040-68 Wyo. Code R. §§ 68-6 - Open Hunt Areas, Season Dates and Limitations

(a) Grizzly bear license issuance list hunt areas, season dates and limitations.

Hunt Area	Type	Season Dates	License	Hunt Area Mortality Limit	Limitations
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	1	Sep. 15 - Nov. 15	Grizzly Bear License Issuance List	Collective female mortality limit - not to exceed one (1) Collective male mortality limit - not to exceed ten (10)
1	1	Sep. 15 - Nov. 15	Grizzly Bear License Issuance List	2	Any grizzly bear; See Section 6(b) and (d)
2	1	Sep. 15 - Nov. 15	Grizzly Bear License Issuance List	1	Any grizzly bear; See Section 6(b), (d) and (e)
3	1	Sep. 15 - Nov. 15	Grizzly Bear License Issuance List	2	Any grizzly bear; See Section 6(b) and (d)
4	1	Sep. 15 - Nov. 15	Grizzly Bear License Issuance List	3	Any grizzly bear; See Section 6(b) and (d)
5	1	Sep. 15 - Nov. 15	Grizzly Bear License Issuance List	3	Any grizzly bear; See Section 6(b) and (d)
6	Sep. 15 - Nov. 15	Grizzly Bear License Issuance List	2	Any grizzly bear; See Section 6(b) and (d)

(b) Licensees for hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 may hunt any of these hunt areas provided that individual hunt area is open. Hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 shall have a collective female mortality limit of up to one (1) female grizzly bear and up to ten (10) male grizzly bears.

(c) In hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 the total number of licensed hunters in the field shall not exceed the available collective female mortality limit as specified in Section 6(a).

(d) In hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 the grizzly bear hunting season shall close in each separate hunt area when the individual hunt area mortality limit is reached. Hunt areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 shall all close when the collective female mortality limit is reached, the collective male mortality is reached or on the date specified in Section 6(a), whichever comes first.

(e) Valid in that portion of Area 2 north of U.S. Highway 26-287 and east of the following: Where the Turpin Meadow Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30050) meets U.S. Highway 26-287 at Fourmile Meadow; northerly and westerly along said road to the Box Creek Trailhead; northerly along the Box Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 038) to the Enos Lake Cutoff Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 041); westerly along said trail to the Pacific Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 036); southwesterly along said trail to the Gravel Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 042); northerly along said trail to the Wolverine Cutoff Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 029); northerly and westerly along said trail to the Coulter Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 029W); northerly along said trail to the Wolverine Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. Trail 029N); northerly and westerly along said trail to the Yellowstone National Park boundary. Also valid in that portion of Area 2 west of Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway.

(f) Grizzly bear limited quota hunt areas, season dates and limitations.

Hunt Area	Type	Season Dates	Quota	License	Limitations
7	1	Sep. 1 - Nov. 15	12	Limited Quota	Any grizzly bear
8	Sep. 1 - Nov. 15	Limited Quota	Any grizzly bear; See Section 6(g)

(g) Currently, grizzly bears do not occupy hunt area 8. Unused licenses for hunt area 7 may be available for use in hunt area 8 upon Department notification and written authorization should grizzly bears occupy this hunt area.

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040-68 Wyo. Code R. §§ 68-6

Adopted, Eff. 6/21/2018.