2024 Antelope, Deer and Elk Regs - 10

GENERAL HUNTING INFORMATION
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.
ISSUANCE OF DEER AND ANTELOPE LIMITED QUOTA
LICENSES, REDUCED PRICE DOE/FAWN LICENSES, ELK
LIMITED QUOTA LICENSES AND REDUCED PRICE COW/
CALF LICENSES
a. For deer, no person shall apply for and receive more than one (1)
full price deer license (General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9) through the
initial drawing. After the initial drawing is completed, any person
may apply for and receive up to two (2) full priced deer licenses
provided that at least one (1) license is a Limited Quota Type 3 any
white-tailed deer license. However, no person shall apply for and
receive more than a total of two (2) deer licenses valid for the taking
of antlered or any deer, of which not more than one (1) shall be valid
for antlered or any mule deer.
b. For doe/fawn deer, any person may apply for and receive a maximum
of two (2) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn deer licenses
(Type 6, 7 or 8) through the initial drawing. After the initial drawing
is completed, any person may apply for and receive up to four (4)
limited quota reduced price doe/fawn deer licenses. However, no
person shall apply for and receive more than a total of four (4) limited
quota reduced price doe/fawn deer licenses. In Hunt Areas 24
and 65 after the leftover drawing is completed, any person may
purchase an unlimited number of limited quota reduced price doe/
fawn deer licenses.
c. For antelope, no person shall apply for and receive more than one
(1) full price antelope license (Type 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9) through the
initial drawing.
d. For doe/fawn antelope, any person may apply for and receive
a maximum of two (2) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn antelope
licenses (Type 6, 7 or 8) through the initial drawing. After
the initial drawing is completed, any person may apply for and
receive up to four (4) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn antelope
licenses. However, no person shall apply for and receive
more than a total of four (4) limited quota reduced price doe/fawn
antelope licenses.
e. For elk, no person shall apply for and receive more than one (1) full
price license (General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9) and one (1) reduced
price cow/calf license (Type 6, 7 or 8) through the initial drawing.
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i. After the initial drawing, a person may apply for and receive up
to a total of three (3) elk licenses, of which no more than one (1)
shall be a General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3 or 9 license.
ii. However, no person shall apply for and receive more than a
total of three (3) elk licenses which shall include not more than
one (1) General, Type 0, 1, 2, 3 or 9 license in a single hunting
season, except as authorized in Commission regulations.
iii. After the leftover drawing, any person may apply for and receive
an unlimited number of Type 8 reduced price cow/calf
elk licenses.
f. It is a violation to apply for and receive more than the specified
number of licenses allowed by Commission regulations.
LANDOWNER COUPONS: ANTELOPE, DEER AND ELK
Antelope, deer and elk licenses shall have two (2) coupons attached:
one (1) designated " antelope, deer or elk carcass coupon " and one
(1) designated " landowner coupon " . When an antelope, deer or elk is
harvested on a landowner's private land, the landowner coupon shall
be promptly detached, dated, signed and delivered to the landowner.
Landowner coupons are not transferable.
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.
OPEN HOURS FOR TAKING BIG GAME AND TROPHY
GAME ANIMALS
Big game and trophy game animals may only be taken from one-half
(1/2) hour before sunrise to one-half (1/2) hour after sunset.
OUTFITTER INFORMATION
Hunter responsibility when booking a big or trophy game outfitter or
professional guide.
No person shall directly or indirectly compensate a person holding
themselves out as engaging in the business of, or acting in the capacity
of, an outfitter or a professional guide unless that person provides proof
that they are a licensed outfitter or professional guide as required by
statute. Before hiring an outfitter, the Department advises hunters to
consult the Wyoming State Board of Outfitters and Professional Guides
to verify the outfitter is licensed by the state of Wyoming. Landowners
who outfit on their own deeded land, or deeded lands leased to them,
are not required to be licensed as outfitters or guides. Contact: Wyoming
State Board of Outfitters at 1950 Bluegrass Circle Suite 280, Cheyenne,
Wyoming, 82002 or call toll free 1-800-264-0981. Any license
holder utilizing the services of an outfitter shall have the name of the
outfitter, the outfitter's license number and the type of outfitter license
legibly printed on the back of licensee's big or trophy game license.
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
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.
HUNT INFO
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2024 Antelope, Deer and Elk Regs

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