Wyo. Code R. 040-0001-14
Effective Date: 09/02/1994 to 06/28/1995
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 040.0001.14.09021994
Date Filed 09/02/94
Expr Date 12/31/94
Supr Date
Repeal Date
Document Type EMRGRULE
Section 1. Authority. These rules are promulgated by authority of W.S. 23-1-302 and 23-2-105(d).
Section 2. Definitions. For the purpose of this regulation, definitions shall be as set forth in Title 23, Wyoming Statutes; and the Commission also adopts the following definitions:
Section 3. Hunting Seasons Established. There will be open seasons for the hunting of migratory game birds as set forth in the Hunting Regulations (Section 4), Closed Areas (Section 5), Shooting Hours (Section 6) and Falconry Seasons (Section 7) of this Chapter.
Section 4. Hunting Regulations.
(a) Bag and Possession Limits. The bag limit is the number of game birds which may be legally taken in one day. The possession limit is the total number of game birds which may legally be in possession. Birds in transit or storage shall be considered in possession.
(b) Federal Regulations. 16 USC 703-711 and 718a; 50 CFR 10, 10.13; 50 CFR 20; 50 CFR 21, 21.41 and 21.43, governing the hunting, taking and possession of migratory birds and migratory game birds and the requirement for a valid migratory bird hunting stamp (duck stamp), are adopted as regulations of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission and violations of such federal regulations shall be violations of the Commission regulations. A migratory bird hunting stamp (duck stamp) is not required for sandhill cranes and mounine doves but is required for ducks, geese, mergansers and coots.
(c) Evidence of Species. One fully-feathered wing or the feathered head shall remain attached to the carcass as a means of identification of waterfowl in the field and while they are being transported.
(d) Nontoxic Shot. No person shall take or attempt to take cranes, ducks, mergansers, coots and/or geese while possessing shot shells loaded with shot other than nontoxic shot (bismuth or steel shot). Nontoxic shot shall be required for hunting upland game and small game on all lands in the Springer and Table Mountain wildlife habitat management areas.
(e) Open Areas, Season Dates, Shooting Hours, Bag Limits and Limitations.
Species and Open Areas
Dates of Season Opens Closes
Bag Limits Daily/Possession
RAIL- Central Flyway
Sept. 10-Nov. 18
See Sec. 6
b(ii) a,b(i), and c after Nov. 12
25 25 RAIL-
Pacific Flyway
Sept. 10-Nov. 18
See Sec. 6
25 25 SNIPE-
Central Flyway
Sept. 10-Dec. 13
See Sec. 6
b(ii) a,b,(i), and c after Nov. 12
8 16 SNIPE-
Pacific Flyway
Sept. 10-Dec. 13
See Sec. 6
CRANE - Platte, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara, Weston, Crook, Converse and Campbell counties
Sept. 14-Nov. 10 to holders of special permits.
Applications are available at Wyoming Game and Fish Department district offices and license agents in eastern Wyoming
See Sec. 6
Species and Open Areas
Dates of Season Opens Closes
Shooting Hours
Closed Areas Section 5 Subsections
Bag Limits Daily/Possession
DUCKS and MERGANSERS
Oct. 1-Oct. 23
See Sec. 6
b(ii)
3 6 (ducks) 5 10 (mergansers)
Nov. 8-Nov. 28
See Sec. 6
a,b and c after Nov. 12
3 6 (ducks) 5 10 (mergansers)
Dec. 10-Dec. 26
See Sec. 6
a,b and c
3 6 (ducks) 5 10 (mergansers) COOTS
Oct. 1-Oct. 17
See Sec. 6
b(ii)
Nov. 12-Nov. 28
See Sec. 6
a,b and c after Nov. 12
Dec. 10-Dec. 26
See Sec. 6
a,b and c
DARK GEESE
Campbell, Sheridan, Johnson, Niobrara, Crook, Weston, Laramie, Albany and Carbon counties east of the Continental Divide
Oct. 1-Jan. 2
See Sec. 6
3 6 DARK
GEESE
Platte County
Oct. 1-Jan. 15
See Sec. 6
b after Nov. 11
3 6 DARK
GEESE
Natrona and Converse counties
Oct. 1-Jan. 15
See Sec. 6
None
3 6 DARK
GEESE
Bighorn, Park, Washakie, Hot Springs and Fremont counties
Oct. 1-Jan. 15
See Sec. 6
c after Nov. 11
Species and Open Areas
Dates of Season Opens Closes
Shooting Hours
Closed Areas Section 5 Subsections
B a g L i m i t s * Daily/Possession
DARK GEESE Goshen County
Nov. 12-Jan. 15
See Sec. 6 Until 1 PM only; on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, Jan. 7 and 8 and Jan. 14 and 15 when shooting hours will be from 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset
a
3 6 LIGHT
GEESE
Oct. 1-Dec. 30
See Sec. 6
a,b and c after Nov. 11
5 10
The daily bag limit of ducks shall not include more than one hen mallard, one mottled duck, one pintail, one redhead, or one canvasback, and no more than two wood ducks. The daily bag limit of mergansers shall not include more than one hooded merganser. The possession limit for ducks is two daily bag limits. The possession limit for mergansers is two daily bag limits.
WATERFOWL - PACIFIC FLYWAY
Species and Open Areas
Dates of Season Opens Closes
| B a g | L i m i t s * * | Daily/Possession | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUCKS and MERGANSERS | Oct. 1-Nov. 27 | See Sec. 6 | d,e | 5 10 |
| COOTS | Oct. 1-Nov. 27 | See Sec. 6 | d,e | 25 25 DARK GEESE |
| Oct. 1-Jan. 5 | See Sec. 6 | d,e | 3 6 |
The daily bag limit shall not include more than one pintail, two redheads, or one canvasback. Four mallards may be taken per day, but only one can be a hen. The possession limit is two daily bag limits.
(i) Hawk Springs Reservoir. Beginning at the east fence of the Union Pacific Railroad right of way 300 yards south of the south fence enclosing Hawk Springs Reservoir; due east to Goshen County Road 7-187; northerly along said road to the access road to the northeast dam of the reservoir; southwesterly along said road to the northeast dam and the fence enclosing the reservoir; northwesterly along said fence to the second gate; southwesterly from said gate to the northwest corner of the fence enclosing the reservoir; southerly along said fence to the point of beginning.
(ii) Springer Reservoir. Beginning on U.S. Highway 85 at the George Marlatt farmhouse; west along the fence between the farm land and the pasture land to the west end of the west pump lake; south to the northwest corner of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department's Springer Wildlife Habitat Management Area; southerly along the Springer Wildlife Habitat Management Area boundary south of the Game and Fish Department buildings; south across the Lewis Howard property and the Robert Simkin property to the Bob Splinter pasture fence; south and west along said fence to the Yoder-Bump Sullivan Road (Goshen County Road 7-133); southerly along said road to the county road on the south boundary of the Springer Wildlife Habitat Management Area (Goshen County Road 7-136); easterly along said road to U.S. Highway 85; northerly along said highway to the George Marlatt farmhouse.
(iii) Sinnard Reservoir. Sinnard Reservoir and all lands within 300 yards of the high water line.
(iv) Pond No. 1 Table Mountain Wildlife Habitat Management Area. Pond No. 1 and adjacent lands as marked by colored signs and posts.
(v) Miller Lake. Miller Lake and all lands within 300 yards of the high water line.
(vi) North Platte River. That portion of the North Platte River and all lands within 300 yards of each bank of said river located east of the Barnes Bridge and north of Wyoming Highway 157.
(i) Festo Lake. Festo Lake and all lands within 300 yards of the high water line.
(ii) Wheatland Reservoir No. 1. Wheatland Reservoir No. 1 and all Wheatland Irrigation District lands adjacent to the reservoir are closed to hunting.
(i) Ocean Lake. The waters of Ocean Lake