2023-24 furbearer and trapping regs - 14

2 023/24 HUNTING OR TRAPPING REGULATIONS
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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