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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 9 - BIGHORN SHEEP AND MOUNTAIN GOAT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 9-3 - Bighorn Sheep Hunting Seasons

Current through July 13, 2024
Hunt areas, season dates and limitations.
Hunt Area
Type
Special Archery
							 Dates
Regular Season
							 Dates
Quota
Limitations
Opens
Closes
Opens
Closes
1
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
15
Any ram (13 residents, 2 nonresidents)
2
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
25
Any ram (23 residents, 2 nonresidents)
3
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
20
Any ram (18 residents, 2 nonresidents)
4
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
20
Any ram (18 residents, 2 nonresidents)
5
1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31
35
Any bighorn sheep valid within the Owl Creek drainage
							 (32 residents, 3 nonresidents)
5
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
Any ram valid in the entire area
6
1
Aug. 1
Aug. 31
2
Any ram valid north of South Badger Creek (2
							 residents)
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 (11 residents, 1
							 nonresident)
7
6
Aug. 1
Aug. 31
Sep. 10
Oct. 15
10
Ewe or lamb valid within the Gros Ventre River
							 drainage (9 residents, 1 nonresident)
7
6
Nov. 1
Nov. 15
Ewe or lamb valid within the Gros Ventre River
							 drainage
8
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
2
Any ram (2 residents)
9
1
Aug. 1
Aug. 14
Aug. 15
Oct. 15
5
Any ram (5 residents)
10
1
Aug. 1
Aug. 14
Aug. 15
Oct. 15
5
Any ram (4 residents, 1 nonresident)
12
1
Aug. 1
Aug. 14
Aug. 15
Oct. 15
3
Any ram (3 residents)
12
2
Aug. 1
Aug. 14
Sep. 15
Oct. 31
5
Any ram less than three-quarter (3/4) curl (5
							 residents)
17
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
6
Any ram (5 residents, 1 nonresident)
17
2
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
4
Any ram less than three-quarter (3/4) curl (4
							 residents)
17
6
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 15
Oct. 31
20
Ewe or lamb (18 residents, 2
							 nonresidents)
17
7
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 15
Oct. 31
7
Ewe or lamb valid within the Sand Creek drainage (6
							 residents, 1 nonresident)
18
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Nov. 30
3
Any ram (2 residents, 1 nonresident)
19
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
10
Any ram (9 residents, 1 nonresident)
20
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Nov. 30
1
Any ram (1 resident)
21
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
2
Any ram (2 residents)
22
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
5
Any ram (5 residents)
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 (1 resident)
26
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
2
Any ram (2 residents)
26
6
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 15
Oct. 31
3
Ewe or lamb (3 residents)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 9 - BIGHORN SHEEP AND MOUNTAIN GOAT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 9-4 - Special Archery Seasons

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 9 - BIGHORN SHEEP AND MOUNTAIN GOAT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 9-5 - Registration of Bighorn Sheep

Current through July 13, 2024
. 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.
Game and Fish
							 Department
:
Headquarters
Cheyenne
1-800-842-1934
Casper Region
Casper
1-800-233-8544
Cody Region
Cody
1-800-654-1178
Green River Region
Green River
1-800-843-8096
Jackson Region
Jackson
1-800-423-4113
Lander Region
Lander
1-800-654-7862
Laramie Region
Laramie
1-800-843-2352
Pinedale Region
Pinedale
1-800-452-9107
Sheridan Region
Sheridan
1-800-331-9834
(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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 9 - BIGHORN SHEEP AND MOUNTAIN GOAT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 9-7 - Mountain Goat Hunting Seasons

Current through July 13, 2024
Hunt areas, season dates and limitations.
Hunt Area
Type
Special Archery
							 Dates
Regular Season
							 Dates
Quota
Limitations
Opens
Closes
Opens
Closes
1
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
10
Any mountain goat (9 residents, 1
							 nonresident)
2
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
5
Any mountain goat (5 residents)
3
1
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
15
Any mountain goat (14 residents, 1
							 nonresident)
3
2
Aug. 15
Aug. 31
Sep. 1
Oct. 31
10
Any mountain goat valid in the North Fork Shoshone
							 River drainage; also valid in Area 5 (9 residents, 1 nonresident)
4
Closed
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 9 - BIGHORN SHEEP AND MOUNTAIN GOAT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 9-8 - Special Archery Seasons

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 9 - BIGHORN SHEEP AND MOUNTAIN GOAT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 9-9 - Registration of Mountain Goats

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 9 - BIGHORN SHEEP AND MOUNTAIN GOAT HUNTING SEASONS › Section 9-10 - Mountain Goat Hunt Area Descriptions

Current through July 13, 2024
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 Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-3 - Importation/Possession Permit Required For Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-4 - Disposition of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-5 - Notification and Disposition of Diseased or Escaped Warm-Blooded Wildlife

Current through July 13, 2024
(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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-6 - Illegal Importation/Possession of Warm-Blooded Wildlife

Current through July 13, 2024
Live warmblooded 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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-7 - Certificate of Veterinary Inspection

Current through July 13, 2024
(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
				warmblooded 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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-8 - Government Entities or Accredited Colleges or Universities

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-10 - Interstate Transportation

Current through July 13, 2024
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 warmblooded 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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-11 - Warm-Blooded Wildlife Prohibited from Importation and Possession

Current through July 13, 2024
(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
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-12 - Warm-Blooded Wildlife Prohibited From Importation

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-13 - Importation/Possession Permit Required

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-14 - Possession of Warm-Blooded Wildlife from Within Wyoming - No Possession Permit Required

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
(c) Species listed in this section are
				prohibited from importation into the state.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-15 - Possession of Warm-Blooded Wildlife From Within Wyoming - No Possession Permit Required. Importation Permit Required Prior to Entry Into the State

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-16 - Possession and Importation of Wildlife - No Possession/Importation Permit Required

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-17 - Pen-Raised Game Birds/Captive-Reared Mallard Ducks/Captive-Bred Migratory Waterfowl

Current through July 13, 2024
(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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-18 - Application Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
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;
(C) Disruption of migration, breeding,
				rearing or survival of young;
(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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-20 - Inspection by Department Personnel

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-21 - Permit Renewal

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-22 - Process for Appealing a Department Decision

Current through July 13, 2024
(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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-23 - Revocation of Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
(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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-24 - Disposition of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife if Permit is Revoked or Expires

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 10 - IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF LIVE WARM-BLOODED WILDLIFE › Section 10-25 - Disposition of Live Warm-Blooded Wildlife Upon Death of Permittee

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 11 - UPLAND GAME BIRD AND SMALL GAME HUNTING SEASONS › Section 11-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming
				  Statutes §
									23-1-302 and §
									23-2-105.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 11 - UPLAND GAME BIRD AND SMALL GAME HUNTING SEASONS › Section 11-2 - Hunting Regulations

Current through July 13, 2024
(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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 11 - UPLAND GAME BIRD AND SMALL GAME HUNTING SEASONS › Section 11-3 - Upland Game Bird Hunting Seasons

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Sage Grouse Hunt
				Areas, Season Dates, Bag Limits and Limitations.
SAGE GROUSE
Hunt Area
Season
							 Dates
Bag limit
Limitations
Opens
Closes
Daily
Possession
1
Sep. 21
Sep. 30
2
4
Any sage grouse
2, 3,
							 4
CLOSED
(i) Sage Grouse
				Hunt Area Descriptions.
Area 1.
Includes all of Big Horn, Fremont, Hot
				  Springs, Park, Sweetwater, Uinta and Washakie counties, 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
				  Sublette counties except those portions within the Snake River drainage, and
				  all of Natrona County except that portion east of Interstate Highway 25. 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, Sublette and Teton counties.
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 the Washakie-Johnson-Big Horn-Sheridan
				  county lines; northerly then northwesterly along said county lines to the
				  Wyoming-Montana state line.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 11 - UPLAND GAME BIRD AND SMALL GAME HUNTING SEASONS › Section 11-4 - Pheasant Special Management Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 11 - UPLAND GAME BIRD AND SMALL GAME HUNTING SEASONS › Section 11-6 - Glendo Pheasant Hunt Area 9 Youth Pheasant Hunt

Current through July 13, 2024
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
				  3, 10, 17 and 24.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations › Chapter 11 - UPLAND GAME BIRD AND SMALL GAME HUNTING SEASONS › Section 11-7 - Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area, Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area and Pheasant Hunt Area 2 Youth Pheasant Hunt

Current through July 13, 2024
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 16.
(b) The
				Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area youth only hunt days are November
				15-17 and shall take place on all lands included in the Yellowtail Wildlife
				Habitat Management Area north of the Shoshone River.