2023-24 furbearer and trapping regs - 6

2 023/24 HUNTING OR TRAPPING REGULATIONS
or horns without the permission of the landowner or person in charge
of the property. " Travel through or return across " requires physically
touching or driving on the surface of the private property. The license
must bear the signature of the landowner, lessee or agent of the landowner
on whose private property the person is accessing or other legitimate
proof as evidence that permission to hunt has been granted.
PRECAUTIONS WHEN HUNTING IN AREAS OCCUPIED
BY GRIZZLY BEARS
Hunters and anglers are reminded grizzly bears occupy many areas
in and around the Bridger-Teton, Shoshone and Caribou-Targhee National
Forests in northwest Wyoming. The Department strongly recommends
individuals working and recreating in these areas take precautions,
including carrying bear pepper spray, to avoid conflicts with
grizzly bears. Information about human safety and proper storage of
food and other attractants in occupied grizzly habitat is available from
the Cheyenne Headquarters, Department Regional Offices, U.S. Forest
Service Offices and the Department website. Regulations concerning
food/carcass storage in occupied grizzly habitat can be obtained from
the U.S. Forest Service. Report all conflicts with grizzly bears to the
nearest Department Regional Office.
For information about staying safe in bear country, visit the Department
bear wise page: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Bear-Wise-Print
BE BEAR AWARE!
The Department strongly recommends
individuals take precautions, including
carrying bear pepper spray, to avoid
conflicts with grizzly bears. Scan the QR
code for information about human safety
and proper storage of food and other
attractants in occupied grizzly habitat.
PROHIBITED ACTS
It is Illegal to
* Intentionally tamper with or remove a trap or snare; or, release or
remove a furbearing animal or predator from a trap or snare that is
set and maintained in compliance with Wyoming statutes and Commission
regulations.
* Shoot or attempt to kill any wildlife from any public road or highway.
No person shall fire any firearm from, upon, along or across any public
road or highway. No person shall knowingly fire any rifle from the
enclosed lands of one person onto or across the enclosed lands of
another without the permission of both persons.
* Use any dog to hunt, run or harass any big or trophy game animal,
protected animal or furbearing animal except as otherwise provided
by statute. The Commission shall regulate the use of dogs to take
mountain lions and bobcats during hunting or trapping seasons.
* Use any aircraft with the intent to spot, locate and aid in the taking
of any big game animal from August 1 through January 31 of the following
calendar year. Additionally, no person shall use any aircraft to
spot, locate and aid in the taking of any trophy game animal during
any open season. Nothing in this Section shall apply to the operation
of an aircraft in a usual manner where there is no attempt or intent to
locate any game animal, such as aircraft used for the sole purpose
of passenger transport.
* Take and leave, abandon or allow the edible portion of any game
bird, game fish or game animal (except trophy game animal) to intentionally
or needlessly go to waste.
* Transport illegally taken wildlife across state lines; such transportation
is a violation of the Federal Lacey Act.
* Harass, pursue, hunt, shoot or kill any Wyoming wildlife except predatory
animals with, from or by use of any flying machine, automotive
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WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
Break-away
12 "
vehicle, trailer, motor-propelled wheeled vehicle or vehicle designed
for travel over snow. The Commission may exempt handicapped
hunters from any of these provisions. It is also illegal to shoot waterfowl
from a boat under power or sail.
SHIPPING AND EXPORT REQUIREMENTS (FEDERAL)
If you ship any wildlife parts or products out of the United States, federal
regulations require that you complete a " Declaration of Importation
or Exportation of Fish and Wildlife " (Form #3-177), available online at
http://www.fws.gov/le/declaration-form-3-177.html
In addition, if you ship hides, skulls, meat or products of black bears,
wolves, lynx, bobcats or river otters out of the United States, you must
first obtain a Federal CITES permit. These forms are only available
through U.S. Fish and Wildlife offices.
SNARE BREAK-AWAYS AND LOOP SIZE
All snares used for furbearing or predatory animals shall be equipped
with a break-away device (i.e., shear pin, J hook, S hook, cable ferrule,
etc.) located at the junction of the snare lock and the terminal end of
the cable and shall release at two hundred ninety-five (295) pounds of
pressure or less; and the loop size shall not exceed twelve (12) inches in
diameter measured from side to side (see diagram below).
Lock
Terminal end
of cable
TAKING PREDATORY ANIMALS AND PREDACIOUS
BIRDS
Predatory animals and predacious birds may be taken without a license.
TIME PERIOD FOR CHECKING LEGHOLD TRAPS,
SNARES AND QUICK-KILL BODY-GRIP TRAPS
All leg-hold traps as defined by Commission regulation shall be checked
by the owner at least once during each seventy-two (72) hour period unless
extensions are granted by the Department. All snares and quick-kill
body-grip traps as defined by Commission regulation shall be checked by
the owner not less than once each week unless extensions are granted by
the Department. The check period could be as long as 13 days if a snare
or quick-kill body-grip trap was set or checked on a Monday of one week
and rechecked on the Sunday of the next week (see following example).
Monday
5
Snare set or
checked
Tuesday Wednesday
6
7
Thursday
8
Not
necessary to
check during
the rest of
the week
12
13
14
15
Required to
check snares
on a day this
week
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
16
17
18
If checked
on the
18th this
provides
a 13-day
check
period
HUNT INFO
http://www.fws.gov/le/declaration-form-3-177.html https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Bear-Wise-Print https://bit.ly/3MxQEsI
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