040-14 Wyo. Code R. §§ 14-5 - Falconry Seasons

Migratory game birds may be taken by the use of trained raptors in the possession of properly licensed falconers during the regular hunting season set forth in Section 2 and extended falconry seasons in accordance with the limitations in this Section, Section 2, Section 3 and Section 4. Licensed adult falconers are allowed to hunt by falconry methods during the special hunting days for youths, veterans and active military personnel set forth in Section 2 (j).

(a) Falconry Bag and Possession Limits. The daily bag limit shall not exceed three (3) migratory game birds in the aggregate nor shall the possession limit exceed nine (9) migratory game birds in the aggregate for falconry during the regular hunting season or extended falconry seasons. The daily bag and possession limits, singly or in the aggregate, may include any species and sex of ducks, geese, coots, mergansers, rail, snipe, mourning doves and sandhill crane when seasons for these species are open. No more than one (1) sandhill crane shall be taken under a limited quota sandhill crane permit. The falconry bag and possession limits are not in addition to the bag and possession limits listed in Section 2.

EXTENDED FALCONRY SEASONS
Species and Hunt Areas	Extended Season Dates		Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections	AGGREGATE Bag Limit
	Opens	Closes		Daily	Possession
Mourning Doves -Statewide	Nov. 30	Dec. 16	b, d, e a - after Nov. 15 c - after Nov. 14	3	9
Sora Rail and Virginia Rail - Statewide	Nov. 10	Dec. 16
ZONE C1 and C1A Central Flyway - Ducks, Mergansers and Coots	Oct. 14	Oct. 21	b	3	9
ZONE C2 Central Flyway - Ducks, Mergansers and Coots	Sep. 16	Sep. 20
	Dec. 2	Dec. 4

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040-14 Wyo. Code R. §§ 14-5

Amended, Eff. 1/8/2015. 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.