Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 11 - UPLAND GAME BIRD AND SMALL GAME HUNTING SEASONS
Section 11-10 - Upland Game Bird and Small Game Falconry Seasons
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Upland game birds may be taken with falcons in accordance with Section 3 of this Chapter. Persons hunting with falcons may take any pheasant.
(b) The falconry season shall open September 1 and close March 1 in those open hunt areas listed in Section 3 of this Chapter and subject to the closures listed in Subsection 10(c) of this Chapter.
(c) Closed Areas.
Pheasant Hunt Area |
Limitations |
8, 9 |
Closed to falconry hunting |
Also refer to closed areas in Section 3.
(d) The daily bag and possession limits for upland game birds other than sage grouse, shall be as set forth in Section 3 of this Chapter. The daily bag limit shall be one (1) sage grouse and the possession limit shall be two (2) sage grouse.
(e) Persons taking sage grouse with falcons shall respond to Department surveys not later than May 1, 2025 requesting harvest information for the period September 1, 2024 through March 1, 2025.
(f) Small game animals may be taken with falcons in accordance with the open seasons in the table below.
Species |
Falconry Season Dates |
Bag limit |
Limitations |
||
Opens |
Closes |
Daily |
Possession |
||
Cottontail Rabbit |
Sep. 1 |
Mar. 1 |
10 |
20 |
Any cottontail rabbit |
Mar. 2 |
Aug. 31 |
1 |
2 |
Any cottontail rabbit |
|
Snowshoe Hare |
Sep. 1 |
Mar. 1 |
10 |
20 |
Any snowshoe hare |
Mar. 2 |
Aug. 31 |
1 |
2 |
Any snowshoe hare |
|
Red, Grey and Fox Squirrel |
Sep. 1 |
Mar. 1 |
10 |
20 |
Any red, grey or fox squirrel |
Mar. 2 |
Aug. 31 |
1 |
2 |
Any red, grey or fox squirrel |