Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 8 - MOOSE HUNTING SEASONS › Section 8-4 - Hunt Area Descriptions

Current through July 13, 2024
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 PeakWhetstone 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: ___________________________
Richard Ladwig, President
Dated: April 16, 2024