040-44 Wyo. Code R. §§ 44-8 - Landowner Licenses
Landowner licenses shall only be issued to those landowners who own land which provides habitat for antelope, deer, elk or wild turkeys and meets the requirements as set forth in this section. Any lands purchased or subdivided for the primary purpose of obtaining landowner licenses shall not be eligible for landowner licenses.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission authorizes the issuance of landowner licenses in order to provide the opportunity for a landowner applicant or member of the landowner applicant's immediate family to hunt antelope, deer, elk or wild turkey on the landowner's property in the case where licenses for a hunt area have been limited in number and only available through a competitive drawing.
(a) In
order to qualify for a license issued under this section, the deeded land
qualifying the landowner applicant shall be located in the hunt area for which
applied, shall consist of a minimum of one hundred sixty (160) contiguous acres
and shall be utilized by the type of big game or wild turkeys for which the
applicant applied to the extent the land provides food, cover and water. The
landowner applicant shall demonstrate that the species of wildlife for which
the license application has been made utilized the described land for a minimum
of two thousand (2,000) days of use during the twelve (12) month period
immediately preceding the date of application. In no case shall more than two
(2) big game licenses per species or more than two (2) spring wild turkey or no
more than two (2) fall wild turkey licenses be issued for a parcel of deeded
land meeting the above qualifications in a calendar year.
(b) Resident or nonresident landowner
applicants that own land in Wyoming or members of the landowner applicant's
immediate family may be issued licenses upon application and payment of the
specified fee. Licenses shall be issued to landowners without participating in
a competitive drawing unless the number of landowner license applications
exceeds the number of licenses authorized for the hunt area by the Commission.
In such cases, a competitive drawing shall be utilized to determine successful
landowner license applicants. Landowner license applications shall be drawn
first in each respective resident and nonresident initial drawing and shall be
drawn against the total quota available in each respective hunt area.
(c) As a condition of eligibility for
licenses issued to landowners, landowner applicants shall provide on and with
the application for a license issued to landowners, documentation that
substantiates in which capacity the individual qualifies as a landowner
applicant under the definition of a landowner applicant or landowner's
immediate family in this Chapter. Documentation shall include the completion of
the landowner license application form provided by the Department, and any
attachments required by the Department to determine eligibility of the
applicant. The Department shall consider the eligibility of the applicant based
on the requirements in this regulation and documentation provided by the
landowner.
(d) In the case of
resident license availability, no full price landowner licenses shall be
authorized if hunting with a general license is allowed at any time during the
hunting season, unless the general license is valid for antlerless deer or
antlerless elk hunting only.
(e) In
the case where a nonresident landowner qualifies for a landowner license in a
hunt area where the current hunting season provides for both limited quota and
general license hunting during the established hunting season for the species
applied for, the nonresident landowner may apply as a nonresident applicant for
either the limited quota license for the area in which the applicant is
qualified, or a general license in the initial drawing. If the nonresident
landowner is unsuccessful in obtaining a limited quota license in the
nonresident drawing, the nonresident landowner may subsequently apply to the
Department for the issuance of a general license.
(f) Landowner licenses shall be designated by
the landowner and applied for by a landowner applicant, or a member of the
landowner applicant's immediate family.
(i) An
individual landowner applicant may apply for or receive:
(A) No more than one (1) full price elk and
one (1) limited quota reduced price elk landowner license in a calendar
year.
(B) No more than one (1) full
price antelope or up to two (2) limited quota reduced price antelope landowner
licenses in a calendar year.
(C) No
more than one (1) full price deer or up to two (2) limited quota reduced price
deer landowner licenses in a calendar year.
(D) No more than one (1) spring wild turkey
landowner license and one (1) fall wild turkey landowner license in a calendar
year.
(ii) A maximum of
two (2) licenses for antelope, deer and elk may be allowed to a landowner
applicant regardless of the number of landholdings in which the landowner
applicant holds an interest.
(iii)
Regardless of a change in ownership of a particular parcel of land, no more
than two (2) landowner licenses for each big game species (antelope, deer, and
elk) shall be issued in any calendar year on the basis of the qualification of
the particular parcel.
(iv)
Regardless of a change in ownership of a particular parcel of land, no more
than two (2) spring wild turkey and two (2) fall wild turkey landowner licenses
shall be issued in any calendar year on the basis of the qualification of the
particular parcel.
(g)
Landowners shall submit applications for landowner licenses as listed in
Section 18 of this regulation.
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