040-11 Wyo. Code R. §§ 11-10 - Upland Game Bird and Small Game Falconry Seasons

(a) Upland game birds may be taken with falcons in accordance with Section 3 of this Chapter. Persons hunting with falcons may take any pheasant.

(b) The falconry season shall open September 1 and close March 1 in those open hunt areas listed in Section 3 of this Chapter and subject to the closures listed in Subsection 10(c) of this Chapter.

(c) Closed Areas.

Pheasant Hunt Area	Limitations
8, 9	Closed to falconry hunting

Also refer to closed areas in Section 3.

(d) The daily bag and possession limits for upland game birds other than sage grouse, shall be as set forth in Section 3 of this Chapter. The daily bag limit shall be one (1) sage grouse and the possession limit shall be two (2) sage grouse.

(e) Persons taking sage grouse with falcons shall respond to Department surveys not later than May 1, 2025 requesting harvest information for the period September 1, 2024 through March 1, 2025.

(f) Small game animals may be taken with falcons in accordance with the open seasons in the table below.

Species	Falconry Season Dates		Bag limit		Limitations
	Opens	Closes	Daily	Possession
Cottontail Rabbit	Sep. 1	Mar. 1	10	20	Any cottontail rabbit
	Mar. 2	Aug. 31	1	2	Any cottontail rabbit
Snowshoe Hare	Sep. 1	Mar. 1	10	20	Any snowshoe hare
	Mar. 2	Aug. 31	1	2	Any snowshoe hare
Red, Grey and Fox Squirrel	Sep. 1	Mar. 1	10	20	Any red, grey or fox squirrel
	Mar. 2	Aug. 31	1	2	Any red, grey or fox squirrel

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040-11 Wyo. Code R. §§ 11-10

Amended, Eff. 6/3/2015. Amended, Eff. 6/8/2016. Amended, Eff. 6/8/2017. Amended, Eff. 6/7/2018. Amended, Eff. 7/3/2019. Amended, Eff. 7/1/2020. Amended, Eff. 6/2/2021. Amended, Eff. 6/24/2022. Amended, Eff. 5/24/2023. Amended, Eff. 5/23/2024.