Wyoming landowners must submit landowner coupons on or before March 1, 2016 for the 2015 hunting season. Landowners can submit the coupons and the required affidavit to their local Wyoming Game and Fish Department game warden, regional office or at state headquarters for reimbursement. The Landowner Coupon Claim for Payment form is available on the Game and Fish website.

Wyoming landowners receive $16 for each elk, deer, or antelope harvested on their deeded lands. The coupons are included on each license, and hunters who harvest on private land return the coupons to the landowners. The landowner coupon program was established by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commision in 1934 to partially compensate landowners for forage consumed by big game on their property. The coupon program was passed into state law by the Wyoming Legislature in 1939.

“Private land makes up about half of Wyoming and provides some of the best wildlife habitat we have. While the landowner coupon  program started a long time ago, its value remains,” said Scott Talbott, Director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. “These coupons show the people of Wyoming’s appreciation of landowners’ role in maintaining a healthy wildlife population as well as access for hunters.”