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2 023/24 HUNTING OR TRAPPING REGULATIONS
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
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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;
C. John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway in Teton County;
D. National Elk Refuge in Teton County.
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;
C. Cliff Creek drainage in Sublette 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/WyWYOMING
GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
FURBEARING ANIMAL
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