040-11 Wyo. Code R. §§ 11-3 - Upland Game Bird Hunting Seasons

(a) Sage Grouse Hunt Areas, Season Dates, Bag Limits and Limitations.

SAGE GROUSE
Hunt Area	Season Dates		Bag limit		Limitations
	Opens	Closes	Daily	Possession
1	Sep. 21	Sep. 30	2	4	Any sage grouse
2, 3, 4					CLOSED

(i) Sage Grouse Hunt Area Descriptions.

Area 1. Includes all of Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, Park, Sweetwater, Uinta and Washakie counties, as well as that portion of Albany County north of U.S. Highway 30-287 and west of the Fetterman Road (Albany County Road 61), that portion of Converse County south and west of the Balsh Road (U.S.F.S. Road 660), all of Carbon County except that portion east of the Medicine Bow River and South of U.S. Highway 30-287, all of Lincoln and Sublette counties except those portions within the Snake River drainage, and all of Natrona County except that portion east of Interstate Highway 25. Area 1 also excludes that portion of Natrona County south of Interstate Highway 25 in the Muddy Creek drainage.

Area 2. The entire state of Wyoming excluding the lands described in Areas 1, 3 and 4.

Area 3. All lands in the Snake River drainage within Lincoln, Sublette and Teton counties.

Area 4. Beginning at the intersection of the Sheridan-Big Horn county line with the Wyoming-Montana state line; easterly along said state line to the Rocky Point Road in Crook County; southerly along said road to the "D" Road; southerly along said road to Interstate Highway 90; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 16 at Moorcroft; southeasterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 85 at Newcastle; southerly along said highway to the Weston-Niobrara-Campbell-Converse-Natrona-Johnson county lines; westerly along said county lines to the Washakie-Johnson-Big Horn-Sheridan county lines; northerly then northwesterly along said county lines to the Wyoming-Montana state line.

(b) A sage grouse hunting permit shall be required of any licensed hunter who participates in hunting sage grouse. The sage grouse hunting permit shall be in possession of any person while hunting sage grouse, and shall be immediately produced for inspection upon request from any authorized Department representative. The permit shall be available at headquarters, regional offices and the department website.

(c) Blue (Dusky) Grouse Hunt Areas, Season Dates, Bag Limit and Limitations.

BLUE (DUSKY) GROUSE
Hunt Area	Season Dates		Bag limit		Limitations
	Opens	Closes	Daily	Possession
1	Sep. 1	Dec. 31	3	9	Any blue (dusky) grouse

(i) Blue (Dusky) Grouse Hunt Area Description.

Area 1. The entire state of Wyoming.

(d) Ruffed Grouse Hunt Areas, Season Dates, Bag Limits and Limitations.

RUFFED GROUSE
Hunt Area	Season Dates		Bag limit		Limitations
	Opens	Closes	Daily	Possession
1	Sep. 1	Dec. 31	3	9	Any ruffed grouse

(i) Ruffed Grouse Hunt Area Description.

Area 1. The entire state of Wyoming.

(e) Partridge Hunt Areas, Season Dates, Bag Limit and Limitations.

CHUKAR PARTRIDGE
Hunt Area	Season Dates		Bag limit		Limitations
	Opens	Closes	Daily	Possession
1	Sep. 15	Jan. 31	5	15	Any chukar partridge

GRAY PARTRIDGE
Hunt Area	Season Dates		Bag limit		Limitations
	Opens	Closes	Daily	Possession
1	Sep. 15	Jan. 31	5	15	Any gray partridge

(i) Partridge Hunt Area Description.

Area 1. The entire state of Wyoming.

(f) Sharp-Tailed Grouse Hunt Areas, Season Dates, Bag Limit and Limitations.

SHARP-TAILED GROUSE
Hunt Area	Season Dates		Bag limit		Limitations
	Opens	Closes	Daily	Possession
1	Sep. 1	Dec. 31	3	9	Any sharp-tailed grouse

(i) Sharp-Tailed Grouse Hunt Area Description.

Area 1. That portion of Wyoming east of the Continental Divide.

(g) Pheasant Hunt Areas, Season Dates, Bag Limit, Limitations and Shooting Hours.

PHEASANT
Hunt Area	Season Dates		Bag limit		Limitations	Shooting Hours
	Opens	Closes	Daily	Possession		Start	End
1	Nov. 1	Dec. 31	3	9	Male pheasant only except those areas in Sheridan and Johnson counties that require a Pheasant Special Management Permit in Section 4 shall be open for any pheasant. (Youth Hunt-Refer to Section 7)	1/2 hour before Sunrise	Sunset
2	Nov. 1	Dec. 1	2	6	Any pheasant (Youth Hunt-Refer to Section 7)	Week Days 8:00 a.m.	2:00 p.m.
						Weekend Days 8:00 a.m.	Sunset
2	Dec. 2	Dec. 31	2	6	Male pheasant only	1/2 hour before Sunrise	Sunset
5	Nov. 1	Dec. 31	3	9	Male pheasant only except that portion of Area 5 north of the Shoshone River and west of the Yellowtail Reservoir shall be open for any pheasant (Youth Hunt-Refer to Section 7)	Veterans Day (State Observed Holiday), Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Weekend Days 1/2 hour before Sunrise	Sunset
						Week Days 11:00 a.m.	Sunset
7	Nov. 1	Dec. 31	3	9	Male pheasant only except that portion of Area 7 on the Table Mountain WHMA shall be open for any pheasant	1/2 hour before Sunrise	Sunset
						Table Mountai 8:00 a.m.	WHMA 4:00 p.m.
8	Oct. 11	Oct. 31	3	Season Limit 9	Any pheasant (Springer permits) Refer to Section 5	8:00 a.m.	4:00 p.m.
8	Nov. 1	Nov.15	3	9	Any pheasant	8:00 a.m.	4:00 p.m.
9	Nov. 1	Dec.31	3	9	Any pheasant (Youth Hunt -Refer to Section 6)	8:00 a.m.	3:00 p.m.
11	Nov. 1	Dec.31	3	9	Any pheasant	1/2 hour before Sunrise	Sunset

(i) Pheasant Hunt Area Descriptions.

Area 1. All of Fremont County, excluding those lands described in pheasant hunt area 2. All of Sheridan, Johnson, Park, Washakie and Hot Springs counties, and all of Big Horn County excluding those lands described in pheasant hunt area 5.

Area 2. All lands in the Ocean Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area, the Mile High Ranch Access Area, the Killebrew Ranches Access Area and all lands in the Sand Mesa Wildlife Habitat Management Area east of the Bass Lake Road.

Area 5. All of the lands included in the Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area north of U.S. Highway 14A.

Area 7. All of Goshen County excluding Hunt Area 8.

Area 8. All of the lands included in the Springer/Bump-Sullivan Wildlife Habitat Management Area.

Area 9. All Bureau of Reclamation Withdrawal lands bordering and including Glendo State Park and the adjoining Department's Access Yes Walk-in Area.

Area 11. The entire State of Wyoming excluding the lands described in Areas 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 and 9.

(ii) Closed Areas.

(A) The waters and lands within one-half (1/2) mile of the aeration system on the north side of Ocean Lake shall be closed to pheasant hunting beginning December 15 through December 31 of each year.

(B) The Downar Bird Farm and Springer Headquarters in Goshen County shall be closed to pheasant hunting as marked by signs.

(C) Pond Number 1 and adjacent lands on the Table Mountain Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Goshen County, as marked by colored signs and posts, shall be closed to pheasant hunting after November 15.

(D) The Sheridan Bird Farm in Sheridan County shall be closed to pheasant hunting, except during hunts sponsored and supervised by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Notes

040-11 Wyo. Code R. §§ 11-3

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.