Closures noted for Game and Fish wildlife habitat management areas
Most big game hunting seasons are now over and many of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Wildlife Habitat Management Areas (WHMA) that provide big game winter range are now closed to public access for the season.

According to Wyoming Game and Fish Habitat and Access Branch Chief, Ray Bredehoft, seasonal closures minimize stress-causing disturbance to wintering deer, elk and other wildlife.   The closures also reduce the human and recreational impacts to the forage, which supports wintering wildlife.  The closures are for any human presence unless otherwise noted.  The Habitat and Access Branch is responsible for implementing the following closures:
 
WHMA SEASONAL CLOSURES
 
HABITAT AREAS NEAREST TOWN DATES AREA CLOSED
RESTRICTIONS
Forbes/Sheep Mountain Albany
Jan. 1 through April 30
 
Grey’s River Alpine Dec. 1 through April 30  
Wick/Beumee Arlington Nov. 16 through May 15 Only lands south of I-80 are closed
Bud Love Buffalo Dec. 01 through May 14  
Sunlight Cody Dec. 16 through April 30  
Inberg/Roy (East Fork) Dubois Dec. 16 through May 15  
Spence & Moriarity Dubois
 
Dec. 16 through May 15 East Fork County Road and the portion east of the road is open year round
Whiskey Basin Dubois Dec. 1 through May 15 Closed to vehicles only - Open to foot/horse traffic
Medicine Lodge Hyattville Dec. 26 through June 30 Medicine Lodge Creek open to foot access for fishing
Renner Hyattville Dec. 1 through May 31 Lower portion remains open year round
Camp Creek Jackson Dec. 01 through April 30  
Horse Creek Jackson Dec. 01 through April 30  
South Park Jackson Jan. 01 through April 30 Closed to vehicle traffic Dec 1 through April 30.  Signed area open to foot traffic Dec 1 through December 31
Ed O. Taylor Kaycee Dec. 16 through April 30  
Red Canyon Lander Dec. 1 through April 30  
Sunshine Meeteetse Dec. 1 through May 31 Closed to vehicles year round - Closed to human presence Dec 1 - May 31. Foot or horseback allowed June 1 to November 30. 
Half Moon Pinedale Nov. 21 through April 30  
Soda Lake
Pinedale
Nov. 21 through April 30  
Fall Creek Pinedale
Nov. 21 through April 30
 
Morgan Creek Rawlins Dec. 1 through April 30 Closed to vehicles only - Open to foot/horse traffic
Pennock Mountain Saratoga Dec. 1 through April 30 Closed to vehicles only - Open to foot/horse traffic
Amsden Creek Sheridan Nov. 1  through May 31 Closed to vehicles
Amsden Creek Sheridan Nov. 16 through April 30  
Kerns Sheridan Nov. 1 through May 31 Closed to vehicles
Kerns Sheridan Nov. 16 through May 31  
Laramie Peak Wheatland Feb. 1 through April 30
Laramie Peak is open all year except for Hay Canyon, Tony Ridge, and Duck Creek Canyon areas which are closed from February 1 through April 30 each year.


WHMAs OPEN YEAR-ROUND
 
 
HABITAT AREA NEAREST TOWN
DATES AREA CLOSED
RESTRICTIONS
Ocean Lake Riverton    
Sand Mesa Shoshoni    
Chain Lakes Wamsutter    
Grayrocks Wheatland    
Jelm Laramie    
Rawhide Lingle  
Vehicular access restricted to parking areas.  ORV access not allowed
Springer/Bump Sullivan Yoder Closed to motorized vehicles from October 1 through Memorial Day weekend.  ORV travel is not allowed  
Table Mountain Torrington Closed to motorized vehicles from October 1 through Memorial Day weekend.  ORV travel is not allowed  
Tom Thorne/Beth Williams Wheatland    
Yellowtail Lovell    
Red Rim/Daley Rawlins    
Red Rim/Grizzly Rawlins    



PUBLIC ACCESS AREAS WITH SEASONAL CLOSURES
 
HABITAT AREA
NEAREST TOWN

DATES AREA CLOSED

RESTRICTIONS
Mexican Creek Lander Jan. 1 through Aug. 31 County access road closes November 22
VonGontard Landing Jackson Dec. 1 through Mar. 15 Weather may affect closing and opening dates.
Pitcher/ Brokaw Arlington Jan. 1 through July 31  
Billy Miles/Carter Ten Sleep Jan. 1 through July 31  
Wyoming Game and Fish (307) 777-4600

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