040-7 Wyo. Code R. §§ 7-8 - Regulations Governing Elk Hunting in Grand Teton National Park (Hunt Area 75) and the National Elk Refuge (Hunt Area 77)
(a) NO HUNTER
MAY HARVEST MORE THAN ONE (1) ELK IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK.
(b) Successful completion of a hunter safety
course is required, regardless of a hunter's age, prior to hunting in Grand
Teton National Park and a hunter safety certificate shall be in possession when
hunting elk.
(c) A Park or National
Elk Refuge Permit is required prior to hunting elk and shall be in possession
while hunting elk in Grand Teton National Park or the National Elk
Refuge.
(d) That portion of Hunt
Area 75 beginning at the Lost Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30340) at U.S. Highway
191; easterly along said road to the Grand Teton National Park boundary;
southerly along said boundary to the intersection with the Shadow
Mountain-Kelly Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30340) and the Antelope Flats Road at
Carpenter Draw; southerly and westerly along said road to U.S. Highway 191;
northeasterly along said highway to the Lost Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 30340)
shall be known as the Antelope Flats portion of the hunt area.
(e) That portion of Hunt Area 75 beginning
where U.S. Highway 191 crosses Ditch Creek; northerly along said highway to the
Deadmans Bar Access Road; westerly along said road to the eastern most bank of
the main channel of the Snake River; southerly along said river to the
confluence of Ditch Creek and the Snake River; easterly along said creek to
U.S. Highway 191 shall be known as the Snake River Bottom of the hunt
area.
(f) An area one-quarter (1/4)
mile wide along either side of U.S. Highway 191 shall be closed to all elk
hunting within Grand Teton National Park.
(g) An area within one-half (1/2) mile of
buildings as indicated on the detailed Hunt Area 75 hunt area map provided with
a park permit shall be closed to elk hunting in Grand Teton National Park.
Structures excluded from this closure include those within the Gros Ventre
Campground, all stand-alone toilets or well houses, all buildings within the
McCollister Historic District and the historic Luther Taylor ("Shane Cabin")
and the historic Cunningham Cabin.
(h) An area one-quarter (1/4) mile wide along
the north side of the Gros Ventre-Kelly Road from the Mormon Row Road easterly
to the town of Kelly is closed to all public entry.
(i) Legal firearms include rifles with a
barrel bore diameter of at least .24 caliber that fire a cartridge that is two
(2) inches or more in length. The use of handguns and archery equipment for
hunting are prohibited in Grand Teton National Park.
Notes
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