Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce proposes changes to moose, bighorn sheep preference point system

Following multiple discussions over several meetings, the Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce voted to recommend a substantial change to the manner in which bighorn sheep and moose licenses are issued for both residents and nonresidents specific to the use of preference points.?Read about the recommendations.

Any proposed changes would still need to work through a legislative process that includes multiple opportunities for public involvement.?

Are you a moose and/or bighorn sheep preference point holder??

Your hunting calendar:

June 20-24:?Apply for leftover elk, deer and antelope licenses.?

July 1 - Oct. 31: Preference points available for purchase.

July 7: Draw results for leftover licenses tentatively available.?

July 13: First-come, first-serve licenses for elk, deer and antelope go on sale.?

End of July: Licenses will be mailed.

2022 Antelope, Deer and Elk Hunting Regulations

Hunting season is just a few months away.?Get prepared and know the regulations.

Leftover draw offers second chance at a hunting license

There's one more chance to get limited-quota elk, deer and antelope license through Wyoming Game and Fish Department's leftover license draw. Residents and nonresidents have just five days to enter; the application period opens on Monday, June 20.?The leftover draw has different rules than the initial draw.

Ask Game and Fish: "Is it true nonresidents cannot hunt in national forest wilderness areas without a guide?"

Basically, that's right! Wyoming statute says nonresidents must have a licensed guide or resident companion to hunt big or trophy game in federally designated wilderness areas. The resident companion will need to get a free non-commercial guide license from a Game and Fish office. The law does not prohibit nonresidents from hiking, fishing or hunting game birds, small game, or coyotes in wilderness areas. Only nonresident big and trophy game hunters must have a licensed guide or resident companion.

Chronic wasting disease detected in four new deer hunt areas and five new elk hunt areas in 2021

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department?s Wildlife Health Laboratory tested 6,884 samples from big game animals harvested in Wyoming for CWD in 2021. CWD is a chronic, fatal disease of the central nervous system in mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk and moose.?Prevalence of the disease is slowly increasing in most deer and elk herd units in the state.

Sportsperson Hotline: ?(307) 777-4600?| Open?8 a.m.- 5 p.m. MT Monday-Friday

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department manages and conserves more than 800 species of fish and wildlife across Wyoming. ?For nearly 120 years, we?ve carried out our mission to conserve wildlife and serve people. Through these efforts, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department ensures the public continues to enjoy Wyoming?s vast fish and wildlife resource ?through ?hunting, fishing, trapping, wildlife watching and other forms of outdoor recreation. Hunters, anglers and wildlife watchers contribute over a billion dollars to Wyoming?s economy each year.

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