2024 Antelope, Deer and Elk Regs - 8

GENERAL HUNTING INFORMATION
" Muzzle-loading firearm " means a muzzle-loading rifle or muzzle-loading
handgun of at least .40 caliber and firing an expanding point bullet
or lead ball and using a charge of at least fifty (50) grains of black powder
or its equivalent.
" National Elk Refuge Permit " means a permit that allows a properly
licensed elk hunter to access the National Elk Refuge to take an elk.
" Off national forest " means lands other than those administered by
the U.S. Forest Service.
" On national forest " means lands administered by the U.S. Forest
Service.
" On national grassland " means the Thunder Basin National Grassland
and Bankhead-Jones lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
" Park permit " means a permit issued by Grand Teton National Park
that allows a properly licensed elk hunter to take an elk within Grand
Teton National Park.
" Point " means any protrusion from an antler one (1) inch or more in length.
" Predacious bird " means English sparrow and starling.
" Predatory animal " means coyote, jackrabbit, porcupine, raccoon, red
fox, skunk or stray cat. " Predatory animal " also means gray wolf located
outside the Wolf Trophy Game Management Area and Seasonal Wolf
Trophy Game Management Area as described in Wyoming Statute §
23-1-101 (a) (xii) (B) (l) and (ll).
" Private land " means all fee title/deeded lands owned by a private individual,
partnership or corporation.
" Processor " means a custom meat processor licensed by the Wyoming
Department of Agriculture.
" Public road or highway " (except as otherwise provided) means any
roadway that is open to vehicular travel by the public. The road surface,
the area between the fences on a fenced public road or highway, and
an area thirty (30) feet perpendicular to the edge of the road surface
on an unfenced public road or highway shall be considered the public
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.
" Region General Deer Licenses " means general nonresident deer licenses
that shall be limited in number and valid for a specified group
of hunt areas in accordance with Commission regulations. A license
issued for a region shall only be valid in hunt areas within the region
where limitations in Commission regulations specify general licenses. A
license issued for a region shall not be valid in any hunt area within that
EDIBLE PORTIONS
OF BIG GAME
" Edible portion of big game animal " means the meat from the front
quarters as far down as the knees, meat from the hindquarters as far
down as the hocks, and the meat along the backbone between the
neck and hindquarters including the loins and tenderloins, excluding
meat on the ribs and neck.
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ANIMAL
ON ITS
BACK
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HOCKS
KNEES
HEAD
1. Front quarter - meat from
the front quarters as far
down as the knees
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2. Hind quarter - meat from
the hindquarters as far down
as the hocks
3. Backstrap - meat along the
backbone between the neck
and hindquarters
4. Tenderloins - tenderloins
are located inside body
cavity
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HUNT INFO
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/
2024 Antelope, Deer and Elk Regs

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