture, except as provided by Commission regulations or as authorized by the Department.

Section 12. Tagging or Marking Fish. No person shall tag or mark fish and release them into the waters of this state without prior written approval from the Department.

Section 13. Ice Fishing Shelters. Any person utilizing an enclosed ice fishing shelter on the waters of this state shall remove the shelter from the body of water before ice-out.

Section 14. Fishing Contests.

(a) Fishing contests held on waters of this state shall be approved and authorized in writing by the Department. No person shall conduct a fishing contest without first obtaining a fishing contest permit. The permittee shall adhere to all requirements and stipulations provided on the fishing contest permit.

(b) Applications. Anyone desiring to hold a fishing contest shall submit an application for a fishing contest permit on a form provided by the Department. Fishing contest applications may be submitted one (1) year (365 days) prior to the start of the fishing contest, but shall be submitted at least thirty (30) days prior to the start of the fishing contest.

(c) Live Release Fishing Contests. No person shall release live fish in a fishing contest without a fishing contest permit authorizing live release.

(d) Reasons for Denying Fishing Contest Permits. The Department may deny an application if information is falsified on the application, or if the application is incomplete or incorrectly filled out. Fishing contest permits shall not be issued if the Department determines the fishing contest does not comply with Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, shall be harmful to the fisheries resource, or that public use facilities such as boat ramps, parking areas, campgrounds, and related facilities are inadequate to support the contest. Failure to comply with the requirements of the fishing contest permit is a violation of Commission regulations and may result in denial of future fishing contest permits.

(e) Post-Fishing Contest Report Required. Within thirty (30) days after completion of the fishing contest, the permittee shall submit a legible, complete and accurate written report to the Department on a form provided by the Department. Failure to submit this report may result in denial of future fishing contest permits.

(f) Fishing Contest-Free Period. The following restrictions apply for waters covered by the special fishing contest provision.

(i) Waters included under the special fishing contest provision are listed with the regulations for those drainage areas in Section 32 of this chapter.

(ii) The Department shall authorize fishing contests such that each water included in the "Special Fishing Contest Provision" has a period of at least two (2) weeks when fishing contests are not allowed.

(iii) The specific dates when contests are not allowed are listed with the regulations for those drainage areas in Section 32 of this chapter.

Section 15. Established Check Stations, Mandatory Reporting. Upon request of any authorized Department representative, anyone who has been fishing shall produce a valid license and conservation stamp, if required, and fish. Even if the fish in possession have been cut and wrapped or processed, the person transporting fish shall stop and report at the check station.

Section 16. Area 1 Coverage. Area 1 means the Snake River, Salt River, Greys River, Hoback River, Gros Ventre River and Buffalo Fork River drainages and all drainages west of the Teton and Snake River Ranges.

Section 17. Area 1 Exceptions to General Provisions. Fishing is permitted as described in Sections 1 through 15 of this chapter, except as otherwise specified in this Section:

(a) All streams within Area 1, unless indicated otherwise, in Fremont, Lincoln, Sublette, and Teton counties.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be three (3) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than one (1) trout shall exceed sixteen (16) inches; and,

(B) No more than one (1) cutthroat trout shall exceed twelve (12) inches.

(b) All waters within Area 1 in Fremont, Lincoln, Sublette and Teton counties.

(i) The creel limit on mountain whitefish shall be twenty-five (25) per day or in possession.

(ii) Burbot (ling) and northern pike are designated as nongame fish.

(iii) All burbot and northern pike caught shall be killed immediately.

(c) Flat Creek on the National Elk Refuge from the McBride Bridge downstream to the posted closure sign (one (1) mile downstream of the Sleigh-ride Bridge) in Teton County.

(i) Closed to fishing from November 1 through July 31.

(ii) The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than one (1) shall be cutthroat trout; and,

(B) All cutthroat trout less than twenty (20) inches shall be released to the water immediately.

(iii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies only.

(d) Flat Creek from the posted closure sign on the National Elk Refuge downstream to the west boundary of the National Elk Refuge in Teton County.

(i) Closed to fishing throughout the calendar year.

(e) Greys River proper from Corral Creek downstream to the Murphy Creek Bridge in Lincoln County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(f) Nowlin Creek on the National Elk Refuge upstream from the "Closed Area" signs in Teton County.

(i) Closed to fishing throughout the calendar year.

(g) Nowlin Creek on the National Elk Refuge from the confluence with Flat Creek upstream one thousand (1,000) yards to the "Closed Area" signs in Teton County.

(i) Closed to fishing from November 1 through July 31.

(ii) The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than one (1) shall be cutthroat trout; and,

(B) All cutthroat trout less than twenty (20) inches shall be released to the water immediately.

(iii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies only.

(h) Salt River drainage upstream from the Upper Narrows Bridge (Wyoming Highway 238) in Lincoln County.

(i) All trout shall be released to the water immediately from November 1 through December 31.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only from November 1 through December 31.

(i) Salt River from one quarter (¼) mile below the Wyoming Highway 238 Bridge downstream to the Diversion (Murray) Fishing Access as posted in Lincoln County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(j) Snake River proper from the Yellowstone National Park boundary downstream to Jackson Lake in Teton County.

(i) All cutthroat trout shall be released to the water immediately from November 1 through March 31.

(k) Snake River proper from one hundred fifty (150) feet below Jackson Lake dam downstream to the gauging station one thousand (1,000) feet below Jackson Lake dam in Teton County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than three (3) shall be cutthroat trout; and,

(B) No more than one (1) cutthroat trout shall exceed twelve (12) inches.

(l) Snake River proper from one thousand (1,000) feet below Jackson Lake dam (at gauging station) downstream to the Wyoming Highway 22 Bridge (Wilson Bridge) in Teton County.

(i) All cutthroat trout shall be released to the water immediately from November 1 through March 31.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(m) Snake River proper from Wyoming Highway 22 Bridge (Wilson Bridge) downstream to Palisades Reservoir in Lincoln and Teton counties.

(i) All cutthroat trout shall be released to the water immediately from November 1 through March 31.

(n) Soda Lake in the Gros Ventre River drainage in Teton County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be one (1) per day or in possession.

(A) All trout less than twenty (20) inches shall be released to the water immediately.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

Section 18. Area 1 Baitfish. The use or possession of live baitfish in Area 1 is prohibited. Holders of valid seining licenses may only seine, net, trap or spear baitfish native to the drainage for use as dead bait, excluding the waters within Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway. Any baitfish captured shall be killed immediately. Baitfish permissible for use as dead bait in the Snake River drainage are redside shiner, speckled dace, longnose dace, Paiute sculpin, mottled sculpin, Utah chub, Utah sucker and commercially preserved dead baitfish.

Section 19. Palisades Reservoir Boundaries. The boundaries of Palisades Reservoir shall be the confluence of the Snake and Greys rivers and McCoy Creek Bridge on the Salt River arm.

Section 20. Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway Exceptions to General Provisions.

(a) Fishing is permitted as described in Sections 1 through 18 of this chapter, except as otherwise specified in this Section. Fishing shall be in conformance with laws and regulations of the Commission, the state of Wyoming and the regulations of the National Park Service.

(b) All lakes within the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway and Grand Teton National Park in Area 1, unless indicated otherwise.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than three (3) shall be cutthroat trout; and,

(B) No more than one (1) cutthroat trout shall exceed twelve (12) inches.

(c) All streams within the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway and Grand Teton National Park in Area 1, unless otherwise indicated.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be three (3) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than one (1) trout shall exceed sixteen (16) inches; and,

(B) No more than one (1) cutthroat trout shall exceed twelve (12) inches.

(d) All streams within the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway and Grand Teton National Park, excluding Buffalo Fork River, Gros Ventre River, Pacific Creek, Polecat Creek and Snake River.

(i) Closed to fishing December 1 through July 31.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(e) The following fishless lakes are closed to fishing throughout the calendar year: Christian Ponds, Hedrick Pond, Moose Pond, Sawmill Pond and Swan Lake.

(f) Blacktail Spring Ponds.

(i) Closed to fishing December 1 through July 31.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(g) Snake River proper.

(i) See Snake River exceptions in Section 17 of this chapter.

(h) The use or possession of live baitfish is prohibited. The use or possession of dead baitfish or parts thereof is prohibited on all waters except that it shall be permissible to possess or use the following dead baitfish on any lake where fishing is not restricted to the use of artificial flies and lures only; redside shiner, speckled dace, longnose dace, Paiute sculpin, mottled sculpin, Utah chub, Utah sucker and commercially preserved dead baitfish.

(i) The use of archery equipment and spear guns is prohibited.

Section 21. Area 2 Coverage. Area 2 means the Wind River, Bighorn River, Shoshone River, Clarks Fork and Yellowstone River drainages.

Section 22. Area 2 Exceptions to General Provisions. Fishing is permitted as described in Sections 1 through 15 of this chapter, except as otherwise specified in this Section:

(a) All waters within Area 2 in Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Park, Teton and Washakie counties.

(i) Northern pike are designated as nongame fish.

(ii) All northern pike caught shall be killed immediately.

(b) Bighorn and Wind river drainage lakes and streams in Area 2 in Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties.

(i) All walleye and sauger shall be kept whole (gills and entrails may be removed) until the angler is off the water or ice and done fishing for the day. Once off the water or ice and done fishing for the day, walleye and sauger can be filleted for transportation and storage. A piece of skin large enough to allow species identification (at least one (1) inch square) shall remain on all fish fillets while in transit or in the field.

(i) The creel and possession limits are as follows:

(A) Trout - five (5) fish per day, ten (10) fish in possession;

(B) Bass - ten (10) fish per day, twenty (20) in possession;

(D) Channel catfish - six (6) fish per day or in possession:

(E) Crappie - fifteen (15) fish per day, thirty (30) in possession;

(F) Walleye and sauger - six (6) fish per day no more than three (3) shall be sauger, twelve (12) fish in possession, no more than three (3) shall be sauger. All walleye and sauger must be kept whole (gills and entrails may be removed) until the angler is off the water or ice and done fishing for the day;

(G) Shovelnose sturgeon - two (2) fish per day or in possession; and,

(H) Other game species - no limit.

(d) Buffalo Bill Reservoir, excluding South Fork and Diamond Creek Dike Ponds in Park County.

(i) That portion lying west of a straight line connecting the mouths of Rattlesnake Creek and Sheep Creek (commonly known as Spring Creek) up the drainage to Gibbs Bridge is closed to fishing from April 1 through July 14.

(ii) The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than two (2) shall be cutthroat trout, rainbow trout or their hybrids.

(iii) Walleye are designated as nongame fish.

(iv) All walleye caught shall be killed immediately.

(e) Clarks Fork River proper from the Wyoming/Montana state line downstream to the Shoshone National Forest Boundary (at mouth of Clarks Fork River Canyon) in Park County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(f) Deaver Reservoir in Park County.

(i) The creel limit of walleye shall be three (3) per day or in possession.

(g) East Fork of the Wind River drainage streams upstream from the confluence with the Wind River, including Bear Creek and Wiggins Fork, in Fremont County.

(i) All cutthroat trout shall be released to the water immediately.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(h) East Newton Lake in Park County.

(i) All trout and brook trout shall be released to the water immediately.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(i) Fish Lake in Fremont County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be three (3) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than one (1) trout shall exceed sixteen (16) inches.

(j) Grace Lake in Big Horn County.

(i) The creel limit on brook trout shall be two (2) per day or in possession.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(k) Lake Cameahwait (Bass Lake) in Fremont County.

(i) The creel limit on largemouth bass shall be two (2) per day or in possession.

(A) All bass between ten (10) and fifteen (15) inches (inclusive) shall be released to the water immediately; and,

(B) No more than one (1) bass shall exceed fifteen (15) inches.

(l) Little Moose Lake in Park County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be two (2) per day or in possession.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(m) Luce Reservoir in Park County.

(i) All trout shall be released to the water immediately.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(n) Luckey Pond in Fremont County.

(i) Closed to ice fishing.

(o) North Fork of the Shoshone River drainage from Newton Creek downstream to Gibbs Bridge (including Newton Creek) in Park County.

(i) Closed to fishing from April 15 through June 30.

(p) North Fork of the Shoshone River drainage upstream of Gibbs Bridge in Park County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be two (2) per day or in possession.

(ii) Walleye are designated as nongame fish.

(iii) All walleye caught shall be killed immediately.

(q) Nowood River drainage streams upstream from the confluence with the Bighorn River including Paintrock and Tensleep Creeks in Big Horn, Johnson, and Washakie counties.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day, or in possession.

(r) Pelham Lake in Fremont County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be two (2) per day or in possession.

(A) All trout less than sixteen (16) inches shall be released to the water immediately.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(s) Pete's Pond in Fremont County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be three (3) per day or in possession.

(t) Renner Reservoir in Big Horn County.

(i) The creel limit on largemouth bass shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than one (1) bass shall exceed twelve (12) inches.

(u) Shell Creek drainage streams upstream from the confluence with the Bighorn River in Big Horn County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day, or in possession.

(v) Shoshone Lake and Shoshone Creek in Fremont County.

(i) Shoshone Creek upstream of Shoshone Lake is closed to fishing from September 1 through November 30.

(ii) The creel limit on brook trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(w) Shoshone River drainage streams from Buffalo Bill Dam downstream to Bighorn Lake in Big Horn and Park counties.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than one (1) trout shall exceed sixteen (16) inches.

(x) Swamp Lake in Park County.

(i) The creel limit on brook trout shall be two (2) per day or in possession.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(y) The "Rise" of the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River downstream to the Bridge on the Sinks Canyon Road in Fremont County.

(i) Closed to fishing throughout the calendar year.

Section 23. Area 2 Live Baitfish. The use or possession of live baitfish in Area 2 is prohibited except as otherwise specified in this Section and Sections 6 and 8 of this chapter.

(a) Area 2 Live Baitfish location A. Live baitfish may be used for bait in the waters listed in subsection (i), provided the baitfish are obtained from a licensed live baitfish dealer authorized to sell baitfish for use in these waters or the baitfish were seined or trapped from the waters listed below in subsection (ii). Live baitfish restricted to use in location A shall not be transported out of the designated wild caught live baitfish possession area defined in subsection (iii).

(i) Live baitfish may be used in the following waters:

(A) Wardell Reservoir;

(B) Bighorn Lake in Big Horn County;

(D) Deaver Reservoir in Park County;

(E) Harrington Reservoir in Park County;

(F) Shoshone River downstream from Penrose Dam;

(G) Wind River downstream from Boysen Reservoir;

(H) Boysen Reservoir;

(I) Ocean Lake in Fremont County; and,

(J) Pilot Butte Reservoir.

(ii) A holder of a valid seining license may seine, net, trap or spear baitfish from the following waters:

(A) Wind River and Bighorn River drainages downstream from the western boundary of the Wind River Reservation.

(iii) The designated wild caught live baitfish possession area for location A is the Wind River and Bighorn River drainages downstream from the western boundary of the Wind River Reservation.

Section 24. Area 3 Coverage. Area 3 means the Niobrara River, Cheyenne River, Stockade-Beaver Creek, Sand Creek, Belle Fourche River, Little Missouri River, Little Powder River, Powder River, Tongue River, and Little Bighorn River drainages.

Section 25. Area 3 Exceptions to General Provisions. Fishing is permitted as described in Sections 1 through 15 of this chapter, except as otherwise specified in this Section:

(a) All streams within Area 3, unless indicated otherwise, in Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Natrona, Sheridan, Washakie and Weston counties.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(b) All waters within Area 3 in Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Natrona, Niobrara, Sheridan, Washakie and Weston counties, with the exception of all waters within the boundaries of Keyhole State Park.

(i) Northern pike are designated as nongame fish.

(ii) All northern pike caught shall be killed immediately.

(i) All trout shall be released to the water immediately.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(d) Keyhole Reservoir, all waters within the boundaries of Keyhole State Park in Crook County.

(i) The creel limit on northern pike shall be three (3) per day or in possession.

(A) All northern pike less than thirty (30) inches in length shall be released to the water immediately.

(e) Middle Fork of Powder River, from Bachaus Creek downstream to the Bar C Road (Johnson County Road 238) on the Bar C Ranch in Johnson County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be three (3) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than one (1) trout shall exceed sixteen (16) inches.

(f) Muddy Guard Reservoir No. 1 in Johnson County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be one (1) per day or in possession.

(A) All trout less than twenty (20) inches shall be released to the water immediately.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(g) North Tongue River drainage upstream of U.S. Forest Service Road 15 (Burgess Road) in Sheridan County.

(i) All trout shall be released to the water immediately.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(h) North Sayles Reservoir #1 (on Bud Love WHMA) in Johnson County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be one (1) per day or in possession.

(ii) All trout less than twenty (20) inches shall be released to the water immediately.

(iii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(i) Sand Creek, from the Black Hills National Forest boundary downstream through the Ranch A property (Wyoming State Trust Land) in Crook County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures.

(j) Tongue River drainage lakes and streams in Area 3 in Johnson and Sheridan counties.

Section 26. Area 3 Live Baitfish. The use or possession of live baitfish in Area 3 is prohibited except as otherwise specified in this Section and Sections 6 and 8 of this chapter.

(a) Area 3 Live Baitfish location A. Live baitfish may be used for bait in the waters listed in subsection (i), provided the baitfish are obtained from a licensed live baitfish dealer authorized to sell baitfish for use in these waters or the baitfish were seined or trapped from the waters listed below in subsection (ii). Live baitfish restricted to use in location A shall not be transported out of the designated wild caught live baitfish possession area defined in subsection (iii).

(i) Live baitfish may be used in the following waters:

(A) Keyhole Reservoir; and,

(B) Belle Fourche River proper.

(ii) A holder of a valid seining license may seine, net, trap or spear baitfish from the following waters:

(A) Keyhole Reservoir; and,

(B) Belle Fourche River drainage.

(iii) The designated wild caught live baitfish possession area for location A is the Belle Fourche River drainage and the Little Powder River drainage upstream of the confluence of Cottonwood Creek in Campbell County.

(b) Area 3 Live Baitfish location B. Live baitfish may be used for bait in the waters listed in subsection (i), provided the baitfish are obtained from a licensed live baitfish dealer authorized to sell commercially produced live baitfish as described in Section 7 (h) of this chapter.

(i) Commercially produced live baitfish may be used in the following waters:

(A) Lake DeSmet;

(B) Healy Reservoir in Johnson County; and,

(c) Area 3 Live Baitfish location C. The use or possession of live baitfish in Area 3C is prohibited. A holder of a valid seining license may seine, net, trap or spear baitfish in the Tongue River and Goose Creek (Sheridan and Johnson counties) drainages upstream of the Wyoming-Montana state line. Any live baitfish captured shall be killed immediately and used only as dead bait.

Section 27. Area 4 Coverage. Area 4 means the Green River, Little Snake River, Bear River and Great Divide Basin drainages.

Section 28. Area 4 Exceptions to General Provisions. Fishing is permitted as described in Sections 1 through 15 of this chapter, except as otherwise specified in this Section:

(a) All waters within Area 4 in Carbon, Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater and Uinta counties.

(i) Burbot (ling), walleye, yellow perch and northern pike are designated as nongame fish.

(ii) All burbot, walleye, yellow perch and northern pike caught shall be killed immediately.

(b) Bear River drainage streams including Smiths Fork and Salt Creek (also called Thomas Fork) drainages, unless indicated otherwise, in Lincoln and Uinta counties.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than three (3) shall be a cutthroat trout; and,

(B) No more than one (1) cutthroat trout shall exceed sixteen (16) inches.

(i) Closed to fishing from December 1 through April 30.

(d) Currant Creek in Sweetwater County.

(i) Closed to fishing from April 1 through June 30.

(ii) All cutthroat trout shall be released to the water immediately.

(iii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(e) Fall Creek in Sublette County.

(i) Closed to fishing from May 1 through June 30 from Burnt Lake downstream five hundred (500) yards.

(f) Fish Creek drainage (of South Piney Creek) on the Bridger-Teton National Forest upstream from the forest boundary in Sublette County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(g) Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Sweetwater County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be four (4) per day or in possession. No more than three (3) shall be kokanee salmon.

(ii) Lake trout are designated as nongame fish.

(A) There are no creel or possession limits on lake trout twenty-eight (28) inches and smaller.

(B) No more than one (1) lake trout in possession shall exceed twenty-eight (28) inches.

(iii) All kokanee salmon caught from September 10 through November 30 shall be released to the water immediately.

(iv) All game fish shall be kept whole (gills and entrails may be removed) until the angler is off the water or ice and done fishing for the day. Once off the water or ice and done fishing for the day, game fish can be filleted for transportation and storage. A piece of skin large enough to allow species identification (at least one (1) inch square) shall remain on all fish fillets while in transit or in the field.

(v) All smallmouth bass shall be returned to the water immediately.

(vi) The possession or use of gaffs for landing fish is prohibited.

(vii) See Section 30 of this chapter. Flaming Gorge Reservoir Reciprocal Stamp.

(h) Green River from Warren Bridge (U.S. Highway 191) downstream to the Swain's (Wood's) Bridge, Sublette County Road 23-179 in Sublette County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(i) Green River from Fontenelle Dam downstream approximately one (1) mile to the U.S. Geological Survey gauge station (cable crossing) at the Weeping Rocks Campground in Sweetwater County.

(i) Closed to fishing from October 1 through December 31.

(j) Green River from the Sweetwater County Road 8 Bridge, 4.5 miles below Fontenelle Dam, downstream to the Big Sandy River in Sweetwater County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be one (1) per day or in possession.

(A) All trout less than twenty (20) inches shall be released to the water immediately.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(k) Halfmoon Lake in Sublette County.

(i) The creel limit on lake trout shall be two (2) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than one (1) lake trout shall exceed twenty-four (24) inches.

(l) Ham's Fork River from Viva Naughton Reservoir downstream to Kemmerer City Reservoir in Lincoln County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(m) High Savery Reservoir in Carbon County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession. No more than one (1) trout shall exceed twenty (20) inches.

(n) Jim Bridger Pond in Sweetwater County.

(i) Closed to ice fishing.

(o) Kemmerer City Reservoir in Lincoln County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be three (3) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than one (1) trout shall exceed sixteen (16) inches.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(p) Kendall Warm Springs and Kendall Warm Springs Creek in Sublette County.

(i) Closed to fishing throughout the calendar year.

(q) Lake Alice in Lincoln County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than two (2) cutthroat trout shall exceed twelve (12) inches.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(r) Meadow Creek in Sublette County.

(i) Closed to fishing from May 1 through June 30.

(s) Meadow Lake in Sublette County.

(i) The portion east of the Department markers shall be closed to fishing from May 1 through June 30.

(ii) The entire lake is closed to fishing from December 1 through April 30.

(t) New Fork River above the New Fork Lakes in Sublette County.

(i) Closed to fishing from September 1 through April 30.

(u) New Fork River from the Mesa Road Bridge (Sublette County Road 23-123) downstream to the confluence with the East Fork River in Sublette County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(v) North Cottonwood Creek drainage (including Maki Creek) on the Bridger-Teton National Forest upstream from the forest boundary in Sublette County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(w) North Horse Creek and Lead Creek drainage on the Bridger-Teton National Forest upstream from the forest boundary in Sublette County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(x) North Piney Creek drainage on the Bridger-Teton National Forest upstream from the forest boundary in Sublette County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(y) North Piney Lake and upstream tributaries in Sublette County.

(i) Closed to fishing from June 1 through July 15.

(ii) The creel limit on cutthroat trout shall be one (1) per day or in possession.

(iii) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(z) Pinedale Children's Pond in Sublette County.

(i) It shall be unlawful for persons fourteen (14) years of age and older to fish.

(aa) Rock Crib Lake in Sublette County.

(i) The creel limit on brook trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(bb) Salt Creek (also called Thomas Fork) drainage (including Raymond Creek) upstream from the Wyoming-Idaho state line in Lincoln County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(cc) Smiths Fork drainage upstream from the Hobble Creek confluence (including Hobble Creek drainage) in Lincoln County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(dd) Soda Lake north of Pinedale in Sublette County.

(i) The creel limit on trout and brook trout in combination shall be one (1) per day or in possession.

(ee) South Cottonwood Creek drainage, excluding Soda Lake ponds, on the Bridger-Teton National Forest upstream from the forest boundary in Sublette County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(ff) South Horse Creek drainage on the Bridger-Teton National Forest upstream from the forest boundary in Sublette County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(gg) Viva Naughton Reservoir in Lincoln County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than one (1) trout shall exceed twenty (20) inches.

(ii) Upstream face of Viva Naughton Dam closed to fishing throughout the calendar year (no one shall fish from the dam).

(hh) Wagon Creek Lake in Sublette County.

(i) The creel limit on brook trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

Section 29. Area 4 Baitfish. The use or possession of live baitfish in Area 4 is prohibited. A holder of a valid seining license may seine, net, trap or spear baitfish in the Green and Bear River drainages, excluding Kendall Warm Springs, Halfmoon Lake, Little Halfmoon Lake, Burnt Lake, the Bitter Creek drainage upstream of Rock Springs city limits and the Big Sandy drainage upstream of Big Sandy Reservoir. Any live baitfish captured shall be killed immediately and used only as dead bait.

Section 30. Flaming Gorge Reservoir Reciprocal Fishing Agreement.

(a) Reciprocal fishing privileges for Utah resident anglers and Wyoming resident anglers on Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

(i) Any person possessing a valid Wyoming resident fishing license may fish Flaming Gorge Reservoir within Wyoming without a Utah reciprocal fishing stamp.

(ii) Any person possessing a valid Wyoming resident fishing license and a valid Utah reciprocal fishing stamp may fish Flaming Gorge Reservoir in its entirety, regardless of state boundary.

(iii) Any person possessing a valid Utah resident fishing license may fish Flaming Gorge Reservoir within Utah without possessing a Wyoming reciprocal fishing stamp.

(iv) Any person possessing a valid Utah resident fishing license and a valid Wyoming reciprocal fishing stamp may fish Flaming Gorge Reservoir in its entirety, regardless of state boundary.

(v) The fee for a Wyoming reciprocal stamp shall be thirty dollars ($30).

(b) When daily creel limits are the same in both states for a species or category, neither state shall allow any angler to harvest more than one daily creel limit from the entire reservoir, regardless of the number of state fishing licenses or reciprocal stamps in the angler's possession.

(c) When daily creel limits differ between states for a species or category, legally licensed anglers in possession of a valid reciprocal stamp or anglers legally licensed in both states, shall be entitled to catch a daily creel limit from each state's portion of the reservoir and legally transport those fish throughout the entire reservoir and on land in both states.

Section 31. Area 5 Coverage. Area 5 means the North Platte River, Sweetwater River and South Platte River drainages.

Section 32. Area 5 Exceptions to General Provisions. Fishing is permitted as described in Sections 1 through 15 of this chapter, except as otherwise specified in this Section:

(a) All lakes within Area 5, unless indicated otherwise, in Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Natrona, Niobrara, and Platte counties.

(i) The creel limit on brook trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(b) All streams within Area 5, unless indicated otherwise, in Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Natrona, Niobrara and Platte counties.

(i) The creel limit on brook trout shall be sixteen (16) per day or in possession.

(c) The total combined creel limit for the brook trout category, regardless of the waters (streams, lakes or a combination of both), a person is fishing, shall not exceed sixteen (16) per day or in possession.

(d) All waters within Area 5 in Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Natrona, Niobrara and Platte counties.

(i) Burbot (ling) and northern pike are designated as nongame fish.

(ii) All burbot and northern pike caught shall be killed immediately.

(e) Alcova Reservoir in Natrona County.

(i) The two (2) fish limit on walleye taken by spear gun (Section 10 of this chapter) shall not apply.

(f) Bump Sullivan Reservoir in Goshen County.

(i) Closed to fishing from November 1 through the last day of February.

(g) Crow Creek, Dale Creek, Horse Creek and Lodgepole Creek drainages on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest (Pole Mountain District) upstream from the forest boundary in Albany County.

(i) The creel limit on brook trout shall be six (6) per day or in possession.

(h) Diamond Lake in Carbon County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be three (3) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than one (1) trout shall exceed twenty (20) inches.

(i) Edness Kimball Wilkins State Park, all ponds within the park in Natrona County.

(i) Closed to fishing, seining, and trapping throughout the calendar year.

(j) Encampment River, from Wyoming Highway 230 at Riverside downstream to its confluence with the North Platte River in Carbon County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(k) Glendo Reservoir including the North Platte River downstream from the bridge on Wyoming Highway 319 (near Orin Junction) to Glendo Reservoir in Platte County.

(i) All walleye less than fifteen (15) inches shall be released to the water immediately.

(ii) All walleye must be kept whole (gills and entrails may be removed) until the angler is off the water or ice and done fishing for the day. Once off the water or ice and done fishing for the day, walleye can be filleted for transportation and storage.

(iii) The Special Fishing Contest Provision applies (see Section 14 (f) of this chapter).

(A) No fishing contests shall be approved from June 15 through June 30 during each calendar year.

(l) Grayrocks Reservoir in Platte County.

(i) Between the spillway and floating regulatory buoys or as designated by regulatory signing is closed to fishing throughout the calendar year.

(ii) The creel limit on largemouth and smallmouth bass in combination shall be three (3) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than one (1) shall exceed twelve (12) inches.

(m) Huck Finn Pond in Albany County.

(i) It shall be unlawful for persons fourteen (14) years of age and older to fish.

(n) Lake Absarraca (Country Club Lake) in Laramie County.

(i) All largemouth and smallmouth bass less than fifteen (15) inches shall be released to the water immediately.

(o) North Platte River Drainage from the Colorado-Wyoming state line downstream to the Dave Johnston Power Plant Dam in Converse County.

(i) The creel limit on walleye shall be twelve (12) per day or in possession.

(A) No more than six (6) walleye shall exceed fourteen (14) inches.

(p) North Platte River from Colorado-Wyoming state line downstream to the Saratoga Inn (Texas Trail) Bridge in Carbon County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of artificial flies and lures only.

(q) North Platte River from Kortes Dam downstream to Pathfinder Reservoir (Miracle Mile) in Carbon County.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of single-point barbless hooks only.

(r) North Platte River from the vehicle bridge eight tenths (0.8) of a mile downstream from Pathfinder Dam downstream to Alcova Reservoir in Natrona County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be one (1) per day or in possession.

(A) All trout less than twenty (20) inches shall be released to the water immediately.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of single-point barbless hook artificial flies and lures only.

(A) Fishing with pegged attractors is prohibited.

(s) North Platte River from Alcova Dam to Gray Reef Reservoir.

(i) Fishing is permitted by the use of single-point barbless hooks only.

(t) North Platte River from Gray Reef Dam downstream to the Wyoming Highway 220 bridge in Natrona County.

(i) The creel limit on trout shall be one (1) per day or in possession.

(A) All trout less than twenty (20) inches shall be released to the water immediately.

(ii) Fishing is permitted by the use of single-point barbless hook artificial flies and lures only.

(A) Fishing with pegged attractors is prohibited.

(iii) That portion lying between the "Closed Area" signs at the gauge cable crossings (the first cable crossing is approximately 700 yards downstream from Gray Reef Dam) is closed to fishing from April 1 through May 15.

(iv) That portion lying between the confluence with Ledge Creek downstream approximately one and two tenths (1.2) miles to the confluence with S Gulch is closed to fishing from April 1 to May 15.

(u) Packers Lake in Goshen County.

(i) All largemouth and smallmouth bass less than fifteen (15) inches shall be released to the water immediately.

(v) Sloans Lake in Laramie County.

(i) All largemouth and smallmouth bass less than fifteen (15) inches shall be released to the water immediately.

(w) Springer Reservoir in Goshen County.

(i) Closed to fishing from November 1 through February 15.

Section 33. Area 5 Live Baitfish. The use or possession of live baitfish in Area 5 is prohibited except as specified in this Section and Sections 6 and 8 of this chapter.

(a) Area 5 Live Baitfish location A. Live baitfish may be used for bait in the waters listed in subsection (i), provided the baitfish are obtained from a licensed live baitfish dealer authorized to sell baitfish for use in these waters or the baitfish were seined or trapped from the waters listed in subsection (ii). Live baitfish restricted to use in location A shall not be transported out of the designated wild caught live baitfish possession area defined in subsection (iii).

(i) Live baitfish may be used in the following waters:

(A) Bump Sullivan Reservoir;

(B) Festo Lake;

(D) Guernsey Reservoir;

(E) Hawk Springs Reservoir;

(F) North Platte River proper downstream from Glendo Dam to the Wyoming-Nebraska state line;

(G) Packers Lake;

(H) Rock Lake in Platte County;

(I) Springer Reservoir; and,

(J) Wheatland Reservoir #1 in Platte County;

(ii) A holder of a valid seining license may seine, net, trap, or spear baitfish from the following waters:

(A) Bump Sullivan Reservoir;

(B) Festo Lake;

(D) Guernsey Reservoir;

(E) Hawk Springs Reservoir;

(F) North Platte River proper from Glendo Dam downstream to the Wyoming-Nebraska state line;

(G) Packers Lake;

(H) Rock Lake in Platte County;

(I) Springer Reservoir;

(J) Wheatland Reservoir #1 in Platte County; and,

(K) Canals and ditches within Wyoming that are in the Interstate and Fort Laramie canal systems in Goshen County downstream from the Whalen Diversion on the North Platte River.

(iii) The designated wild caught live baitfish possession area for location A is the North Platte River drainage below Glendo Dam, excluding all locations in the South Platte River drainage and all locations in Albany County.

(b) Area 5 Live Baitfish location B. Live baitfish may be used for bait in the waters listed in subsection (i), provided the baitfish are obtained from a licensed live baitfish dealer authorized to sell baitfish for use in these waters or the baitfish were seined or trapped from the waters listed below in subsection (ii). Live baitfish restricted to use in location B shall not be transported out of the designated wild caught live baitfish possession area defined in subsection (iii).

(i) Live baitfish may be used in the following waters:

(A) Pathfinder Reservoir;

(B) Alcova Reservoir;

(D) Glendo Reservoir;

(E) Kortes Reservoir; and,

(F) North Platte River proper between Seminoe Dam and Glendo Dam, except from Gray Reef Dam to the Highway 220 bridge and from the vehicle bridge eight-tenths (0.8) of a mile downstream from Pathfinder Dam downstream to Alcova Reservoir.

(ii) A holder of a valid seining license may seine, net, trap, or spear baitfish from the following waters:

(A) North Platte River drainage from Seminoe Dam downstream to the bridge on Wyoming Highway 319 (near Orin Junction) in Converse County.

(iii) The designated wild caught live baitfish possession area for location B is the North Platte River drainage below Seminoe Dam downstream to Glendo Dam.

(c) Area 5 Live Baitfish location C. Live baitfish may be used for bait in the waters listed in subsection (i), provided the baitfish are obtained from a licensed live baitfish dealer authorized to sell baitfish for use in these waters or the baitfish were seined or trapped from the waters listed below in subsection (ii). Live baitfish restricted to use in location C shall not be transported out of the designated wild caught live baitfish possession area defined in subsection (iii).

(i) Live baitfish may be used in the following waters:

(A) Seminoe Reservoir; and,

(B) North Platte River from Seminoe Reservoir to Interstate Highway 80.

(ii) A holder of a valid seining license may seine, net or trap baitfish from the following waters:

(A) North Platte River drainage from Interstate Highway 80 downstream to Seminoe Dam.

(iii) The designated wild caught live baitfish possession area for location C is the North Platte River drainage from Interstate Highway 80 downstream to Seminoe Dam.

Section 34. Emergency Closure. Specified waters may be closed to fishing because of an emergency.

Section 35. Free Fishing Day. Anglers may fish without payment of any fee and without acquiring a license pursuant to W.S. § 23-2-201 or a conservation stamp under W.S. § 23-3-306 on the first Saturday of June each calendar year. Anglers may exercise the privileges of sport fishing licensees subject to limitations imposed by law and Commission rule and regulation.

Section 36. Effective Date. These regulations are effective January 1, 2026 and shall remain in effect until modified or rescinded by the Commission.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:_____________________________________

Ashlee Lundvall, President

Dated: July 16, 2025

History

Effective 2025-09-16

Chapter 47 Gray Wolf Hunting Seasons

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.47.08212026 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by the authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-101, § 23-1-102, § 23-1-108, § 23-1-302, § 23-1-304, § 23-2-104, § 23-2-303, § 23-3-111, § 23-3-115 and § 23-3-304.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.47.08212026 § 2 Definitions

In addition to the definitions set forth in Title 23 of the Wyoming Statutes and Chapter 2, General Hunting Regulation, the Commission also adopts the following definition for the purpose of this chapter:

(a) "Mortality" means any legal or illegal human-caused gray wolf death that occurs during an open gray wolf hunting season, excluding gray wolves taken by the Department, gray wolves taken under the authority of W.S. § 23-3-115 (c), gray wolves taken under Lethal Take Permits and known natural and accidental gray wolf deaths.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.47.08212026 § 3 Hunting Seasons Established

There shall be open seasons for the hunting of gray wolves as set forth in this regulation. This regulation shall go into effect from and after the date gray wolves are removed from the federal list of experimental nonessential populations, endangered species or threatened species in Wyoming. This regulation shall remain in effect until modified or repealed by the Commission.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.47.08212026 § 4 Hunting Regulations for Gray Wolves Designated as Trophy Game Animals

(a) All gray wolves within the Wolf Trophy Game Management Area and Seasonal Wolf Trophy Game Management Area as described in W.S. §23-1-101(a) (xii) (B) (I) and (II) are designated as trophy game animals. These regulations, and any allowance for hunting, do not apply to lands administered by the National Park Service within Grand Teton National Park or the National Elk Refuge. Gray wolves in Wyoming are designated as predatory animals as defined in W.S. §23-1-101(a) (viii) (B) except for:

(i) Those areas where gray wolves are designated as trophy game animals; and,

(ii) Yellowstone National Park; and,

(iii) The Wind River Reservation, except on non-Indian owned fee titled lands.

(b) Gray wolves designated as trophy game animals shall only be taken during open gray wolf hunting seasons with legal firearms and archery equipment as set forth in Commission regulation, except as otherwise provided by Wyoming statutes.

(c) Open hours for the taking of gray wolves. Gray wolves may only be taken from one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset.

(d) No person, except as authorized by the Department, shall take a gray wolf with the use of or by the aid of radio tracking equipment.

(e) Bag and possession limit. The bag and possession limits for any person with a proper license shall be one (1) gray wolf per license during any one (1) calendar year (January 1 - December 31). A person may purchase up to two (2) gray wolf hunting licenses during any one (1) calendar year. Licensed hunters may take any gray wolf.

(f) Reporting and registering kills. Hunters taking a gray wolf in the hunt areas described in Section 6 shall retain the pelt and skull from each gray wolf for registration purposes. Even if the skull is damaged, it shall accompany the pelt for registration purposes. Visible external evidence of sex shall remain naturally attached to the pelt. The pelt and skull shall be presented in an unfrozen condition to allow collection of biological samples and to determine the age and sex of the gray wolf.

(i) Within twenty-four (24) hours after taking a gray wolf, the licensee shall either report the taking of a gray wolf by calling toll free 1-800-264-1280 or present the pelt and skull to a district game warden, district wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Department regional office during business hours for reporting and registration. The report shall include the name and phone number of the person making the report, hunter's name and license number, date of the kill, sex of gray wolf taken and location of the site of kill to include hunt area.

(ii) After a licensee has properly reported taking a gray wolf to the toll free number in Section 4(f)(i), and within seventy-two (72) hours after taking a gray wolf, the licensee taking the gray wolf shall present the pelt and skull to a district game warden, district wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Department regional office during business hours for registration. The licensee shall provide their license number, date of kill and location of the site of kill to include hunt area, section, township and range or UTM coordinates.

(A) A hunter taking a gray wolf in a designated wilderness area shall present the pelt and skull to a district game warden, district wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Department regional office during business hours for registration within seventy-two (72) hours after returning from the wilderness or within ten (10) days from the date of harvest, whichever occurs first.

(iii) At the time of registration, the licensee shall furnish the Department their license number, date of kill and location of the site of kill to include hunt area, section, township and range or UTM coordinates.

(iv) Any person who makes a false statement on the registration is in violation of this regulation.

(g) Surrender of electronic radio tracking devices. Any person taking a gray wolf wearing an electronic radio tracking device within the hunt areas described in Section 6 shall surrender the device to the Department in accordance with registration dates in Section 4(f) (ii) of this chapter.

(h) Hunt Areas, Season Dates, Mortality Limit and Limitations.

Hunt Area

Season Dates

Mortality

Limit

Opens

Closes

1, 2

Sep. 15

Dec. 31

3, 4

Sep. 15

Dec. 31

5, 13

Sep. 15

Dec. 31

6, 7

Sep. 15

Dec. 31

2; SEE SECTION 4 (i)

8, 9, 10, 11

Sep. 15

Dec. 31

Oct. 15

Dec. 31

2; SEE SECTION 4 (j)

Sep. 15

Dec. 31

(i) Gray wolf hunting shall be closed in that portion of Hunt Area 6 in the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway.

(j) Gray wolves located in Hunt Area 12 are designated as trophy game animals from October 15 through the last day of February in the subsequent year, but the hunting season shall end on December 31 or when the mortality limit has been reached, whichever occurs first, as set forth in Section 4(h) of this chapter. Gray wolves located in Hunt Area 12 are designated as predatory animals from March 1 through October 14 and during this time period may be taken without a license.

(k) Hunt area mortality limitation. The gray wolf hunting season shall close in each gray wolf hunt area when the mortality limit for that area has been reached. If the mortality limit is not reached, the season shall close upon the date specified in Section 4(h) of this chapter. Prior to hunting, it is the hunter's responsibility to confirm the hunt area the person intends to hunt is open. The status of hunt area closures shall be available twenty-four (24) hours a day by calling toll free 1-800-264-1280.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.47.08212026 § 5 Archery

Gray wolves may be taken with legal archery equipment in all hunt areas as set forth in Section 4 of this chapter.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.47.08212026 § 6 Hunt Area Descriptions

(a) Area and number.

Area 1. Clarks Fork. All of the drainage of the Clark's Fork Yellowstone River west of Wyoming Highway 120 and all of the drainage of Soda Butte Creek outside of Yellowstone National Park.

Area 2. North Fork. All of the drainage of the North Fork Shoshone River; all of the north drainage of the Shoshone River west of Wyoming Highway 120; all of the drainage of Mountain Creek outside Yellowstone National Park; all of the drainage of Escarpment Creek outside of Yellowstone National Park.

Area 3. South Fork. All of the drainage of the South Fork Shoshone River; all of the south drainage of the Shoshone River west of Wyoming Highway 120; all of the drainage of Thorofare Creek outside Yellowstone National Park; all of the drainage of the Yellowstone River outside Yellowstone National Park; all of the drainage of the Yellowstone River outside Yellowstone National Park and upstream from the confluence with Thorofare Creek.

Area 4. Greybull. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 120 crosses the Greybull River in the town of Meeteetse; southwesterly up said river to the Wood River; southwesterly up said river to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Wind River Reservation boundary; northerly along said boundary to the divide between South Fork Owl Creek and the Wind River; northerly along said divide to the Hot Springs County-Fremont County line; northwesterly along said county line to the Park County-Fremont County line; northwesterly along said county line to the divide between the Greybull River and South Fork Shoshone River; northwesterly along said divide to Wyoming Highway 120; southerly along said highway to the Greybull River.

Area 5. Wind River. Beginning where the Union Pass Road (Shoshone National Forest Road 263) crosses the Continental Divide; westerly and northerly along said divide to U.S. Highway 26/287; all of the drainage of the Wind River north of U.S. Highway 26/287 to the west boundary of the Wind River Reservation (WRR); southerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26/287; northwesterly along said highway to Soda Spring Drive (Fremont County Road 283A); westerly along said road to the Wildcat Loop Road (Shoshone National Forest Road 554); westerly along said road to the Union Pass Road (Shoshone National Forest Road 263); southerly along said road to the Continental Divide.

Area 6. Pacific Creek. Beginning where the Continental Divide crosses the south boundary of Yellowstone National Park; southeasterly then southwesterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 26-287 at Togwotee Pass; westerly along said highway to the east boundary of Grand Teton National Park; northwesterly along said boundary to the Targhee National Forest boundary; northerly along said boundary to the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said boundary to the Continental Divide.

Area 7. Targhee. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 22 crosses the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said boundary to the Caribou-Targhee National Forest boundary with the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to Teton Pass and Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Idaho state line.

Area 8. Fish Creek. Beginning where U.S. Highway 26-287 crosses the east boundary of Grand Teton National Park; easterly along said highway to the Continental Divide at Togwotee Pass; southerly along said divide to the Union Pass Road (Bridger-Teton National Forest Road 600); westerly then southerly along said road to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); westerly along said road to Kinky Creek; northwesterly down said creek to the Gros Ventre River; northwesterly down said river to the east boundary of Grand Teton National Park east of the town of Kelly; northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26-287. In addition, a noncontiguous area shall be included in the hunt area described as beginning where the Caribou-Targhee National Forest boundary crosses Wyoming Highway 22 at Teton Pass; northerly along said boundary to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; northeasterly then southerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26-89-191; southerly along said highway to its junction with Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to Teton Pass.

Area 9. Crystal Creek. Beginning where the Gros Ventre River crosses the National Elk Refuge boundary near the town of Kelly; southeasterly up said river to Kinky Creek; southeasterly up said creek to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); southerly along said road to the divide between the Green River and Gros Ventre River; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Gros Ventre River and Hoback River north of Hodges Peak; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between Granite Creek and Flat Creek northwest of Pyramid Peak; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between Flat Creek and Cache Creek at Cache Peak; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between Twin Creeks and Cache Creek; northwesterly along said divide to the National Elk Refuge boundary; northeasterly along said boundary to the Gros Ventre River.

Area 10. Rim. Beginning where U.S. Highway 26-89-191 crosses Flat Creek at the north edge of the town of Jackson; due east to the National Elk Refuge boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary and the ridge between Twin Creeks and Cache Creek; southeasterly along said ridge and the divide between Flat Creek and Cache Creek to Cache Peak; easterly along the divide between Flat Creek and Granite Creek to Pyramid Peak; southeasterly along the divide between the Gros Ventre River and the Hoback River to Steamboat Peak; southeasterly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River at Hodges Peak; southerly along said divide to U.S. Highway 189-191 at Hoback Rim; northwesterly along said highway to the intersection with U.S. Highway 26-89-191; northerly along said highway to where it crosses Flat Creek at the north edge of the town of Jackson.

Area 11. Green River. Beginning where the Union Pass Road (Bridger-Teton National Forest Road 600) intersects the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to Mt. Helen; westerly to Summit Lake and the divide between the Green River and Pine Creek; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the New Fork River; northerly along said divide to the head of Jim Creek; westerly down said creek to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; northwesterly along said boundary to its intersection with U.S. Highway 189-191 at the divide between the Hoback River and the Green River (Hoback Rim); northerly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Gros Ventre River at Hodges Peak; northeasterly along said divide to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); easterly along said road to the Union Pass Road (Bridger-Teton National Forest Road 600); northerly then easterly along said road to the Continental Divide.

Area 12. Alpine. Beginning where the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary intersects U.S. Highway 189-191 at the divide between the Hoback River and the Green River (Hoback Rim); westerly and then southerly along said forest boundary to its intersection with McDougal Gap Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10125); westerly along said road to Grey's River Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10138); southerly along said road to Sheep Creek; westerly down said creek to Grey's River; southwesterly up said river to Bear Creek; southwesterly up said creek to the hydrographic divide between Bear Creek and Willow Creek; west from said divide to Willow Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10080); northwesterly along said road to Lincoln County Road 123; southerly along said road to Grover Park Road (U.S.F.S. Road 10081); southerly then westerly along said road to Lincoln County Road 172; westerly along said road to the junction with Wyoming Highway 237; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 238; southerly along said highway to Lincoln County Road 134; westerly along said road to the Wyoming-Idaho state line; north along said state line to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to the intersection with U.S. Highway 26-89-191 in the town of Jackson; southerly along said highway to the intersection with U.S. Highway 189-191; southeasterly along said highway to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary at the divide between the Hoback River and the Green River (Hoback Rim).

Area 13. Whiskey Mountain. Beginning where U.S. Highway 26 crosses the Western Boundary of the Wind River Reservation (WRR); south along said boundary to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to the Union Pass Road (Shoshone National Forest Road 263); northerly along said road to the Wildcat Loop Road (Shoshone National Forest Road 554); easterly along said road to Soda Springs Drive (Fremont County Road 283A); northeasterly along said road to U.S. Highway 26; southeasterly along said highway to the WRR boundary.

Area 14. Fremont Lake. Beginning at Mt. Helen; westerly to Summit Lake and the Divide between the Green River and Pine Creek; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and New Fork River; northerly along said divide to the head of Jim Creek; westerly down said creek to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; southerly along said boundary to Boulder Creek; easterly up said creek to the Middle Fork Boulder Creek; easterly up said creek to the Continental Divide; northerly up said divide to Mt. Helen.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.47.08212026 § 7 Area Closures

Areas administered by the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management or the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission in which human presence is prohibited to protect wintering wildlife shall be closed to gray wolf hunting during the time period for which the areas have been closed to human presence.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.47.08212026 § 8 Take of Wolves Designated as Predatory Animals

(a) Any person who takes a gray wolf designated as a predatory animal as set forth in Section 4(a) shall be required to report the kill to a district game warden, district wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Game and Fish Department Regional Office within ten (10) days after the date the gray wolf was killed. The person shall be required to provide their name and address, the date the gray wolf was killed, the sex of the gray wolf and the location of the site of kill (identified by the section, range and township, or UTM coordinates). In addition, the Department may request the person to voluntarily provide a genetics sample from the gray wolf for testing to assess genetic connectivity.

(b) Surrender of electronic radio tracking devices. Any person taking a gray wolf designated as a predatory animal as set forth in Section 4(a) of this chapter wearing an electronic radio tracking device shall surrender the device to the Department when registering a gray wolf in accordance with registration dates in Section 8(a) of this chapter.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:_____________________________________

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: July 14, 2026

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Chapter 49 Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.49.09152022 § 1 Authority

These regulations are promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes §23-1-102(a)(xiv), §23-1-103, §23-1-302, §23-4-101, §23-4-102 and §23-6-207.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.49.09152022 § 2 Definitions

Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Broker" means an individual or entity that acts as an intermediary between the hatchery of origin and the applicant listed on the private fish stocking authorization.

(b) "Brokerage Receipt" means the receipt that was provided to a broker by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Department) for completion and signature by the owner or authorized agent of the Department approved private fish hatchery upon transfer of fish to the broker.

(c) "Drainage" means the river or stream proper and the area of land, including all streams and standing waters, which drain into that river or stream. For the purpose of this regulation, drainage shall be defined at the eight digit hydrologic unit code (8-digit HUC).

(d) "Environmental Assessment" means identification and analysis of potential effects on wildlife resources as defined by the Department.

(e) "Fish Stocking" means the release of fish, fish eggs or fish gametes into the waters of this state.

(f) "Koi" means all ornamental varieties of Cyprinus rubrofuscus; ornamental varieties of domesticated carp sometimes identified as C. carpio.

(g) "Stocking Receipt" means the private fish stocking authorization receipt that was provided to the private fish hatchery owner by the Department with the private fish stocking authorization upon approval of the private fish stocking application or application renewal.

(h) "Transgenic" means an organism that contains genetic material into which DNA from an unrelated organism has been artificially introduced and shall not include hybrids of tropical, coldwater, coolwater or warmwater fish species as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

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Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.49.09152022 § 3 Stocking Restrictions

(a) The stocking of amphibians, reptiles, mollusks, crustaceans, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid into the waters of this state is prohibited in Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife unless authorized in writing by the Chief of Fisheries.

(b) The possession or stocking of transgenic cold-blooded wildlife is prohibited.

(c) No aquatic invasive species or fish that are determined by the Department to pose a threat to existing wildlife populations shall be authorized for stocking.

(d) Live amphibians and reptiles shall not be placed in ornamental ponds (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife), except that legally obtained aquatic turtles may be held in ornamental ponds that have been constructed or fenced to prevent escape, but shall also require an importation/possession permit per Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

(e) Mollusks and crustaceans shall not be placed in ornamental ponds per Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

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Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.49.09152022 § 4 Application for Authorization to Stock Fish

No fish, fish eggs or fish gametes shall be stocked in the waters of this state unless authorized in accordance with this regulation.

(a) Any person intending to acquire fish for stocking waters on privately owned lands shall submit an application for Private Fish Stocking Authorization on forms provided by the Department to the Chief of Fisheries at least ten (10) business days before the intended stocking date, unless otherwise specified in this regulation. A separate application is required for each body of water or stream for which fish stocking authorization is requested and for each time stocking is to occur.

(b) Any person wishing to stock marine fish, tropical fish, Goldfish (Carassius auratus) or koi into ornamental ponds (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife) is exempted from the private fish stocking authorization requirements of this section. Application for authorization is not required. Those fish shall not be released or allowed to escape into the waters of this state.

(i) Stocking any other nongame fish (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife) into ornamental ponds is subject to all of the requirements of this regulation and requires an importation/possession permit in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

(ii) Stocking of game fish in ornamental ponds shall be restricted to coldwater, coolwater and warmwater fish (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries) in accordance with Section 6 of this regulation and is subject to all other requirements of this regulation and requirements described in Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

(i) Information is falsified on the application;

(ii) The application is not filled out completely, correctly and legibly;

(iii) The private fish hatchery listed on the application is not designated a Department approved private fish hatchery as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries;

(iv) The fish requested do not meet the requirements of Section 6 of this regulation;

(v) The application is to stock game fish in a stream that has been documented by the Department to support naturally reproducing game fish populations; or,

(vi) The Department determines that the species requested may threaten native species due to predation, hybridization or competition or otherwise conflicts with Department management goals for the drainage.

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Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.49.09152022 § 5 Terms of Authorization

(a) Upon approval, the applicant shall ensure that stocking of the authorized stocking site is completed prior to the end of the calendar year as indicated on the Private Fish Stocking Authorization.

(b) The water to be stocked, species, numbers and source for stocking shall not deviate from the private fish stocking authorization except that the number of fish to be stocked may exceed the authorized number by a maximum of twenty-five percent (25%).

(c) If any changes to an authorization are desired, a request for an amended private fish stocking authorization shall be submitted to the Chief of Fisheries for approval. Upon approval, the original authorization shall be void.

(d) Failure to comply with any portion of this regulation may result in denial of future private fish stocking in Wyoming.

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Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.49.09152022 § 6 Types of Fish Stocking

Unless otherwise specified in this section, only fish originating from a Department approved private fish hatchery, as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries, shall be approved for stocking. A list of Department approved private fish hatcheries is available from the Department.

(a) Game Fish Stocking. The only game fish that may be approved for private fish stocking shall be coldwater, coolwater, or warmwater fish species as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries.

(b) Nongame Fish Stocking.

(i) Vegetation Control. Only Grass Carp (Ctenopharygodon idella) shall be authorized for stocking to control aquatic vegetation. Any person intending to acquire Grass Carp for stocking waters on privately owned lands shall submit a Grass Carp stocking application on a form provided by the Department to the Chief of Fisheries at least thirty (30) days before the intended stocking date.

(A) Stocking of grass carp in any canal, stream, river or water impounded by the damming of any natural stream is prohibited. Applications to stock Grass Carp shall be considered only for lakes or ponds that meet the following escape prevention criteria:

(I) The lakes or ponds must be contained entirely within privately owned lands which derive their source of water from surface runoff, natural springs, wells or waters lawfully diverted from a natural stream;

(II) The lakes or ponds will not be inundated by a 100 year flood on any adjacent stream or river or have been adequately bermed to prevent inundation by a 100 year flood event; and,

(III) All lake or pond inflows and outflows have been adequately screened to prevent escape of Grass Carp.

(B) The Grass Carp stocking application shall be completed fully and shall include:

(I) Water name, location (UTM or latitude and longitude), surface area and average depth;

(II) A detailed drawing or schematic of the water to be stocked that includes inflow and outflow location(s) and approximate locations of problem vegetation;

(III) Map(s) of the 100 year flood plain of adjacent streams or rivers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, county or a professional engineer that include the water proposed for stocking;

(IV) If the lake or pond is within the 100 year flood plain of any stream or river, the application shall also include detailed plans for berming that would prevent inundation of the water by a 100 year flood event from a professional engineer; and,

(V) A detailed description of how the inflow(s) and outflow(s) will be screened to prevent escape of Grass Carp.

(C) A Grass Carp stocking application may be denied if the Department determines that one (1) or more of the escape prevention criteria has not been met.

(D) Upon Department approval of a Grass Carp stocking application and the completion of proposed berming and screening at the applicant's expense, the applicant shall request a Department inspection of the lakes or ponds proposed for stocking at least fifteen (15) business days before the intended inspection date.

(E) Following Department inspection and receipt of written Department approval of escape prevention measures from the Chief of Fisheries, the applicant shall submit an application for private fish stocking authorization in accordance with Section 4 of this regulation.

(F) Only Grass Carp that are from a Department approved private fish hatchery and Coulter counter certified triploid by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may be authorized for stocking to control aquatic vegetation.

(G) Grass Carp must be obtained directly from a Department approved private fish hatchery that produced the fish and shall not be obtained from a broker.

(ii) Mosquito control. Only Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) shall be considered for authorization statewide for stocking to control mosquitoes. Plains Topminnow (fundulus sciadicus), Northern Plains Killifish (Fundulus kansae) or Plains Killifish (Fundulus zebrinus) shall require a permit per Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife. Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) shall not be approved for mosquito control.

(iii) Fish forage. Only warmwater fish species, as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries, that are available from a Department approved private fish hatchery may be approved for forage fish stocking.

(c) Tagged fish stocking. No person shall tag or mark fish and release them into the waters of this state without prior written approval from the Department per Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.49.09152022 § 7 Species New to a Drainage

If an applicant for a private fish stocking authorization requests to stock a fish species not already existing in a drainage, the applicant shall prepare and submit an environmental assessment as defined by the Department at the expense of the applicant. The Department shall review the environmental assessment and private fish stocking authorization application for final approval or denial.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.49.09152022 § 8 Requesting an Appeal to a Department Decision

The applicant for a Grass Carp stocking application or a private fish stocking authorization application or amendment may appeal any Department decision made under the authority of this regulation by submitting a written request to the Chief of Fisheries at Department headquarters for reconsideration within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of receipt of their denial letter. If an applicant fails to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they received notification that a stocking application or amendment has been denied, the applicant shall waive their ability to make any future appeal request regarding the denied stocking authorization. Appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the Department Decision Appeals Process described in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.49.09152022 § 9 Transportation of Fish

Transportation of live fish shall be in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries. Persons Transporting Goldfish (Carassius auratus) or koi for stocking into ornamental ponds (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife) are exempted from the placarding requirements of that regulation.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.49.09152022 § 10 Records

Upon completion of fish stocking under a Private Fish Stocking Authorization, the owner or authorized agent of the Department approved private fish hatchery or broker shall immediately complete the stocking receipt. The stocking receipt shall be legible, shall include the date stocked, species stocked, lengths of fish stocked, number stocked, and shall be signed and dated. Upon signature, the stocking receipt shall serve as affirmation from the private fish hatchery or broker that fish have been stocked in accordance with the approved private fish stocking authorization and that the stocking receipt is an accurate record of the fish stocking event. The Department approved private fish hatchery owner, authorized agent or broker shall submit a copy of the completed and signed stocking receipt to the applicant and submit the original completed and signed receipt to the Chief of Fisheries within fifteen (15) days after stocking. An incomplete or illegible stocking receipt will not be accepted by the Department.

(a) In the event that a broker is authorized to transport or stock the fish, the broker shall have the owner or authorized agent of the Department approved private fish hatchery that is providing the fish complete the brokerage receipt. The receipt shall be legible and shall include the date of transfer, species, lengths of fish, numbers of fish transferred and the signature of the private fish hatchery owner or authorized agent. The broker shall submit the completed brokerage receipt to the Chief of Fisheries within fifteen (15) days of the stocking event. An incomplete or illegible receipt will not be accepted by the Department.

(b) Following the stocking of Grass Carp, the applicant shall submit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grass Carp Ploidy Release Authorization to the Chief of Fisheries within fifteen (15) days of the stocking event.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.49.09152022 § 11 Removal of Unauthorized Species

Unauthorized stocking of cold-blooded wildlife may require removal of said species or complete depopulation within a time frame and method determined by the Department at the expense of the private fish stocking applicant.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.49.09152022 § 12 Effective Date

These regulations are effective January 1, 2023 and shall remain in effect until modified or rescinded by the Commission.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:_______________________________________ Kenneth Roberts, President

Dated: July 19, 2022

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Chapter 50 Fishing Preserves

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.50.09152022 Fishing Preserves

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 50

FISHING PRESERVES

Section 1. Authority. These regulations are promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes §23-1-102(a)(xiv), § 23-1-103, § 23-1-302, § 23-3-401, § 23-5-201, § 23-5-202, § 23-5-203, § 23-5-204 and § 23-6-207.

Section 2. Definitions. "Fishing Preserve Waters" is defined in W.S. § 23-5-202 and references "normal stream flow" defined below. Other definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definition:

(a) "Normal Stream Flow" means the average daily flow (ADF) as determined by the Department.

Section 3. Licensing. Licensing shall be in accordance with W.S. § 23-5-203. In addition:

(a) Any person desiring to operate a fishing preserve shall submit proper fees and make application on forms provided by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Department). A map and legal description to the quarter (1/4) section, or latitude-longitude coordinates in degrees, minutes and seconds, or in universal transverse mercator (UTM) coordinates of all privately owned lands to be included in the fishing preserve shall be provided. If privately owned lands are leased, a copy of the lease agreement shall also be included with the license application form.

(b) It shall be a violation of this regulation for the fishing preserve licensee to stock or maintain any species of fish not listed on the license application approved by the Department.

(c) A person may request to amend a fishing preserve license by submitting a written request to the Chief of Fisheries. The amendment shall specify the requested changes to the original fishing preserve license. The amendment request shall be reviewed by the Department and approved or denied.

(d) A fishing preserve license expires on the last day of the calendar year for which the license was issued.

Section 4. Stocking of Fishing Preserves. Stocking shall be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife

Section 5. Transportation of Live Fish Prohibited. No person shall transport live fish, live fish eggs, or live fish gametes from fishing preserve waters except as authorized by the Department.

Section 6. Permission to Fish, Method of Take and Verification of Catch. As provided in W.S. § 23-5-204, any licensee, during the term of their license may grant permission to other persons to take fish from a licensed fishing preserve water and to charge a fee for fishing; no fishing license is required.

(a) Fishing preserve licensees may set their own creel limits. All other regulations in Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations shall apply.

(b) The fishing preserve licensee shall issue a Department provided receipt or a written statement to any person removing fish from the fishing preserve. That statement shall include the species and number harvested, date harvested, fishing preserve licensee name, and name of person in possession of harvested fish. The person in possession of the harvested fish shall retain possession of the written statement while in possession of the fish.

Section 7. Removal of Unauthorized Species. Introduction of unauthorized fish species may require removal of said species or complete depopulation of fishing preserve waters within a time frame and by a method determined by the Department. These actions include, but are not limited to: 1) total or partial fishing preserve depopulation, due to possession of unauthorized species, or presence of fish disease pathogens of concern; or, 2) the capture of or destruction of escaped aquatic wildlife.

Section 8. Requesting an Appeal to a Department Decision. The applicant for a fishing preserve license or an amendment to a license may appeal any Department decision made under the authority of this regulation by submitting a written request for reconsideration to the Chief of Fisheries at Department headquarters within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of receipt of their response letter. If an applicant fails to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they received notification that a fishing preserve license or amendment has been denied, the applicant shall waive their ability to make any future appeal request regarding the Department decision. Appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the Department Decision Appeals Process described in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries.

Section 9. Revocation of License. Failure to comply with any section within this regulation or with conditions placed on the license at the time of issuance shall be considered just cause for revocation of a fishing preserve license. Revocation of a license by the Commission shall be carried out in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

Section 10. Effective Date. These regulations are effective January 1, 2023 and shall remain in effect until modified or rescinded by the Commission.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: _______________________________________

Kenneth Roberts, President

Dated: July 19, 2022

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Chapter 51 Private Fish Hatcheries

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 1 Authority

These regulations are promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-102(a)(xiv), § 23-1-103, § 23-1-302, § 23-4-101, § 23-4-102, § 23-4-103, § 23-4-104, § 23-4-201, § 23-6-111 and § 23-6-207.

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Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 2 Definitions

Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Aquaculture Facility" means any combination of buildings, ponds, tanks, raceways, or any other structure used for an aquaculture operation. Aquaculture facility includes facilities used for aquaponics and hobby fish farms, but does not include ornamental ponds (defined in Commission Regulation chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife).

(b) "Aquaculture Operation" means the propagation, rearing, or producing of aquatic wildlife in controlled aquatic environments. Aquaculture operations include aquaponics and hobby fish farms. Holding and feeding fish in ornamental ponds does not constitute an aquaculture operation.

(c) "Aquaponics" means an artificial system, not connected to the waters of this state, managed for sustainable food production, combining rearing of cold-blooded wildlife with the cultivation of plants in water, under an interrelated closed environment.

(d) "Aquatic Animal Health Inspector" means any individual approved by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Department) whose qualifications meet standards established by the Board of Certification of the Fish Health Section of the American Fisheries Society for certification as an aquatic animal health inspector.

(e) "Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Hatchery Inspection" means the physical inspection of aquaculture facilities and private fish hatcheries, including water sources, fish transport vehicles and equipment for the presence of plants and animals designated as AIS by Wyoming and by the state within which the hatchery resides.

(f) "Aquatic Invasive Species Hatchery Inspection Report" means a report provided by an aquatic invasive species hatchery inspector documenting presence or absence of AIS.

(g) "Aquatic Invasive Species Hatchery Inspector" means an employee of a state AIS program, state department of agriculture, county weed and pest district or other individual approved by the Department who has completed an AIS hatchery inspection training course that meets the requirements established by the Department to certify inspectors to conduct AIS hatchery inspections.

(h) "Aquatic Invasive Species of Concern" means emergency prohibited AIS, prohibited AIS and regulated AIS as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 62, Regulation for Aquatic Invasive Species.

(i) For the purpose of this regulation, regulated AIS at out-of-state private fish hatcheries shall also include all other species designated as prohibited, invasive or nuisance species by the state within which the hatchery resides.

(i) "Aquatic Laboratory Technician" means an employee of a professional diagnostic or analytical laboratory qualified to conduct specific analyses and approved in advance by the Department who is supervised by either an aquatic animal health inspector or fish pathologist and who is trained to collect non-lethal samples (e.g., collection of ovarian and seminal fluids) from fish broodstocks.

(j) "Assumed Pathogen Prevalence Level (APPL)" means the percent of a population assumed to have a pathogen, which determines the number of samples that must be taken to detect the pathogen with a 95% confidence level.

(k) "Authorized Agent" means any individual employed by, or responsible to the hatchery owner, who is engaged in the operation of the fish hatchery.

(l) "Coldwater Fish Species" means the following fishes as designated below by common name:

 Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus);

 Brook Trout and Lake Trout (Salvelinus sp.);

 Brown Trout (Salmo trutta);

 Cutbow (Rainbow Trout/Cutthroat Trout hybrid);

 Mountain Whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni);

 Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, golden trout and kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus sp.);

 Splake (Brook Trout/Lake Trout hybrid); and,

 Tiger Trout (Brook Trout/Brown Trout hybrid).

(m) "Coolwater Fish Species" means the following fishes as designated below by common name:

 Sauger (Sander Canadensis);

 Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus);

 Tiger muskie (Northern Pike/Muskellunge, Esox sp. hybrid).

(n) "Department Approved Private Fish Hatchery" means an in-state or out-of-state Private Fish Hatchery that has a valid commercial fish hatchery license or meets the licensing requirement of the state where it is located and is currently authorized by the Chief of Fisheries based on fish health and AIS inspections as a legal source of fish for private fish hatcheries, private fish stocking and live bait dealers.

(o) "Fish Health Inspection" means an on-site, annual inspection by an inspecting agent and all lots of fish at each private fish hatchery. The inspection shall be designed to assay for pathogens as described in this regulation.

(p) "Fish Health Inspection Report" means a report signed by an aquatic animal health inspector documenting the last known disease status of all applicable lots at an aquaculture facility resulting from on-site inspection, sampling and subsequent examination of the collected tissues and fluids for the detection of disease agents listed in this regulation.

(q) "Fish Pathologist" means any individual approved by the Department whose qualifications meet standards established by the Board of Certification of the Fish Health Section of the American Fisheries Society for certification as a fish pathologist.

(r) "Hobby Fish Farm" means a small scale aquaculture operation that uses an aquaculture facility, not connected to the waters of this state, to raise fish for personal use. Hobby fish farms do not include aquaculture operations that raise fish for commercial use.

(s) "Inspecting Agent" means any individual approved by the Department who is certified as an aquatic animal health inspector or a fish pathologist.

(t) "Lot" means a group of eggs or fish of the same species and age group originating from the same spawning population, and sharing the same water supply. More than one (1) year class may comprise the same lot under certain conditions; for example, yearlings and two (2) year old progeny may be considered the same lot as the adult, spawning brood stock provided the other criteria in the definition are present. Fish of the same species but from different spawning populations, adequately inspected, then combined into one (1) group may henceforth be regarded as one (1), single lot as long as they continue to share the same rearing space.

(u) "Pathogen(s) of Concern" means emergency prohibited fish pathogens, prohibited fish pathogens, regulated fish pathogens and reportable/notifiable fish pathogens as described in Section 6 of this regulation.

(v) "Prevalence" means the proportion or percent of cases of a disease, or a disease agent, present in a population at a given time.

(w) "Private Fish Hatchery" means an aquaculture facility, including some aquaponics operations and hobby fish farms, used for propagating, rearing or producing any or all life stages of fish that is not owned or operated by federal, state, local or tribal government agencies. Private fish hatcheries include aquaculture facilities that are connected to the waters of this state and used to confine or rear ornamental fish.

(x) "Reasonable Action" means Department prescribed action to eliminate the risk of establishment or spread of pathogens of concern or AIS of concern that is consistent with the risk or severity of the fish health or AIS threat. These actions shall be prescribed in writing by the Chief of Fisheries and may include, but are not limited to, sampling and clinical inspections, fish stock destruction or other disposal, quarantine, pathogen or AIS eradication and aquaculture facility disinfection.

(y) "Warmwater Fish Species" means the following fishes as designated below by common name:

 Black and White Crappie (Pomoxis sp.);

 Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas);

 Bluegill/Green Sunfish Hybrid;

 Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus);

 Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas);

 Grass Carp (Ctenopharygodon idella) that are certified triploid;

 Green Sunfish, Bluegill and Pumpkinseed (Lepomis sp.); and,

 Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides).

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 3 Application for a Fish Hatchery license

(a) Any person intending to operate a private fish hatchery shall obtain a commercial fish hatchery license and post a surety bond with the Department in accordance with W.S. § 23-4-102. The owner or operator shall submit an application, including proper fees, on a form provided by the department. The application shall be legible, fully completed and include the following:

(i) The name, complete mailing address and telephone number of the applicant, the name of the hatchery and the name of the owner, if different from the applicant.

(ii) The address of the hatchery, the geographic coordinates of the hatchery or the range, township, section, quarter (1/4) section and county name.

(iii) The water source and name of the water that receives effluent from the hatchery.

(iv) The species and source of all fish, fish eggs or fish gametes to be possessed, propagated, sold, traded or transported to or from the fish hatchery for which the license application is being made.

(A) Fish used in a private fish hatchery shall be limited to coldwater, coolwater, warmwater and tropical fish species.

(I) Private fish hatcheries dealing primarily in tropical or ornamental fish may also be authorized to use nongame fish (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife).

(B) The Department may exempt private fish hatcheries licensed primarily for tropical or ornamental fish from the specific requirements of this subsection.

(v) A legal description to the quarter-quarter (1/4 - 1/4) section, or latitude-longitude coordinates in degrees, minutes and seconds, or in universal transverse mercator (UTM) coordinates of all fee title lands on which the hatchery will operate shall be included.

(vi) If fee title lands are leased for operation of any portion of the hatchery, a copy of the lease agreement shall be included with the application form.

(vii) Application for a new private fish hatchery shall also include, but not be limited to, a map and diagrammatic sketch of all aquaculture facilities, water supplies and effluent drainages. The name of the stream or body of water into which effluent from the hatchery is discharged or would possibly be discharged into in the event of flooding shall be provided. Any ponds shall be identified with a unique name or number and size in surface acres.

(viii) Application for transfer of an existing private fish hatchery to a new licensee shall include a record of fish, fish eggs and fish gametes upon transfer. A new licensee shall receive the last three (3) years fish production records from the previous licensee.

(A) Before an existing private fish hatchery is licensed to a new licensee, the Department may inspect aquaculture facilities and request full disclosure of all fish production records for the past three (3) years of operation including complete inventory of fish, fish eggs or fish gametes at the time of transfer.

(b) Buildings, ponds, tanks, raceways, or other structures used for the containment of fish separated by more than one-quarter (1/4) mile, or facilities that lack a common effluent are considered to be separate facilities, regardless of ownership, and require a separate commercial fish hatchery license and surety bond. The Chief of Fisheries may grant an exception to the one-quarter (1/4) mile stipulation for aquaculture facility separation. Any exception shall be evaluated upon formal written request submitted to the Department by the applicant.

(c) No wild fish shall be contained or captured within an aquaculture facility as a result of facility construction, impoundment of waters, or utilization of existing ponds.

(d) Before a license is issued to operate a new private fish hatchery, Department personnel may inspect the applicant's proposed aquaculture facility to ensure protection of Wyoming's wildlife resources. Aquaculture facilities shall be constructed to meet Department approval prior to importation or possession of fish, fish eggs or fish gametes.

(i) Private fish hatcheries dealing primarily in ornamental or tropical fish shall be constructed to include sufficient water treatment to ensure that fish pathogens and live parasites, plants and animals are eliminated from all water discharged from the aquaculture facility.

(e) A licensee shall be legally responsible for all operations of the private fish hatchery and the actions of all authorized agents.

(f) A licensee or authorized agent shall not modify operations from those described on the original license without an approved amendment.

(i) It shall be a violation of this regulation for a licensee or authorized agent to possess, receive, ship, purchase, rear, sell or otherwise dispose of any species of fish, fish eggs or fish gametes not listed on the license approved by the Department.

(ii) A detailed request specifying proposed amendments to the original license shall be submitted to the Chief of Fisheries for consideration of approval.

(g) A commercial fish hatchery license expires on the last day of the calendar year for which the license was issued.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 4 Designation as a Department Approved Private Fish Hatchery

Private fish hatcheries shall not stock, sell or transfer or receive any live fish, fish eggs or fish gametes in Wyoming unless designated as a Department approved private fish hatchery by the Chief of Fisheries.

(a) The Chief of Fisheries may designate an in-state private fish hatchery as a Department approved private fish hatchery if they meet the following requirements:

(i) The hatchery owner is in possession of a valid commercial fish hatchery license;

(ii) Valid fish health and AIS hatchery inspection reports that are required in Section 5 of this regulation indicate that the hatchery is free of AIS of concern and all lots at the hatchery are free of pathogens of concern in accordance with this regulation; and,

(iii) The licensee has met the reporting and record keeping requirements in Section 14 of this regulation.

(b) Out of state private fish hatcheries shall not import fish, fish eggs or fish gametes into Wyoming unless designated as a Department approved private fish hatchery by the Chief of Fisheries. The Chief of Fisheries may designate an out-of-state private fish hatchery as a Department approved private fish hatchery if they meet the following requirements:

(i) The hatchery owner or authorized agent has submitted a fish hatchery importation permit application on a form provided by the Department;

(ii) Valid fish health and AIS hatchery inspection reports indicate that the hatchery is free of AIS of concern and all lots at the hatchery are free of pathogens of concern in accordance with this regulation; and,

(iii) The private fish hatchery meets the licensing requirements to legally operate in the state where it is located.

(c) A private fish hatchery shall not be designated as a Department approved private fish hatchery until having received written notice from the Chief of Fisheries.

(d) The Chief of Fisheries may deny or rescind designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery if the private fish hatchery is located in a watershed known to contain an AIS of concern or pathogen of concern to ensure protection of Wyoming's aquatic wildlife resources.

(e) The Chief of Fisheries may deny designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery if an AIS of concern or pathogen of concern was detected at the private fish hatchery within the past three (3) years to ensure protection of Wyoming's wildlife resources.

(f) Designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery shall expire on the last day of the calendar year for which the certification was issued or on the expiration date of the fish health inspection report or the AIS fish hatchery report, whichever comes first.

(g) It shall be an express condition of operating as a Department approved private fish hatchery that the owner or authorized agent shall notify the Chief of Fisheries within forty-eight (48) hours if at any time the owner or authorized agent finds, suspects or becomes aware of an AIS of concern or pathogen of concern at their aquaculture facility.

(h) Failure to comply with any portion of this regulation may result in the revocation of a private fish hatchery's designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 5 Private Fish Hatchery Inspections

(a) A fish health inspection and AIS hatchery inspection shall be required of all fish hatcheries seeking designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery unless exempted below. Fish health and AIS hatchery inspections shall be conducted annually in accordance with this regulation.

(i) The Department shall exempt private fish hatcheries licensed primarily for tropical or ornamental fish from the specific fish health inspection requirements of this section.

(ii) The Department may exempt private fish hatcheries licensed primarily for tropical or ornamental fish or solely for baitfish from the specific AIS inspection requirements of this section.

(A) Private fish hatcheries exempted from the specific inspection requirements of this section may be required to provide evidence, allow inspections, or implement procedures necessary to ensure AIS of concern and pathogens of concern will not be spread or introduced to the waters of this state.

(iii) A fish hatchery seeking designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery may request an exception to the specific requirements of this section by submitting a written proposal to the Department. The Chief of Fisheries may approve such exceptions so long as the probability of introducing an AIS of concern or pathogen of concern is minimal.

(b) Fish Health Inspections. All fish health inspections shall be performed in accordance with Appendix I of this regulation and documented in a fish health inspection report.

(i) The collection of fish health samples at in-state private fish hatcheries shall be conducted by the Department at the Department's expense. A completed application shall be submitted to the Department to request this inspection no less than fifteen (15) days prior to inspection. The application shall be legible, fully completed, signed and dated by the applicant. It shall be a violation of this regulation for the applicant to make a false statement on the application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted by the Department.

(A) Laboratory analyses associated with fish health inspections shall be conducted at the licensee's expense.

(ii) A fish health inspection shall include lethal sampling of all lots present at the private fish hatchery at the time of inspection.

(iii) The fish health inspection report shall include results of tests for each pathogen of concern for which a water source or lot was sampled.

(iv) Fish health inspection reports shall be valid for 365 consecutive days from the final report date unless subsequent testing detects a pathogen(s) that poses a health risk(s) to Wyoming's wildlife.

(A) Fish shall not be moved from a facility unless the owner or authorized agent is in possession of a valid, unexpired fish health inspection report.

(v) Aquaculture facilities operating in Wyoming or requesting authority to import into Wyoming shall provide fish health inspection reports from the past three (3) years upon request by the Department.

(vi) No fish showing clinical signs or suspected clinical signs (lethargic behavior, abnormal mortality, lesions, etc.) of disease shall be stocked or imported. Suspected disease in any captive fish shall be reported to the Department immediately.

(c) AIS Inspections. All AIS hatchery inspections shall be conducted at least annually between June 15 and October 15 by an AIS hatchery inspector in accordance with this regulation and results shall be documented in an AIS hatchery inspection report.

(i) Inspection of in-state private fish hatcheries, including the collection of samples, shall be conducted by the Department at the Department's expense. A request for an AIS hatchery inspection shall be submitted to the Department on or before September 15 of the inspection year.

(ii) The AIS hatchery inspector shall inspect the hatchery water sources, aquaculture facilities, all fish handling areas and equipment used for the production, handling and transportation of fish using standard Department sampling and testing procedures.

(A) The annual AIS inspection shall include all ponds for facilities that utilize twenty five (25) ponds or fewer.

(B) For hatchery facilities that utilize more than twenty five (25) ponds, the annual AIS inspection shall include fifty percent (50%) of the total number of ponds on the facility or twenty five (25) ponds, whichever is greater. Every pond shall be inspected at least once every two (2) years.

(C) The Department may require samples of suspected AIS of concern to be shipped to the Department AIS coordinator for identification at the hatchery owner's expense.

(D) Laboratory analyses associated with AIS hatchery inspections shall be conducted at the Department's expense.

(iii) AIS hatchery inspection reports documenting an AIS hatchery inspection that failed to detect AIS of concern shall be valid for 365 consecutive days from the final report date unless subsequent testing detects an AIS of concern.

(iv) Aquaculture facilities operating in Wyoming or requesting authority to import into Wyoming shall provide AIS hatchery inspection reports from the past three (3) years upon request by the Department.

(d) A Department approved private fish hatchery shall allow additional fish health and AIS inspection(s) of aquaculture facilities, fish, fish eggs or fish gametes and inspection of all records during reasonable hours and with reasonable notice in order to ensure compliance with all requirements of this regulation.

(i) The Department shall have the right to collect blood, tissue and other biological samples (including lethal samples) for disease and AIS testing, genetic identification or other purposes to ensure protection of Wyoming's wildlife resources.

(e) Past fish health and AIS hatchery inspection reports shall be made available upon request to the Department and all Wyoming recipients of fish originating from the private fish hatchery.

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Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 6 Pathogens of Concern

The following pathogens are based on their presence within Wyoming and the potential threat to the aquatic resources of the state.

(a) Emergency Prohibited Fish Pathogens shall include:

(i) Ceratonova Shasta - Ceratomyxosis of Salmonids;

(ii) Herpesvirus salmonis Type 2;

(iii) Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis - IHN virus;

(iv) Infectious Pancretic Necrosis of Salmonids - IPN virus;

(v) Oncorhynchus masou virus diease - OMVD;

(vi) Rhabdovirus carpio - Spring Viremia of Carp; and,

(vii) Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia - VHS virus.

(b) Prohibited Fish Pathogens shall include:

(i) Edwardsiella ictaluri - Enteric septicemia of catfish; and,

(ii) Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae - Proliferative Kidney Disease (PKD).

(i) Aeromonas salmonicida - Furunculosis;

(ii) Myxobolus cerebralis - Whirling Disease of Salmonids;

(iii) Renibacterium salmoninarum - Bacterial Kidney Disease; and,

(iv) Yersinia ruckeri - Enteric Redmouth.

(d) Reportable/Notifiable Fish Pathogens shall include:

(i) Bothricephalus acheilognathi - Asian Tapeworm;

(ii) Largemouth Bass Virus - LMB Virus;

(iii) Salmincola species - Gill lice; and,

(iv) Any diseases/pathogens not listed but which are detected during routine fish health inspections shall be reported to the Department.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 7 Courses of Action for Fish Disease and AIS for In-State Department Approved Private Fish Hatcheries

(a) If at any time an AIS of concern or pathogen of concern is known or suspected to be present at the private fish hatchery or water supply, the Chief of Fisheries may rescind designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery.

(b) If a pathogen of concern is suspected present at the private fish hatchery or in the water supply, all fish, fish eggs and fish gametes shall be confined to their rearing units and no fish, fish eggs or fish gametes shall be transferred from, to or within the facility until confirmatory sampling has been completed, reasonable action has been determined and the Chief of Fisheries has authorized the hatchery to resume normal operations or reinstated designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery.

(c) Upon confirmation of the finding of a pathogen of concern, the hatchery owner shall immediately initiate reasonable action. Fish killed by a pathogen of concern shall be disposed of as prescribed by the Department.

(i) Reasonable action for emergency prohibited fish pathogens or prohibited fish pathogens shall include immediate destruction of all lots at the facility by incineration or burial (deep burial utilizing lime). Chemical disinfection of said facility shall then be planned and executed as prescribed in the reasonable action from the Chief of Fisheries.

(ii) Reasonable action for a regulated pathogen may include, but shall not be limited to, destruction of the infected lots or quarantine and treatment with the best available technology to eradicate the pathogen.

(A) Two (2) consecutive inspections shall be conducted within a six (6) month period at least one (1) month apart to determine that there is no occurrence of the regulated pathogen prior to stocking any fish, fertilized eggs or gametes.

(B) Eggs taken from broodstocks infected with Enteric Redmouth, Furunculosis or Whirling Disease that have been disinfected per Department protocol may be reared, shipped or sold if approved in writing by the Chief of Fisheries.

(C) Non-infected lots may be stocked, with written permission by the Chief of Fisheries, only into waters that would pose no threat to naturally reproducing fish populations (i.e., isolated "stock ponds" with no outlet or effluent).

(D) Stocking of infected lots into the waters of this state shall be prohibited.

(iii) Reasonable action for a reportable/notifiable pathogen may include, but shall not be limited to, destruction of the infected lots or quarantine and treatment with the best available technology to eradicate the pathogen. Follow up testing may be required to confirm the pathogen has been eradicated.

(d) If an AIS of concern is suspected present, no fish, fish eggs or fish gametes shall be transferred from the facility until confirmatory sampling has been completed, reasonable action has been determined and the Chief of Fisheries has authorized the hatchery to resume normal operations or reinstated designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery.

(e) Upon confirmation of the finding of an AIS of concern, the hatchery owner shall immediately initiate reasonable action. The Department may require that all or portions of the facility no longer be used as part of the fish hatchery if eradication of an AIS is not possible.

(i) Reasonable action for emergency prohibited AIS shall include immediate destruction of all fish at the facility. Complete disinfection and AIS eradication from the facility shall then be planned and executed on a Department approved schedule.

(A) The Department shall determine alternative reasonable action for emergency prohibited AIS for private fish hatcheries licensed primarily for tropical or ornamental fish if the AIS was confined to a portion of the aquaculture facility on an isolated water supply that does not contact other portions of the facility. The destruction of fish shall be limited to those exposed to the infected water supply.

(ii) Reasonable action for prohibited AIS may include, but shall not be limited to, quarantine or destruction of fish in the infested portions of the facility. Disinfection and AIS eradication from the facility shall then be planned and executed on a Department approved schedule as prescribed in the reasonable action from the Chief of Fisheries.

(iii) Reasonable action for regulated AIS may include, but shall not be limited to, eradication or containment of AIS and quarantine or destruction of fish in the infested portions of the facility.

(iv) Follow up testing shall be required to confirm the AIS of concern has been eradicated or adequately contained.

(f) The Chief of Fisheries may require a biosecurity plan prior to authorizing a hatchery to resume normal operations or reinstating designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 8 Courses of Action for Fish Disease and AIS for Out-of-State Department Approved Private Fish Hatcheries

The following actions apply to all known or suspected cases of AIS of concern and pathogens of concern.

(a) It shall be a violation of this regulation to import any fish, fish eggs, fish gametes or other cold-blooded aquatic wildlife into Wyoming from an aquaculture facility known or suspected to have an AIS of concern or pathogen of concern unless an exception is approved by the Chief of Fisheries per Section 5(a) of this regulation.

(b) If at any time an AIS of concern or pathogen of concern is known or suspected at an out-of-state Department approved private fish hatchery, the Chief of Fisheries may prohibit the importation of fish, fish eggs or fish gametes and rescind designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery. Prohibition of importation may be lifted and designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery reinstated when reasonable action and prescribed follow up sampling have been completed.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 9 Sale, Transfer or Stocking of Live Fish or Fish Eggs

(a) Importation of fish to an in-state private fish hatchery shall be in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

(b) No live fish, fish eggs or fish gametes shall enter or leave a private fish hatchery for any purpose unless the hatchery is currently designated as a Department approved private fish hatchery.

(c) The hatchery owner or authorized agent shall only provide fish, fish eggs or fish gametes for the purpose of stocking into waters of this state after first obtaining a copy of a private fish stocking authorization issued to the approved applicant by the Department or a brokerage receipt issued to a broker by the Department per Commission Regulation Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

(i) It shall be a violation of this regulation to release any aquatic wildlife into waters of this state except those authorized on the private fish stocking authorization issued per Commission Regulation Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

(d) The hatchery owner or authorized agent shall not make any deviations from a private fish stocking authorization. At the time fish are stocked the hatchery owner or authorized agent shall sign the private fish stocking authorization receipt that was provided by the Department.

(e) Falsified or incomplete private fish stocking authorization receipts are in violation of regulation and may be grounds for revocation of a private fish hatchery license or designation as a Department approved private fish hatchery and may be prosecuted under penalty of law.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 10 Transportation of Fish, Fish Eggs or Fish Gametes

(a) Only water from a well, protected or treated spring, or municipal water supply shall be used to transport fish or fish eggs within Wyoming. Surface water including rearing units, ponds or streams shall not be used for transport.

(b) Shipments shall only include fish species authorized by the Department and shall not contain any plants designated as AIS or any other cold-blooded wildlife.

(i) Any person transporting fish shall immediately notify the Chief of Fisheries if the shipment is found or suspected to contain an AIS. No water, fish, plants or other organisms shall leave the stocking tank until the Department has inspected the shipment and determined an appropriate course of action.

(ii) The stocking of any fish species not authorized by the Department shall be a violation of W.S. § 23-4-101 and the hatchery owner shall be subject to the penalties described therein.

(iii) The stocking of any amphibians, reptiles, mollusks, crustaceans, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm) or fertilized eggs not authorized by the Department shall be a violation of Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

(c) Each fish species transported shall be held in separate containers to facilitate species identification unless the fish in the container are to be stocked into one (1) individual stocking site authorized for multiple species of fish and all fish in the container are released at that site.

(d) When transporting fish or fish eggs from an in-state aquaculture facility to stock directly into a Wyoming water, the shipment of fish shall be accompanied by a copy of the letter to the Wyoming recipient of the fish from the Chief of Fisheries authorizing the stocking of a Wyoming water.

(e) When transporting fish or fish eggs from one (1) in-state aquaculture facility to another, the shipment of fish shall be accompanied by either a receipt of sale or transfer issued to the recipient of the fish from the hatchery of origin or a written statement from the hatchery of origin indicating the species, numbers, destination hatchery and contact information for the recipient.

(f) Any person transporting eggs or fish obtained from a Department hatchery shall have in their possession an egg delivery confirmation form or other appropriate written authorization issued by the Department.

(g) Each shipment of live fish or fish eggs imported into Wyoming from an out-of-state aquaculture facility shall be accompanied by the appropriate written authorization or a valid interstate transportation permit as described in Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

(i) Any person transporting live fish or fish eggs into Wyoming from an out-of-state aquaculture facility shall stop at every open AIS check station that is on their route of travel and allow inspection of the conveyance.

(h) A broker transporting eggs or fish shall have in their possession a brokerage receipt in addition to the appropriate forms and authorizations described in this section. A broker shall stock fish or fish eggs directly into the water(s) indicated on the private fish stocking authorization(s). No fish or fish eggs obtained by a broker shall be temporarily stocked into any other water or temporarily held at any facility.

(i) Vehicles used for the transport of fish, fish eggs or fish gametes to or from an aquaculture facility shall be placarded with signage indicating that the equipment is being used to transport fish, fish eggs or fish gametes. Letters, numbers or symbols displayed on the placard shall be at least three (3) inches in height, excluding shading and bordering, and shall be of a color that contrasts with the placard background color. Vehicle operators transporting fish, fish eggs or fish gametes shall be in possession of all documents required by Wyoming Statute and Commission regulations. Persons transporting live fish, fish eggs or fish gametes by common carrier (e.g., UPS, Federal Express) are exempted from this requirement.

(j) Hatcheries licensed primarily for ornamental fish shall be exempted from the requirements of this section, except that the Chief of Fisheries shall be notified immediately if any shipment is found or suspected to contain an AIS. No water, fish, plants or other organisms shall leave the shipping container until the Department has inspected the shipment and determined an appropriate course of action.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 11 Live Baitfish Hatcheries

(a) For the purposes of this regulation, "commercially produced live baitfish" shall be defined as set forth in Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations.

(b) Live baitfish shall only be obtained as commercially produced live baitfish and shall only be obtained as adult fish from a Department approved private fish hatchery.

(c) Commercially produced live baitfish shall not be imported for use in a private fish hatchery without appropriate written authorization as described in Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife, Section 10.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 12 Aquaponics, Fish Farms and Mollusk and Crustacean Aquaculture Operations

(a) Aquaponics operations and hobby fish farms that utilize only marine fish, tropical fish, Goldfish (Carassius auratus) or koi (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife) are exempt from all requirements of this regulation except that those fish shall not be stocked, released or allowed to escape into the waters of this state.

(b) Aquaponics operations and hobby fish farms that utilize game fish or nongame fish other than those listed in subsection (a) of this section shall be considered private fish hatcheries, shall be licensed and bonded in accordance with Section 3 of this regulation, and shall meet all AIS, fish health inspection and other requirements of this regulation.

(c) No person shall utilize mollusks or crustaceans in any aquaculture operation unless authorized in writing by the Chief of Fisheries.

(d) The use of any AIS of concern is prohibited in aquaculture operations.

(i) Wyoming Department of Agriculture regulations may apply to the use of certain plants not listed as AIS of concern in aquaponics operations.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 13 Records

On forms provided or approved by the Department, a licensee or authorized agent shall maintain on the premises of the private fish hatchery, or at the licensee's residence, legible, current, accurate and complete records and fish health and AIS inspection reports for a minimum of the past three (3) years.

(a) Records shall identify the lot, species, numbers, age and lengths of all fish, fish eggs and fish gametes in possession and that have been received, shipped, purchased, reared, sold, disposed of, escaped or died. Records shall also include the names and addresses of all suppliers and recipients, fish rearing locations, the identifying numbers of any authorizations required for a transaction and the dates of all transactions. Upon request, all records shall be produced for inspection by the Department.

(i) Required records, or legible copies, shall be submitted semi-annually to the Chief of Fisheries by January 15 and July 15 for activities that occurred during the six (6) month period prior to the month records are due.

(b) All fish health and AIS inspection reports shall be provided for inspection to the Department upon request.

(i) The Chief of Fisheries may grant exceptions to the requirements of this section to private fish hatcheries licensed primarily in ornamental fish.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 14 Escaped or Disposed of Fish

If fish escape into the drainage receiving effluent from a private fish hatchery, the licensee or authorized agent shall notify the Chief of Fisheries within twenty-four (24) hours. Dead fish shall not be disposed into hatchery effluent waters or waters of this state.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 15 Catchout Ponds

Fish hatcheries may operate one (1) catchout pond per licensed location in accordance with W.S. § 23-4-102 for the sole purpose of fishing. The catchout pond shall not be used for fish, fish egg or fish gamete production.

(a) Method of take. Fish can only be taken from a catchout pond by legal fishing methods. Each hatchery owner may set creel or size limits. A fishing license is not required. All other Commission fishing regulations apply.

(b) Receipt for Removal of Fish. The commercial fish hatchery licensee or authorized agent shall issue a written statement to any person removing fish from a catchout pond. The statement shall include species and number harvested, date harvested, licensee name and name of person in possession of harvested fish. The person in possession of the harvested fish shall retain possession of the written statement while in possession of the fish.

(c) Transportation of Live Fish Prohibited. No person shall transport live fish, live fish eggs or fish gametes from a catchout pond unless authorized in writing by the Chief of Fisheries.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 16 Requesting an Appeal to a Department Decision

(a) The licensee or owner of a private fish hatchery may appeal a Department decision made under the authority of this regulation by submitting a written request to the Chief of Fisheries at Department headquarters for reconsideration within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of receipt of written notification of the decision being contested. If a licensee or owner of a private fish hatchery fails to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days, the licensee or owner shall waive their ability to make any future appeal of the Department's decision. Appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the Department Decision Appeals process in this Regulation.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 17 Department Decision Appeals Process

(a) This process applies to appeals allowed in the Requesting an Appeal to a Department Decision section of this regulation and Commission Regulations Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife; Chapter 50, Fishing Preserves and Chapter 53, Landowner Fishing Lakes or Ponds.

(b) Upon receipt of a written request for reconsideration, the Chief of Fisheries shall establish a Department Decision Review Board (Board) consisting of five (5) Department employees no more than two (2) of whom were directly involved in the initial decision.

(i) The Board shall review the Department's decision and may consider any additional information provided by the applicant.

(ii) The Board shall either uphold the Department's decision or approve the appeal request, in full or in part. The Board's decision shall be sent to the appellant as a certified, registered letter with return receipt within fifteen (15) consecutive days of the Board receiving the written request for appeal.

(c) The appellant may appeal the decision of the board by submitting a written request to the Director of the Department at Department headquarters for reconsideration. This request shall be received at Department headquarters no later than thirty (30) consecutive days after the appellant receives the Board's decision letter. If the appellant fails to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they received the Board's decision letter, the appellant shall waive their ability to make any future request for reconsideration of the Department's decision.

(i) The Director, or designee, shall conduct a review of the Department's and the Board's decision, and may consider any additional information provided by the appellant.

(ii) The Director shall either uphold the Department's decision or approve the appeal request in full or in part. The Director's decision shall be sent to the appellant as a certified, registered letter with return receipt within fifteen (15) consecutive days of receipt of the request for reconsideration.

(d) The appellant may appeal the decision of the Director by submitting a written request to the President of the Commission at Department headquarters no later than thirty (30) consecutive days after the appellant receives the Director's decision letter. If the appellant fails to submit a request for reconsideration within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they received the Director's decision letter, the appellant shall waive their ability to make any future request for reconsideration of the Department's decision.

(ii) The Commission shall either uphold the Director's decision or approve the appeal and issue a new decision. The Commission shall provide its final decision on the matter to the appellant at their next regularly scheduled Commission Meeting.

(e) The appellant may appeal a decision of the Commission by filing with the appropriate Wyoming District Court.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 18 Revocation of License

Failure to comply with any portion of this regulation may result in a Department request to the Commission for revocation of license. Revocation of a license by the Commission shall be carried out in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 19 Disposition of Fish, Fish Eggs or Fish Gametes Upon Revocation or Denial of or Failure to Renew License

If a commercial fish hatchery license is revoked or renewal application denied or a licensee fails to renew a license after a private fish hatchery has begun operations, no fish or fish eggs or fish gametes may be imported into or removed from the aquaculture facility. All fish, fish eggs or fish gametes at the aquaculture facility must be inventoried and disposed of in a manner approved by the Chief of Fisheries within sixty (60) days of the date of license revocation or renewal denial or failure to renew. After this sixty (60) day period, all fish, fish eggs or fish gametes on the premises shall become the property of the State and may be disposed of by the Department.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 20 Effective Date

These regulations are effective November 1, 2026 and shall remain in effect until modified or rescinded by the Commission.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:_______________________________________

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: July 14, 2026

APPENDIX I

COLD-BLOODED WILDLIFE

FISH HEALTH INSPECTION PROCEDURES

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.51.08212026 § 1 Fish Health Inspection Procedures

(a) All inspections shall be conducted following sampling and testing procedures and protocols documented as standard operating procedures (SOP) from the Department Fish Health Laboratory.

(b) Approved inspection procedures shall be available as SOP from the Department Fish Health Laboratory upon request.

(c) All fish health inspections at in-state private fish hatcheries shall be completed by an aquatic animal health inspector or fish pathologist except as provided below.

(i) An aquatic laboratory technician is authorized only for compliance collection of non-lethal samples (e.g., ovarian fluids) for a broodstock fish health inspection after the initial lethal and non-lethal sampling has been conducted by an aquatic animal health inspector or fish pathologist.

(d) All fish health inspections at out-of-state private fish hatcheries shall be completed by an aquatic animal health inspector, fish pathologist or United States Department of Agriculture accredited veterinarian.

(e) Determining Sample Size. The minimum sample size for each lot shall be in accordance with a plan which provides at least 95% confidence of detecting a pathogen (see table below). Attribute sampling shall be based upon the assumption of a pathogen's prevalence in facilities (hatcheries) as follows:

Assumed Pathogen Prevalence Level

Lot Population

Required Sample Size

100

250

110

500

130

1,000

140

2,000

145

10,000

145

100,000 or greater

150

(f) Sample Procedures

(i) Production Fish

(A) When sampling for viruses, all lots including broodstock lots, shall be sampled at the 5% (or lower) APPL. This pertains to lethal sampling of all fish species.

(B) When sampling for the bacterial pathogens Y. ruckeri (enteric redmouth) and A. salmonicida (furunculosis), the minimum sampling shall be sixty (60) fish from the most susceptible species as determined by the Department on each water supply at each facility.

(C) When sampling for R. salmoninarium (bacterial kidney disease), the minimum sampling shall be sixty (60) fish from all lots over six (6) months of age at the time of sampling.

(D) When sampling for E. ictaluri (enteric septicaemia of catfish), sampling shall be sixty (60) fish from the lot being tested.

(E) When sampling for the detection of M. cerebralis (salmonid whirling disease) at a facility, the minimum sample size shall be sixty (60) fish from the most susceptible lot on each water source, as determined by the Department. Sampled fish shall have been on the same water source for a cumulative minimum of 1,800 Celsius temperature units (CTU=sum of the average daily water temperature in degrees Celsius) exposure at the time of inspection.

(I) The Department may require that certain lots be sampled individually in addition to sampling conducted on each water source (e.g., lots reared in dirt ponds where conditions are conducive to enabling of the parasite life cycle). Fish sampled from individual lots shall have been on the same water source (e.g., in the same pond) for a minimum of 900 CTU.

(ii) Broodstocks

(A) Conduct lethal and nonlethal sampling (e.g., ovarian fluid sampling) of all broodstock lots at the 5% or lower APPL of listed pathogens annually if adequate numbers of broodstock fish are available.

(I) Individuals sampled for ovarian fluids shall not be used to obtain kidney/spleen samples.

(B) Three (3) consecutive, pathogen free, annual fish health inspections shall be required before gametes are used to develop a confined broodstock.

(iii) Baitfish and Grass Carp

(A) Viral-Sampling of all lots shall occur at the 5% APPL for the following viruses: Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) virus, Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) virus, Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN) virus and Spring Viremia of Carp (SVC) virus.

(B) Bacterial-Sampling of all lots shall occur at the 5% APPL for Y. ruckeri (enteric redmouth) and A. salmonicida (furunculosis).

(C) Certified triploid grass carp (Ctenopharygodon idella) shall be tested at the 5% APPL for B. cheilognathi (Asian tapeworm).

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Chapter 52 Take of Nongame Wildlife from Within Wyoming

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.52.10232025 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-103 and § 23-1-302.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.52.10232025 § 2 Definitions

For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Exotic Species" means those animals as defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a)(ii).

(b) "Nongame wildlife" means:

(i) Wildlife not otherwise defined as exotic species as defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a)(ii);

(ii) Wildlife not otherwise defined as domestic or domesticated animals in Commission Regulation Chapter 10, Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife;

(iii) All amphibians and reptiles or parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof;

(iv) All mollusks and crustaceans or parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof;

(v) All fish not otherwise defined as game fish in Section 2 of Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations, including fish parts, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof;

(vi) All mammals not otherwise defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a) as a big game animal, furbearing animal, predatory animal, small game animal, or trophy game animal and any parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof; and,

(vii) All birds not otherwise defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a) as a game bird, migratory game bird, or predacious bird and any parts thereof, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid or any transgenic product thereof.

(c) "Personal use" means holding nongame wildlife in aquaria, container or pen, or otherwise restricting its ability to flee; or, utilizing it for personal consumption (and not commercial in nature).

(d) "Predacious Bird" means those animals as defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a)(vii).

(e) "Protected Animal" means those animals as defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a)(ix).

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.52.10232025 § 3 Purpose

The purpose of this regulation is to govern and regulate the take of nongame wildlife from within the state of Wyoming. Such in-state take may require a permit issued in accordance with Commission Regulations Chapter 10, Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife; Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits; or Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.52.10232025 § 4 Controlling Regulation

In the event of any conflict with this regulation involving warm-blooded wildlife, the controlling regulation shall be Commission Regulation Chapter 10, Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife. In the event of any conflict with this regulation involving cold-blooded wildlife, the controlling regulation shall be Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.52.10232025 § 5 Taking of Nongame Wildlife From Within Wyoming

. No person shall take any nongame wildlife except as provided in this regulation.

(a) Scientific, educational or special purpose take of nongame wildlife species, or other species as specified in this regulation, shall only be authorized with a permit issued under, and in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits.

(b) Any take of a federally listed endangered or threatened species as listed in 50 CFR § 17.11, and which does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter, shall be in accordance with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regulations governing endangered or threatened species.

(c) Except for unintentional motor vehicle collisions, if any gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), swift fox (Vulpes velox) or river otter (Lontra canadensis) is otherwise unintentionally taken, or injured in such a way that the injury may result in death of the animal the person taking such wildlife shall notify a Department law enforcement officer as soon as is reasonably possible.

(i) Pelts from unintentionally taken gray fox or swift fox may be retained or sold if authorized by a Department law enforcement officer and tagged by the Department. For tagging purposes, the person taking a gray fox or swift fox shall present the unskinned carcass or pelt in an unfrozen condition to a game warden or Department Regional Office. At the time of tagging, the person taking the gray fox or swift fox shall furnish the Department the date taken, method of take and the location taken to include section, township and range or GPS coordinates. Tags for gray fox or swift fox shall be issued free of charge.

(ii) Unskinned carcasses of unintentionally taken river otter shall be turned over to the Department as soon as is reasonably possible after notifying a Department law enforcement officer.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.52.10232025 § 6 Commercial Use of Nongame Wildlife

No person shall take any nongame wildlife from within Wyoming for Commercial use except in accordance with Commission Regulations Chapter 10, Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife; Chapter 46, Fishing Regulation; and Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.52.10232025 § 7 Amphibians and Reptiles

(a) Scientific and Educational Take. Unless otherwise specified, amphibians or reptiles listed in this subsection shall only be taken with a permit issued in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits

Amphibian

Frog

Columbia Spotted Frog Rana luteiventris

Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus

Toad

Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas

Wyoming Toad Anaxyrus baxteri

Reptile

Lizard

Great Basin Skink Plestiodon skiltonianus utahensis

Northern Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus wrighti

Prairie Lizard Sceloporus consobrinus

Snake

Desert Striped Whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus

Great Basin Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer deserticola

Midget Faded Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus concolor

Northern Rubber Boa Charina bottae bottae

Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata

Smooth Greensnake Opheodrys vernalis

Western (Pale) Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis

Turtle

Northern Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera spinifera

Ornate Box Turtle Terrapene ornata

(b) Take Without a Permit. All amphibians and reptiles not specifically referenced in subsection (a) may be taken for personal use without a permit and shall not be used as fishing bait in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations.

(i) Live amphibians and reptiles taken for personal use shall be confined at their final destination and shall not be released, abandoned or allowed to escape.

(ii) Any North American bullfrog taken shall be killed immediately and shall not be possessed alive.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.52.10232025 § 8 Birds

(a) Scientific and Educational Take. All nongame birds, except as otherwise specified, shall only be taken with a license or a permit issued in accordance with Commission Regulations Chapter 10, Importation and Possession of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife; Chapter 25, Falconry and Raptor Propagation; Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits; or Chapter 56, Regulation Governing Lethal Taking of Wildlife; or taken in accordance with federal regulations governing the depredation order for blackbirds, cowbirds, grackles, crows and magpies.

(i) Predacious birds, exotic species of birds, birds declared as pests in accordance with W.S. § 11-5-101 through W.S. § 11-5-119 (Weed and Pest Control Act of 1973) and birds listed in subsection (c) may be taken for scientific research, education or special purposes with a permit issued in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits.

(b) American Crow Seasons. There shall be open hunting seasons for the taking of American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in the entire state annually from January 1 through February 28 and from November 1 through December 31. Crows shall only be taken by use of firearms, archery equipment or falconry. There is no possession limit for crows that may be taken during the open hunting season. Wyoming hunting license requirements do not pertain to the taking of crows during the established hunting season dates.

(c) Take Without a Permit. Except for birds taken for scientific research, education or special purposes, the following birds may be taken for commercial or personal use without a permit: Eurasian Collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto) predacious birds, exotic species of birds, birds declared as pests as defined in and in accordance with W.S. § 11-5-101 through W.S. § 11-5-119 (Weed and Pest Control Act of 1973). Mute Swans may be taken for personal use, but may not be taken for commercial use.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.52.10232025 § 9 Fishes

The following section applies to nongame fish not otherwise defined as Aquatic Invasive Species in Commission Regulation Chapter 62, Regulation Governing Aquatic Invasive Species.

(a) Scientific and Educational Take. Unless otherwise specified, fishes listed in this subsection shall only be taken with a permit issued in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits.

Dace

Kendall Warm Springs Dace Rhinichthys osculus thermalis

(b) Nongame fish not otherwise referenced in this section shall only be taken in accordance with W.S. § 23-2-104(a), (Archery licenses); W.S. § 23-2-201, (Fees; restrictions); W.S. § 23-2-202, (Age restrictions; fishing); W.S. § 23-2-206, (Underwater fishing); W. S. § 23-2-207, (Special limited fishing permits); W.S. § 23-2-208, (Landowner fishing); W.S. § 23-4-102(h), (Operation of privately owned fish hatchery); W.S. § 23-4-103, (License to seine; license for dealers in live bait); W.S. § 23-5-204, (Permission to take fish from licensed fishing preserve waters); Commission Regulations Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits; Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations; and Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

(c) Take of nongame fish for use as live or dead baitfish shall be in accordance with W.S. § 23-4-103 (License to seine) and Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations. Goldfish (Carassius auratus) and koi taken or purchased for use as bait shall be killed immediately. Live Goldfish or koi shall not be in possession while fishing.

(d) Take of nongame fish for display in aquaria or ornamental ponds shall be in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 69, Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife. Nongame fish taken for display in aquaria or ornamental ponds shall not be released, abandoned or allowed to escape.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.52.10232025 § 10 Mammals

(a) Scientific, Educational and Lethal Take. Unless otherwise specified, mammals defined as nongame wildlife in this regulation may be taken for scientific research, education or special purposes with a permit issued in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits and Chapter 56, Regulation Governing Lethal Taking of Wildlife.

(b) Take Without a Permit. Mammals declared as pests in accordance with W. S. § 11-5-101 through W.S. § 11-5-119 (Weed and Pest Control Act of 1973) may be taken for personal or commercial use without a permit. Mammals listed in this subsection may be taken for personal use and their pelts may be sold.

Chipmunk

Least Chipmunk Neotamias minimus

Marmot

Yellow-bellied Marmot Marmota flaviveniris

Mouse

House Mouse Mus musculus

North American Deermouse Peromyscus maniculatus

Northern Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys leucogaster

Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis

Opossum

Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana

Pocket Gopher

Northern Pocket Gopher Thomomys talpoides

Rat

Bushy-tailed Woodrat Neotoma cinerea

Vole

Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.52.10232025 § 11 Mollusks and Crustaceans

The following section applies to mollusks and crustaceans not defined as aquatic invasive species in Commission Regulation Chapter 62, Regulation Governing Aquatic Invasive Species.

(a) Scientific and Educational Take. Unless otherwise specified, mollusks and crustaceans taken for scientific or educational purposes shall require a permit issued in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits.

(i) Mollusks and crustaceans listed in this subsection shall only be taken with a permit issued in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits:

California Floater Anodonta californiensis

Plain Pocketbook Lampsilis cardium

(b) Take Without a Permit. Mollusks and crustaceans may be taken without a permit for personal use.

(i) Crayfish used as live fishing bait shall only be used in the water body from which they were captured. Once transported away from the water of capture, crayfish shall not be used as live fishing bait in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations.

(ii) Live mollusks and crustaceans taken for personal use, excluding fishing, shall be confined to aquaria or aquaponic system and shall not be released, abandoned or allowed to escape. Once confined to aquaria, live mollusks and crustaceans shall not be used as fishing bait.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:______________________________________

Ashlee Lundvall, President

Dated: September 10, 2025

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Chapter 53 Landowner Fishing Lakes or Ponds

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.53.09152022 Landowner Fishing Lakes or Ponds

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 53

LANDOWNER FISHING LAKES OR PONDS

Section 1. Authority. These regulations are promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-302, § 23-2-208 and § 23-4-101.

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Individual" means one (1) person. It does not mean a partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company, homeowners associations or similar type organizations.

(b) "Landowner Fishing Lake or Pond" means a lake, pond or ponds which derive their source of water from surface runoff, natural springs or wells; are wholly contained by the private land of an individual; and in which other game fish regulated by the Commission do not occur at the time of application by the individual.

Section 3. Application for Landowner Fishing Lake or Pond. Individuals desiring to have a lake or pond designated as a landowner fishing lake or pond shall make application on a form provided by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Department) and submit said application to the Chief of Fisheries in Cheyenne. The Chief of Fisheries will notify the applicant in writing within forty five (45) days of receipt of the application as to whether or not said water(s) is designated as a landowners fishing lake or pond.

Section 4. Terms of Designation.

(a) Stocking shall be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

(b) Fish may only be taken by legal fishing methods. The individual landowner and the landowner's spouse, children and grandchildren may fish in the lake, pond or ponds without first obtaining a fishing license. There shall be no creel limit for persons eligible to fish without a license. All other persons who may fish the landowner's fishing lake or pond shall take fish in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations.

(c) The individual landowner shall issue a written statement to any person removing fish from the landowner's fishing lake or pond. That statement shall include the species and number harvested, date harvested, landowner name, and name of person in possession of harvested fish. The person in possession of the harvested fish shall retain possession of the written statement while in possession of the fish.

(d) Designation as a landowner fishing lake or pond shall expire on the last day of the calendar year that is five (5) years after the date of designation or upon the sale or transfer of the land containing the designated lake, pond or ponds.

(e) The Department may deny or rescind the designation as a Landowner Fishing Lake or Pond if the landowner fails to comply with any portion of this regulation.

Section 5. Requesting an Appeal to a Department Decision. The applicant for designation of a water as a landowner fishing lake or pond may appeal a Department decision made under the authority of this regulation by submitting a written request for reconsideration to the Chief of Fisheries at Department headquarters within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date of receipt of their denial letter. If an applicant fails to request an appeal within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they received notification that their application has been denied, the applicant shall waive their ability to make any future appeal requests regarding the Department's decision. Appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the Department Decision Appeals Process described in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries.

Section 6. Effective Date. These regulations are effective January 1, 2023 and shall remain in effect until modified or rescinded by the Commission.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: ________________________________________ Kenneth Roberts, President

Dated: July 19, 2022

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Chapter 54 Home State License Suspension Procedures for the Wildlife Violator Compact

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 1 Authority

These regulations are promulgated by authority of W.S. § 23‑1-302(xvi)(xxii) and § 23-6-302.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 2 Regulation

The Commission hereby adopts the following regulation governing the home state license suspension procedures for the Wildlife Violator Compact. This regulation shall remain in effect until modified or repealed by the Commission.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 3 Definitions

For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be set forth as in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes and the Commission adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Compact" means the Wildlife Violator Compact, which includes the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and any additional states that become members after the effective date of this regulation.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 4 Contested Cases

Contest of a suspension pursuant to the Wildlife Violator Compact Act W.S. § 23-6-301 through W.S. § 23-6-304, shall be conducted pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act as outlined in W.S. § 16-3-107 through W.S. § 16-3-113 and pursuant to Commission regulations.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 5 Suspension Action

The Department shall initiate license suspension action when it receives one (1) or both of the following:

(a) Notice of failure to comply by residents of Wyoming in any state that is a member of the Compact.

(b) Notice of Suspension in any state that is a member of the Compact.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 6 Notice of Suspension

(a) Upon receipt of a notice of failure to comply or upon receipt of a notice of suspension of a person who has a mailing address in Wyoming, a written notice of suspension shall be prepared by the Compact Administrator (Administrator) or their designee. Upon discovery by the Department of a person who has a mailing address outside of Wyoming, whose license privileges are under suspension in a compact member state, and who has obtained a license(s) in the State of Wyoming, a written notice of suspension shall be prepared by the Administrator or their designee.

(b) The written notice of suspension shall be sent to the violator by first class mail to the violator's last known address of record with the Department.

(c) The violator shall have twenty-three (23) days after the date listed in the notice to respond in writing to the Administrator and request a review of the notice of suspension. For the Administrator to consider the request for review, the violator shall provide documentary evidence that supports one (1) or more permissible violator defense outlined in subsection (d) or (e) of this section. Following the Administrator's consideration of the request for review and documentary evidence presented by the violator, the Administrator shall notify the violator in writing if the notice of suspension remains. If, upon consideration of the violator's request for review, the Administrator finds cause to support the suspension, the violator may request a hearing. To be timely, said request must be received by the Administrator within twenty-three (23) days from the date affixed to the Administrator's letter denying the review. Failure on the part of the violator to request a hearing under this section shall automatically result in suspension of license privileges in Wyoming.

(d) In cases of notice of suspension for the violator's failure to comply, the response shall only include one (1) or more of the following defenses:

(i) Want of authority of the State of Wyoming to suspend under the provisions of the Wildlife Violator Compact;

(ii) Failure of the issuing state to properly serve the violator;

(iii) A claim by the violator that the case has been resolved in the issuing state; or,

(iv) The alleged violator is not the proper party.

(e) In cases of notice of suspension for the violator being suspended in a compact state, the violator's response shall only include one (1) or more of the following defenses:

(i) Want of authority of the state of Wyoming to suspend under the provisions of the Wildlife Violator Compact;

(ii) That the suspension in the issuing state would not be a suspendable offense in Wyoming;

(iii) That the violator can demonstrate through court documents that the case is under appeal or the court has amended terms of the suspension; or,

(iv) The alleged violator is not the proper party.

(f) Once a determination is made by the Administrator that license privileges are suspended, the violator cannot legally apply for, obtain or utilize any existing or future license to hunt, fish or trap.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 7 Burden of Proof

In all cases, the burden of proof shall rest with the violator.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 8 Hearing

Upon receipt of request for a hearing, the Administrator shall hold a contested case hearing within ninety (90) days. No hearing shall be held unless the request for hearing is accompanied with at least one (1) of the aforementioned defenses.

(a) Formal Hearing Procedures. Within at least twenty (20) days prior to the hearing the violator shall be advised of:

(i) The time, place, and nature of the hearing; and,

(ii) That the hearing is being held pursuant to the Wildlife Violator Compact

W.S. § 23-6-301 through W.S. § 23-6-304.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 9 Docket

(a) When formal proceedings are initiated and notice has been afforded, the case shall be assigned a number and entered upon a docket provided for such purpose.

(b) There shall be established a separate file for each docketed case in which shall be systematically placed all papers, pleadings, documents, transcripts, evidence, and exhibits pertaining thereto, and all such items shall have noted thereon the docket number assigned, and the date of filing.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 10 Continuance

For good cause shown, continuance may be granted at the discretion of the Administrator.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 11 Default

The Administrator may enter an order based on the allegations in the notice of suspension when the violator has not answered in writing within twenty-three (23) days, or in any case in which the violator or the violator's representative has not appeared at a scheduled hearing of which the violator had notice.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 12 Hearing Officer

The Administrator or such designee as chosen by the Administrator shall be the hearing officer.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 13 Discovery

In all formal proceedings before the Administrator, discovery shall be afforded in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, however, said discovery shall normally be restricted to obtaining information on Wyoming's jurisdiction to suspend under provisions of the Wildlife Violator Compact; to obtaining information on whether the original citation was received by the violator; to prove insufficient service of process of the original citation; or, to obtaining information to prove the case has been resolved.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 14 Subpoenas

(a) The Administrator or their designee may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of books, records, documents and other evidence, and shall have the power to administer oaths.

(b) Service of a subpoena shall be made at the expense of the party applying for it and shall be made in the manner provided by law for service of subpoenas in civil actions.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 15 Witnesses

(a) All persons testifying at any hearing before the Administrator shall stand and be administered a standard oath.

(b) No testimony shall be received from a witness except under oath or affirmation.

(d) The Administrator or their designee shall retain the right and opportunity to examine any witness upon the conclusion of all testimony offered by a particular witness.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 16 Representation

(a) Any respondents may represent themselves or be represented by counsel, provided that such counsel is licensed to practice law in the State of Wyoming, or associate at the hearing with one (1) or more attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of Wyoming.

(b) A request for withdrawal from representation shall be made by the attorney in writing to the Administrator and may be granted only upon good cause shown.

(c) In any case before the Administrator, an appearance in person or the filing of an answer shall constitute an appearance of record by an attorney.

(d) A representative of the Attorney General's office may present to the Administrator all matters enumerated and described in the notice.

(e) In all matters before the Administrator, the Administrator may request the Attorney General or a specially appointed person to be present throughout the hearing to assist and advise the representative or the Administrator conducting the hearing.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 17 Pre-hearing Conference

(a) At a time on or before the day of any hearing, the hearing officer may direct the parties to appear before the Administrator to consider:

(i) the simplification of the issues;

(ii) the necessity or desirability of amending the pleadings;

(iii) the possibility of obtaining admissions of fact and of documents to avoid unnecessary proof;

(iv) formulating procedures to govern the hearing; or,

(v) such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the case.

(b) Such conferences shall be conducted informally. An order shall be prepared which recites the actions taken at the conference, amendments allowed, agreements of the parties and limitation of the issues to those not disposed of by admission or agreements of counsel and the parties.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 18 Rules of Civil Procedure

The rules of practice and procedure contained in the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure insofar as they are applicable and not inconsistent with the matter before the Administrator and applicable to the rules and order promulgated by the Commission shall apply.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 19 Decisions

(a) Proposed Decisions.

(i) At the discretion and direction of the Administrator, the parties may file proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and order after the hearing and before the deadline announced in the hearing's closing announcements.

(ii) At the discretion and direction of the Administrator, the hearing officer shall file proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and order.

(b) Final Decisions. Proposed decisions shall be given consideration but are not binding upon the Administrator. All final decisions shall be issued by the Administrator and be based exclusively upon the evidence in the record and matters officially noted. All final decisions issued by the Administrator shall be served to all parties by first class mail or personal service.

(i) Results of consent agreements, settlements, and other final decisions entered by the Administrator shall become a part of the public record pursuant to the content and terms of the agreement.

(d) Record.

(i) Unless otherwise provided in this section, copies of the Administrator's final decision filed as a result of formal proceedings heard by or settled by the Administrator shall be placed in the public file.

(ii) All completed investigation records shall be retained in a private file not subject to public inspection, but available to the violator.

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Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 20 Appeals to District Court

Appeals of the Administrator's decision shall be taken to the district court having jurisdiction and proper venue in accordance with applicable statutes and the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.

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Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 21 Transcript in Case of Appeal

In the case of an appeal to the district court, the appellant shall pay and arrange for the transcript of the testimony. The transcript shall be verified by the oath of the reporter who took the testimony as a true and correct transcript of the testimony and other evidence in the case or by oath of a transcriber who transcribed any tape recording.

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Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.54.08212026 § 22 Reinstatement Procedures

Where suspension is the result of failure to comply, the burden of proof for reinstatement lies with the violator.

(a) The violator may apply for reinstatement under the following conditions.

(i) Evidence of compliance is shown to Wyoming by the following:

All of these documents may be submitted to the Administrator by electronic transmission, excluding voice transmission.

(A) Certificate from the court of issuing state that laws have been complied with.

(B) Copy of court judgment that laws have been complied with.

(b) Within thirty (30) working days of receipt of information required from the violator in Section 22, the Administrator shall review the information provided and if appropriate reinstate the violator's license privileges in Wyoming.

(c) When suspension is the result of a notice of suspension, the reinstatement is automatic following the suspension period. In such cases, the violator's license privileges shall be automatically reinstated.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: ____________________________________

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: July 15, 2026

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Chapter 55 Abandonment of Meat at Meat Processing Plants

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.55.03282014 Abandonment of Meat at Meat Processing Plants

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 55

ABANDONMENT OF MEAT AT MEAT PROCESSING PLANTS

Section 1. Authority. These regulations are promulgated by authority of W.S. §23-1-302(xvi)(xxii) and W.S. §23-3-303.

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Meat" shall mean meat from a big game animal or game bird.

(b) "Meat processing plant" shall mean a custom meat processor or custom game processor licensed by the state of Wyoming in accordance with W.S. §35-7-707.

(c) "Last known mailing address" shall mean the address of the license holder who harvested the meat, or if no address is given to the meat processing plant, the address which appears on the license which was utilized to harvest the meat.

(d) "Reasonable time" shall mean ten (10) calendar days following notification to enforcement personnel of the department.

Section 3. Responsibility of Meat Processing Plant and Owner of Meat. No person shall leave meat from a big game animal or game bird at a meat processing plant for more than forty-five (45) days.

(a) Following the expiration of the forty-five (45) day period in this section, the owner or operator in charge of the meat processing plant shall send by first class mail a notice to the last known mailing address of the license holder who harvested the meat. The notice shall state that the meat must be removed from the meat processing plant within ten (10) calendar days following the postmarked date on the envelope containing the notice. The owner or operator in charge of the meat processing plant shall maintain a written record indicating the date the notice was postmarked, to whom the notice was mailed and the address to which the notice was mailed.

(b) The owner of the meat shall remove the meat from the meat processing plant within ten (10) calendar days following the date the written notification from the meat processing plant was postmarked.

(c) If the letter sent by the owner or operator in charge of the meat processing plant to the last known mailing address of the owner of the meat is returned as undeliverable, the owner or operator in charge of the meat processing plant shall maintain the returned letter indicating it was undeliverable.

Section 4. Notification to the Department. The owner or operator in charge of the meat processing plant shall immediately report to enforcement personnel of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department when meat has been left for more than forty-five (45) days at the meat processing plant and when the meat has not been picked up as provided in this regulation.

Section 5. Disposal of Abandoned Meat. Disposal of abandoned meat from big game or game birds shall be as set forth in W.S. §23-3-303(c).

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: _______________________________________

Date: January 22, 2014 Mike Healy, President

History

Effective 2014-03-28

Chapter 56 Regulation Governing Lethal Taking of Wildlife

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.56.03282014 Regulation Governing Lethal Taking of Wildlife

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 56

REGULATION GOVERNING LETHAL TAKING OF WILDLIFE

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §23-1-302(a)(viii) and (xxii).

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) “Designee” means an employee of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department who has been granted authorization in writing by the Chief Game Warden to take wildlife under the terms of this regulation; designee also means any non-department individual, including, but not limited to a peace officer as allowed under W.S. §11-24-108(g), who has been granted authorization by a Department employee to take specific wildlife on a case by case basis.

(b) “Necessary” means for the purposes listed in Section 3 of this regulation.

(c) “Substantial damage” means damage, as calculated and compensable pursuant to W.S. §23-1- 901, and for which the Chief Game Warden determines that the most effective means of alleviating the damage is to take the offending big or trophy game animals or game birds.

(d) “Take” means kill.

(e) “Wildlife” means every wild mammal, bird, fish, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs, or any hybrid (including hybrids between wildlife and wildlife and hybrids between wildlife and domestic or domesticated animals) or any transgenic product thereof.

Section 3. When the Taking is Necessary. The taking of wildlife is authorized when a determination is made by Department personnel that the taking is necessary because:

(a) There exists a threat to human life, health, or safety.

(b) Wildlife has sustained an injury or contracted a disease or parasite which is life threatening to the individual animal or the wildlife population.

(d) Authorized research, scientific studies or education require such action.

(e) Wildlife has been physiologically distressed due to causes such as starvation, dehydration, hypothermia, or exhaustion and the condition is life threatening.

(f) Damage is being done to private property by the wildlife listed in W.S. §23-3-114 and §23-3- 115; and the wildlife may be taken if the landowner, lessee of state lands or employee of the landowner requests assistance or the Department determines the same wildlife are creating similar problems on public land.

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Effective 2014-03-28

Chapter 58 Notification of Grizzly Bear Relocation Regulation

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.58.03282014 Notification of Grizzly Bear Relocation Regulation

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 58

NOTIFICATION OF GRIZZLY BEAR RELOCATION REGULATION

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §23-1-1001.

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "County Sheriff" means the County Sheriff's Office in the county where a grizzly bear is relocated.

(b) "Location of the grizzly bear relocation" means the proper name of the drainage in which a grizzly bear is relocated and the estimated number of miles from the relocation site to the nearest municipality, topographical feature or geographic location.

(c) "Provide a press release" means the Department shall provide to the County Sheriff and the media in the county in which a grizzly bear is relocated, a press release including the location of the grizzly bear relocation, number of grizzly bears relocated, date of the relocation and the reason the grizzly bear was relocated.

Section 3. Notification of relocation. Upon relocating a grizzly bear or upon receiving notification that a grizzly bear is being relocated, the Department shall notify the County Sheriff of the date, number of grizzly bears relocated, the location of the grizzly bear relocation and the reason of the relocation via direct telephone conversation, written or electronic correspondence, or personal contact within five (5) days of the date of the relocation. The Department shall provide a press release to the County Sheriff and the media in the county where a grizzly bear is relocated of the date, number of grizzly bears relocated, the location of the grizzly bear relocation and the reason of the relocation within five (5) days of the date of relocation of any grizzly bear.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: _______________________________________

Mike Healy, President

Dated: January 22, 2014

History

Effective 2014-03-28

Chapter 59 Regulation Governing Tanneries

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.59.01032018 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-102 (a) (xiv), § 23-1-302, § 23-1-701, § 23-3-106, § 23-3-115, § 23-3-401, § 23-3-404 and § 23-6-111.

History

Effective 2018-01-03

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.59.01032018 § 2 Definitions

. For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Wyoming bobcat tag" means a tag issued and affixed by the Department to a

bobcat raw fur.

(b) "Tanner" means any person who conducts a tannery operation or business.

(c) "Tannery" means a commercial operation or business that engages in the processing of raw hides or raw fur into leather, hair on hides or dressed furs.

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Effective 2018-01-03

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.59.01032018 § 3 Game Tags

A tanner shall immediately affix a game tag and complete a Wyoming interstate game tag affidavit for each game specimen received by the tannery regardless of the place of origin, except as otherwise provided by this Section.

(a) A tanner is not required to affix a game tag to game specimens harvested

outside the State of Wyoming if the specimens are tagged with a self-locking type tag in the state or country of origin.

(b) A tanner is not required to affix a game tag to game specimens from within

Wyoming that already have a game tag affixed.

any cloven hoof big game animals that the tanner receives, purchases, stores, handles, ships, sells, transports and delivers if records are maintained in accordance with Section 4 of this regulation.

(d) All game specimens, except as otherwise provided in subsections (a), (b) or (c) of

this section shall be accompanied by the game tag, or self-locking tag from another state or country of origin. A tanner may temporarily remove any tag from a game specimen or bobcat raw fur to accommodate processing, provided the hide or bobcat raw fur is marked in such a manner that it can be readily identified. If a tag is temporarily removed to accommodate the processing of the game specimen or bobcat raw fur, it shall be kept with the work order or invoice for the game specimen or bobcat raw fur. If the tanner is not able to reattach the original tag(s) to the game specimen, the tanner shall lock the game tag or other tag and shall insure the game tag or other tag accompanies the work order or invoice and the game specimen. When the game specimen is returned to the customer, it shall be accompanied by the game tag and affidavit.

(e) A tanner shall not accept a bobcat raw fur that does not have a Wyoming bobcat

tag affixed to the pelt or an export tag issued by another state.

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Effective 2018-01-03

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.59.01032018 § 4 Records

(a) Immediately upon receipt of any game specimen, a tanner shall accurately record the following information on forms approved by the Department: the name and address of the person from whom the game specimen was received, date of receipt, description of the game specimen, and any identifying number, including, but not limited to licenses, tags, shipping permits or export permits which document the origin of the game specimen.

(b) Immediately upon receipt of hides or capes of any cloven hoof big game animals a tanner shall accurately record the following information on forms provided by the Department: the name and address of the person from whom the hide or cape was received, date of receipt, description of the hide or cape, and any identifying number, including, but not limited to licenses, tags, shipping permits or export permits which document the origin of the hide or cape.

(c) Records required by this regulation shall be kept up to date and shall be maintained on the premises until delivered to the Department. A tanner shall, upon request of any Department enforcement personnel, allow inspection of the tannery premises and required records during reasonable business hours.

(d) A tanner shall mail or deliver their records to the game warden in the area where the tannery business is located on or before January 10 of the following calendar year.

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Effective 2018-01-03

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.59.01032018 § 5 Approved Forms for Records

The Department shall furnish or approve forms required for record keeping. If a tanner is a designated game tag distributor, the Department shall furnish the tanner with Wyoming interstate game tag affidavits and game tags. If the tanner requests and the Department approves, the Wyoming interstate game tag affidavit may be incorporated into the tannery's invoice forms so long as the required Wyoming interstate game tag affidavit information and format are not altered. The original copy of the affidavit(s) shall accompany the shipment of the game specimen(s).

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Effective 2018-01-03

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.59.01032018 § 6 Return of Game Tags

. Persons who no longer operate or perform the services of a tannery shall immediately return all fees collected from the sale of game tags, all unsold game tags and all Wyoming interstate game tag affidavits and records to the Department. Tanners that are game tag distributors shall deliver a complete accounting of all game tags sold, unsold game tags, all fees collected and all completed Wyoming interstate game tag affidavits to the Department on or before January 10 of the year following the year in which the game tags were issued in accordance with Chapter 29, Issuance and Sale of Wyoming Interstate Game Tags.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

Keith Culver, President

Dated: November 14, 2017

History

Effective 2018-01-03

Chapter 60 Regulation Governing Greater Sage-grouse Raised on Private Game Bird Farms

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated under authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-101, § 23-1-103, § 23-1-302, § 23-3-108, § 23-3-116, §§ 23-5-101 through 23-5-111 and § 23-6-111.

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Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 2 Regulation

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission hereby adopts the following regulation governing Greater Sage-grouse raised on licensed and certified game bird farms. This regulation shall remain in effect until modified or repealed by the Commission and all certifications issued under this regulation shall expire on December 31, 2027. The purpose of this regulation is to certify game bird farm licensees to possess, propagate, breed, raise, sell, release and take Greater Sage-grouse within the boundaries of a game bird farm, and to collect Greater Sage-grouse eggs from the wild for the purpose of establishing a captive breeding population. Game bird farms certified under this regulation are also governed by Commission regulation Chapter 40, Regulation Governing Commercial Game Bird Farms.

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Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 3 Definitions

For the purpose of this regulation, definitions will be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Captive Breeding Population" means live captive sage grouse in the possession of a licensee with the proper certification, where the licensee has documented captive reproductive success through natural breeding or artificial insemination practices and has successfully raised sage grouse chicks from captive sage grouse hens living entirely within an enclosure, that are self-sustaining and do not require any additional wild sage grouse to be added to or supplemented into the flock for any purpose.

(b) "Certificate of Compliance" or "Certification" means a written approval by the Department to a game bird farm licensee that authorizes the licensee to possess, propagate, breed, raise, sell, gather eggs from the wild and release live greater sage grouse and to take greater sage grouse within the boundaries of their game bird farm.

(c) "Collection Area" means a geographic area as determined by the Department and specified on a Certificate of Compliance, where sage grouse nest sites in the wild may be disturbed by a licensee for the sole purpose of collecting sage grouse eggs.

(d) "Coordination with the Department" means the game bird licensee shall contact the Department representative listed on their Certificate of Compliance to receive authorization at least ten (10) business days prior to any release of sage grouse within the state and outside of the boundaries of a game bird farm, or to release sage grouse where wild sage grouse exist within the boundaries of an existing game bird farm, or collection of any sage grouse eggs from the wild. A Department representative may observe and direct any release of sage grouse or collection of any sage grouse eggs from the wild.

(e) "Enclosure" means a holding facility designed to confine and physically separate captive sage grouse from other game birds, domestic animals, domesticated animals and livestock, and to handle live greater sage grouse. The holding facility shall be defined by legal description to the quarter/quarter (1/4-1/4) section where live sage grouse shall be possessed or confined.

(f) "Hatching Facility" means a commercially produced incubator and hatcher capable of monitoring and maintaining environmental conditions necessary to successfully hatch sage grouse eggs.

(g) "Professional Wildlife Biologist" means an individual named by an applicant on their certification application who has a professional wildlife background in the management of Greater-Sage grouse and is knowledgeable of the species' habitats, who has been approved by the Department and is listed on a licensee's Certificate of Compliance.

(h) "Sage Grouse" means live birds and viable eggs of all Greater-Sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus).

(i) "Successfully Raised" means documented evidence, as required by the Department, that a licensee has demonstrated an ability to hatch game bird eggs or brood chicks, raise juvenile game birds to breeding age and achieve reproduction of game birds through either natural or artificial insemination.

(j) "Vegetation Consistent with the Needs of Sage Grouse" means the presence of

one (1) or more species/subspecies of appropriate sage brush, forbs and grasses suitable to sage grouse and in sufficient quantity to meet the needs of captive sage grouse and any offspring. Sage brush, forbs and grasses shall be maintained and replaced as necessary to provide food, cover and suitable dust control.

History

Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 4 Application for Game Bird Farm Licensee Sage Grouse Certification

(a) Any game bird farm licensee desiring certification to operate a sage grouse

private game bird farm shall make application on forms provided by the Department. A Certificate of Compliance shall be received prior to taking possession of any sage grouse.

(b) Applications for a Certificate of Compliance shall be submitted annually on a form provided by the Department to the permitting officer during regular business hours from November 1 through December 31 for the following calendar year. If the deadline date occurs on a date when the Department has been closed to mail delivery (weekends, holiday, etc.), applications shall be accepted until 5:00 p.m. mountain time zone on the next business day.

(c) Only complete applications received by the permitting officer during the application period shall be accepted. Applicants shall be notified by the Department by January 15 of Certification approval or denial, and by March 15 of specific egg collection allocation limits and the geographic areas where sage grouse eggs may be collected.

(d) The Department shall issue no more than one (1) Certification to raise Greater Sage-grouse pursuant to W.S. § 23-5-111. The single game bird farm existing on or before July 1, 2022, conducting operations under Permit ID: 60-1 Certificate of Compliance to Raise Greater Sage Grouse on a Private Game Bird Farm, shall be the only private game bird farm authorized to raise greater sage grouse pursuant to W.S. § 23-5-111.

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Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 5 Identification Requirements

Before release of any sage grouse, the Department and licensee shall determine a specific method to identify individual birds. The type of identification shall depend upon the age of the sage grouse. The Department shall make the final determination as to the suitability of the identification method.

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Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 6 Disease Free Certification

(a) All sage grouse possessed under a Certification of Compliance shall be maintained disease free in accordance with Department requirements and applicable Commission regulations. All facilities utilized in the game bird farm shall be maintained so as to prohibit the acquisition, spread or transmittal of diseases and parasites. Upon the discovery or exposure of any captive sage grouse to any contagious disease, the licensee shall immediately place such affected sage grouse under the professional care of a veterinarian licensed in the State of Wyoming and such incident shall be reported within twenty-four (24) hours to a Department representative listed on the licensee's Certificate of Compliance, their local game warden or regional office by the game bird farm licensee or their designee.

(b) All sage grouse enclosures and hatching facilities shall be cleaned and sanitized prior to placing any sage grouse in these facilities.

(i) The licensee shall provide written documentation to the Department that the enclosure and hatching facilities have been cleaned and sanitized annually, including a description of the methods used to clean and sanitize the facilities, prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Compliance.

(ii) The licensee shall designate and utilize a Department approved method of sanitization and decontamination for all persons entering or exiting a sage grouse enclosure or hatching facility to reduce the transmission of disease.

(c) The licensee shall submit an annual National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) certificate to the Department prior to renewal of their certification.

(d) The licensee shall provide to the Department an annual avian influenza free certification from a veterinarian licensed in the state of Wyoming for their sage grouse enclosure and hatching facility prior to renewal of their certification.

(e) All sage grouse scheduled for release shall test negative within thirty (30) days prior to release for Mycoplasma gallisepticum, M. synoviae, M. meleagridis, avian influenza, Salmonella pullorum (Pullorum Disease) and S. gallinarum (Fowl Typhoid).

(f) The licensee shall maintain an active parasite monitoring program as approved by the Department and manage or treat sage grouse as needed to maintain low parasite burdens.

(g) A Department veterinarian shall inspect a licensee's enclosure, hatching facility and sage grouse a minimum of one (1) time per year to insure they are disease free.

(h) If facilities or sage grouse are found not to be disease free, or if diseased sage grouse present a threat to the wildlife of the state as determined by the Department, the Department may require additional disease or parasite testing or order such action as necessary, including quarantine or destruction of sage grouse, sterilization of enclosures and facilities, cessation of activities and disposal of the diseased sage grouse in a manner satisfactory to the Department. The Department may refuse to lift the quarantine or refuse to allow the operation of the game bird farm until such time as the facilities and sage grouse meet disease free requirements. When it is shown the facilities and sage grouse meet disease free requirements, the Department may lift the quarantine.

(i) Sage grouse scheduled for release shall be held in a separate holding pen for a minimum of thirty (30) consecutive days prior to their release. Any sage grouse mortality from those held for release during this thirty (30) day period shall immediately be reported to the Department and sent for necropsy to the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory at the expense of the licensee. Copies of the necropsy results from the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory shall be provided to the Department by the licensee within five (5) calendar days from the date of the report. In such cases, written permission from the Department shall be required prior to release of any remaining sage grouse.

History

Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 7 Sage Grouse Enclosure

(a) Before a certification is issued to a licensee, Department personnel shall review the applicant's proposed enclosure taking into consideration the number of sage grouse requested, the welfare of the sage grouse to be possessed, the purpose(s) for which the sage grouse shall be held and to insure adequate protection for Wyoming's wildlife resources. Sage grouse enclosures shall be constructed to meet Department approval prior to possession of live sage grouse.

(b) A sage grouse enclosure shall be physically separate from holding facilities utilized for other species of game birds, domestic animals, domesticated animals or livestock. Sage grouse holding facilities shall be constructed to include a minimum one hundred (100) foot unoccupied buffer zone around the enclosure to avoid physical contact between other species of game birds, domestic birds or livestock to diminish the transmission of aerosolized pathogens.

(c) Enclosures shall include vegetation consistent with the needs of sage grouse, sources of visual obstruction, small shelters, cover and sub-pens that enable complete separation of the sexes during certain times of year.

History

Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 8 Acquiring Sage Grouse for Captive Rearing

(a) Sage grouse shall not be imported into Wyoming for the purpose of propagation

on game bird farms.

(b) A maximum of two hundred fifty (250) sage grouse eggs may be collected during a calendar year by a licensee as annually determined and authorized by the Department.

(c) The Department may supervise the collection of sage grouse eggs to assure minimal impact to nesting sage grouse. If the Department determines there is an unacceptable impact to nesting sage grouse, the Department shall not allow the licensee to collect additional sage grouse eggs.

(d) No person shall collect sage grouse eggs on private land without first obtaining written permission from the landowner, lessee or person in charge of the property.

(e) Additional limitations may be imposed upon sage grouse egg collection as stipulated on the certification, or a complete suspension of sage grouse egg collection may be mandated immediately upon notification as determined by the Department.

(f) A licensee desiring to collect sage grouse eggs shall annually obtain a

Certification from the Department which shall, at a minimum, identify:

(i) Designated sage grouse egg collection areas;

(ii) Authorized methods of egg collection;

(iii) Techniques that shall be used to minimize disturbance to nesting and

breeding sage grouse;

(iv) The maximum number of nests where a licensee may collect sage

grouse eggs in each authorized egg collection area;

(v) Sage grouse egg collection shall only take place for up to twenty (20) days from April through May as determined by the Department;

(vi) A licensee shall spend no more than one (1) day collecting sage grouse

eggs in each assigned collection area;

(vii) The time of day for sage grouse egg collection shall be determined by the Department in conjunction with the approved methods of egg collection;

(viii) The use of pointing breed dogs shall be permitted for locating sage grouse nest sites and egg collection;

(ix) A licensee shall collect all sage grouse eggs from each individual sage

grouse nest utilized for egg collection;

(x) All sage grouse eggs that are damaged or destroyed during the collection

process, including eggs damaged in a nest due to a fleeing hen, shall count toward a licensee's maximum authorized egg collection total for the year; and,

(xi) Measures that shall be followed to provide necessary protection to the viability of sage grouse eggs collected.

History

Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 9 Hatching Sage Grouse Eggs

Hatching sage grouse eggs shall be done in a hatching facility. Surrogate hatching of sage grouse eggs using domestic or domesticated animals shall not be permitted.

History

Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 10 Release of Sage Grouse

Release of sage grouse and release methods shall only be permitted through coordination with the Department. The Commission may restrict areas of the state from sage grouse release to protect wild populations of sage grouse.

History

Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 11 Escape of Captive Sage Grouse

(a) As a condition of receiving a certification, the licensee shall agree to be solely responsible for all costs, expenses and damages suffered as a result of possessing sage grouse, but not limited to quarantine or total or partial depopulation on account of contagious diseases or parasites; or costs and expenses associated with the capture of or destruction of escaped sage grouse.

(b) The licensee or an authorized agent of the licensee shall notify the Department within twenty‑four (24) hours of discovery that captive sage grouse have escaped. If the Department discovers the escape, it shall notify the licensee or their authorized agent within twenty‑four (24) hours. If escaped sage grouse are not recovered by the licensee or their agent within forty‑eight (48) hours following discovery of the escape or notification by the Department, the Department may at its discretion take the escaped sage grouse.

(c) It is a violation of this regulation to release, abandon or to allow escape of any captive sage grouse without prior written authorization from the Department, except as may be provided by Wyoming Statutes. All captive sage grouse released or abandoned without written authorization from the Department may be taken by Department personnel.

History

Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 12 Records

(a) A licensee shall maintain on the premises of the game bird farm or at his residence legible, current, accurate and complete records on forms provided by the Department of the number of sage grouse received, shipped, purchased, reared, released, disposed of, killed or sold. Records shall include names and addresses of all recipients, purchasers, suppliers and hunters, the license number of all hunters, the date of each transaction and the number of sage grouse reared and released on the sage grouse private game bird farm. Records shall include disease testing results by date and individual bird tested. Records shall be produced upon demand by any Department law enforcement officer during reasonable hours. The licensee shall submit all records to the regional wildlife supervisor in their respective region by April 15 of each year for activities that occurred during the term of the certification.

(b) A licensee shall also report the number of nest sites where sage grouse eggs were collected, GPS coordinates of all individual nest sites located, the number of eggs in each nest used for collection, the number of eggs collected, number of eggs damaged or destroyed during the collection process, dates of egg collection, records of all sage grouse hatched or produced in captivity, dates and locations of all released sage grouse and all sage grouse deaths.

(c) Every game bird licensee raising Greater Sage-grouse shall report to the regional wildlife supervisor by April 15 of each year the number of Greater Sage-grouse successfully raised in the preceding twelve (12) months.

History

Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 13 Inspection by Department Personnel

Any person issued a certification under this regulation shall, during the term of the certification and for a period of sixty (60) days after expiration of the certification, allow inspection of sage grouse records, enclosures, hatching facilities, sage grouse and sage grouse eggs by Department personnel during reasonable hours.

History

Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 14 Variation from Specified Rules

Any game bird farm licensee certified to raise live sage grouse may submit to the Department for consideration a detailed written request to experiment with alternate measures in sage grouse egg collection or raising captive sage grouse. The Department shall provide a written response within twenty (20) days to the licensee approving or denying the request and outlining any approved variations from the standard rules prior to the licensee adopting any alternate measures.

History

Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 15 Suspension, Revocation or Non-Renewal of Certification

Failure to comply with provisions of this Chapter or Wyoming Statutes governing game bird farms or to maintain a captive breeding population is just cause for the suspension, revocation or non-renewal of a certification. The suspension, revocation or non-renewal of a certification by the Department shall be carried out in compliance with Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

History

Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 16 Disposal of Sage Grouse if Certification is not Renewed or has been Suspended or Revoked

Should a licensee fail to renew their sage grouse certification or their certification is suspended or revoked, all sage grouse held in captivity on the premises shall be disposed of within sixty (60) days after expiration, suspension or revocation of the game bird farm certification. Disposal shall be in accordance with this Chapter. After this sixty (60) day period, all sage grouse on the premises shall become property of the Department and shall be disposed of by the Department in the best interest of the Department.

History

Effective 2023-01-17

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.60.01172023 § 17 Department Expenditures

The Department shall report to the Commission on an annual basis any expenditures incurred in relation to management of Greater Sage-grouse bird farms authorized pursuant to W.S. §§ 23-5-101 through 23-5-111.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: ____________________________________

Kenneth Roberts, President

Dated: November 14, 2022

History

Effective 2023-01-17

Chapter 61 Collection of Shed Antlers and Horns

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.61.03132024 Collection of Shed Antlers and Horns

DRAFT

CHAPTER 61

COLLECTION OF SHED ANTLERS AND HORNS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-103 and § 23-1-302.

(a) "Antlers" mean the bony, deciduous appendages protruding from the heads of members of the deer family (Cervidae), including deer, elk or moose.

(b) "Collect" means to search for, locate, stockpile or possess shed antlers and horns of big game animals on designated state or public land or attempt to search for, locate, stockpile or possess shed antlers and horns of big game animals on designated state or public land.

(c) "Horns" mean the hard, permanent appendages protruding from the heads of bighorn sheep, mountain goats or pronghorn antelope.

(d) "Public land" means federal lands and lands owned or administered by the Commission.

(e) "Shed" means having become naturally separated from the skull.

(f) "Resident" shall mean as defined in W.S. § 23-1-102 and § 23-1-107.

Section 3. Collection of Shed Antlers or Horns Seasons. No person shall collect shed antlers or horns from big game animals in Collection Area 1 except as authorized in this regulation.

Collection area, resident season dates and nonresident season dates.

| Collection Area | Resident Season Dates | Nonresident Season Dates* | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Opens | Closes | Opens | Closes | | | | | | | 1 | May 1 | 6:00 a.m. | Dec. 31 | 11:59 p.m. | May 8 | 6:00 a.m. | Dec. 31 | 11:59 p.m. |

A conservation stamp is required for all nonresidents fifteen (15) years of age and older to collect shed antlers or horns in Collection Area 1.

Section 4. Collection Area Description.

Collection Area 1. All state and public land west of a line beginning at the Wyoming-Colorado state line at the intersection of U.S. Highway 287, northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30-287; northwesterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the Pacific Branch of the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park; westerly along said boundary to the Wyoming-Idaho state line.

Section 5. Exceptions. Department personnel and elk feeders under contract with the Department may collect antlers on Department elk feedgrounds during the closed season dates specified in Section 3 of this regulation only when the collecting of such antlers is part of their official duties. All antlers collected by Department personnel and elk feeders on Department elk feedgrounds are property of the Department and shall be disposed of in accordance with Commission policy.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:_____________________________________

Ralph Brokaw, President

Dated: January 16, 2024

History

Effective 2024-03-13

Chapter 62 Regulation for Aquatic Invasive Species

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.62.08212026 § 1 Authority

These regulations are promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-102, §§ 23-4-201 through 23-4-205 and § 41-13-211.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.62.08212026 § 2 Definitions

Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Aquatic invasive species" is defined in W.S. § 23-4-201(a) (i). Aquatic invasive species include emergency prohibited, prohibited and regulated aquatic invasive species as defined in this chapter.

(b) "Authorized inspector" means an authorized aquatic invasive species inspector who has a valid certification from an aquatic invasive species inspection training course that meets the requirements established by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Department).

(d) "Emergency prohibited aquatic invasive species" means:

(i) All members of the genus Dreissena, including, but not limited to, zebra mussel D. polymorpha and quagga mussel D. rostriformis; and,

(ii) All members of the genus Limnoperna, including, but not limited to, golden mussel L. fortunei.

(e) "Infested water" means a water designated by the Department as having an established population of emergency prohibited aquatic invasive species.

(f) "Inspection seal" means a locking device affixed to a watercraft that has been inspected or decontaminated by an authorized inspector.

(g) "Inspection seal receipt" means a valid written or electronic document issued by an authorized inspector that contains information regarding the conveyance, any action taken by an authorized inspector and any information correlating to any applied inspection seal.

(h) "Mandatory aquatic invasive species check station" means a location established by the Department at Wyoming ports of entry, other Wyoming Department of Transportation facilities that meet established state and national safety and commerce requirements for the traveling public or other appropriate facilities where stopping is mandatory and an authorized inspector may conduct an inspection.

(i) "Positive water" means a water designated by the Department as having two or more samples meeting minimum requirements of detection for any life stage of an emergency prohibited aquatic invasive species.

(j) "Prohibited aquatic invasive species" means:

(i) Rusty Crayfish - Orconectes rusticus;

(ii) All members of the genus Hypophtalmichthys, including, but not limited to, bighead carp H. nobilis, silver carp H. molitrix, and largescale river carp H. harmandi;

(iii) Black carp - Mylopharyngodon piceus;

(iv) All members of the genera Channa and Parachanna in the family Channidae (snakeheads);

(v) Hydrilla - Hydrilla verticillate; and,

(vi) Eurasian watermilfoil - Myriophyllum spicatum.

(k) "Prohibited launch seal" means a locking device affixed to a watercraft to indicate it was removed from a positive or infested water, has not been decontaminated or may harbor an aquatic invasive species.

(l) "Prohibited launch seal receipt" means a valid written or electronic document issued by an authorized inspector that contains information regarding the conveyance, any action that must be taken prior to launching on a water of the state and any information correlating to any applied prohibited launch seal.

(m) "Regulated aquatic invasive species" means:

(i) New Zealand mudsnail - Potamopyrgus antipodarum;

(ii) Corbicula clam - Corbicula fluminea;

(iii) Brook stickleback - Culaea inconstans; and,

(iv) Curly pondweed - Potamogeton crispus.

(n) "Seal" means an inspection seal or prohibited launch seal.

(o) "Suspect water" means a water designated by the Department as having had a single sample meeting the minimum requirements of detection for any life stage of an emergency prohibited aquatic invasive species, but not verified by subsequent sampling within twelve (12) months of the initial sampling event.

(p) "Waters of this state" means any waters within the jurisdiction of Wyoming.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.62.08212026 § 3 Draining and Cleaning Watercraft and Conveyances

(a) Immediately upon removing a watercraft from any waters of this state, the operator shall remove all visible vegetation and drain all water including, but not limited to, water in the hull, ballast tanks, bilges, live wells and motors.

(i) Containers may be used to transport legally obtained live baitfish or other wildlife by land, but shall not be a part of a watercraft and shall be free of aquatic vegetation.

(b) No live baitfish, mollusks or crustaceans shall be collected from or transported in water taken from any positive water or infested water.

(d) All bilge and ballast plugs and other barriers that prevent water drainage from a watercraft shall be removed or remain open while a watercraft is transported by land within the state.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.62.08212026 § 4 Inspection and Decontamination

(a) Compliance with the aquatic invasive species inspection and decontamination requirements of W.S. § 23-4-201 through § 23-4-206 and this section is an express condition of allowing a conveyance to contact any waters of this state.

(b) The following conveyances are exempt from all inspection and decontamination requirements of this section:

(i) All non-motorized inflatable watercraft ten (10) feet in length or less;

(ii) All solid and inflatable paddleboards regardless of length; and

(iii) Sail boards, kite boards and all other aids to swimming or fishing that are not propelled by motors, paddles or oars.

(c) Any person transporting a conveyance into the state by land from March 1 through November 30 shall have the conveyance inspected by an authorized inspector prior to contacting any waters of this state, unless exempted by meeting the requirements of this subsection.

(i) The conveyance has not been in contact with a suspect water, positive water or infested water within the past thirty (30) days;

(ii) Did not encounter a mandatory aquatic invasive species check station prior to reaching any of the waters of this state; and

(iii) Is in possession of an inspection seal receipt indicating that the conveyance was inspected following its last contact with a water.

(d) Any person transporting a conveyance into the state by land from December 1 through the last day of February shall have the conveyance inspected by an authorized inspector prior to contacting any waters of this state unless exempted by this subsection.

(i) The conveyance has not been in contact with a suspect water, positive water, or infested water within the last thirty (30) days; and

(ii) Did not encounter a mandatory aquatic invasive species check station prior to reaching any waters of this state.

(e) An authorized inspector or peace officer may inspect a conveyance:

(i) At mandatory aquatic invasive species check stations;

(ii) Prior to contacting any water of the state; or,

(iii) Upon removal from any water of the state.

(f) As part of all inspections, all compartments, equipment and containers that may hold water, including, but not limited to, live wells, ballast and bilge areas shall be completely drained as directed by an authorized inspector.

(g) If deemed necessary, an authorized inspector may require that a conveyance be decontaminated before said conveyance shall be allowed to contact any waters of this state.

(i) Decontaminators shall perform decontaminations at the direction of a peace officer or with the voluntary consent of the person transporting the conveyance.

(ii) Any person who refuses to allow inspection of their conveyance or refuses to complete any required decontamination or removal of aquatic invasive species shall be prohibited from allowing the conveyance to contact any waters of this state.

(iii) If a person refuses to allow inspection of a conveyance or to complete any required decontamination or removal of aquatic invasive species prior to departure from any waters of this state known to contain an aquatic invasive species, the conveyance is subject to impoundment until an aquatic invasive species inspection and decontamination is completed.

(h) Any person removing a conveyance from a positive or infested water in this state shall allow the watercraft to dry for thirty (30) days or have the conveyance decontaminated by a decontaminator before allowing the conveyance to contact any other water of this state.

(i) Any person operating a conveyance may be ordered to remove the conveyance from any of the waters of this state or any conveyance staging area by any peace officer if there is reason to believe the conveyance may contain aquatic invasive species or was not properly inspected prior to contacting the water. Once removed from the water, the conveyance shall be subject to inspection and decontamination or quarantine for the removal and disposal of aquatic invasive species.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.62.08212026 § 5 Seals and Seal Receipts

(a) Once a conveyance is inspected or decontaminated, a seal may be affixed to the conveyance by a peace officer or authorized inspector.

(b) A person transporting a conveyance with an inspection seal may remove the seal at their discretion.

(c) It shall be a violation of this regulation for any person to reattach any seal once it has been removed from a watercraft.

(d) A copy of the completed seal receipt shall accompany all seals.

(i) The most recent inspection seal receipt shall be retained aboard the watercraft as proof of inspection.

(ii) Prohibited launch seal receipts shall be retained until a watercraft has been decontaminated by a decontaminator or after thirty (30) days from the date on the seal receipt.

(e) The Department may recognize a properly affixed inspection seal applied by an authorized inspector from a state or province with a Department approved aquatic invasive species inspection and decontamination program if the inspection seal is accompanied by a valid inspection seal receipt indicating that an inspection or decontamination has been performed.

(f) If for any reason a decontaminator is unable to conduct a decontamination, the authorized inspector may affix a prohibited launch seal to the conveyance.

(g) The owner of a conveyance with an attached prohibited launch seal shall not allow the conveyance to contact any waters of this state within thirty (30) days of the date on the seal receipt unless the conveyance has been inspected and cleared for launch by an authorized inspector or decontaminated by a decontaminator.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.62.08212026 § 6 Impoundment and Quarantine

(a) A peace officer may impound and quarantine a conveyance as provided in W.S. § 23-4-203.

(b) If the person in charge of the conveyance is not the registered owner, the registered owner shall be notified by mail, return receipt requested, within ten (10) days of the location of the impounded conveyance. Such notification shall also include contact information for the peace officer ordering the impoundment. If the registered owner is present when the conveyance is ordered impounded, then the same information shall be provided to the registered owner at the time the impound order is issued.

(c) All impounded conveyances shall be held at the risk and expense of the owner. A conveyance held under impound for non-compliance with this regulation shall only be released after a peace officer is satisfied by inspection or quarantine that the conveyance is no longer a threat to the aquatic resources, water supplies and water infrastructure of the state.

(d) Duration of conveyance quarantine shall be determined by the Department, shall be sufficient to allow decontamination, and shall not exceed thirty (30) days.

(e) An impounded conveyance shall not be released until a Department impound release form is signed and executed by a peace officer. It is the responsibility of the owner to coordinate with the Department for the release of the conveyance.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.62.08212026 § 7 Watercraft Restrictions and Closures

(a) In order to prevent the spread of an aquatic invasive species, the Department may restrict watercraft access to or use of any waters of this state that have been designated by the Department as positive water or infested waters upon forty-eight (48) hours' notice.

(i) Access and use restrictions may include:

(A) Prohibiting watercraft use throughout the calendar year;

(B) Prohibiting watercraft use on specific days of the week or hours of the day;

(D) Restricting locations where watercraft can be launched or removed from the water.

(ii) Emergency, search and rescue, law enforcement and Department watercraft are exempt from the restrictions of this section.

(b) Where and when watercraft restrictions or closures apply, the public shall be advised of such restrictions by explanatory signs placed at parking areas or points of access to said waters. Signs shall specifically explain restrictions or authorized uses, shall be approved by the Director of the Department or their designee, and shall serve as an official regulation of the Commission.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.62.08212026 § 8 Mandatory Reporting of Aquatic Invasive Species

(a) Any person who knows that an unreported aquatic invasive species is present at a specific location in Wyoming shall report the aquatic invasive species presence within forty-eight (48) hours to the Commission, the Department, or any peace officer and shall provide the date and time of the detection of the aquatic invasive species, the exact location of sighting (water body and specific location on the water body), the suspected species and the name and contact information of the reporter.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.62.08212026 § 9 Aquatic Invasive Species Program Decal

(a) An aquatic invasive species program fee may be assessed as part of the Department's motorized watercraft registration fee. A current, properly affixed combination motorized watercraft registration and Aquatic Invasive Species Program Decal shall be proof of payment of this fee. Proof of combination decal purchase may be used in lieu of a properly affixed decal for up to thirty (30) days from date of purchase.

(b) All owners or operators of motorized watercraft registered outside of Wyoming, any owners or operators of Wyoming registered watercraft that have not paid the aquatic invasive species program fee as part of their watercraft registration fee and all owners or operators of non-motorized watercraft shall purchase an Aquatic Invasive Species Program Decal valid for the current calendar year prior to contacting any waters of this state. Purchase of this decal shall be evidenced by an Aquatic Invasive Species Program Decal properly affixed to the watercraft. Proof of decal purchase may be used in lieu of a properly affixed decal for up to thirty (30) days from date of purchase. For the purpose of this Section, all conveyances exempted from inspection and decontamination requirements in Section 4(b) of this regulation are exempt from this decal provision.

(c) The price of the decal shall be twenty dollars ($20) for motorized watercraft registered in Wyoming and fifty dollars ($50) for motorized watercraft registered outside of Wyoming. The price of the decal shall be five dollars ($5) for non-motorized watercraft owned by a Wyoming resident and fifteen dollars ($15) for non-motorized watercraft owned by a nonresident.

(i) An Aquatic Invasive Species Program Decal affixed to a motorized watercraft shall be displayed on the starboard (right) side of the bow six (6) inches left of and directly in line with the watercraft registration decal. Decals affixed to non-motorized watercraft shall be displayed on the bow in a manner such that the decal is visible when the

watercraft is underway. Only the Aquatic Invasive Species Program Decal which is currently valid shall be displayed.

(ii) In the case of rental watercraft, it shall be the responsibility of the rental watercraft owner to ensure that a valid Aquatic Invasive Species Program Decal is properly displayed on the watercraft.

(d) Owners of multiple non-motorized watercraft may transfer valid decals between their own non-motorized watercraft, however, each non-motorized watercraft shall display a valid decal while contacting any of the waters of this state.

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.62.08212026 § 10 Effective Date

These regulations are effective November 1, 2026 and shall remain in effect until modified or rescinded by the Commission.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: ___________________________________

Mark E. Jolovich, President

Dated: July 14, 2026

History

Effective 2026-08-21

Chapter 63 Regulation Governing Baiting of Big Game Animals

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.63.03282014 Regulation Governing Baiting of Big Game Animals

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 63

REGULATION GOVERNING BAITING OF BIG GAME ANIMALS

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W.S. §23-1-302 and W.S. §23-3-304.

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) “Bait or Baiting” means the direct or indirect placing, exposing, depositing, distributing or scattering of salt, hay, grain, fruit, nuts or chemical, mineral or other feed as an attraction or enticement and for the taking of big game animals, regardless of the kind and quantity. A chemical used as an attractant or mask rather than for consumption shall not be considered bait.

(b) “Baited area” means a site where bait has been placed for the attraction and taking of big game animals and includes all lands under the same ownership within fifty (50) yards.

(c) “Baiting Permit” means a permit issued by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department which authorizes the use of baiting pursuant to W.S. §23-3-304(d)(iv).

(d) “Commercial Use” means those activities that involve the direct sale of services or hunting access including outfitted or guided hunts or access fees.

(e) “Landowner” means an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company or combination of these, which either owns or leases real property, or agent thereof.

(f) “Site” means the legal description of the specific parcel of land where bait will be placed.

Section 3. Required Information. Baiting permits shall be issued on a form provided by the Department and shall contain the following information:

(a) The name, address and phone number of the applicant to whom the baiting permit is being issued.

(b) The owner’s name and legal description of the specific parcel of land where bait will be placed and the UTM coordinates of the baited area.

(d) The hunt area for the big game species that the baiting permit is valid for.

(e) The dates that the baiting permit is valid.

Section 4. Baiting Permit Issuance. The Department may issue baiting permits to landowners for specific sites on private land where the baiting of big game animals will be allowed during open hunting seasons as prescribed by Commission regulation. Before issuing a permit, the Department shall determine that conditions exist which are limiting the ability to take big game animals on a specific parcel of private land for the purpose of addressing damage to private property, human safety, disease issues or population management. Baiting permits may be issued subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(a) Baiting permits shall only be issued for private land.

(b) Baited areas shall not be used for commercial use.

(d) It shall be the landowner's responsibility to assure that baiting of big game is not contrary to the laws of the appropriate county or municiplaity where baiting will occur. No baiting permit shall be issued contrary to the laws of the appropriate county or municipality where baiting will occur.

(e) Baiting permits shall expire on the last day of the regular hunting season for the big game species for which the permit was issued, or as otherwise indicated on the baiting permit.

(f) Permits may be immediately revoked if the Department determines:

(i) The applicant made a false statement to obtain the permit.

(ii) The conditions which originally qualified the applicant to obtain a permit no longer exist.

(iii) Unforeseen negative consequences have been created by persons taking big game animal(s) within, or by having wildlife attracted to the baited area, as determined by the Regional Wildlife Supervisor.

(g) When a permit has been revoked, all bait must be removed immediately and no hunting shall be allowed at the baited area for ten (10) days thereafter.

(h) No person shall take any big game animal within a baited area other than the big game species designated on the baiting permit.

(i) Baited areas may be inspected by Department law enforcement personnel at any time during the dates the baiting permit is valid.

(j) A copy of an approved baited permit shall be left with the landowner as authorization to bait during date specified on the baiting permit.

Section 5. Placement, Duration and Limitations on Baits.

(a) No bait shall be placed without obtaining a baiting permit.

(b) No bait shall be placed within fifty (50) yards of an occupied dwelling without the consent of the owner, lease or agent of owner.

(c) No person shall place bait within a permitted baited area other than during the dates specified on the baiting permit for the big game species for which the baiting permit was issued.

(d) Baited areas shall be considered baited for ten (10) days following complete removal of all bait

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:______________________________ Mike Healy, President

Dated: January 22, 2014

History

Effective 2014-03-28

Chapter 66 Wyoming Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Plan Revision Rules

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.66.06222025 § 1 Authority

This regulation is being promulgated jointly by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, Wyoming Board of Agriculture and the Wyoming Livestock Board by authority of W.S. § 11-19-604.

History

Effective 2025-06-22

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.66.06222025 § 2 Purpose of Rules

These rules are adopted to outline the procedures required to make any amendments to the Wyoming Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Plan.

History

Effective 2025-06-22

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.66.06222025 § 3 Definitions

The following definitions are applicable for implementing these rules:

(a) "Board of Agriculture" means the Wyoming Board of Agriculture.

(b) "Commission" means the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

(d) "Plan" means the final report and recommendations of the Wyoming State-wide Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Interaction Working Group dated September 2004, together with appendices A through N.

(e) "Wyoming State-wide Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Interaction Working Group" means the stakeholder group originally convened at the request of Governor Jim Geringer and Senator Craig Thomas on February 8, 2000, and consisting of interested parties to consider a statewide approach to developing collaborative recommendations and actions that would address species interaction issues and lead to long-term stabilization of both wild sheep herds and the domestic sheep industry.

History

Effective 2025-06-22

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.66.06222025 § 4 Amendments to the Plan

(a) The Wyoming State-wide Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Interaction Working Group, at any meeting, may recommend consensus-based amendments to the Plan to be jointly considered by the Board of Agriculture, Commission and Livestock Board.

(b) The Board of Agriculture, Commission and Livestock Board may amend the Plan after seeking the advice of the Wyoming State-wide Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Interaction Working Group. Any recommended amendment submitted by the Wyoming State-wide Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Interaction Working Group shall satisfy this advice requirement.

(c) Any amendment to the Plan shall be formally adopted by the Board of Agriculture, Commission and Livestock Board by amending these rules and regulations, pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act.

(d) The Board of Agriculture, Commission and Livestock Board shall consider and vote upon any proposed amendment as distinct and separate bodies. Each body must adopt the proposed amendment by a majority vote.

History

Effective 2025-06-22

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.66.06222025 § 5 Incorporation by Reference

(a) For the Plan incorporated by reference in these rules:

(i) The incorporation of the full text in these rules would be cumbersome or inefficient given the length and nature of the Plan;

(ii) The incorporation by reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the applicable dates identified in subsection (b) of this Section; and,

(iii) The incorporated Plan is maintained at the Commission office and available for public inspection and copying at cost at that location. The Plan may be found electronically on the Department website.

(b) The final report and recommendations of the Wyoming State-wide Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Interaction working group dated September 2004 together with appendices A through L and N adopted by the Wyoming State Legislature as the initial State-wide Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Interaction Plan pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 11-19-604, is incorporated by reference in these rules. Further, appendix M is incorporated as amended by the State-wide Bighorn/Domestic Sheep interaction working group and approved by the Board of Agriculture, the Commission and the Livestock Board dated September of 2024.

Dated: April 23, 2025

By: _________________________________

Ashlee Lundvall, President

Wyoming Game and Fish Commission

Steve True, Director

Wyoming Livestock Board

Doug Miyamoto, Director

Wyoming Board of Agriculture

History

Effective 2025-06-22

Chapter 67 Grizzly Bear Management Regulation

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.67.09062016 Grizzly Bear Management Regulation

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

CHAPTER 67

GRIZZLY BEAR MANAGEMENT REGULATION

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of W. S. § 23-1-103 and § 23- 1-302.

Section 2. Regulation. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission adopts the following regulation for the management of grizzly bears in Wyoming. The Commission is committed to managing grizzly bears in Wyoming to ensure a recovered population.

Section 3. Definitions. Definition shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission Regulations, and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Demographic Monitoring Area" (DMA) means the area that includes approximately 19,279 mi2 in area as depicted in the map in Appendix I where recovery must be demonstrated for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears. The DMA was developed by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team as the area within which the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population is monitored, where population estimates are derived and within which the total mortality limits will apply.

(b) "Dependent young" means any cub of the year or yearling grizzly bear, or any grizzly bear offspring traveling with an adult female grizzly bear.

(c) "Discretionary Mortality" means human-caused grizzly bear mortality over which the Department has control and authority.

(d) "Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem" (GYE) means the geographic area which includes the Yellowstone Plateau and fourteen (14) contiguous mountain ranges at or above approximately 5,000ft elevation and contains the headwaters of the Missouri-Mississippi, Snake-Columbia and Green-Colorado river systems. In Wyoming, the GYE includes the Yellowstone Plateau and the Absaroka, Beartooth, Gros Ventre, Wind River, Wyoming and Teton Mountain Ranges, and the headwaters of the Yellowstone, Snake, Wind and Green Rivers.

(e) "Distinct Population Segment" (DPS) means that portion of Idaho east of Interstate Highway 15 and north of U.S. Highway 30; that portion of Montana east of Interstate Highway 15 and south of Interstate Highway 90; that portion of Wyoming south/southwest of Interstate Highway 90, west of Interstate Highway 25, Wyoming State Highway 220, and U.S. Highway 287 south of Three Forks (at the intersection of U.S. Highways 220 and 287 ), and north of Interstate Highway 80 and U.S. Highway 30 as depicted in the map in Appendix I. The DPS is specific to the GYE grizzly bear population. Grizzly bears that occur within the DPS outside of the National Park System and Wind River Reservation are managed under Commission authority.

(f) "Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team" (IGBST) means the interdisciplinary group of scientists and biologists responsible for long-term monitoring and research efforts on grizzly bears in the GYE. The IGBST contains representatives from the U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapahoe Tribal Fish and Game Department, and the states of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.

(g) "Management Plan" means the Wyoming Grizzly Bear Management Plan approved by the Commission May 11, 2016.

(h) "Non-discretionary Mortality" means grizzly bear mortalities over which the Department has no control, including but not limited to, natural mortality, illegal take, defense-of-human-life and vehicle collisions.

(j) "Tri-State MOA" means the Memorandum of Agreement between Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming that establishes coordinated management of the GYE grizzly bear population.

Section 4. Management of Grizzly Bears in Wyoming. In accordance with the Management Plan and Tri-State MOA, when the grizzly bear is delisted from threatened status under the Endangered Species Act by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in a final rule published in the Federal Register, management of grizzly bears in Wyoming within the DPS may include an established hunting season. If the Commission establishes any grizzly bear hunting season within the DPS after such listing, specific hunting season dates, mortality limits, hunt areas, and other limitations shall be established by regulation. Additionally, the Commission establishes the following grizzly bear regulations:

(a) No person shall take any grizzly bear outside of established grizzly bear hunting seasons or hunt areas.

(b) Any grizzly bear occurring outside of the DPS is considered "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act and is under federal protection.

(c) All discretionary mortality in the DMA shall be suspended, except as required to protect human safety, if the model-averaged Chao2 population estimate falls below 600 grizzly bears.

(d) All grizzly bear hunting shall be suspended in the DMA if total mortality limits for any sex/age class identified in the Management Plan are met at any time.

(e) No licensed hunter shall take any female grizzly bear with dependent young at side.

(f) No licensed hunter shall take any dependent young grizzly bear.

(g) Any hunting mortality that exceeds total mortality limits within the DMA in any calendar year shall be subtracted from the specific age/sex class' total mortality limit within the DMA for the following year.

(h) Within twenty-four (24) hours after taking a grizzly bear, the licensee shall report the taking of a grizzly bear by calling toll free 1-800-264-1280, and shall present the hide and skull to a Department Regional Office within five (5) days for registration purposes.

(i) Any person who makes a false statement regarding the taking of a grizzly bear shall be in violation of this regulation and such violation shall be punishable as provided by Title 23, Wyoming Statutes for violation of Commission regulations.

(j) Any hunting season shall immediately close when specified harvest limits are reached.

(k) Wyoming, Montana and Idaho shall coordinate management of grizzly bears within the DMA through a Tri-State MOA to manage grizzly bear mortalities within the age and sex specific mortality limits identified in the Management Plan for long-term viability of grizzly bears in the DMA.

(l) A Tri-State MOA establishes that the states shall meet annually to evaluate annual population estimation and mortality in order to derive total mortality.

(m) The Commission is committed to monitoring the GYE grizzly bear population in Wyoming to ensure viability and demonstrate that recovery criteria are being achieved. Monitoring efforts shall include evaluating the genetic health of GYE grizzly bears through biological samples obtained noninvasively and from bears captured for monitoring and management purposes.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: ______________________________________

T. Carrie Little, President

Dated: July 8, 2016

APPENDIX I

History

Effective 2016-09-06

Chapter 68 Grizzly Bear Hunting Seasons

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.68.06212018 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statute § 23-1-302, § 23-1-703, § 23-2-101 and § 23-2-104.

History

Effective 2018-06-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.68.06212018 § 2 Definitions

For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Baiting" means placing or utilizing a processed bait or an unprocessed

bait as a lure or attractant for the purpose of taking a grizzly bear.

(b) "Baiting Authorization Permit" means a Department issued permit which

authorizes the use of bait for taking a grizzly bear if the Department determines it is necessary to meet management objectives, prevent grizzly bear depredation or prevent grizzly bear/human conflicts.

Appendix I of Chapter 67, Grizzly Bear Management Regulations, revised as of July 8, 2016, and which does not include any later amendments or additions of the incorporated matter.

(d) "Dependent young" means any grizzly bear cub of the year, yearling grizzly

bear or any grizzly bear offspring traveling with an adult female grizzly bear.

(e) "Grizzly Bear License Issuance List" means separate randomly generated lists of

resident and nonresident applicants for a license to hunt grizzly bears during the current year in hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

(f) "Mortality" means any legal or illegal grizzly bear harvest by a licensed grizzly

bear hunter during an open grizzly bear hunting season.

(g) "Processed bait" means a nontoxic biodegradable substance.

(h) "Prohibited bait" means big game animals, small game animals, game birds, game

fish, protected animals, protected birds or parts thereof placed for the purpose of attracting a grizzly bear.

(i) "Unprocessed bait" means livestock or livestock parts that have not been

processed for human consumption, or wildlife or wildlife parts that are not otherwise prohibited in Section 2 (h).

History

Effective 2018-06-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.68.06212018 § 3 Grizzly Bear License Issuance Lists and Grizzly Bear Limited Quota License Drawing

(a) The Department shall generate grizzly bear license issuance lists for hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Separate license issuance lists shall be generated based on the residency of applicants for a grizzly bear license. A computer random number selection shall be utilized to determine name placement on the grizzly bear license issuance lists. When a hunting opportunity exists for hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, licenses shall be issued to individuals on the license issuance lists for a specified ten (10) day hunting period as designated and at the direction of the Department. The Department shall issue at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the available licenses to residents prior to issuing a nonresident license. Licenses shall be issued until mortality limits are reached or until the close of the season.

(i) Nonresident license issuance shall only be permitted in hunt areas 1, 2, 3,

4, 5 or 6 when twenty-five percent (25%) of the total annual mortality limit equals or exceeds one (1) license.

(b) The total allocation of available grizzly bear harvest for hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 shall be determined annually by the Department in accordance with the Tri-State Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).

drawing shall be July 2, 2018 through July 16, 2018. Completed applications shall only be submitted through the Department Electronic Licensing Service.

(d) A nonrefundable application fee for the grizzly bear license issuance list and the

grizzly bear limited quota license drawing shall be five dollars ($5) for residents and fifteen dollars ($15) for nonresidents.

(e) After the drawings for the grizzly bear license issuance lists are completed, the Department shall contact applicants in the order of their ranking on the lists and advise them of the possible opportunity to hunt grizzly bears. The Department shall continue to contact applicants on the lists until ten (10) applicants accept the possible opportunity to hunt grizzly bears.

(i) Applicants contacted by the Department who have accepted the possible

opportunity to hunt a grizzly bear shall be required to submit a cashier's check or money order for their license fee and to show proof of having earned a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms, unless exempt by statute or otherwise authorized, to the License Section at Headquarters within ten (10) consecutive days from the date they are contacted by the Department.

(A) The Department shall also notify applicants who have accepted

the possible opportunity to hunt a grizzly bear about the process to receive their grizzly bear hunting license when a hunting opportunity exists.

(ii) Applicants on the grizzly bear license issuance list who are offered and

accept an opportunity to participate in the grizzly bear hunt shall be advised of a specified ten (10) day hunting period during which their license shall be valid. Licenses to hunt grizzly bears in hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 shall be valid for a single ten (10) day hunt period as specified by the Department and shall not be subject to renewal or hunt period extension.

(iii) Applicants on the grizzly bear license issuance list will no longer be

contacted once the collective female grizzly bear mortality limit or collective male grizzly bear mortality limit is met, whichever comes first.

(iv) If a licensee harvests a male grizzly bear or fails to harvest a grizzly bear during their specified hunting period in hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, the next individual on the grizzly bear license issuance list may be contacted in accordance with this section.

(v) If grizzly bear mortality limits have not been met for hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4,

5 and 6, the grizzly bear license issuance list shall remain in effect through the close of the season.

(vi) No applicant on the grizzly bear license issuance list is guaranteed a

grizzly bear hunting license or opportunity to hunt a grizzly bear.

(vii) Applicants shall be notified by mail of their placement on the grizzly bear

license issuance lists by the Department. Applicants on the grizzly bear license issuance list shall be notified by phone (including text message), or email in order of their random number placement when the Department determines a grizzly bear hunting opportunity may exist.

(A) Phone calls shall be made by the Department during the evening

hours between 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Mountain Time.

(B) A minimum of three (3) attempts shall be made during two (2)

consecutive evenings to contact and notify any individual applicant. Notification attempts via phone or text message shall be spaced at a minimum of one-half (1/2) hour intervals. Department personnel shall attempt to leave a message indicating the reason for the contact, but must speak directly to the applicant for verification of acceptance of a hunting opportunity no later than 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time the day after the last attempt to contact the applicant has been made.

the Department shall attempt to contact the next individual on the grizzly bear license issuance list.

(D) If an applicant is contacted by the Department and declines

participation in the grizzly bear hunt, the Department shall attempt to contact the next individual on the grizzly bear license issuance list.

(E) If an applicant cannot be contacted by the Department as outlined

above, or if an applicant declines participation in the grizzly bear hunt, or if an applicant fails to submit a cashier's check or money order for their license fee and to show proof of having earned a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms within ten (10) consecutive days after notification by the Department, they shall no longer be eligible to participate in the current year grizzly bear hunting season.

(f) Applicants who paid for their license following notification of their placement on the grizzly bear license issuance list, but were not provided the opportunity to hunt based on the provisions of this section, shall be issued a refund of their license fee following the close of the current year grizzly bear hunting season.

(g) The Department shall utilize a limited quota drawing to determine successful applicants to hunt grizzly bears in hunt area 7.

(i) No party applications shall be accepted for grizzly bear licenses.

(h) An applicant may only apply for the grizzly bear license issuance list for hunt

areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, or the limited quota drawing for hunt area 7, but not both.

(i) If the number of resident applicants does not meet or exceed the resident

allocation, the remaining resident allocation may be issued to nonresidents. If the number of nonresident applicants does not meet or exceed the nonresident allocation, the remaining nonresident allocation may be issued to residents.

History

Effective 2018-06-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.68.06212018 § 4 Bag Limit and Number of Licenses

No person shall apply for or receive more than one (1) grizzly bear license during any one (1) calendar year. The maximum bag limit for any person with the proper license shall not exceed the following: one (1) grizzly bear per license.

History

Effective 2018-06-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.68.06212018 § 5 Hunting Regulations

(a) No person shall take a grizzly bear by the use of or aid of baiting, including any

legally placed black bear bait in hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. Baiting may be permissible in limited circumstances in hunt areas 7 and 8 and shall require a Department baiting authorization permit in accordance with Section 7 of this regulation.

(b) No person shall take a grizzly bear by the use of or aid of dogs.

(d) No person shall take a grizzly bear through the use or aid of radio telemetry

equipment.

(e) Hunters may take any grizzly bear except dependent young and female grizzly

bears with dependent young.

(f) Reporting Grizzly Bear Harvest. Licensees harvesting a grizzly bear in hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 shall report the harvest of a grizzly bear within twenty-four (24) hours of harvest with a Department provided electronic device unless the licensee properly registers their harvest within twenty-four (24) hours in accordance with this section. The Department provided electronic device shall allow the licensee the ability to report their harvest, hunt area, sex of grizzly bear, licensee's name and telephone number. A grizzly bear harvest shall not be considered reported until the licensee receives a Department acknowledgement of their harvest report.

(i) Licensees harvesting a grizzly bear in hunt area 7 or 8 shall report their

harvest of a grizzly bear to the Department by calling 1-800-264-1280 within twenty-four (24) hours of harvest unless the licensee properly registers their harvest within twenty-four (24) hours in accordance with this section. The licensee shall provide the date and time of harvest, hunt area, sex of the grizzly bear, licensee's name and telephone number.

(g) Registering Grizzly Bear Harvest. Licensees harvesting a grizzly bear shall retain the pelt and skull from each grizzly bear harvested for registration purposes. Even if the skull is damaged, it shall accompany the pelt. Visible external evidence of the sex of the grizzly bear shall remain naturally attached to the pelt. Within five (5) days after harvesting a grizzly bear, the licensee shall present the pelt and skull to a district game warden, district wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Department Regional Office during business hours for registration. The pelt and skull shall be presented in an unfrozen condition in order to allow collection of up to two (2) premolar teeth and to allow examination of the pelt to determine the sex and possible lactation status of the grizzly bear. The Department may also collect biological samples at the time of registration.

(h) Any person who provides false information when reporting the harvest of a grizzly bear, or any person who makes a false statement on a grizzly bear registration form shall be in violation of this regulation and such violation shall be punishable as provided in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes for violation of Commission regulations.

(i) Licensed grizzly bear hunters shall take a mandatory orientation and training course on grizzly bear ecology and management prior to entering the field to hunt grizzly bears. The course shall be provided by the Department.

(j) Electronic harvest reporting devices shall be returned to the Department at the time a licensee registers their harvested grizzly bear with the Department or at the close of the grizzly bear season in accordance with Section 6, whichever comes first.

(k) Licensed grizzly bear hunters shall not take grizzly bears within one-

quarter (1/4) mile of Wyoming State Highways 22, 28, 120, 131, 296, 352, 353 and 390 or U.S. Highways 14, 16, 20, 26, 89, 191, 212 and 287 within hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

(l) Surrender of Electronic Radio Tracking Device. Any person taking a grizzly bear

wearing an electronic tracking device shall surrender the device to the Department in accordance with registration requirements in Section 5 (g).

History

Effective 2018-06-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.68.06212018 § 6 Open Hunt Areas, Season Dates and Limitations

(a) Grizzly bear license issuance list hunt areas, season dates and limitations.

Hunt Area

Type

Season Dates

License

Hunt Area

Mortality Limit

Limitations

1, 2, 3, 4,

5, 6

Sep. 15 - Nov. 15

Grizzly Bear License Issuance List

Collective female mortality limit - not to exceed one (1)

Collective male mortality limit - not to exceed ten (10)

Sep. 15 - Nov. 15

Grizzly Bear License Issuance List

Any grizzly bear; See Section 6 (b) and (d)

Sep. 15 - Nov. 15

Grizzly Bear License Issuance List

Any grizzly bear; See Section 6 (b), (d) and (e)

Sep. 15 - Nov. 15

Grizzly Bear License Issuance List

Any grizzly bear; See Section 6 (b) and (d)

Sep. 15 - Nov. 15

Grizzly Bear License Issuance List

Any grizzly bear; See Section 6 (b) and (d)

Sep. 15 - Nov. 15

Grizzly Bear License Issuance List

Any grizzly bear; See Section 6 (b) and (d)

Sep. 15 - Nov. 15

Grizzly Bear License Issuance List

Any grizzly bear; See Section 6 (b) and (d)

(b) Licensees for hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 may hunt any of these hunt areas

provided that individual hunt area is open. Hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 shall have a collective female mortality limit of up to one (1) female grizzly bear and up to ten (10) male grizzly bears.

field shall not exceed the available collective female mortality limit as specified in Section 6 (a).

(d) In hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 the grizzly bear hunting season shall close

in each separate hunt area when the individual hunt area mortality limit is reached. Hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 shall all close when the collective female mortality limit is reached, the collective male mortality is reached or on the date specified in Section 6 (a), whichever comes first.

(e) Valid in that portion of Area 2 north of U.S. Highway 26-287 and east of the

following: Where the Turpin Meadow Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30050) meets U.S. Highway 26-287 at Fourmile Meadow; northerly and westerly along said road to the Box Creek Trailhead; northerly along the Box Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 038) to the Enos Lake Cutoff Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 041); westerly along said trail to the Pacific Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 036); southwesterly along said trail to the Gravel Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 042); northerly along said trail to the Wolverine Cutoff Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 029); northerly and westerly along said trail to the Coulter Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 029W); northerly along said trail to the Wolverine Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 029N); northerly and westerly along said trail to the Yellowstone National Park boundary. Also valid in that portion of Area 2 west of Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway.

(f) Grizzly bear limited quota hunt areas, season dates and limitations.

Hunt Area

Type

Season Dates

Quota

License

Limitations

Sep. 1 - Nov. 15

Limited Quota

Any grizzly bear

Sep. 1 - Nov. 15

Limited Quota

Any grizzly bear; See Section 6 (g)

(g) Currently, grizzly bears do not occupy hunt area 8. Unused licenses for hunt area

7 may be available for use in hunt area 8 upon Department notification and written authorization should grizzly bears occupy this hunt area.

History

Effective 2018-06-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.68.06212018 § 7 Baiting Authorization Permits

The Department may issue grizzly bear baiting authorization permits to licensed hunters in hunt areas 7 and 8 if the Department determines it is necessary to meet management objectives, prevent grizzly bear depredation or to prevent grizzly bear/human conflicts.

(a) Grizzly bear baiting authorization permits shall include the name of the

licensee, grizzly bear license number, authorized bait site location(s), time period a bait may be placed, bait removal requirements, type of bait authorized and bait container requirements. The Department may include other provisions on a baiting authorization permit to meet management objectives, prevent depredation or to prevent grizzly bear/human conflicts.

History

Effective 2018-06-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.68.06212018 § 8 Hunt Area Status

It is the hunter's responsibility to confirm the grizzly bear

hunt area the person intends to hunt is open. The status of grizzly bear mortality limits and hunt area closures shall be available twenty-four (24) hours a day by calling toll free 1-800-264-1280.

History

Effective 2018-06-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.68.06212018 § 9 Hunt Area Descriptions

Area 1. Absarokas/Thorofare/North Fork Wilderness. Beginning where the Wyoming-Montana state line crosses the northeastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said line to the Demographic Monitoring Area (DMA) boundary; southerly along the DMA boundary to the divide between the North and South Forks of the Shoshone River at the eastern end of Carter Mountain; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the South Fork of the Shoshone River and the Yellowstone River; southerly along said divide to the Continental Divide; westerly and northerly along said divide to the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly then northerly along said boundary to the Montana-Wyoming state line.

Area 2. Tetons/BuffaloValley/Blackrock. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 22 crosses the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said boundary to the Continental Divide; southerly and easterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 26-287 at Togwotee Pass; westerly along said highway to the Flagstaff Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30100); southerly and westerly along said road to U.S.F.S. Road 30250; southerly and westerly along said road to the divide between Spread Creek and the Gros Ventre River southeast of Mount Leidy and the headwaters of Aspen Creek; southerly along said creek to Carmichael Fork; southerly along said fork to Slate Creek; southerly along said creek to the Gros Ventre River; westerly along said river to U.S. Highway 191; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Idaho state line.

Area 3. Owl Creek Mountains. Beginning at the intersection of the Demographic Monitoring Area (DMA) boundary and the divide between the North and South Forks of the Shoshone River at the eastern end of Carter Mountain; southerly along the DMA boundary to the northern boundary of the Wind River Reservation along the South Fork of Owl Creek; northwesterly along said creek to the divide between the Wind River and the Wood and Greybull rivers; northwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Wind River and the South Fork of the Shoshone River; southwesterly along said divide to the Continental Divide; northerly along said divide to the divide between the Yellowstone River and the South Fork of the Shoshone River; northerly along said divide to the divide between the North and South Forks of the Shoshone River; northeasterly along said divide to the DMA boundary at the eastern end of Carter Mountain.

Area 4. Dubois. All of the drainage of the Wind River west of the Wind River Reservation.

Area 5. Wind River. Beginning where the southern boundary of the Wind River Reservation crosses the Demographic Monitoring Area (DMA) boundary west of Lander; southeasterly, westerly, and then northwesterly along the DMA boundary to the intersection with U.S. Highway 191 north of Daniel Junction; northwesterly along said highway to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River (Hoback Rim); northerly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Gros Ventre River at Hodges Peak; northeasterly along said divide to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); easterly along said road to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); northerly and easterly along said road to the Continental Divide; southeasterly along said divide to the southern boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly along said boundary to the intersection with the DMA boundary.

Area 6. Hoback/Gros Ventre. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 22 crosses the Wyoming-Idaho state line; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191 at the town of Jackson; northerly along said highway to the Gros Ventre River; easterly along said river to Slate Creek; northerly along said creek to Carmichael Fork; northerly along said fork to Aspen Creek; northerly along said creek to the divide between Spread Creek and the Gros Ventre River southeast of Mount Leidy at U.S.F.S. Road 3050; easterly and northerly along said road to the Flagstaff Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30100); northeasterly along said road to U.S. Highway 26-287 at Togwotee Pass; southeasterly along said highway to the Continental Divide at Togwotee Pass; southerly along said divide to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); southwesterly along said road to the Darwin Ranch Road (U.S.F.S. Road 620); westerly along said road to the divide between the Green River and the Gros Ventre River; southwesterly along said divide to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River at Hodges Peak; southerly along said divide to U.S. Highway 191; southeasterly along said highway to the Demographic Monitoring Area (DMA) boundary; westerly and northerly along said boundary to the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 22.

Area 7. Heart Mountain/Bighorn Basin/Farson/South Pass/Wyoming Range.

Southern Portion: Beginning where U.S. Highway 30 crosses the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the intersection of the Demographic Monitoring Area (DMA) boundary; southeasterly and easterly along said boundary around the Wind River Mountains and northerly to the southern boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 135; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287; easterly along said highway to the Sweetwater River; southwesterly along said river to Wyoming Highway 28; southwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 372; northwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 189; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30; westerly then northerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Idaho state line.

Northern Portion: Beginning where U.S. Highway 310 crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line north of Frannie; southeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14-16-20; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16-20 at the town of Greybull; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 433; southerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 20; southerly along said highway to the northern boundary of the Wind River Reservation; westerly along said boundary to the Demographic Monitoring Area (DMA) boundary; northerly along said boundary to the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said line to U.S. Highway 310.

Area 8. Remainder of Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Distinct Population Segment. Beginning where U.S. Highway 310 crosses the Wyoming-Montana state line north of Frannie; easterly along said line to Interstate Highway 90; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 220 at the town of Casper; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287; southerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80 at the town of Rawlins; westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30; northwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 189; northeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 372; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 28; northeasterly along said highway to the Sweetwater River; northeasterly along said river to U.S. Highway 287; westerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 135; northerly along said highway to the southern boundary of the Wind River Reservation; easterly then northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 20; northerly along said highway to the eastern boundary of the Wind River Reservation; northerly then westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 20; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 433; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16-20; northerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 14-16-20 at the town of Greybull; northerly then westerly along said highway to U.S. Highway 310; northwesterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Montana state line.

History

Effective 2018-06-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.68.06212018 § 10 Withdrawal or Modification of Application and Refund of License Fees

Grizzly bear licenses issued under Title 23, Wyoming Statutes and this regulation become the permanent property of the licensee and shall not be canceled or any fee refunded after the license has been issued, except as specified in this section or otherwise as set forth in Commission regulation.

(a) A request for a voluntary withdrawal of an application before the grizzly bear

limited quota drawing shall be accepted through the Electronic Licensing Service until July 16, 2018 for the initial drawing.

(b) A modification of an application for the grizzly bear limited quota drawing shall

be completed through the Electronic Licensing Service by July 16, 2018 for the initial drawing.

withdrawal or modification to their application.

(d) To request the refund of a license fee, the licensee shall submit a written request

along with the unaltered license with all coupons intact. The request shall be submitted to the Department during the calendar year for which the license is valid. The licensee shall also execute and submit, at the time of a refund request, a Department affidavit describing the reason(s) the licensee was unable to exercise the license privileges. The affidavit shall include a sworn statement that the licensee did not exercise any hunting privileges granted by the license during any or all seasons for the designated species as specified in Commission regulation during the calendar year for which the license was valid. If the license is destroyed, lost or illegible, the licensee shall state to that effect on the Department affidavit submitted with the written request for refund. Application fees shall not be refunded. The License Review Board shall review all requests for license refunds and shall determine whether to grant or deny the request.

(e) To qualify for a refund of a grizzly bear license fee in accordance with this

section, the licensee shall meet one (1) of the following provisions:

(i) In the case of the death of the licensee, a written request for a license

refund supported by a copy of the licensee's death certification shall be submitted to the Department. The date of death on such certificate shall have resulted in the licensee not being able to participate in the majority of the regular season. All refunds issued under this subsection shall be made payable to the estate of the decedent.

(ii) In the case of the death of the licensee's spouse, parents, grandparents,

siblings, lineal descendants and their spouses, step-parent, step-sibling, step-children, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, step-son-in-law or step-daughter-in-law, the licensee shall submit a written request for a license refund supported by the respective death certificate. The date of death shall have resulted in the licensee not being able to participate in the majority of the regular season.

(iii) In the case of incapacitating illness or injury of the licensee, the licensee's

spouse, parents, grandparents, siblings, lineal descendants and their spouses, step-parent, step-sibling, step-children, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, step-son-in-law or step-daughter-in-law, the refund request shall be supported by a physician's sworn statement on a Department form that the licensee is incapable of performing tasks necessary to exercise the privileges of the license.

(iv) In the case of military personnel who receive permanent change of station

(PCS) orders and military personnel who are assigned away from their home duty station on temporary orders (TDY) for the majority of the regular season, the refund request shall be supported by a copy of official military orders from the Armed Forces of the United States, and such orders shall require the affected personnel to move away from their home duty station.

(v) In the case of individuals who are not able to participate in the majority of

the regular season during the year for which the license is issued as a result of a court subpoena, jury duty, Grand Jury investigation or attorneys required to attend criminal cases, the refund request shall include a certified copy of the court document.

(vi) When the Department determines fifty percent (50%) or more of the

hunting opportunity and access to public land within a open hunt area(s) has been closed due to administrative actions of the state or federal government in closing public access to public lands, or due to a natural disaster, including but not necessarily limited to, wildland fires, the licensee may request a license fee refund. The closing of hunt areas due to harvest quotas being met does not qualify a licensee for a license fee refund.

(A) When the Department determines one hundred percent (100%) of

the hunt areas for which the license is valid are closed or the hunting season is preempted by administrative actions of the state or federal government, a grizzly bear licensee may request a license fee refund. The closing of hunt areas due to harvest quotas being met does not qualify a licensee for a license fee refund.

(vii) If an applicant is issued a license not requested due to an error on the part

of the Department, the applicant may request a license fee refund. The applicant may submit a written request to the License Review Board to review a decision made by a Department employee in the handling of the application for, or the issuance of a license, if the decision is contrary to statute or rule and regulation promulgated by the Commission. All decisions of the License Review Board shall abide by provisions of state and federal statutes and Commission regulations.

(f) Refunds of grizzly bear license fees shall not be allowed under the following

circumstances:

(i) The licensee illegally purchased more licenses than what was authorized

for purchase by Commission regulation or Wyoming statute;

(ii) Refunds shall be denied in any circumstance where the licensee hunted on

the license as specified in Commission rules and regulations during the year for which the license is issued.

(g) There shall be no right of appeal to the Commission for any decision rendered by

the License Review Board or the Department for any provision of this section.

History

Effective 2018-06-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.68.06212018 § 11 Reservation of a Grizzly Bear License

Reservation of a grizzly bear license shall be in accordance with Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Regulation Chapter 44, Regulation for Issuance of Licenses, Permits, Stamps, Tags, Preference Points and Competitive Raffle Chances, revised as of March 14, 2018, and which does not include any later amendments or additions of the incorporated matter.

History

Effective 2018-06-21

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.68.06212018 § 12 Super Tag License and Super Tag Trifecta Licenses

There shall be no

super tag license competitive raffle chances available for grizzly bear licenses. The successful applicant for a super tag trifecta license shall not be permitted to choose a grizzly bear license as one of their three (3) different species for which licenses may be issued.

WYOMING GAME & FISH COMMISSION

By: Mark Anselmi, President

Dated: May 23, 2018

History

Effective 2018-06-21

Chapter 69 Importation and Possession of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-1-102, § 23-1-103, § 23-1-302(a), §23-3-301, § 23-4-101, §23-4-102, §23-4-103 and § 23-4-201 through 23-4-205.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 2 Definitions

Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission regulations and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Aquaria" means any enclosures used to contain organisms that prevent escape. Aquaria shall have a closed system of water circulation with no risk of contacting the surface waters of the state of Wyoming. Aquaria does not include ornamental ponds.

(b) "Certificate of Veterinary Inspection" means an official health certificate issued by a licensed and accredited veterinarian.

(c) "Cold-Blooded Wildlife" means all fish, amphibians, reptiles, mollusks, crustaceans, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs and any transgenic product or hybrid thereof.

(d) "Commercial Use" means utilizing wildlife in sale, trade, barter, brokerage, or other commerce.

(e) "Drainage" means the river or stream proper and the area of land, including all streams and standing waters, which drain into that river or stream. For the purpose of this regulation, drainage shall be defined at the U.S. Geological Survey eight digit hydrologic unit code (8-digit HUC).

(f) "Holding Facility(ies)" or "Facility" means the physical structure designed to confine and handle live wildlife. The holding facility shall be defined by legal description to the quarter-quarter (1/4-1/4) section or Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates where live wildlife shall be possessed or confined. Holding facilities shall include aquaculture facilities, private fish hatcheries (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries), aquaria, ornamental ponds or other structures where wildlife are held or reared for any purpose.

(g) "Hybrid" means any animal produced by crossing species or subspecies.

(h) "Import/Importation" means to bring or cause live wildlife to be brought into Wyoming by any means.

(i) "Importation/ Possession Permit" means a written permit issued by the Department in accordance with this regulation to allow for all or part of the following: importation, possession, transportation, or commercial use of cold-blooded wildlife into or within this state.

(j) "Interstate Transportation Permit" means a written permit issued by the Department through the ports of entry to allow for the transportation of live cold-blooded wildlife throughout the state.

(k) "Marine" means those aquatic wildlife capable of living only in salt water. For purposes of this regulation, fish that migrate between fresh and salt water as part of their life history (anadromous and catadromous) are not marine fish.

(l) "Nongame Fish" means all fish not defined as aquatic invasive species in Commission Regulation Chapter 62, Aquatic Invasive Species and not defined as game fish in Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulation, including those that are commonly considered to be game fish by other states. Nongame fish also includes baitfish, Goldfish (Carassius auratus), koi (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 49, Private Fish Stocking), marine fish and tropical fish.

(m) "Ornamental Fish" means any species of fish that are reared or marketed for their beauty or exotic characteristics, rather than for consumptive or recreational use. Many nongame fish, including many marine and tropical fish, Goldfish (Carassius auratus) and koi are ornamental fish. Ornamental fish does not include game fish as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations.

(n) "Ornamental Pond" means any outdoor pond constructed as an aesthetic landscape feature that has a closed system of water circulation with no risk of contacting the surface waters of this state and does not include aquaculture facilities, ponds constructed to provide fishing opportunity or ponds used for the confinement or production of baitfish.

(o) "Possess/Possession" as it pertains to live wildlife and as used in this regulation, means to have physical dominion or control over wildlife regardless of ownership; possession also includes constructive possession, where a person knowingly holds the power and ability to exercise dominion and control over wildlife, and has the ability to reduce the wildlife to actual possession.

(p) "Quarantine" means isolation or confinement in a holding facility as approved in advance by the Department, constructed to hold animals in isolation for a certain period of time to ensure they are free of infectious diseases or parasites. Quarantine facilities shall prevent contact between quarantined wildlife and any other animals, prevent escape of quarantined wildlife, and allow humane restraint and handling of quarantined wildlife.

(q) "Tropical Fish" means all species in the genera Tilapia, Coelotilapia, Coptodon, Heterotilapia and Pelmatolapia and all other fish whose survival in water temperatures below fifty (50) degrees Fahrenheit is not documented in the scientific literature.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 3 Disposition of Cold-Blooded Wildlife

Unless otherwise specified, no live cold-blooded wildlife held in possession shall be abandoned, released, transferred or allowed to escape without authorization from the Department. Cold-blooded wildlife released or abandoned without written authorization of the Department may be taken by Department personnel.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 4 Illegal Importation or Possession

(a) Any live cold-blooded wildlife illegally taken, possessed, imported, confined or transported from another jurisdiction shall be considered illegal in the state of Wyoming.

(b) Cold-blooded wildlife possessed or entering Wyoming in violation of this regulation or without the proper inspections may be destroyed, returned to the state of origin or held in quarantine at owner's risk and expense subject to the order of the Department. The owner or owner's agent shall not allow said wildlife to be moved, released or allowed to escape.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 5 Government Entities or Institutions of Higher Education

The Department may consider a permit application for any live cold-blooded wildlife by governmental entities, or any accredited college or university, or a qualified person as determined by the Department, for education, research, special purposes or to meet Department wildlife management goals. Such permits may be issued in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 33, Scientific Research, Educational or Special Purpose Permits; health and AIS inspections may be required.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 6 Commercial Use

An importation/possession permit is required for commercial use of live cold-blooded wildlife. Health and AIS inspection may be required in accordance with Sections 9 and 10 of this regulation.

(a) Commercial use of the following cold-blooded wildlife is prohibited:

(i) Cold-blooded wildlife listed in Section 8 of this regulation;

(ii) Amphibians, reptiles, mollusks and crustaceans that require a permit for scientific and educational take in Commission Regulation Chapter 52, Nongame Wildlife; and,

(iii) Amphibians and reptiles for use as fishing bait.

(b) An importation/possession permit is required for commercial use of the following live cold-blooded wildlife not prohibited from commercial use in subsection (a) of this Section:

(i) Poisonous amphibians and venomous reptiles;

(ii) Amphibians and reptiles indigenous to Wyoming;

(iii) Mollusks and crustaceans collected within the state; and,

(iv) Coldwater, coolwater, warmwater or nongame fish other than Goldfish and Koi used commercially by pet stores or other commercial operations not connected to the waters of this state.

(c) An importation/possession permit is not required for commercial use of the following live cold-blooded wildlife not listed in subsections (a) or (b) of this Section:

(i) Coldwater, coolwater, warmwater and tropical fish used commercially by a Department approved private fish hatchery or broker but these hatcheries shall be subject to the requirements of Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries and the requirements of Section 10 of this regulation;

(ii) Fish used commercially by operations dealing primarily in ornamental fish that are confined or reared in aquaculture facilities connected to the waters of this state. These commercial operations shall be considered private fish hatcheries and subject to the requirements of Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries and the requirements of Section 10 of this regulation;

(iii) Marine fish, tropical fish, Goldfish and koi used commercially by pet stores or other commercial operations not connected to the waters of this state. These operations are not considered to be private fish hatcheries and are not subject to the requirements of Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries;

(iv) Amphibians and reptiles not listed in subsections (a) or (b) of this section; and,

(v) Live mollusks and crustaceans not designated as AIS in Commission Regulation Chapter 62, Regulation for Aquatic Invasive Species that are imported solely for human consumption.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 7 Transportation of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife

(a) Interstate transportation. Cold-blooded wildlife may be transported through the state if the person transporting said wildlife is in possession of a valid permit for interstate transportation of live wildlife or specifically exempted in this subsection. Holders of interstate transportation permits shall not be required to possess an importation/possession permit.

(i) Interstate transportation permits may be available at all ports of entry. Interstate transportation permits shall be legible, fully completed, signed and dated by the permittee. It shall be a violation of this regulation for the permittee to make a false statement on the interstate transportation permit.

(ii) An interstate transportation permit shall only allow transportation of live cold-blooded wildlife through the state for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive hours from the time of issuance.

(iii) Holders of interstate transportation permits shall immediately notify the Department of any cold-blooded wildlife escapes, deaths, or any wildlife exposed to, or having contracted, a contagious disease or parasite while being transported through Wyoming. Dead cold-blooded wildlife shall not be disposed of within Wyoming unless authorized by the Department. It shall be a violation of this regulation to release live cold-blooded wildlife within the state of Wyoming.

(iv) AIS, as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 62, Regulation for Aquatic Invasive Species, are prohibited from interstate transportation.

(v) Amphibians and reptiles do not require an interstate transportation permit except as provided below:

(A) Amphibians and reptiles that are prohibited from importation or possession in Section 8 of this regulation may be transported through the state and shall require an interstate transportation permit; and,

(B) Amphibians and reptiles that require an importation/possession permit in Sections 6 or 9 of this regulation shall require an interstate transportation permit.

(vi) Marine fish, tropical fish, ornamental fish, mollusks and crustaceans do not require an interstate transportation permit.

(vii) Coldwater, coolwater and warmwater fish species as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries, from a Department approved private fish hatchery do not require an interstate transportation permit.

(viii) Cold-blooded wildlife not requiring an importation/possession permit in Section 10 of this regulation do not require an interstate transportation permit.

(b) Containers of venomous or poisonous wildlife shall be clearly marked as "Venomous Wildlife" or "Poisonous Wildlife" and shall include common and scientific names.

(c) Any person transporting live fish or other live cold-blooded wildlife into Wyoming from an out of state aquaculture facility shall stop at every open AIS check station that is on their route of travel and allow inspection of the conveyance.

(d) Fish shall be transported in vehicles visibly placarded indicating that the equipment is being used to transport live fish. Letters, numbers or symbols displayed on the placard shall be at least three (3) inches in height, excluding shading and bordering, and shall be of a color that contrasts with the placard background color. Individuals transporting fish listed below are exempt from the placard requirement:

(i) Fish shipped by common carrier (e.g., UPS, Federal Express); and,

(ii) Marine fish, tropical fish or ornamental fish.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 8 Cold-Blooded Wildlife Prohibited from Importation or Possession

An importation/possession permit shall not be issued for importation or possession of the live cold-blooded wildlife in this section, except as otherwise specified. Commercial use of the live cold-blooded wildlife in this section is prohibited regardless of captive or wild origin.

(a) Injurious wildlife listed in 50 CFR § 16.

(b) AIS as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 62, Regulation for Aquatic Invasive Species.

(c) Fish or other aquatic wildlife which originated from a water source classified as suspect, positive or infested with Dreissenid Mussels.

(d) Endangered and threatened wildlife listed in 50 CFR § 17.11.

(e) All members of the genus Xenopus, including, but not limited to, African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis).

(f) American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus).

(g) Canadian Toad (Anaxyrus hemiophrys).

(h) Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans).

(i) Diploid Grass Carp (Ctenopharygodon idella).

(j) Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis).

(k) Live baitfish that originated from outside Wyoming, unless legally obtained by the holder of a valid license to deal in live baitfish in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations.

(l) Live baitfish that were obtained from any source within Wyoming that were transported out of state. Once live baitfish leave the state of Wyoming, the baitfish shall not be transported back into the state alive under any circumstance.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 9 Cold-Blooded Wildlife Requiring an Importation/Possession Permit

An importation/possession permit shall be required for the activities listed in this section. The applicant for an importation/possession permit may be required to provide evidence, allow inspections, or implement procedures necessary to ensure that the proposed activity will not spread or introduce an AIS of concern (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries), pathogen, disease or parasite. The Department may deny importation or possession if the Department determines it would pose a risk to the wildlife resources of the state of Wyoming. Cold-blooded wildlife imported into the state shall not be diverted from the destination stated on the importation/possession permit.

(a) Importation or possession of venomous reptiles or poisonous amphibians. A certificate of veterinary inspection is also required prior to importation.

(b) Importation or possession of all amphibians, reptiles, mollusks and crustaceans listed in Commission Regulation Chapter 52, Nongame Wildlife that require a permit for scientific and educational take. A certificate of veterinary inspection is also required prior to importation.

(c) Importation or possession of reptiles and amphibians indigenous to Wyoming imported for commercial use. A certificate of veterinary inspection is also required prior to importation.

(d) Placing aquatic turtles in ornamental ponds designed to prevent escape. An importation/possession permit shall not be issued if the Department determines that escape may be likely.

(e) Transplanting or stocking Plains Topminnow (Fundulus sciadicus), Northern Plains Killifish (Fundulus kansae), or Plains Killifish (Fundulus zebrinus) to control mosquitoes. These species may be approved only if they are known to the Department to be established in the drainage, stocking in the locations requested is considered by the Department to be compatible with aquatic species in that drainage and the source population(s) for transplant are not located in drainages known to contain an AIS or pathogen of concern (as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries).

(f) Using nongame fish in aquaponics or displaying nongame fish in aquaria or ornamental ponds unless otherwise prohibited from importation or possession in Section 8 of this regulation or allowed without an importation/possession permit in Section 10 of this regulation.

(g) Displaying coldwater, coolwater and warmwater fish in aquaria or ornamental ponds. Fish shall be legally obtained from a Department approved private fish hatchery or an individual or commercial operation permitted under this regulation.

(h) Importing mollusks and crustaceans for personal use that are designated as prohibited, invasive, or nuisance by any state, unless imported solely for human consumption and exempted in Section 6 of this regulation.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 10 Cold-Blooded Wildlife Not Requiring an Importation/Possession Permit

(a) The animals listed in this section may be imported or possessed without securing an importation/possession permit and shall not require written authorization from the Chief of Fisheries. A certificate of veterinary inspection or a fish health and AIS inspection are not required.

(i) Amphibians and reptiles not listed in Section 8 or 9 of this regulation.

(ii) Mollusks and crustaceans not listed in Sections 8 or 9 of this regulation that are confined to aquaria.

(iii) Marine fish.

(iv) Tropical fish confined in aquaria, ornamental ponds or reared in aquaponics or other artificial environments not connected to the waters of this state.

(v) Goldfish (Carassius auratus) and koi that are confined in aquaria or ornamental ponds.

(vi) Live baitfish legally obtained in accordance with Commission Regulations Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations and Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries.

(b) The following animals may be imported or possessed without securing an importation/possession permit but shall require written authorization from the Chief of Fisheries. Importation, possession, stocking and transportation shall be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulations Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife and Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries.

(i) Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) for stocking as fish forage or mosquito control that are legally obtained from a Department approved private fish hatchery in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

(ii) Coldwater, coolwater and warmwater fish as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries for private fish stocking or use in private fish hatcheries.

(iii) Nongame fish used in private fish hatcheries dealing primarily in marine or ornamental fish.

(iv) Mollusks or crustaceans used in aquaponics or any aquaculture operation. AIS hatchery inspections may be required. Inspections shall be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries.

(c) The following requirements shall apply for fish requiring written authorization from the Chief of Fisheries prior to importation or possession.

(i) When importing fish or eggs to stock directly into a Wyoming water, the fish shall be accompanied by a copy of the private fish stocking authorization issued by the Chief of Fisheries per Commission Regulation Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife authorizing the stocking of a Wyoming water.

(A) If the fish or eggs are being transported by a broker they shall also be accompanied by a copy of the receipt of delivery as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife.

(ii) When an in-state Department approved private fish hatchery is importing fish, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm) or fertilized eggs from any out-of-state source, the fish shall be accompanied by a copy of the letter from the Chief of Fisheries to the in-state Department approved private fish hatchery authorizing the importation.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 11 Certificate of Veterinary Inspection Requirements

The following requirements shall apply when a certificate of veterinary inspection is required in this regulation.

(a) A certificate of veterinary inspection shall be completed by a United States Department of Agriculture accredited veterinarian from the state of origin prior to importation or transportation of cold-blooded wildlife through the state of Wyoming and shall be valid for thirty (30) days following the date of inspection and issuance, except as otherwise specified, and shall accompany the shipment of said wildlife.

(b) All certificates of veterinary inspection shall be a legible record covering the requirements of the state of Wyoming as listed in this regulation and recorded on an official form from the state of origin and approved by the animal health official of the state of origin.

(d) If wildlife is marked in a manner allowing individual identification, such identification marking(s) shall be recorded on the certificate of veterinary inspection.

(e) A copy of the certificate of veterinary inspection shall accompany each and every container of live cold-blooded wildlife.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 12 Department Notification Required for Health, Aquatic Invasive Species or Escape of Permitted Wildlife

(a) Health Notification and Mitigation

(i) It shall be an express condition of this regulation that a permittee or an authorized agent of the permittee shall notify the Chief of Fisheries within forty-eight (48) hours of having reason to believe that permitted amphibians or reptiles may have been exposed to or contracted a pathogen, disease or parasite. It shall be a violation of this regulation to import permitted amphibians or reptiles into this state or remove permitted amphibians or reptiles from a holding facility without prior authorization from the Department if said wildlife have been exposed to or contracted a pathogen, disease or parasite.

(A) The Department may order inspection by an accredited veterinarian or inspecting agent of permitted amphibians or reptiles believed to have been exposed to or contracted a pathogen, disease or parasite. Inspection may be at the expense of the permittee.

(B) The Department shall determine when destruction, quarantine or disinfection of diseased amphibians or reptiles is required. If the Department determines that destruction, quarantine or disinfection of diseased amphibians or reptiles or disinfection of the facility is required, a written order from the Department shall be issued to the permittee or an authorized agent of the permittee setting forth the steps necessary and establishing the time period that the permittee shall carry out such actions.

(b) Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Notification and Mitigation

(i) It shall be an express condition of this importation/possession permit that the permittee or authorized agent of the permittee shall notify the Chief of Fisheries within forty-eight (48) hours if at any time the permittee or authorized agent finds, suspects or becomes aware of an AIS of concern at their holding facility.

(A) Upon confirmation of the finding of an AIS of concern, permittee shall immediately initiate reasonable action as defined in Commission Regulation Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries. The Department may require that all or portions of the holding facility shall not be used until eradication of AIS is fully complete.

(i) It shall be an express condition of this importation/possession permit that the permittee or an authorized agent of the permittee shall notify the Department within twenty-four (24) hours of discovery that permitted cold-blooded wildlife have escaped. If the Department discovers the escape, it shall notify the permittee or his authorized agent within twenty-four (24) hours. The permittee or authorized agent shall have forty-eight (48) hours following notification to the Department or notification by the Department, to recover escaped wildlife that do not pose a threat to public safety or Wyoming's wildlife resources. The Department may take wildlife that are not recovered.

(A) The Department may take escaped cold-blooded wildlife at any time if it is determined by the Department that the wildlife poses a threat to public safety or Wyoming's wildlife resources.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 13 Stocking and Personal Use of Cold-Blooded Wildlife

No amphibians, reptiles, mollusks, crustaceans, their viable gametes (eggs and sperm), fertilized eggs or any hybrid or transgenic product thereof shall be stocked or released into the waters of this state unless authorized in writing by the Chief of Fisheries. Fish stocking shall be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulations Chapter 49, Private Stocking of Cold-Blooded Wildlife and Chapter 51, Private Fish Hatcheries.

(a) Live amphibians and reptiles imported, taken or possessed for personal use shall be confined and shall not be released, abandoned or allowed to escape.

(i) Use or possession of live or dead amphibians or reptiles while fishing is prohibited in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations.

(ii) Live amphibians and reptiles shall not be placed in ornamental ponds, unless otherwise specified in this regulation.

(b) Live mollusks and crustaceans imported, taken or possessed for personal use, shall be confined and shall not be released, abandoned or allowed to escape.

(i) Mollusks and crustaceans shall not be placed in ornamental ponds.

(ii) Use of crayfish as fishing bait shall be in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 46, Fishing Regulations.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 14 Application Requirements

(a) The applicant shall disclose if cold-blooded wildlife proposed for importation has been exposed to or contracted a contagious disease or parasite.

(b) Application for an importation/possession permit shall be submitted to the Department on a form provided by the Department. The application shall be legible, fully completed, signed and dated by the applicant and include the following:

(i) The name, complete mailing address, street address and telephone number of the person making application for an importation/possession permit;

(ii) The total number of live wildlife to be imported and possessed and their taxonomic designation by genus, species and subspecies to include any varieties, strains or geographical races that are recognized;

(iii) The name and address of the supply source(s), or consigner form from where the live wildlife shall be obtained;

(iv) The purpose(s) for which live wildlife shall be imported or possessed; and,

(v) A complete description of the holding facility(ies) to include the geographic legal description to the quarter/quarter section, size and construction specifications for enclosures and handling facilities.

(c) Upon request by the Department, the applicant shall submit data including, but not limited to, biological evaluations, reports and studies in order to satisfy any Department concerns that Wyoming wildlife resources shall be adequately protected from such threats as:

(i) Competition

(ii) Habitat damage or destruction;

(iii) Predation;

(iv) Disease or Parasitism;

(v) Hybridization;

(vi) Threats to human safety; and,

(vii) Survival in the wild in Wyoming.

(d) The Department shall review the applicant's proposed holding facility(ies) taking into consideration the species applied for, the number of animals requested, the welfare of the animals to be possessed, the purpose(s) for which the animals shall be held and any other information the Department deems necessary to ensure adequate protection for Wyoming's wildlife resources and human health and safety. Holding facilities shall be constructed to provide secure containment to prevent risk of escape, shall not contact the waters of this state and shall be approved by the Department prior to importation or possession of live cold-blooded wildlife.

(e) Copies of any required federal permit(s) for the take of wildlife, if applicable, shall accompany the importation/possession permit application, or be submitted to the Department prior to conducting permitted activities.

(f) Incomplete or illegible applications shall not be considered by the Department.

(g) An importation/possession permit may be denied or conditioned to protect Wyoming's wildlife resources and to ensure public safety for reasons including, but not limited to, threats identified in subsections (c) and (d) of this section.

(i) When a new or renewal of an importation/possession permit application has been denied, the Department Permitting Officer shall send a certified, registered letter with return receipt to the applicant indicating the importation/possession permit application has been denied and the reasons for the denial.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 15 Permit Conditions

Permit holders shall comply with all conditions of the permit issued, and any applicable Wyoming statutes, Commission regulations, federal statutes, county and municipal rules or ordinances or any other laws or covenants.

(a) Each container of live amphibians and reptiles imported into Wyoming shall bear the names and addresses of the consignor and the consignee or the name and address of the person in possession of the wildlife if no transfer will occur. Each container shall have a label that clearly describes its contents.

(b) All containers or holding facilities used for venomous or poisonous species shall be clearly marked "Venomous Wildlife" or "Poisonous Wildlife" and shall include the common and scientific name.

(c) Holding facilities shall be kept clean and sanitary and be designed, constructed and maintained to provide for the physical well-being of the animal(s) and the safety and protection of other wildlife and people as deemed necessary by the Department.

(d) As a condition of receiving a permit, the permittee shall agree to be solely responsible for all costs, expenses and damages suffered as a result of importation and possession of live cold-blooded wildlife including, but not limited to, quarantine, total or partial depopulation on account of contagious diseases or parasites, or costs and expenses associated with the capture or destruction of escaped cold-blooded wildlife.

(e) The permittee may be required to maintain complete, accurate and legible records for the term of the permit on forms approved by the Department. Original records shall be kept at the holding facility. Data provided on the records shall include dates of purchase, barter, trade or other form of acquisition; sex, species, subspecies, number of animals captured, received, transported, purchased, reared, date of sale, death or other form of disposition for each individual animal. Dates and types of disease tests for each animal shall be recorded on the form. Records shall include names and addresses of all suppliers, persons to whom live cold-blooded wildlife are sold, traded, bartered or given and the date of each transaction.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 16 Inspection by Department Personnel

(a) Any person issued an importation/possession permit shall allow inspection of all records, holding facilities and permitted live cold-blooded wildlife during reasonable hours throughout the term of the importation/possession permit.

(b) The Department shall have the right to collect blood or other biological samples for disease and AIS testing, genetic identification or other purposes to protect Wyoming wildlife resources.

(c) Permitted or non-permitted individuals transporting cold-blooded wildlife in containers of water shall stop at authorized mandatory AIS check stations for inspection.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 17 Permit Renewal

Any person possessing live cold-blooded wildlife held under an importation/possession permit shall make application for a new permit to the Department no later than sixty (60) consecutive days prior to the expiration of the permit if said wildlife are to be possessed beyond the permit's expiration date. Applications for renewal shall be treated as original applications and may be denied in accordance with procedures set forth in this regulation.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 18 Process for Appealing a Department Decision

(i) The Board shall review the Department's decision and may consider any additional information provided by the applicant.

(i) The Director, or designee, shall conduct a review of the Department's and the Board's decision and may consider any additional information provided by the applicant.

(d) An applicant may appeal the decision of the Director by submitting a written request to the President of the Commission at Department headquarters no later than thirty (30) consecutive days after the applicant receives the Director's decision letter. If the applicant fails to submit a request for reconsideration within thirty (30) consecutive days from the date they received the Director's decision letter, the applicant shall waive their ability to make any future request for reconsideration of the Department's decision.

(ii) The Commission shall either uphold the Director's decision or approve the appeal and issue a new decision. The commission shall provide its final decision on the matter to the applicant at their next regularly scheduled Commission meeting.

(e) The applicant may appeal a decision of the Commission by filing with the appropriate Wyoming District Court.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 19 Revocation of Permit

(a) The Department may revoke any permit for any violations of this regulation, where the permittee has failed to comply with these regulations, where any conditions placed on the permit at the time of issuance have not been met or adhered to, or when the Department has determined that permitted cold-blooded wildlife poses a threat to public safety or Wyoming's wildlife as specified in Section 14 of this regulation. The Department may revoke any permit if the applicant or an authorized agent of the applicant falsified information on the permit application or on the certificate of veterinary inspection, or falsified or failed to keep or submit records as required by this regulation. If the Department revokes a permit, disposition of live cold-blooded wildlife shall be in accordance with Section 20 of this regulation.

(b) A permittee dissatisfied with the Department's decision to revoke a permit may request a hearing before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. A request for hearing shall be made in writing to the Chief if Fisheries within ten (10) business days after receipt of the notice from the Department revoking the permit. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 20 Disposition of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife if Permit is Revoked or Expires

Should a permit expire or be revoked, all formerly permitted live cold-blooded wildlife in possession shall be disposed of by the permittee within seven (7) consecutive days or a longer time period agreed to by the Department in writing after expiration or revocation of the permit. No formerly permitted live cold-blooded wildlife shall be abandoned, released or removed from the holding facility without prior written permission of the Department. All formerly permitted live cold-blooded wildlife remaining at the holding facility seven (7) consecutive days after expiration or revocation of the permit may be taken by the Department without compensation to the permittee.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 21 Disposition of Live Cold-Blooded Wildlife Upon Death of Permittee

Upon the death of a permittee, all permitted live coldblooded wildlife shall become property of the permittee's personal representative. The personal representative shall be required to apply for a permit to possess live cold-blooded wildlife within thirty (30) consecutive days of the death of the permit holder. All formerly permitted live cold-blooded wildlife remaining at the holding facility forty-five (45) consecutive days after death of the permittee may be taken by the Department without compensation unless the permittee's personal representative obtains a permit to possess the cold-blooded wildlife.

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.69.09152022 § 22 Effective Date

These regulations are effective January 1, 2023 and shall remain in effect until modified or rescinded by the Commission.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By:___________________________________

Kenneth Roberts, President

Dated: July 19, 2022

History

Effective 2022-09-15

Chapter 70 Regulation Governing Road Killed Wildlife

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.70.01032022 Regulation Governing Road Killed Wildlife

CHAPTER 70

REGULATION GOVERNING POSSESSION OF ROAD KILLED WILDLIFE

Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes § 23-3-106 and § 23-3-310.

Section 2. Definitions. Definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes, Commission Regulations and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Approved Landfill or Incinerator" means a landfill or incinerator permitted by the State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to dispose of animal carcasses.

(b) "Public Road or Highway" (except as otherwise provided) means any roadway that is open to vehicular travel by the public. The road surface, the area between the fences on a fenced public road or highway, and an area thirty (30) feet perpendicular to the edge of the road surface on an unfenced public road or highway shall be considered the public road or highway for the purpose of this regulation. Two-track trails on public lands are not public roads.

(c) "Road Killed Wildlife" means any antelope, deer, elk, moose, wild bison or wild turkey killed as the result of an unintentional vehicle collision.

Section 3. Authorization to Possess Road Killed Wildlife. Any person who desires to possess road killed wildlife shall apply for and may receive from the Department an authorization to possess road killed wildlife from a public road or highway in accordance with this regulation prior to taking possession of any road killed wildlife. Department authorization may include, but not be limited to, an electronic reporting/authorization process, a Department issued permit to possess road killed wildlife, a donation coupon or an Interstate Game Tag.

(a) A Department authorization to possess road killed wildlife shall not be valid for any wildlife found to be taken illegally.

(b) Nothing in this regulation authorizes an individual to euthanize wildlife injured due to an unintentional vehicle collision on a public road or highway.

Section 4. Provisions for Collecting Road Killed Wildlife. A person shall have been issued a Department authorization to possess road killed wildlife prior to taking possession of any road killed wildlife. Nothing in this section shall allow a person to trespass onto private property to retrieve road killed wildlife without obtaining prior approval from the private landowner or an agent of the landowner. A person in possession of an authorization to possess road killed wildlife shall:

(a) Only take possession of road killed wildlife from a public road or highway from sunrise until sunset;

(b) Park the collection vehicle at least two (2) feet to the right of the roadway's solid white line and outside of the travel lane, or in the case of a paved or gravel road with no white line present, at least two (2) feet off the paved or gravel road surface, so as not to impede traffic while collecting road killed wildlife;

(c) Activate the emergency flashers on the collection vehicle during the entire time the collection vehicle is parked along a roadway. Collection vehicle emergency flashers shall be clearly visible from the front and rear of the vehicle;

(d) Immediately remove the entire road killed wildlife during the authorized time period, including both edible and inedible portions, from the public road or highway. Road killed wildlife shall not be field dressed within any public road or highway right-of-way; and,

(e) Upon request, present the road killed wildlife for inspection to a Department representative to verify the road killed wildlife in possession meets the requirements of this regulation.

Section 5. Public Roads or Highways Exempt from the Provisions Authorizing Possession of Road Killed Wildlife. In consultation with the Wyoming Transportation Commission and to address public safety, the following public roads or highways are prohibited from where a person may apply for and receive authorization to possess road killed wildlife:

(a) Interstate Highway 25;

(b) Interstate Highway 80;

(d) Any segment of a public road or highway designated as an active construction or maintenance zone; and,

(e) Any segment of a public road or highway within the exterior boundary of lands administered by the National Park Service.

Section 6. Disposal of Deer, Elk and Moose Road Killed Wildlife. Any person who receives an authorization to possess road killed wildlife shall properly dispose of any deer, elk and moose carcass in accordance with this section.

(a) Deer, elk and moose taken in Wyoming under an authorization to possess road killed wildlife may be transported within Wyoming to a camp, a private residence for processing, a taxidermist, a processor, or a chronic wasting disease (CWD) sample collection site in Wyoming. The head and all portions of the spinal column shall be disposed of in any approved landfill or approved incinerator in Wyoming.

(b) After undergoing processing, only the following parts of deer, elk or moose taken under an authorization to possess road killed wildlife may be transported in Wyoming: edible portions with no part of the spinal column or head; cleaned hide without the head; skull or skull plate or antlers that have been cleaned of all meat and brain tissue; teeth; or, finished taxidermy mounts.

(c) Only the following parts of any deer, elk or moose taken in Wyoming under an authorization to possess road killed wildlife may be transported to other states, provinces or countries: edible portions with no part of the spinal column or head; cleaned hide without the head; skull or skull plate or antlers that have been cleaned of all meat and brain tissue; teeth; or, finished taxidermy mounts.

(d) Whole deer, elk and moose carcasses taken in Wyoming under an authorization to possess road killed wildlife shall not be transported out of Wyoming.

Section 7. Making a False Statement to Obtain an Authorization to Possess Road Killed Wildlife. Any person who makes a false statement to obtain an authorization to possess road killed wildlife shall be in violation of this regulation.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT

By:

Peter J. Dube, President

Dated: November 16, 2021

History

Effective 2022-01-03

Chapter 71 Commercially Guided Fishing Boats

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.71.10232025 § 1 Authority

This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes (W.S.) § 23-1-102, § 23-1-103, § 23-1-302(a)(xxii), § 23-3-206, § 23-3-401, § 23-6-111 and § 23-6-207.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.71.10232025 § 2 Regulation

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission hereby adopts the following regulation governing commercially guided fishing boats and trailers. This regulation shall become effective January 1, 2026, and shall remain in effect until modified or repealed by the Commission.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.71.10232025 § 3 Definitions

For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in W.S. § 23-3-206 and § 41-13-101 and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:

(a) "Operate" means as defined in W.S. § 23-3-206.

(b) "Registrant" means the individual that purchased a commercially guided fishing boat registration.

(c) "Registration sticker" means a commercially guided fishing boat registration sticker upon which appears "WYO", "GUIDE", the calendar year for which the sticker is valid and an identification number.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.71.10232025 § 4 Registration and Designation of Commercially Guided Fishing Boats and Trailers

(a) All commercially guided fishing boats shall display a valid registration sticker in accordance with this regulation when used by an outfitter or professional guide who is providing fishing guide services.

(i) Fishing guide services as defined in W.S. § 23-3-206 shall include services provided for the purpose of angling or bowfishing.

(b) The fee for registration stickers shall be three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325).

(c) Following payment of the commercially guided fishing boat registration fee, the registrant shall be issued two (2) registration stickers, a commercial fishing guide vehicle identification slip and a proof of registration sticker purchase. One (1) registration sticker shall be designated for use on the fishing boat and one (1) registration sticker shall be designated for use on the fishing boat trailer.

(d) Each commercially guided fishing boat registration sticker shall be valid through the end of the calendar year indicated on the registration sticker.

(i) The registration sticker shall be affixed to the boat hull on the starboard (right) side near the stern in a manner such that it is visible when the fishing boat is underway. Alternatively, the registration sticker may be affixed to a placard instead of the boat hull. The placard shall be displayed on a portion of the starboard (right) side, near the stern in a manner that is clearly visible when underway.

(ii) On commercially guided fishing boat trailers, the registration sticker shall be displayed in a visible location on the right (passenger) side of the trailer tongue.

(iii) The commercial fishing guide vehicle identification slip shall be clearly displayed in a visible location on the driver's side dashboard of the vehicle used to transport the commercially guided fishing boat or boat trailer.

(iv) Only registration stickers and commercial fishing guide vehicle identification slips which are currently valid shall be displayed.

(e) Proof of registration shall be evidenced by a valid boat registration sticker properly affixed to the commercially guided fishing boat and a properly displayed commercial fishing guide vehicle identification slip in the vehicle used to transport a commercially guided fishing boat that is being used to provide fishing guide services.

(i) Proof of the current year's registration sticker purchase may be used in lieu of a properly affixed registration sticker(s) for up to thirty (30) days from the date of purchase.

(f) Registrants may transfer valid registration stickers between watercraft; however, all watercraft shall display a valid registration sticker when used to provide fishing guide services on any waters of this state.

(g) Registrants may transfer valid commercial fishing guide vehicle identification slips between vehicles; however, all vehicles shall have a properly displayed, valid vehicle identification slip when used to transport a watercraft that is being used to provide fishing guide services on any waters of this state.

(h) Designation of private fishing trips. When a properly registered commercially guided fishing boat is operated on the waters of this state and is not being used for fishing guide services, the operator shall not display a registration sticker affixed to a placard on the boat or a commercial fishing guide vehicle identification slip on the vehicle dashboard. The operator shall temporarily cover any commercially guided fishing boat registration sticker that is permanently affixed to the boat in a manner that the sticker is partially or completely obscured.

(i) Upon transfer of a commercially guided fishing boat or trailer to a new owner, permanently affixed registration stickers are no longer valid and the registrant shall remove the affixed registration stickers from the fishing boat and trailer.

(i) Replacement registration stickers may be purchased for another commercially guided fishing boat and trailer in accordance with Section 5 of this regulation.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.71.10232025 § 5 Replacement Commercially Guided Fishing Boat Stickers and Vehicle Identification Slips

(a) The Department shall charge a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for issuance of each individual replacement registration sticker.

(i) Proof of replacement registration sticker purchase may be used in lieu of properly affixed registration sticker(s) for up to thirty (30) days from the date of purchase of a replacement sticker.

(b) Replacement commercial fishing guide vehicle identification slips shall be available free of charge throughout the calendar year for which the registration is valid.

(c) Following the sale or transfer of a commercially guided fishing boat or trailer to a new owner and the removal of any permanently affixed unexpired registration stickers, the original owner may purchase replacement registration stickers. The Department shall void the original registration stickers and charge a fee of fifty dollars ($50) for issuance of two (2) new registration stickers for use on one (1) boat and one (1) trailer. The new registration stickers shall be valid only for the remainder of the calendar year for which the original registration sticker was valid.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.71.10232025 § 6 Records and Reports

(a) Every registrant shall maintain current, complete, legible and accurate records on forms provided by the Department. The records shall include: the name of the registrant, registration sticker number, name of the outfitter through which the fishing guide services were scheduled and provided, name of the fishing boat operator, date of each individual commercially guided fishing boat trip, name of the water fished and identification of the river segment fished.

(i) Records shall be made available for inspection in accordance with W.S. § 23-6-111 upon reasonable notice from the Department. Notification shall consist of direct communication in person or by telephone with the registrant to schedule an inspection.

(b) Required records or legible copies shall be submitted not less than twice annually to the Department. The deadlines for record submission shall be July 15 for the period January 1 through June 30 and January 15 for the period July 1 through December 31 of the prior calendar year. Any registrant that provided no fishing guide services during the reporting period shall submit a report including the name of the registrant, the registration sticker number and indicating that no services were provided.

History

Effective 2025-10-23

Wyo. Code R. 040.0001.71.10232025 § 7 Revocation of a Commercially Guided Fishing Boat Registration

(a) A commercially guided fishing boat registration may be revoked by the Commission for the following reasons:

(i) Failure by the registrant to keep or submit accurate and complete records required by this regulation.

(ii) Failure of an outfitter or guide providing fishing guide services to properly designate commercially guided fishing boats, trailers and vehicles in accordance with this regulation.

(b) Any revocation of a commercially guided fishing boat registration shall be subject to contested case proceedings in accordance with Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Regulation Chapter 27, Rules of Practice Governing Contested Cases Before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.

WYOMING GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

By: ____________________________________

Ashlee Lundvall, President

Dated: September 10, 2025

History

Effective 2025-10-23