Black bear can occasionally be found in the forested areas (see Chapter 3). Mountain lion may be found in the rocky breaks (see Chapter 42). Consult the Chapter 11 Upland Game Bird and Small Game Hunting Regulation for season dates, license requirements and bag/possession limits. Sage-grouse can be found in parts of this area, usually in association with wet meadows. Area 70 Type 3 and Type 8 license holders can also hunt Area 74 for white-tailed deer.Īdditional Hunting/Fishing Opportunities: Cottontail rabbit are most abundant in sagebrush / greasewood habitats and around rock outcrops in this area. White-tailed deer are primarily found on river/creek bottoms and irrigated lands, which are predominantly privately owned. White-tailed Deer Opportunities: There are relatively few white-tailed deer in Hunt Area 70 and no white-tailed deer in the vast majority of the hunt area. Most roads in this hunt area become nearly impassable when wet and muddy. The rut in this area can begin as soon as October 20th. Typically by the third week of October, mule deer bucks start spending more time out during the daylight hours roaming for does. The regular deer season opening date in this area gives hunters the opportunity to take advantage of the pre-rut. Leading into the regular mule deer season, mule deer bucks will often remain in areas with better cover until sunset, making scouting difficult. The topographic relief is dramatic in some parts of the hunt area which can offer quality hiding and escape terrain for mule deer. Mule deer may concentrate on irrigated croplands and riparian meadows, which are more common in the northern portion of the area. General Statement Regarding this Hunt Area: Mule deer in this hunt area occupy sagebrush draws, riparian areas and rimrock /rocky canyon areas. Habitats occupied by mule deer include montane forests (lodgepole pine), aspen, mountain shrublands, sagebrush-grasslands, grasslands, riparian, agricultural croplands and reclaimed mine lands. This hunt area contains the Shirley, Bennett, Freezeout, and Pedro Mountains. Elevation ranges from 5,900 feet along the North Platte River to 9,100 feet in the Pedro and Shirley Mountains. Topography and Vegetation: The area is topographically diverse with broad, rolling plains dominated by sagebrush, grasslands, and saltbushes in the Shirley Basin and I-80 corridor steep irregular mountains, rugged canyons, breaks, and draws in the Shirley and Pedro Mountains and broken rimrock along the Medicine Bow River and south of the Shirley Mountains. *** An applicant must be at least eleven (11) years old at the time of submitting an application to purchase a preference point and must be at least twelve (12) years old by December 31 of that year. Applicants under the age of eighteen (18) may have their parent or legal guardian submit an application on their behalf. Applicants must be at least fourteen (14) years of age prior to September 15 of the application year in order to hunt wild bison. Persons who are less than eighteen (18) years of age and at least eleven (11) years of age at the time of application may apply for a youth license and remit youth fees. Any person may take a big or trophy game animal at eleven (11) years of age if the person will attain twelve (12) years of age by the end of that calendar year. **** An applicant may apply for any big game license if he/she is eleven (11) years of age and has not attained eighteen (18) years of age at the time of application. Reduced Price Landowner Doe/Fawn Youth**: $34.00Ī nonrefundable application fee of $15 is included in the amount to be remitted for each big game license applied for in the initial license drawing.Reduced Price Landowner Doe/Fawn: $49.00.Totals for the 2023 hunt season will be updated in late November. Hunters can view their preference point balance online on the Game and Fish website. Only one point can be acquired per species annually. Residents who were unsuccessful in their 2022 moose or bighorn sheep applications were automatically awarded a point. Hunters must purchase a preference point for a species for two consecutive years to maintain their totals. “Drawing odds for all species and hunt areas are available on the Game and Fish website.” “Preference points can help better odds of drawing some species and hunt areas,” said Jennifer Doering, Game and Fish license section manager. All applications must be submitted online through the Wyoming Game and Fish Department website. Residents and nonresidents can build points for moose and bighorn sheep nonresidents can acquire elk, deer and antelope points as well. Cheyenne - Dreaming of notching a Wyoming hunting license? Apply now for preference points.
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