2024 Antelope, Deer and Elk Regs - 9

GENERAL HUNTING INFORMATION
region in which licenses are totally limited in quota, unless specified by
Commission regulations.
" Region General Elk Licenses " means general nonresident elk 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 region in which licenses are
totally limited in quota, unless specified by Commission regulations.
" Regular hunting seasons " means seasons which delineate the dates
and hunt areas for the taking of big game or trophy game animals with
legal weapons in accordance with the license types and limitations
set forth in Section 2 of Chapters 5 (Antelope), 6 (Deer), 7 (Elk) and 8
(Moose); Sections 3 and 7 of Chapter 9 (Bighorn Sheep and Mountain
Goat); Section 9 of Chapter 3 (Black Bear); Section 3 of Chapter 42
(Mountain Lion); and, Section 4 of Chapter 47 (Gray Wolf) of the Commission
regulations.
" 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.
" Site of the kill " means the location where the harvested animal died.
" Special archery seasons " means seasons that delineate the dates
and hunt areas for the taking of big game or trophy game animals with
legal archery equipment, in which a hunter with the proper hunting license
and an archery license may hunt in addition to the regular hunting
seasons in accordance with the limitations as set forth in Section
2 of Chapters 5 (Antelope), 6 (Deer), 7 (Elk), 8 (Moose), Sections 3 and
7 of Chapter 9 (Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat) and Section 9 of
Chapter 3 (Black Bear).
" Spike elk " means an elk with at least one (1) antler consisting of a
single unbranched beam.
" State Trust Land " or " State Land " means lands administered by the
Office of State Lands and Investments.
" 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.
" Trophy game animal " means black bear, grizzly bear, mountain lion,
or any gray wolf within the Wolf Trophy Game Management Area and
Seasonal Wolf Trophy Game Management Area as described in Wyoming
Statute § 23-1-101 (a) (xii) (B) (I) and (II).
" Type " means a limitation on a license in a particular hunt area for the
sex of animal, the species of animal, the length of the season, the type of
weapon or a portion of the hunt area in which the license shall be valid.
" Waste " means to leave, abandon or allow any edible portion of meat
from a big game animal, game bird, game fish or small game animal to
become tainted, rotten or otherwise unfit for human consumption prior
to processing at a person's home or at a processor.
" Youth license " means:
* A big game license that may be issued to a resident or nonresident
person who is at least eleven (11) years of age provided that person
shall attain twelve (12) years of age by the end of the same calendar
year and who is under eighteen (18) years of age at the time of application.
For all other species, excluding furbearing animals, requiring
a license to take, youth license means a license that may be issued
to a resident or nonresident person who is under eighteen (18) years
of age.
* A furbearer trapping license that may be only issued to a resident
under seventeen (17) years of age.
DISABLED HUNTER INFORMATION
Contact the Cheyenne Headquarters or any Department Regional Office
for specific information.
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.
FIREARM CALIBERS FOR HUNTING BIG GAME, BLACK
BEAR, MOUNTAIN LION OR GRAY WOLF
When hunting bighorn sheep, elk, moose, mountain goat or black bear
by the use of a firearm, a hunter shall use any center-fire firearm of at
least .24 caliber and firing a cartridge of at least two (2) inches in overall
length and using an expanding point bullet. When hunting antelope,
deer, mountain lion, or gray wolf where designated as a trophy game
animal, a hunter shall use any center-fire firearm of at least .22 caliber
(excluding .22 Hornet) and having a bullet weight of at least sixty (60)
grains and firing a cartridge of at least two (2) inches in overall length
and using an expanding point bullet.
Big or trophy game animals may be taken with any other cartridge of
at least .35 caliber and at least one and one-half (1.5) inches in overall
length and using an expanding point bullet or any shotgun firing " 00 "
or larger buckshot or a slug. Any 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 may also be used to hunt big or trophy game animals.
Wyoming has no restrictive laws concerning firearms that may be legally
possessed under the law of one's home state. Safety dictates that all
firearms in a vehicle should be unloaded with the action open.
GUIDES REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS. ISSUANCE OF
RESIDENT GUIDE LICENSE
No nonresident shall hunt big or trophy game animals on any designated
wilderness area, as defined by federal or state law, in Wyoming unless
accompanied by a licensed professional guide or a resident guide.
There shall be at least one (1) licensed professional guide or resident
guide accompanying each two (2) nonresident hunters. A resident
guide shall not guide more than two (2) hunters in any calendar year
on any wilderness area. Any resident possessing a valid big or trophy
game animal license shall apply for and receive a free resident guide license
prior to guiding any nonresident in designated wilderness areas.
A resident guide license may be obtained at no charge from the Cheyenne
Headquarters, Department Regional Offices and game wardens.
HARVEST SURVEY
Each year the Department and its contractors send harvest survey
questionnaires to a sample of sportspersons, primarily through email
and postal mail. Since a person can hunt multiple species in Wyoming,
some sportspersons may be asked to complete more than one harvest
survey questionnaire. Your reply provides critical data the Department
uses to evaluate the past hunting season and set future hunting seasons.
Even if you did not hunt, we need to hear from you to accurately
track hunter effort. We ask that you complete any harvest survey questionnaires
sent to you by the Department or its contractors. Your time
and assistance are much appreciated.
HUNTER SAFETY/TEMPORARY EXCEPTION
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
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