Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 040 - Game and Fish Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - Game and Fish Commission Regulations
Chapter 9 - BIGHORN SHEEP AND MOUNTAIN GOAT HUNTING SEASONS
Section 9-6 - Bighorn Sheep Hunt Area Descriptions

Area and number.

Area 1. Clark's Fork. All of the drainage of the Clark's Fork River north of Sunlight Creek and north of the Clark's Fork River below its confluence with Sunlight Creek; and the drainage of Soda Butte Creek outside of Yellowstone National Park.

Area 2. Trout Peak. All of the north drainage of the North Fork of the Shoshone River and north of U.S. Highway 14-16-20 between Pahaska Teepee and the east boundary of Yellowstone National Park; all of the south drainage of the Clark's Fork River south and east of Sunlight Creek and west of Wyoming Highway 120; all of the north drainage of the Shoshone River west of Wyoming Highway 120.

Area 3. Wapiti Ridge. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14-16-20 intersects the east boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly down said highway to the North Fork of the Shoshone River; easterly down said river to the Shoshone River; easterly along said river to Wyoming Highway 120; southeasterly down said highway to U.S. Highway 14A; southerly down said highway to U.S. Highway 14-16-20; westerly down said highway to Wyoming Highway 291; southwesterly down said highway to Park County Road 6QS; westerly down said road to the South Fork of the Shoshone River; southwesterly up said river to Deer Creek; westerly up said creek to the head of the southern most fork of Butte Creek; westerly down said creek to the Thorofare River; westerly down said river to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; easterly then northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 14-16-20.

Area 4. Yount's Peak. Beginning where Deer Creek enters the South Fork of the Shoshone River; southerly up said river to Needle Creek; southerly up said creek to the head of Emerald Creek; southerly down said creek to Wiggins Fork Creek; southerly down said creek to the Wiggins Fork Road (Shoshone National Forest Road 285); southerly down said road to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; westerly then southerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287; northwesterly along said highway to the east boundary of Grand Teton National Park; northerly and westerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287; northerly along said highway to the south boundary of Yellowstone National Park; easterly along said boundary to the Thorofare River; easterly up said river to the southern most fork of Butte Creek; northeasterly up said creek to the head of Deer Creek; easterly down said creek to the South Fork of the Shoshone River.

Area 5. Franc's Peak. Beginning where Needle Creek enters the South Fork of the Shoshone River; northeasterly down said river to Park County Road 6QS; northeasterly down said road to Wyoming Highway 291; easterly down said highway to U.S. Highway 14-16-20; easterly down said highway to Wyoming Highway 120; southeasterly along said highway to the Bighorn River; southerly up said river to the Wind River Reservation boundary; westerly along said boundary to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; northwesterly, southwesterly, then westerly along said boundary to the Wiggins Fork Road (Shoshone National Forest Road 285); northerly along said road to Wiggins Fork Creek; northerly up said creek to Emerald Creek; northerly up said creek to Needle Creek; northerly down said creek to the South Fork of the Shoshone River; in addition, all non-Indian fee title lands in that portion of Hot Springs County within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation.

Area 6. Targhee. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 22 crosses the Wyoming-Idaho state line; northerly along said line to the Yellowstone National Park boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Targhee National Forest-John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Targhee National Forest-Grand Teton National Park boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Bridger-Teton National Forest-Grand Teton National Park boundary; northerly, easterly and southerly along said boundary to the Bridger-Teton National Forest Boundary at Teton Village; southerly along boundary to Wyoming Highway 22; westerly along said highway to the Wyoming-Idaho state line.

Area 7. Jackson. Beginning at Togwotee Pass on the Continental Divide; southerly along said divide to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); westerly along said road to Wagon Creek; southerly down said creek to the Green River; southerly down said river to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; westerly along said boundary to the divide between the Green River and the Hoback River at the Hoback Rim where U.S. Highway 191 crosses the Rim; westerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and the Hoback River; northerly along said divide to the divide between the Greys River and Willow Creek; northerly along said divide to the divide between Bailey Creek and Willow Creek (Greyback Ridge); northerly along said divide to the Dry Wash Draw; westerly down said draw to Bailey Creek; northwesterly down said creek to the Snake River; northerly along said river to Wyoming Highway 22; easterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191; easterly along said highway to the National Elk Refuge boundary at the north end of the town of Jackson; southerly, easterly and northerly along said boundary to the Grand Teton National Park boundary; northerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 26-287; easterly along said highway to Togwotee Pass.

Area 8. Sheep Mountain. Beginning where Pine Creek crosses U.S. Highway 191 in the town of Pinedale; northwesterly along said highway to the Green River at Warren Bridge; northerly, easterly and southerly up said river to Roaring Fork Creek; easterly up said creek to the Continental Divide; southeasterly along said divide to Hay Pass and the head of the North Fork of Boulder Creek; southwesterly down said creek to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary; northwesterly along said boundary to Pine Creek; southerly down said creek to U.S. Highway 191.

Area 9. Dinwoody. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses Torrey Creek; southerly along said highway to the Wind River Reservation boundary; southerly along said boundary to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to the head of Bomber Creek (East Fork of Torrey Creek); northeasterly down said creek to Torrey Creek; northerly down said creek to U.S. Highway 287.

Area 10. Jakey's Fork. Beginning where Torrey Creek crosses U.S. Highway 287; southwesterly up said creek to Bomber Creek (East Fork of Torrey Creek); southwesterly up said creek to the Continental Divide; northerly along said divide to the head of Roaring Fork Creek; southerly down said creek to the Green River; westerly and southerly down said river to Wagon Creek; northwesterly up said creek to the Union Pass Road (U.S.F.S. Road 600); northerly along said road to the Continental Divide; northwesterly along said divide to U.S. Highway 287; southeasterly along said highway to Torrey Creek.

Area 12. Porcupine. Beginning where U.S. Highway 14A crosses the Big Horn River; northerly down said river to the Wyoming-Montana state line; east along said line to the Sheep Mountain Road (U.S.F.S. Road 11); southerly along said road to the Devils Canyon Road (U.S.F.S. Road 14); southerly along said road to U.S. Highway 14A; westerly along said highway to the Big Horn River.

Area 17. Ferris-Seminoe. Beginning at the city of Rawlins; northerly along U.S. Highway 287 to Wyoming Highway 220; northeasterly along said highway to the Kortes Road (Natrona County Road 407); southerly along said road to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to Interstate Highway 80; westerly along said highway to the city of Rawlins.

Area 18. Douglas Creek. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 287 crosses the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to Wyoming Highway 230 in Carbon County; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 130; northerly along said highway to Interstate Highway 80; easterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 287 in Laramie; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line.

Area 19. Laramie Peak. Beginning at the junction of Interstate Highway 25 and Wyoming Highway 211 at the town of Chugwater; southwesterly along Wyoming Highway 211 to the Iron Mountain-Jordan Road (Platte County Road 10-Laramie County Road 106-2), southwesterly along said road to Wyoming Highway 211; southerly along said road to the Fisher Canyon-Rogers Canyon Road (Laramie County Road 228-1 - Albany County Road 17) at Horse Creek Station; southwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 30 at the town of Laramie; northwesterly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 487; northerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 220; northeasterly along said highway to Interstate Highway 25; southeasterly along said interstate to Wyoming Highway 211.

Area 20. Kouba Canyon. Beginning where U.S. Highway 85 crosses the Wyoming - South Dakota state line; southerly along said line to the Dewey Road (Weston County Rd. #2); northwesterly along said road to U.S. Highway 85; northerly along said highway to the Wyoming-South Dakota state line.

Area 21. Encampment River. Beginning where Wyoming Highway 130 crosses the North Platte River in the town of Saratoga; southerly along said highway to Wyoming Highway 230; southeasterly along said highway to the Wyoming-Colorado state line; westerly along said line to the Medicine Bow National Forest boundary near the confluence of Spring Creek and the Little Snake River; westerly and northerly along said boundary to Wyoming Highway 70; northeasterly along said highway to the Sage Creek Road (U.S.F.S. Road 801-Carbon County Road 401); northerly along said road to Sage Creek; easterly down said creek to the North Platte River; southerly up said river to Wyoming Highway 130 in the town of Saratoga.

Area 22. Dubois Badlands. Beginning where U.S. Highway 287 crosses the Wind River Reservation boundary; westerly along said highway to the Wiggins Fork Road (Fremont County Road 285); northerly along said road to the Shoshone National Forest boundary; easterly along said boundary to the Wind River Reservation boundary; southerly along said boundary to U.S. Highway 287. This includes those areas of the Spence-Moriarity Wildlife Habitat Area east of the East Fork of the Wind River.

Area 24. Big Piney. Beginning at a point where the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary crosses LaBarge Creek; westerly up said creek to the head of the Greys River; northerly down said river to Deadman Creek; easterly up said creek to the divide between the Greys River and the Hoback River, southerly along said divide to the divide between the Hoback River and the Green River; easterly along said divide to the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary on Hoback Rim; southerly along said boundary to LaBarge Creek.

Area 26. Bennett Mountain. Beginning where the Medicine Bow River enters the North Platte River; northerly down the North Platte River to Sage Creek; easterly up said creek to the South Fork of Sage Creek; easterly up said fork to the Leo-Shirley Basin Road (Carbon County Road 102); easterly along said road to the Pryor Flat Road (B.L.M. Road 3115); southeasterly along said road to the Troublesome Spring Road; southerly along said road to Troublesome Creek; southerly down said creek to the Hanna-Leo Road (Carbon County Road 291); southerly along said road to the Medicine Bow River; westerly down said river to the North Platte River.