040-68 Wyo. Code R. §§ 68-5 - Hunting Regulations

(a) No person shall take a grizzly bear by the use of or aid of baiting, including any legally placed black bear bait in hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. Baiting may be permissible in limited circumstances in hunt areas 7 and 8 and shall require a Department baiting authorization permit in accordance with Section 7 of this regulation.

(b) No person shall take a grizzly bear by the use of or aid of dogs.

(c) No person shall take a grizzly bear with a trap or snare.

(d) No person shall take a grizzly bear through the use or aid of radio telemetry equipment.

(e) Hunters may take any grizzly bear except dependent young and female grizzly bears with dependent young.

(f) Reporting Grizzly Bear Harvest. Licensees harvesting a grizzly bear in hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 shall report the harvest of a grizzly bear within twenty-four (24) hours of harvest with a Department provided electronic device unless the licensee properly registers their harvest within twenty-four (24) hours in accordance with this section. The Department provided electronic device shall allow the licensee the ability to report their harvest, hunt area, sex of grizzly bear, licensee's name and telephone number. A grizzly bear harvest shall not be considered reported until the licensee receives a Department acknowledgement of their harvest report.

(i) Licensees harvesting a grizzly bear in hunt area 7 or 8 shall report their harvest of a grizzly bear to the Department by calling1-800-264 -1280 within twenty-four (24) hours of harvest unless the licensee properly registers their harvest within twenty-four (24) hours in accordance with this section. The licensee shall provide the date and time of harvest, hunt area, sex of the grizzly bear, licensee's name and telephone number.

(g) Registering Grizzly Bear Harvest. Licensees harvesting a grizzly bear shall retain the pelt and skull from each grizzly bear harvested for registration purposes. Even if the skull is damaged, it shall accompany the pelt. Visible external evidence of the sex of the grizzly bear shall remain naturally attached to the pelt. Within five (5) days after harvesting a grizzly 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 up to two (2) premolar teeth and to allow examination of the pelt to determine the sex and possible lactation status of the grizzly bear. The Department may also collect biological samples at the time of registration.

(h) Any person who provides false information when reporting the harvest of a grizzly bear, or any person who makes a false statement on a grizzly bear registration form shall be in violation of this regulation and such violation shall be punishable as provided in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes for violation of Commission regulations.

(i) Licensed grizzly bear hunters shall take a mandatory orientation and training course on grizzly bear ecology and management prior to entering the field to hunt grizzly bears. The course shall be provided by the Department.

(j) Electronic harvest reporting devices shall be returned to the Department at the time a licensee registers their harvested grizzly bear with the Department or at the close of the grizzly bear season in accordance with Section 6, whichever comes first.

(k) Licensed grizzly bear hunters shall not take grizzly bears within one-quarter (1/4) mile of Wyoming State Highways 22, 28, 120, 131, 296, 352, 353 and 390 or U.S. Highways 14, 16, 20, 26, 89, 191, 212 and 287 within hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

(l) Surrender of Electronic Radio Tracking Device. Any person taking a grizzly bear wearing an electronic tracking device shall surrender the device to the Department in accordance with registration requirements in Section 5(g).

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040-68 Wyo. Code R. §§ 68-5

Adopted, Eff. 6/21/2018.