The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is holding public meetings and has opened a comment period to gather public input on several hunting season regulations. Game and Fish sets hunting seasons annually based on public input, annual harvest data, population monitoring data, individual herd unit objectives and ongoing habitat evaluations. The regulations include:
- Chapter 2, General Hunting Regulation
- Chapter 5, Antelope Hunting Seasons
- Chapter 6, Deer Hunting Seasons
- Chapter 7, Elk Hunting Seasons
- Chapter 8, Moose Hunting Seasons
- Chapter 9, Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat Hunting Seasons
- Chapter 11, Upland Game Bird and Small Game Hunting Seasons
- Chapter 14, Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons and Light Goose Conservation Order
- Chapter 15, Wild Bison Recreational Hunting Season
- Chapter 20, Fall and Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Seasons
The meetings will address the above regulation proposals:
Date | Time | City/Town | Location |
March 24 | 6 p.m. | Saratoga | Town Hall |
March 25 | 6 p.m. | Baggs | Valley Community Center |
March 25 | 4 p.m. | Buffalo | Johnson County Library |
March 25 | 6 p.m. | Cokeville | Town Hall |
March 25 | 6 p.m. | Glenrock | Town Hall |
March 25 | 5 p.m. | Greybull | Town Hall |
March 25 | 6 p.m. | Meeteetse | Conservation District |
March 25 | 7 p.m. | Newcastle | USDA Building |
March 25 | 6 p.m. | Riverton | Fremont County Library |
March 25 | 4 p.m. | Sheridan | Sheridan Game and Fish Office |
March 25 | 4 p.m. | Sundance | Crook County Courthouse |
March 25 | 6 p.m. | Thayne | Thayne Elementary School |
March 25 | 6 p.m. | Torrington | Platte Valley Bank Conference Center |
March 26 | 6 p.m. | Dubois | Headwaters Arts and Conference Center |
March 26 | 6 p.m. | Jackson | Jackson Game and Fish Office |
March 26 | 6 p.m. | Kaycee | Johnson County Library |
March 26 | 6 p.m. | Kemmerer | South Lincoln Training and Events Center |
March 26 | 6 p.m. | Pinedale | Pinedale Game and Fish Office |
March 26 | 5:30 p.m. | Powell | Park County Fairgrounds |
March 26 | 6 p.m. | Thermopolis | Big Horn Federal Savings |
March 26 | 6 p.m. | Wheatland | Platte County Public Library |
March 27 | 6 p.m. | Cheyenne | Cheyenne Game and Fish Office |
March 28 | 9 a.m. | Casper | Casper Game and Fish Office |
March 28 | 9 a.m. | Douglas | Converse County Library |
March 28 | 2 p.m. | Lusk | Niobrara County Fairgrounds Office |
March 30 | 5:30 p.m. | Cody | Park County Library |
March 30 | 6 p.m. | Laramie | Laramie Game and Fish Office |
March 30 | 5 p.m. | Lovell | Fire Hall |
March 30 | 6 p.m. | Lyman | Town Hall |
March 31 | 6 p.m. | Evanston | Uinta County Library |
March 31 | 4 p.m. | Gillette | Campbell County Library |
March 31 | 6 p.m. | Rawlins | Jeffrey Memorial Center |
March 31 | 6 p.m. | Worland | Washakie County Fairgrounds |
April 1 | 6 p.m. | Green River | Green River Game and Fish Office |
April 1 | 6 p.m. | Lander | Lander Game and Fish Office |
April 1 | 6 p.m. | Sheridan | Sheridan Game and Fish Office |
Written comments shall be accepted through 5 p.m. on April 3, 2020 at public meetings, online or by mailing:
3030 Energy Lane
Casper, WY 82604
Copies of the proposed regulations are available on the Game and Fish website and at the address above in accordance with Chapter 1 Regulation Governing Access to Public Records.
Written comments shall be presented to the Game and Fish Commission prior to the public hearing at their April 2020 meeting in Riverton.
The Game and Fish Department supports the Americans with Disabilities Act. Every effort will be made for reasonable accommodations by contacting the nearest Game and Fish office.