Wyo. Code R. 040-0001-20
Chapter 20: 2019 Fall and 2020 Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Seasons
Effective Date: 05/12/2020 to 09/09/2020
Rule Type: Expired Emergency Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 040.0001.20.05122020
Emergency Rules are no longer in effect 120 days after filing with the Registrar of Rules.
Section 1. Authority. This regulation is promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statute § 23-1-302.
(a) No person shall apply for or receive more than one (1) license for a wild turkey during any one (1) season, except as otherwise provided in this regulation. The maximum bag limit for wild turkey for any person with the proper license shall not exceed one (1) wild turkey per license.
(b) Issuance of Licenses. No person shall apply for or receive more than one (1) fall wild turkey license and one (1) spring wild turkey license in any calendar year. After the initial drawing is completed, a person may apply for and receive up to three (3) wild turkey licenses valid for each season, provided that at least two (2) of those licenses are Limited Quota Type 3 licenses. However, no person shall apply for and receive more than a total of three (3) wild turkey licenses valid for the fall season and no more than a total of three (3) wild turkey licenses valid for the spring season.
(c) No person shall possess or use shot other than nontoxic shot for hunting wild turkeys with a shotgun on all of the lands in the Springer and Table Mountain Wildlife Habitat Management Areas and on all national wildlife refuges open for hunting.
(d) Evidence of Sex. During the spring season in those hunt areas limited to the taking of male wild turkeys or any wild turkey with a visible beard, a visible beard shall remain naturally attached to the carcass as a means of identification in the field and while the wild turkey is being transported.
(e) 2019 Fall Season. Hunt Areas, Season Dates and Limitations.
| Hunt Area | Type | Season Dates | Quota | License | Limitations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opens | Closes | |||||
| 1 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | General | Any wild turkey, archery only | ||
| 1 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | General | Any wild turkey | ||
| 2 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | General | Any wild turkey, archery only | ||
| 2 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | General | Any wild turkey |
| Hunt Area | Type | Season Dates | Quota | License | Limitations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opens | Closes | |||||
| 2 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | 200 | Limited quota | Any wild turkey valid within Converse and Natrona counties, archery only |
| 2 | 3 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | Any wild turkey valid within Converse and Natrona counties | ||
| 3 | Sep. 1 | Dec. 31 | General | Any wild turkey | ||
| 3 | 3 | Sep. 1 | Dec. 31 | 250 | Limited quota | Any wild turkey |
| 4 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | General | Any wild turkey valid east of the Bighorn River, archery only | ||
| 4 | Nov. 1 | Nov. 30 | General | Any wild turkey valid east of the Bighorn River | ||
| 5 | Sep. 1 | Sep. 30 | General | Any wild turkey, archery only | ||
| 5 | Oct. 1 | Dec. 31 | General | Any wild turkey |
(f) 2020 Spring Season. Hunt Areas, Season Dates and Limitations.
| Hunt Area | Type | Season Dates | Quota | License | Limitations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opens | Closes | |||||
| 1 | Apr. 11 | May 31 | General | Any male wild turkey or any wild turkey with a visible beard | ||
| 2 | Apr. 1 | May 31 | General | Any male wild turkey or any wild turkey with a visible beard | ||
| 2 | 3 | Apr. 1 | May 31 | 200 | Limited quota | Any male wild turkey or any wild turkey with a visible beard valid in Converse and Natrona counties |
| 3 | Apr. 1 | May 31 | General | Any male wild turkey or any wild turkey with a visible beard | ||
| 3 | 3 | Apr. 1 | May 31 | 400 | Limited quota | Any male wild turkey or any wild turkey with a visible beard |
| Hunt Area | Type | Season Dates | Quota | License | Limitations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opens | Closes | |||||
| 4 | Apr. 11 | May 31 | General | Any male wild turkey or any wild turkey with a visible beard, except the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission's Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area shall be closed | ||
| 4 | 1 | Apr. 11 | May 31 | 50 | Limited quota | Any male wild turkey or any wild turkey with a visible beard |
| 5 | Apr. 1 | May 31 | General | Any male wild turkey or any wild turkey with a visible beard |
Section 3. Archery Regulations. Wild turkey may be taken with archery equipment during any open season in accordance with Section 2 of this Chapter.
Area and Number.
Area 1. Black Hills. All of Crook County and that portion of Weston County north of U.S. Highway 16 or east of U.S. Highway 85.
Area 2. Central. That portion of Weston County south of U.S. Highway 16 and west of U.S. Highway 85; and all of Converse, Natrona and Niobrara counties.
Area 3. Powder River. All of Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties.
Area 4. Bighorn Basin. All of Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties.
Area 5. South Central. All of Albany, Carbon, Fremont, Goshen, Laramie and Platte counties.
Peter J. Dube, President
Dated: May 7, 2020