Wyo. Code R. 040-0001-9
Effective Date: 06/20/1996 to 06/26/1997
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 040.0001.9.06201996
Section 1. Authority. These regulations are promulgated by authority of W.S. 23-1-302 and 23-2-104.
Section 2. Hunting Seasons Established. There will be open seasons during 1996 for the hunting of bighorn sheep as set forth in this Chapter and in accordance with Chapter 2, General Hunting Regulations.
Section 3. Regular Hunting Seasons.
(a) Open areas, season dates and limitations.
| Hunt Area | Type | Date of Seasons | Limitations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opens | Closes | |||
| 1 | 1 | Sept. 1 | Oct. 31 | Limited quota; 20 licenses rams with at least 3/4 curl |
| 2 | 1 | Sept. 1 | Oct. 31 | Limited quota; 32 licenses rams with at least 3/4 curl |
| 3 | 1 | Sept. 1 | Oct. 20 | Limited quota; 44 licenses rams with at least 3/4 curl |
| Oct. 21 | Oct. 31 | Unused Type 1 licenses valid only in that portion of Area 3 in the North Fork of the Shoshone River drainage and the South Fork of the Shoshone River drainage north and east of Ishawooa Creek | ||
| 4 | 1 | Sept. 1 | Sept. 19 | Limited quota; 32 licenses any ram valid only in that portion of Area 4 east of the Continental Divide |
| Sept. 20 | Oct. 10 | Unused Area 4 Type 1 licenses valid for all of Area 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Sept. 1 | Oct. 20 | Limited quota; 60 licenses any ram |
| 6 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 31 | Limited quota; 4 licenses rams with at least 3/4 curl |
| 7 | 1 | Sept. 1 | Oct. 31 | Limited quota; 20 licenses any sheep |
| 8 | 1 | Sept. 1 | Oct. 14 | Limited quota; 4 licenses any ram also valid in Area 23 |
| 9 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 15 | Limited quota; 8 licenses rams with at least 3/4 curl |
| 10 | 1 | Aug. 15 | Oct. 15 | Limited quota; 16 licenses rams with at least 3/4 curl |
| 11,12,15, 16,17,21 | CLOSED | |||
| 18 | 1 | Sept. 1 | Oct. 14 | Limited quota; 8 licenses rams with at least 3/4 curl |
| 19 | 1 | Sept. 1 | Oct. 31 | Limited quota; 4 licenses rams with at least 3/4 curl |
| 22 | 1 | Sept. 1 | Oct. 31 | Limited quota; 4 licenses rams with at least 3/4 curl |
| 23 | 1 | Sept. 1 | Oct. 14 | Limited quota; 8 licenses any ram |
| 24 | 1 | Sept. 1 | Oct. 31 | Limited quota; 4 licenses rams with at least 3/4 curl |
Section 4. Special Archery Seasons. Areas listed below have special archery hunting seasons during the dates and with limitations shown. Archers may hunt only in areas and for the type of animal specified by the limitations for their license type in Section 3 of this Chapter.
| Hunt Area | Dates of Seasons | Limitations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opens | Closes | ||
| 1-5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 22-24 | Aug. 15 | Aug. 31 | Refer to Section 3 of this Chapter |
| 9, 10 | Aug. 1 | Aug. 14 | Refer to Section 3 of this Chapter |
a) Bighorn sheep horns are the hollow sheaths of horns of male bighorn sheep, either attached to the skull or separated.
b) Wyoming bighorn sheep tag is a permanent metal pin provided and attached by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Section 6. Tagging Bighorn Sheep Horns. Any person harvesting a bighorn sheep in Wyoming shall within 10 days following taking present horns attached to the skull plate, without alteration of the eye sockets, for registration and/or tagging with a permanent metal pin. Any person picking up any bighorn sheep horn or horns in Wyoming shall within 10 days following the possession present the horn or horns for registration and tagging with a permanent metal pin. Any person taking bighorn sheep horns must present them in person at one of the following Game and Fish Department offices, Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Bighorn sheep horns not originating in Wyoming shall not be tagged.
| Headquarters | Cheyenne | (307)777-4583 |
|---|---|---|
| (307) | ||
| )777-4583 | ||
| Pinedale/Jackson Region | Jackson | 1(800)423-4113 |
| Pinedale | 1(800)452-9107 | |
| Cody Region | Cody | 1(800)654-1178 |
| Sheridan Region | Sheridan | 1(800)331-9834 |
| Green River Region | Green River | 1(800)843-8096 |
| Laramie Region | Laramie | 1(800)843-2352 |
| Lander Region | Lander | 1(800)654-7862 |
| Casper Region | Casper | 1(800)233-8544 |
(a) Before tagging any bighorn sheep horns, the person may be required to take a Wyoming Game and Fish Department enforcement officer to the location where the bighorn sheep horns were acquired. Failure to comply with this request shall be a violation of this regulation and the bighorn sheep horns may be seized.
(b) No person shall alter, deface or remove a pin (tag) placed in a bighorn sheep horn by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
(c) No person shall possess the horn(s) of a bighorn sheep that bears an altered, defaced or counterfeit Wyoming pin (tag) or from which the pin (tag) has been removed.
(d) The insertion of a Wyoming pin (tag) does not in itself certify that the animal was legally taken or possessed.
(a) Area and Number
Area 1. Clark's Fork. All of the drainage of the Clark's Fork River north of Sunlight Creek proper and north of the Clark's Fork River below its confluence with Sunlight Creek; and the drainage of Soda Butte Creek outside of Yellowstone National Park.
Area 2. Trout Peak. All of the north drainage of the North Fork of the Shoshone River and north of U.S. Highway 14-20 between Pahaska Teepee and the east boundary of Yellowstone National Park; all of the south drainage of the Clark's Fork River south and east of Sunlight Creek proper and west of Wyoming Highway 120; all of the north drainage of the Shoshone River west of Wyoming Highway 120.
Area 3. Wapiti Ridge. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14-20 intersect with the east boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly down said highway to the North Fork of the Shoshone River; easterly down said river to the South Fork of the Shoshone River at the Buffalo Bill Reservoir; southwesterly up said river to Deer Creek; westerly up said creek to the head of Butte Creek; westerly down said creek to the Thorofare River; westerly down said river to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; east then northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 14-20.
Area 4. Yount's Peak. Beginning where Deer Creek enters the South Fork of the Shoshone River; southerly up said river to Needle Creek; southerly up said creek to the head of Emerald Creek; southerly down said creek to Wiggins Fork Creek; southerly down said creek to the Wiggins Fork Road (Shoshone National Forest Road 285); southerly down said road to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; westerly then southerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287; northwesterly along said highway to the east boundary of Grand Teton National Park; northerly and westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287; northerly along said highway to the south boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said boundary to the Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said boundary to the Thorofare River; easterly up said river to Butte Creek; northeasterly up said creek to the head of Deer Creek; easterly down said creek to the South Fork of the Shoshone River.
Area 5. Franc's Peak. Beginning where Needle Creek enters the South Fork of the Shoshone River; northeasterly down said river to the Shoshone River; easterly down said river to Wyoming Highway 120; southerly along said highway to Owl Creek; westerly up said creek to the Wind River Indian Reservation boundary; westerly along said boundary to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; northerly, southerly then westerly along said boundary to the Wiggins Fork Road (Shoshone National Forest Road 285); northerly along said road to Wiggins Fork Creek; northerly up said creek to Emerald Creek; northerly up said creek to Needle Creek; northerly down said creek to the South Fork of the Shoshone River.
Area 6. Targhee. Beginning where the Snake River crosses the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Targhee-John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Targhee Forest-Grand Teton National Park boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Bridger-Teton National Forest-Grand Teton National Park boundary; northerly, easterly and southerly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 390 west of the Snake River; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to the Snake River; southerly along said river to the Wyoming-Idaho state line.
Area 7. Jackson. Beginning at Togwotee Pass on the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Union Pass-Mosquito Lake-Darwin Ranch Road; westerly along said road to Wagon Creek; southerly down said creek to the Green River; southerly down said river to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; westerly along said boundary to the Bridger-Teton interforest boundary; westerly and northerly along said boundary to the Snake River; northerly along said river to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191; easterly along said highway to the National Elk Refuge boundary at the north end of the town of Jackson; southerly, easterly and northerly along said boundary to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26-287; easterly along said highway to Togwotee Pass.
Area 8. Sheep Mountain. Beginning where Pine Creek crosses U.S. Highway 191 in the town of
Pinedale; northwesterly along said highway to the Green River at Warren Bridge; northerly, easterly and southerly up said river to Trail Creek; southerly up said creek to Summit Lake and the head of Pine Creek; southerly down said creek to U.S. Highway 191.
Area 9. Dinwoody. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses Torrey Creek; southerly along said highway to the Wind River Indian Reservation boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to the head of Bomber Creek (East Fork of Torrey Creek); northeasterly down said creek to Torrey Creek; northerly down said creek to U.S. Highway 287.
Area 10. Jakey's Fork. Beginning where Torrey Creek crosses U.S. Highway 287; southwesterly up said creek to Bomber Creek (East Fork of Torrey Creek); southwesterly up said creek to the Continental Divide; northerly along said divide to the head of Roaring Fork; southerly down said creek to the Green River; westerly and southerly down said river to Wagon Creek; northwesterly up said creek to the Union Pass-Mosquito Lake-Darwin Ranch Road; northerly along said road to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 287; southeasterly along said highway to Torrey Creek.
Area 11. Temple Peak. Beginning where Boulder Creek crosses the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; northerly up said creek to the north fork of Boulder Creek; northerly up said creek to Hay Pass and the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Wind River Indian Reservation boundary; southerly and easterly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 28; southerly along said highway to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; southerly and westerly along said boundary to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; northwesterly along said boundary to Boulder Creek.
Area 12. Porcupine. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14A crosses the Big Horn River; northerly down said river to the Wyoming-Montana state line; east along said line to the Sheep Mountain Road (USFS Roads 123102 and 123101); southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 14A; westerly along said highway to the Big Horn River.
Area 16. Sweetwater Rocks. Beginning at the town of Jeffrey City; northerly along the Ore Road to Beaver Rim; northeasterly along said rim to the divide between Deer Creek and Dry Creek; northeasterly along said divide to the Dry Creek Road (Natrona County Road 321); southeasterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 220; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 287; northwesterly along said highway to the town of Jeffrey City.
Area 17. Ferris-Seminoe. Beginning at the city of Rawlins; northerly along U.S. Highway 287 to Wyoming Highway 220; northeasterly along said highway to the Kortes Road (Natrona County Road 407); southerly along said road to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the city of Rawlins.
Area 18. Douglas Creek. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 230 crosses the Wyoming-Colorado state line near Mountain Home; west along said line to Wyoming Highway 230; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230; southwesterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line.
Area 19. Laramie Peak. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 25 and Wyoming Highway 34; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 30; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 487; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 220; northeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southeasterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 34.
Area 21. Encampment River. Beginning at Wyoming Highway 130 in the town of Saratoga; south along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to the Medicine Bow National Forest boundary; westerly and northerly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 70; northeasterly along said highway to Sage Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 801-Carbon County Road 401); northerly along said road to Sage Creek; easterly down said creek to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to Wyoming Highway
130 in the town of Saratoga.
Area 22. Dubois Badlands. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses the Wind River Indian Reservation boundary; westerly along said highway to the Wiggins Fork Road (Fremont County Road 285); northerly along said road to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Wind River Indian Reservation boundary; southerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287. This includes those areas of the Spence-Moriarity Wildlife Habitat Area east of the East Fork of the Wind River.
Area 23. Desolation Peak. Beginning where Roaring Fork Creek enters the Green River; easterly up said creek to the Continental Divide; southwesterly along said divide to Hay Pass and the head of the north fork of Boulder Creek; southwesterly down said creek to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; northwesterly along said boundary to Pine Creek; northerly up said creek to Summit Lake and the head of Trail Creek; northerly down said creek to the Green River; northerly down said river to Roaring Fork Creek.
Area 24. Big Piney. Beginning at a point where the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary crosses LaBarge Creek; westerly up said creek to the head of Greys River; northerly down said river to Deadman Creek; easterly up said creek to the Bridger-Teton interforest boundary; easterly to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary on the Hoback Rim; southerly along said boundary to LaBarge Creek.
WYOMING GAME AND FISH
COMMISSION
By: DAN KENNEDY PRESIDENT
Dated: April 23, 1996