040-3 Wyo. Code R. §§ 3-7 - Hunting Regulations

(a) Hunters may take any black bear except dependent young and female black bears with dependent young at side.

(b) Registering Kills. A hunter taking a black bear shall retain the pelt and skull from each black bear taken for registration purposes. Even if the skull is damaged, it shall accompany the pelt. Visible external evidence of sex shall remain naturally attached to the pelt. Within seventy-two (72) hours, after taking a black bear, the licensee shall present the pelt and skull to a district game warden, district wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Department Regional Office during business hours for registration. The pelt and skull shall be presented in an unfrozen condition in order to allow collection of two (2) premolar teeth to be utilized to determine the age of the black bear and to allow examination of the pelt to determine the sex and possible lactation status of the black bear. A hunter taking a black bear in designated wilderness areas in hunt areas 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 or 28 shall report their harvest by telephone or in person within seventy-two (72) hours and shall present the pelt and skull to a district game warden, district wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Department Regional Office during business hours for registration within ten (10) days from the date of harvest or within three (3) days after returning from a designated wilderness area. The hunter making the telephone report shall contact a district game warden, district wildlife biologist or Department personnel at a Department Regional Office and provide their name, license number, date of kill, sex of bear, hunt area and the general location of the kill site including drainage. At the time of registration, the hunter shall furnish the Department their license number, date of kill and the location of the site of kill to include hunt area, section, township and range or GPS coordinates.

(c) Any person who makes a false statement on the registration form is in violation of this regulation.

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040-3 Wyo. Code R. §§ 3-7

Amended, Eff. 3/22/2017. Amended, Eff. 3/24/2020. Amended, Eff. 4/13/2021. Amended, Eff. 3/27/2023. Amended, Eff. 3/13/2024.