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2 0 24 HUNTING INFORMATION
SECTION 3. APPLICATION, REGISTRATION, NUMBER,
PLACEMENT, REMOVAL AND IDENTIFICATION OF
BLACK BEAR BAIT SITES ON FEDERAL OR STATE
LANDS
The provisions in this section shall only apply to the registration, number,
placement, removal and identification of black bear baits on federal
lands or State lands, including lands owned or administered by the
Wyoming Game and Fish Commission .
a. First-time registration of bait site(s).
i . A person may apply to register a bait site(s) for the first time on
the Department website beginning March 21 at 8 a .m . through
March 28 for the current calendar year . An applicant may apply
to register up to a total of six (6) bait sites through this process,
however, no person shall be eligible to register more than
the maximum number of bait sites authorized in this section .
All completed applications shall be entered into a computer
processed random drawing to determine a priority listing for
registering bait sites by April 1 . Bait sites shall be assigned to
applicants through the priority listing as long as a particular bait
site remains available .
ii . A person may apply to register a bait site(s) in person, by a representative
of the applicant or by telephone beginning April 5 at
8 a .m . for the current calendar year at any Department regional
office . If April 5 occurs on a day when Department regional
offices are closed, applications to register a bait site shall be
accepted beginning at 8 a .m . on the next business day . Applications
for bait site registration shall be accepted only if a bait
site is available .
b. Renewal of previous year registered bait site(s).
i . A person may renew the same bait site(s) they registered in the
previous calendar year by telephone, mail or on the Department
website . Bait site registration renewal may be completed in person
or by a representative of the applicant .
ii . Persons who had a bait site(s) registered the previous calendar
year may renew the same bait site(s) March 1-20 . Applications to
renew a previous calendar year bait site(s) shall not be accepted
by the Department prior to 8 a .m . March 1 .
iii . For the purpose of receiving preference to renew a bait site,
a person shall have placed a bait at a properly registered bait
site and provided GPS coordinates for that bait location to the
Department during the previous calendar year in accordance
with Commission regulations . A person who fails to meet this
requirement shall lose all preference to renew that bait site and
shall be considered as a first time registrant for that bait site
during the following calendar year .
iv . Bait sites that are not renewed during the preference period
shall be made available as first time bait sites in accordance
with Section 3(a) .
c. General black bear bait site provisions.
i . A person shall not change a registered bait site during the calendar
year for which the bait site was registered by the Department
.
ii . A currently registered bait site shall not be transferred to another
person .
iii . Bait site(s) registration shall be valid for the calendar year in
which the bait site(s) was registered .
iv . Prior to placement of a bait(s), the bait site(s) registration shall
be approved by the Department .
A . To register a bait site(s), an applicant or representative of an
applicant registering the bait site(s) shall provide all information
required on the bait site electronic application .
B . The electronic application shall include the name, address,
telephone number and valid Wyoming black bear hunting
license number of the person desiring to register the bait
site; and the name of the person registering the bait site(s) if
the registration is by a representative other than a licensed
outfitter . If a licensed outfitter desires to utilize the bait site(s)
for outfitting black bear hunters, the outfitter's license number
shall be furnished in lieu of the valid Wyoming black
bear hunting license number . If the Department approves
the bait site, the applicant shall be furnished a registration
document indicating the site has been approved . The registration
document shall include the legal description of the
bait site to include the range, township, section and GPS
coordinates . GPS coordinates of a bait location shall be provided
at the time of application, or within seven (7) days after
placing any bait at a registered bait site .
d. Number of black bear baits and bait density. No hunter shall register
or place more than two (2) baits during any calendar year . A
person licensed as an outfitter in Wyoming for the current calendar
year shall register and place no more than twenty (20) baits for their
outfitting business use during any calendar year . Bait density shall
be no more than one (1) bait per section as illustrated on U .S . Forest
Service or Bureau of Land Management maps .
e. Placement and removal of baits. No person shall place a bait or
hunt over a bait that has not been properly registered in accordance
with this regulation .
i . All black bear baits placed at a registered bait site shall be
enclosed in a container . Bait containers shall be rigid and constructed
of wood, metal or plastic .
ii . No more than three (3) bait containers shall be placed at a registered
bait site and shall not exceed a combined total of eight (8)
cubic feet, the approximate size of a fifty-five (55) gallon drum .
iii . Black bear bait containers shall be secured in such a manner
that the bait container cannot be moved by any wildlife from the
GPS coordinates provided for the registered bait site .
iv . Holes in containers shall be smooth and not constructed to
function as a trap .
v . No person shall place a bait or hunt over a bait that is less than
two hundred (200) yards from water; less than two hundred
(200) yards from roads or pack trails; nor less than one-half (1/2)
mile from a developed campground, picnic ground or building .
vi . If requested by the Department, persons placing bait(s) or hunting
over bait(s) shall be required to escort the Regional Wildlife
Supervisor or their designee to the bait location(s) for any purpose
.
vii . No person shall place a bait within a hunt area more than seven
(7) days prior to the opening day of the black bear special archery
or general season as listed in Section 9 of this regulation .
viii . Registered baits placed in the spring season, including all containers
and bait materials, shall be removed within seven (7)
days after the close of the spring season as listed in Section 9
of this regulation .
ix . Registered baits placed in the fall season, including all containers
and bait materials, shall be removed within seven (7) days
after the close of the fall season as listed in Section 9 of this
regulation .
x . Burial of the bait is prohibited and shall not constitute removal
of the bait .
f. Identification of bait site(s). The name and address or the current
year's black bear hunting license number or the sportsperson identification
number of the person who registered the bait site(s), or
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