Migratory game birds may be taken by the use of trained raptors in the possession of properly licensed falconers during the regular hunting season set forth in Section 2 and extended falconry seasons in accordance with the limitations in this Section, Section 2, Section 3 and Section 4. Licensed adult falconers are allowed to hunt by falconry methods during the youth waterfowl hunting days set forth in Section 2(e).
(a) Falconry Bag and Possession Limits. The daily bag limit shall not exceed three (3) migratory game birds in the aggregate nor shall the possession limit exceed nine (9) migratory game birds in the aggregate for falconry during the regular hunting season or extended falconry seasons. The daily bag and possession limits, singly or in the aggregate, may include any species and sex of ducks, geese, coots, mergansers, rail, snipe, mourning doves and sandhill crane when seasons for these species are open. No more than one (1) sandhill crane shall be taken under a limited quota sandhill crane permit. The falconry bag and possession limits are not in addition to the bag and possession limits listed in Section 2.
EXTENDED FALCONRY SEASONS | |||||
Species and Hunt Areas | Season Dates | Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections | AGGREGATE Bag Limit | ||
Opens | Closes | Daily | Possession | ||
Mourning Doves -Statewide | Nov. 30 | Dec. 16 | b, d, e a - after Nov. 16 c - after Nov. 14 | 3 | 9 |
Sora Rail and Virginia Rail - Statewide | Nov. 10 | Dec. 16 | |||
ZONE C1 Central Flyway -Ducks, Mergansers and Coots | Sep. 22 | Sep. 23 | b | ||
Oct. 17 | Oct. 24 | ||||
ZONE C2 Central Flyway -Ducks, Mergansers and Coots | Sep. 15 | Sep. 21 | |||
Dec. 3 | Dec. 5 | ||||
Pacific Flyway -Ducks, Mergansers and Coots | Sep. 15 | Sep. 16 | d, e |
040-14 Wyo. Code R. § 14-5
Amended, Eff. 1/8/2015.
Amended, Eff. 6/8/2016.
Amended, Eff. 6/8/2017.
Amended, Eff. 6/7/2018.