§ 32.69 Wyoming.
The following refuge units are open for hunting and/or fishing as governed by applicable Federal and State regulations, and are listed in alphabetical order with additional refuge-specific regulations.
(a) Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of migratory birds on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Waterfowl hunters may enter the refuge 1 hour before legal shooting hours to set up decoys and blinds.
(ii) We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
(iii) You must only use portable blinds or blinds constructed from dead and downed wood.
(iv) You must remove portable blinds, tree stands, decoys, and other personal equipment from the refuge after each day's hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter).
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of upland game birds and small game authorized by the State and turkey (during the fall turkey season only) on designated areas of the refuge.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of big game authorized by the State on designated areas of the refuge.
(4) [Reserved]
(b) Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of migratory birds on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
(ii) Hunters may only access the refuge 1 hour before legal sunrise until 1 hour after legal sunset.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of upland game birds, small game, red fox, raccoon, and striped skunk on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The condition set forth at paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section applies.
(ii) We allow the use of dogs to find and retrieve legally harvested game birds.
(iii) Licensed migratory bird, big game, or upland/small game hunters may harvest red fox, raccoon, and striped skunk on the refuge from September 1 until the end of the last open big game, upland bird, or small game season. You must remove from the refuge, all red fox, raccoon, and striped skunk that you harvest on the refuge.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, pronghorn, and moose subject to the condition set forth at paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge.
(c) Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow youth hunting of goose, duck, coot, and merganser on designated areas of the refuge during the Wyoming Zone C2 “special youth waterfowl hunting days” subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
(ii) We prohibit the cleaning of game on the refuge.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of chuker, grey partridge, pheasant, rabbit, sharp-tailed grouse, and turkey on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) The conditions set forth at paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section apply.
(ii) We allow hunting November 1 through March 1.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of pronghorn antelope and mule deer on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We allow hunting November 1 through March 1.
(4) [Reserved]
(d) National Elk Refuge. (1)-(2) [Reserved]
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of elk, pronghorn, white-tailed deer, and bison on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We require refuge permits (issued by State of Wyoming).
(ii) We prohibit shooting from or across refuge roads and parking areas.
(iii) We allow hunting of pronghorn with a firearm in Pronghorn Hunt Area 1 from September 10 through October 31, and in Pronghorn Hunt Area 2 from October 1 through 31.
(iv) We allow archery hunting of pronghorn in Pronghorn Hunt Area 1 in accordance with State seasons and regulations.
(v) We allow hunting of white-tailed deer with a firearm in the White-tailed Deer Hunt Area from September 15 through October 30.
(vi) We allow archery hunting of white-tailed deer in the White-tailed Deer Hunt Area in accordance with State seasons and regulations.
(vii) The refuge hunt brochure will specify the type of ammunition approved for hunting on the refuge.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge.
(e) Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge—(1) (1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of dove, goose, duck, and coot on designated areas of the refuge.
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of sage grouse and cottontail rabbit on designated areas of the refuge.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of pronghorn antelope and deer on designated areas of the refuge.
(4) [Reserved]
(f) Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge—(1) Migratory game bird hunting. We allow hunting of migratory birds except light goose on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) Waterfowl hunters may enter the refuge 1 hour before legal shooting hours to set up decoys and blinds.
(ii) We allow the use of dogs when hunting.
(iii) You must only use portable blinds or blinds constructed from dead and downed wood.
(iv) You must remove portable blinds, tree stands, decoys, and other personal equipment from the refuge after each day's hunt (see §§ 27.93 and 27.94 of this chapter).
(2) Upland game hunting. We allow hunting of game birds, small game, jackrabbit, raccoon, coyote, fox, and skunk on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
(i) We allow the use of dogs to find and retrieve game birds.
(ii) Licensed migratory bird, big game, or upland/small game hunters may harvest fox, coyote, raccoon, and skunk on the refuge from September 1 until the end of the last open big game, upland bird, or small game season.
(3) Big game hunting. We allow hunting of big game authorized by the state on designated areas of the refuge.
(4) Sport fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the refuge.
[84 FR 47675, Sept. 10, 2019, as amended at 85 FR 54144, Aug. 31, 2020; 86 FR 48883, Aug. 31, 2021; 91 FR 56365, Sept. 1, 2026]