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Wyoming Game and Fish
Department
2020 Season Setting
Following federal and state guidance on public meetings due to COVID- 19 pandemic, all scheduled public meetings have been canceled
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
2020 Season Setting
In place of the public meetings, Staff with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department have prepared online presentations that cover the proposed changes for the 2020 hunting season regulations
This presentation is one of several posted to the Department’s website that covers the 2020 proposed hunting regulation changes. In this presentation you will be provided with an overview of the following regulations:
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
2020 Season Setting
Chapter 2, General Hunting Regulation Chapter 11, Upland Game Bird and Small
Game Hunting Season Chapter 14, Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Seasons and Light Goose Conservation Order
Chapter 20 2020 Fall and 2021 Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Season
Each of the Departments eight Regional Offices have developed presentations covering regional antelope, deer, elk, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and wild bison management. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Regulations the Regional presentations cover include:
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
2020 Season Setting
Chapter 5, Antelope Hunting SeasonsChapter 6, Deer Hunting SeasonsChapter 7, Elk hunting SeasonsChapter 8, Moose Hunting SeasonsChapter 9, Bighorn Sheep and Mountain
Goat Hunting Seasons Chapter 15, Wild Bison Recreational
Hunting Season (Jackson Region)
The Department welcomes your comments regarding the proposed regulation changes.
Please submit written by standard mail to:
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
ATTN: Regulations
3030 Energy Lane
Casper WY 82604
To submit comments on-line please visit the WGFD website at:
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Get-Involved/Public-Meetings
Comments can be sent by mail or provided online . All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. April 3, 2020
Questions about the regulation changes can be directed to the Department Regional Offices
Chapter 2 outlines general hunting definitions, license types, shooting hours, bag limits, validation of carcass coupons and other general hunting information.
For 2020 the Department is proposing several edits to provide better clarification to Section 2 definitions. Section 12 has been edited to address the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to spot, locate or aid in the taking of any trophy game species during any open season. A new Section 20 is being added to address the use of specialized hunting 2 technologies and equipment. This is in response to House Enrolled Act 54 of the 2019 General Session of the Wyoming Legislature which authorizes the Game and Fish Commission to regulate the methods of taking wildlife to include limiting or prohibiting the use of certain hunting technologies.
Chapter 2 General Hunting Regulation
Chapter 11 - Upland Game Bird/Small Game
This regulation establishes hunting season dates, bag and possession limits and specific shooting hours for all upland game bird and small game species. The Springer permit pheasant and Glendo permit pheasant seasons are also included.
2020 Proposed Sage Grouse Seasons
2020 Proposed Blue (Dusky) and Ruffed Grouse Seasons
2020 Proposed Chukar, Gray Partridge and Sharp-
tailed Grouse Seasons
11
2020 Proposed Pheasant Seasons
12
2020 Proposed Pheasant Seasons
13
2020 Proposed Pheasant Seasons
2020 Proposed Small Game Seasons
Proposed 2020 Chapter 14: Migratory Game Bird Seasons
Noelle Smith, Migratory Game Bird and Wetland Biologist 307-335-2637
Sandhill Crane: Statewide• Date changes only to Areas 4, 6, and 7
• Adjusted for weekend dates, no substantial changes• NO quota changes
• Population of RMP Cranes relatively static (slightly down from last year), so no changes to limited quota areas.
**Applications for limited quota permits open April 1-June 1**
Waterfowl Regulations: Pacific Flyway
• Dates adjusted for weekends, resulting in slight shift to later seasons.
• Scaup bag limit and dates changed:❑ no more than threetwo (32) scaup. No scaup shall be taken
after December 1520.
Waterfowl Regulations: Zone C1
• Dates adjusted for weekends, resulting in slight shift to later seasons for ducks, mergansers, coots
• Adjustments to scaupbag limit and bonus blue-winged teal dates:
❑ no more than three one(31) scaup
❑ two (2) blue-winged teal may be taken in addition to the regular limit of six (6) ducks during the following dates:
Zone C1 and C1A: September
28October 3 –October 1318
Waterfowl Regulations: Zone C1
• Dates adjusted for weekends, resulting in slight shift to later seasons for ducks, mergansers, coots
• Adjustments to scaupbag limit and bonus blue-winged teal dates:
❑ no more than three one(31) scaup
❑ two (2) blue-winged teal may be taken in addition to the regular limit of six (6) ducks during the following dates:
Zone C1 and C1A: September 28October 3 –October 1318
Waterfowl Regulations: Zone C1A
• Dates adjusted for weekends, resulting in slight shift to later seasons for ducks, mergansers, coots
• Adjustments to scaupbag limit and bonus blue-winged teal dates:
❑ no more than three one(31) scaup
❑ two (2) blue-winged teal may be taken in addition to the regular limit of six (6) ducks during the following dates:
Zone C1 and C1A: September 28 October 3 –
October 1318
Waterfowl Regulations: Zone C2
• Dates adjusted for weekends, resulting in slight shift to later seasons for ducks, mergansers, coots
• Adjustments to scaup bag limit and bonus blue-winged teal dates:
❑ no more than three one(31) scaup
❑ two (2) blue-winged teal may be taken in addition to the regular limit of six (6) ducks during the following dates:
Zone C2: September 2126 –October 611
Special Waterfowl Hunt Days for Youths, Veterans and Active Military Personnel
• Regulations for special youth waterfowl hunt days same as past years, with addition of Veterans and active military personnel, including National Guard and Reserves on active duty
• Veterans and active military personnel should carry documentation confirming they are veteran/ active military personnel
• Dates: Pacific Flyway and Zone C2: September 19-20, 2020Zone C1 and C1A: September 26-27, 2020
Chapter 20 Wild Turkey Fall 2020–Spring 2021 Proposed Hunting Seasons
Chapter 20 Wild Turkey Proposed Fall 2020 Seasons
Chapter 20 Wild Turkey Proposed Spring 2021 Seasons
The Department welcomes your comments regarding the proposed regulation changes.
Please submit written by standard mail to:
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
ATTN: Regulations
3030 Energy Lane
Casper WY 82604
To submit comments on-line please visit the WGFD website at:
https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Get-Involved/Public-Meetings
Comments can be sent by mail or provided online . All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. April 3, 2020
Questions about the regulation changes can be directed to the Department Regional Offices