2023-24 furbearer and trapping regs - 5

IMPORTANT HUNTING/TRAPPING INFORMATION
road or highway. Two-track trails on public lands are not public roads.
" 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.
" 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 Wyoming Statutes § 23-1102
and § 23-1-107.
" Small game animal " means cottontail rabbit or snowshoe hare, and
fox, grey and red squirrels.
" Take " means hunt, pursue, catch, capture, shoot, fish, seine, trap,
kill, or possess, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, shoot, fish,
seine, trap, kill or possess.
" Trapping " or " Trap " means the taking of a furbearing or predatory
animal by trap, snare or with a firearm or archery equipment.
DISABLED HUNTER INFORMATION
Contact the Cheyenne Headquarters or any Department Regional Office
for specific information.
DOMESTICATION OF FURBEARING ANIMALS
Any resident person who desires to capture furbearing animals for
domestication or propagation shall apply for a license to capture furbearing
animals for the purpose of domestication or propagation. The
Department may issue the license under such restrictions as it deems
necessary. Applications are available from the Cheyenne Headquarters,
Department Regional Offices and game wardens. A person must also
apply for and receive a Chapter 10 Regulation Permit for Importation,
Possession, Confinement, Transportation, Sale and Disposition of Live
Wildlife prior to capturing and possessing any live furbearing animal.
DUPLICATE AND REPLACEMENT LICENSE ISSUED
UPON LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF ORIGINAL;
PURCHASE AND FEES
When any license issued has been lost or destroyed, the licensee may
secure a duplicate of the original license from the Cheyenne Headquarters,
any Department Regional Office or designated license selling
agents. A duplicate license shall be issued if the original license
contained a carcass coupon. A replacement license shall be issued
if the original license did not contain a carcass coupon. The licensee
may secure a replacement license at the Cheyenne Headquarters, Department
Regional Offices or from ELS agents. The Department shall
charge a fee of seven dollars ($7) for each duplicate or replacement
license.
EMERGENCY CLOSURES
The Commission may institute an emergency closure by regulation to
shorten the season in any area at any time if a harvest quota is reached
or if an emergency arises warranting the closure. Should a closure become
necessary after the season opens, no refunds will be given for
unused licenses.
FUR DEALER LICENSES AND TAGGING REQUIREMENTS
Any person engaging in the business of buying, collecting, selling or
shipping raw furs, other than hides from cloven hoof big game animals,
shall apply for and obtain a resident fur dealer's license or a nonresident
fur dealer's license prior to commencing the business. Fur dealer
licenses are only available from the Cheyenne Headquarters. Residents
shall apply through their local game warden. Nonresidents must
apply through the Cheyenne Headquarters. Licensed fur dealers may
receive, purchase, store, handle, ship, sell, transport and deliver hides
from cloven hoof big game animals within or outside the state without
tagging the hides with a Wyoming interstate game tag so long as proper
records are kept. Fur dealers bringing hides or furs lawfully obtained
in another state into Wyoming shall not remove any tag, tattoo, mark
or other identification attached to or placed upon the hide or fur by the
authorities of another state.
HARVEST SURVEY
Each year a request to participate in the harvest survey is sent to trappers.
The Department contacts holders of furbearer licenses to develop
the annual furbearer harvest estimates. Your reply provides critical
data that Department wardens and biologists use for management purposes.
Your time and assistance are much appreciated.
HUNTER SAFETY/MENTOR PROGRAM; EXEMPTION
Except as otherwise provided, no person born on or after January 1,
1966, may take wildlife by the use of firearms on land other than that
of their own family, unless that person can demonstrate they have obtained
a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling
of firearms. Attendance and successful completion of a hunter safety
course offered by an association or governmental agency approved by
the Commission satisfies the requirements of this section.
* A person 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 person acting as a mentor. A special
authorization shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of issue and
shall be in the possession of the recipient at all times while in the
field. The application process may be completed on the Department
website. Any person acting as a mentor shall be at least eighteen (18)
years of age, shall possess a valid hunting license, and shall demonstrate
they have successfully completed a hunter safety course. A
mentor shall not provide supervision for more than one (1) person at
a time in the field, other than immediate family members, and shall
accompany the mentee at all times to provide constant supervision.
* A person under fourteen (14) years of age who has not yet received a
hunter safety certificate may take small game and game birds while
being accompanied by a mentor who possesses a valid Wyoming
small game or game bird license and conservation stamp.
* Any active member, honorably discharged past member or veteran
of the armed forces of the United States and any active or retired Wyoming
peace officer qualified pursuant to Wyoming Statutes § 9-1-701
through § 9-1-707 may obtain an exemption from the hunter safety
requirement. Hunter safety exemption applications are available at
the Cheyenne Headquarters and Department Regional Offices. This
hunter safety exemption is not valid for hunting elk within Grand
Teton National Park (Hunt Areas 75 and 79), or for persons acting
as mentors in the Hunter Mentor Program.
LICENSE EXPIRATION
Furbearing animal hunting or trapping licenses expire on the date indicated
on the license.
LICENSE FRAUD PROHIBITED; INVALIDATION BY
IMPROPER FEES
Department licenses, permits, stamps, tags or coupons shall not be
altered by anyone other than authorized Department personnel. No
license, permit, stamp, tag or coupon shall be transferred or used for
the purpose of taking wildlife except 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, tag or coupon. Any license, permit,
stamp, or tag shall not be valid unless the proper fees have been received
by the Department. Any Wyoming Game and Fish law enforcement
officer may seize as evidence any license, permit, stamp or tag
that was obtained in violation of Commission regulations or Wyoming
statutes.
PERMISSION TO HUNT, FISH, TRAP OR COLLECT
ANTLERS OR HORNS
No person shall enter upon, travel through or return across the private
property of any person to take wildlife, hunt, fish, trap or collect antlers
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