040-14 Wyo. Code R. § 14-9

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 14-9 - Light Goose Conservation Order Regulations

(a) Shotguns shall be the only weapons that can be used to take light geese and are not required to be plugged to limit shell capacity to three (3). Shotguns larger than ten (10) gauge shall not be legal for the taking of light geese in Wyoming during the light goose conservation order.

(b) Evidence of Species. One fully feathered wing or the feathered head shall remain naturally attached to the carcass as a means of identification of all light geese in the field and while the birds are being transported.

(c) Nontoxic Shot Restrictions.

(i) No person shall take light geese while possessing shot shells loaded with shot other than nontoxic shot.

(d) Light Goose Conservation Order Hunting Seasons.

(i) The Central Flyway portion of Wyoming, excluding the closed areas listed in Section 3, is open during the light goose conservation order.

LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER, CENTRAL FLYWAY
Species and Hunt Areas	Conservation Order Dates		Closed Areas Section 3 Subsections	Bag Limit
	Opens	Closes		Daily	Possession
Light Geese Central Flyway only	Feb. 20	Apr. 9	a(ii), a(iii), b, c, f a(vi) after March 20	20	Unrestricted

(ii) Those areas within the boundaries of the Bump-Sullivan Managed Goose Hunt, including Bump-Sullivan Reservoir, shall be open to the taking of light geese during the light goose conservation order. Pits/blinds shall be occupied on a first-come, first-served basis and shall not be claimed or reserved by leaving personal belongings, including decoys, unattended at the pit/blind at any time. Light goose conservation order participants are not required to possess a Bump-Sullivan managed goose hunt permit or a goose special management registration nor are they required to hunt from a pit/blind during the light goose conservation order.

040-14 Wyo. Code R. § 14-9

Amended, Eff. 6/8/2016.