040-44 Wyo. Code R. §§ 44-21 - Reservation of Full Price Licenses

Individuals who have been issued a Governor's Complimentary License for a full price big game animal and who have been unable to use the license for good cause, may reserve a license for the same species for the immediately succeeding hunting season only. Individuals who have been issued a limited quota full price big game license, trophy game license or wild bison license, and who have been unable to use the license for good cause may reserve a license for the same species, hunt area and license type for the immediately succeeding hunting season only. Resident general licenses shall not be eligible for reservation of a license for the immediately succeeding hunting season.

(a) To qualify for consideration of reservation of a limited quota full price big game license, trophy game license or wild bison license due to:

(i) A majority of the hunting opportunity being lost due to administrative actions of a governmental agency;

(ii) A natural disaster;

(iii) The death of the licensee's spouse, parents, grandparents, siblings, lineal descendants and their spouses, step-parent, step-sibling, step-children, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, step-son-in-law or step-daughter-in-law or the death of a member of a party application;

(iv) The case of incapacitating illness or injury of the licensee, the licensee's spouse, parents, grandparents, siblings, lineal descendants and their spouses, step-parent, step-sibling, step-children, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, step-son-in-law or step-daughter-in-law, or incapacitating illness or injury of a member of a party application, supported by a physician's sworn statement on a Department form that the licensee is incapable of performing tasks necessary to exercise the privileges of the license; or,

(v) Military personnel who receive permanent change of station (PCS) orders and military personnel who are assigned away from their home duty station on temporary orders (TDY) for the majority of the regular season, all of this being supported by a copy of official military orders from the Armed Forces of the United States, and such orders require the affected personnel to move away from their home duty station, the licensee shall:

(A) Request the reservation on an application provided by the Department;

(B) Submit the unused and unaltered license with all coupons intact to the Department; and,

(C) Sign an affidavit verifying that the licensee did not exercise any hunting privilege for the specified license, in any manner, during any portion of the hunting season authorized by the license.

(b) To qualify for consideration of reservation of a limited quota full price big game license, trophy game license or wild bison license due to disabling injury or illness, the licensee shall:

(i) Request the reservation on an application provide by the Department;

(ii) Submit the unused and unaltered license with all coupons intact to the Department;

(iii) Submit a "Restriction from Hunting Activity" statement, written on the physician's official prescription slip or physician's letterhead within thirty (30) days from the date an applicant's completed License Reservation Request Form is received by the Department; and,

(iv) Sign an affidavit verifying that the licensee did not exercise any hunting privilege for the specified license, in any manner, during any portion of the hunting season authorized by the license.

(c) To qualify for consideration of reservation of a limited quota full price big game license, trophy game license or wild bison license for reasons related to being unable to use the license for good cause concerning military personnel who receive permanent change of station (PCS) orders or are assigned away from their home duty station on temporary order (TDY) for the majority of the regular season, the licensee shall:

(i) Request the reservation on an application provided by the Department.

(ii) Provide the Department a copy of official military orders from the Armed Forces of the United States;

(iii) Submit the unused and unaltered license with all coupons intact to the Department; and,

(iv) Sign an affidavit verifying that the licensee did not exercise any hunting privilege for the specified license, in any manner, during any portion of the hunting season authorized by the license.

(d) Deadline to apply for reservation of a license.

(i) For any license, permit or stamp in which the hunting season to use the license, permit or stamp expires on December 31 in the year issued, the deadline to submit a written request and all required documents for the reservation of a license shall be December 31 of that year.

(ii) For any license in which the hunting season to use that license has been extended into January of the succeeding calendar year, the deadline to submit a written request and all required documents for the reservation of that license shall be January 31 of the year in which the hunting season expires. For all other licenses, the deadline to submit a written request and all required documents for the reservation of a license shall be on the last date the individual license is valid.

(e) Any resident who has been granted a limited quota elk or limited quota deer license reservation from the License Review Board related to being unable to use the license for good cause may subsequently purchase a general license, if eligible, for the same species during the current hunting season.

(f) Prior to the respective drawing, license quotas in the subsequent hunting season for areas where licenses have been reserved may be adjusted to reflect reservations as provided by Wyoming statute and this Chapter.

(g) In circumstances where related season, quota or sex limitation of the hunt area for the unused license changes in the subsequent hunting season, the following options shall be offered:

(i) If the unused license allowed taking either sex of animal, but that type no longer exists, the licensee shall be given a choice of a license for an antlered or male animal, or an antlerless or female animal in the subsequent hunting season.

(ii) If the unused license was limited to taking an antlerless or female animal, but that license type no longer exists, the licensee shall be given either an any or an antlered or male only license at the Department's discretion in the subsequent hunting season.

(iii) If the license was limited to taking an antlered or male animal, but that type no longer exists, the licensee shall be given either an any animal, or an antlerless or female animal license at the Department's discretion in the subsequent hunting season.

(iv) If in the subsequent hunting season, the entire hunt area is closed to hunting of the species listed on the unused license, the licensee shall be offered a license for the same species and sex limitations in another area of the licensee's choice.

(v) If in the next hunting season, the entire state has been closed to hunting of the species listed on the unused license, the licensee shall not be issued another license to hunt that species. Under this circumstance, the licensee shall be issued a refund of the fee paid for the unused license.

(h) Applicants requesting the reservation of a limited quota full price big game license, trophy game license or wild bison license shall submit the administrative fee of ten dollars ($10) no later than May 15 in the succeeding calendar year, along with a completed Department application prior to the reissuance of the license.

(i) Any limited quota full price big game license, trophy game license or wild bison license that is reissued to a qualified applicant shall count toward the total number of licenses a person may apply for and receive during any one calendar year.

(j) Any person who has been granted a license reservation under this section, for which preference points have been accumulated, shall not have preference points restored and may not be eligible to purchase a preference point for that species during the same year the original license was issued.

(k) Any person who has been granted a license reservation under this section shall not be eligible to participate in the initial drawing the following year for a full priced license of the same species and license type.

(l) Any antelope, deer or elk limited quota licenses that have been reserved for the immediately succeeding season due to the licensee being unable to use the license for good cause shall be made available for purchase by residents and nonresidents on a first-come, first-served basis through the ELS.

(m) Any nonresident regional deer licenses and any nonresident general elk licenses that have been reserved for the immediately succeeding season due to the licensee being unable to use the license for good cause shall only be made available to nonresidents on a first-come, first-served basis through the ELS.

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040-44 Wyo. Code R. §§ 44-21

Amended, Eff. 8/19/2015. Amended, Eff. 1/5/2016. Amended, Eff. 10/25/2016. Amended, Eff. 6/8/2017. Amended, Eff. 10/27/2017. Amended, Eff. 4/11/2018. Amended, Eff. 8/15/2018. Amended, Eff. 12/19/2018. Amended, Eff. 8/29/2019. Amended, Eff. 8/13/2020. Amended, Eff. 1/3/2022. Amended, Eff. 1/17/2023. Amended, Eff. 9/8/2023. Amended, Eff. 5/23/2024. Amended, Eff. 11/15/2024.