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CODY REGION

2020 Season Recommendations

2020 ANTELOPE

Carter Mountain Antelope

Hunt Areas (78,81-82)

Above management objective

51:100 fawns

59:100 bucks

Increased buck licenses to offer more hunter opportunity due to good fawn production prior 3 years, high buck ratios, and population currently well above it’s management objective. Simplified Hunt Area 82 doe fawn licenses by combining Types 6 and 7.

Antelope –

Carter Mtn

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quo

ta

Limitations

Opens Closes Opens Closes

78 1 Aug.15 Sep.19 Sep. 20 Oct. 31

100

150

Limited quota Any antelope

78 6 Aug.15 Sep. 19

Aug.31

Sep. 1 Nov. 30

100

Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on or

within one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated land

81 1 Aug.15 Sep.19 Sep. 20 Nov.15 200 225

Limited quota Any antelope

81 6 Aug.15 Sep.19 Sep. 20 Nov.15 200 250

Limited quota Doe or fawn

Antelope –

Carter Mtn

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


82 1 Aug.15 Sep.19 Sep. 20 Oct. 14 200 Limited quota Any antelope

82 6 Aug.15 Sep.19 Aug. 15

Sep.20

Oct. 31

Oct.14

50 175 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on or

within one-half (1/2)

mile of irrigated land

east of Wyoming

Highway 120

82 7 Aug.15 Sep.19 Sep. 20 Oct. 14 125 Limited

quota

Doe or fawn valid west

of Wyoming Highway

120

82 8 Aug.15 Sep.19 Oct. 15 Nov.30 100 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid in Big Horn County

Copper Mountain Antelope

Hunt Areas (76,79,114-116)

Within management objective, lower limit

41:100 fawns (poor)

59:100 bucks

Reduction in licenses to account for: poor

fawn production, harsh winter conditions

during 2018/19 winter, population at lower

limit of management objective, and

reduced damage issues. Area 79 Type one

shifted later to reduce overlap with Type 9.

Antelope –

Copper Mtn

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


76 1 Aug.15 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Oct. 31 225 150 Limited quota Any antelope

76 2 Aug.15 Sep.30 50 Limited quota Any antelope valid

within two (2) miles

of the Bighorn River

or south of the

Buffalo Creek Road

(Hot Springs County

Road 5)

76 6 Aug.15 Oct. 31 250 25 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on or

within one-half (1/2)

mile of irrigated land or

south of the Buffalo

Creek Road (Hot

Springs County Road 5)

Doe or fawn valid on

irrigated land

Antelope –

Copper Mtn

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


79 1 Sep. 20

Oct. 1

Sep. 30

Oct. 15

25 Limited quota Any antelope valid on

or within one-half

(1/2) mile of irrigated land

79 6 Sep. 1 Nov. 30 75 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

or within one-half


79 9 Aug. 15 Sep. 30 50 Limited quota Any antelope, archery only

Antelope –

Copper Mtn

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


114 1 Aug.15 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Oct. 31 75 Limited quota

Any antelope

114 2 Aug. 15 Sep. 30 50 25 Limited quota

Any antelope valid on

or within one-half


114 6 Aug. 15 Oct. 24 100 25 Limited quota


or within one-half


114 7 Oct. 25 Nov.30 100 25 Limited quota


or within one-half


Antelope –

Copper Mtn

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quo

ta

Limitations


115 1 Aug.15 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Oct. 31 200 Limited quota Any antelope

115 6 Aug.15 Sep.30

Aug. 31

Sep. 1 Nov.30 300 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid east

of the Nowood River

or south and west of

Cornell Gulch or

Nowater Stock Trail (B.L.M. Road 1404)

Fifteen Mile Antelope

Hunt Areas (77,83,110)

Below management objective

46:100 fawns (poor)

39:100 bucks (low)

Reduction in licenses to account for: poor fawn production, harsh winter conditions during 2018/19 winter, population below management objective, and reduced damage issues. Simplified doe fawn licenses in Area 83 by combining hunt Types 6 and 7.

Antelope –

Fifteen Mile

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations



77 2 Aug.15 Sep. 19 50 25 Limited quota Any antelope valid on

or within one-half


77 6 Aug.15 Oct. 24 150

25

Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

or within one-half


77 7 Oct. 25 Nov.30 100

25

Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

or within one-half


Antelope –

Fifteen Mile

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


83 1 Aug.15 Sep.19 Sep. 20 Nov. 7 400 250 Limited quota Any antelope

83 6 Aug. 15 Nov.15 300 75 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid

on or within one-

half (1/2) mile of

irrigated land east

of Wyoming

Highway 120 Doe

or fawn valid on

irrigated land

83 7 Aug. 15 Nov.15 300 Limited quota Doe or fawn

valid on or

within one-half

(1/2) mile of

irrigated land

west of Wyoming

Highway 120


110 6 Aug.15 Sep.19 Sep. 20 Oct. 14 50 Limited quota Doe or fawn

Badger Basin Antelope

Hunt Area (80)

Within management objective

38:100 fawns (low)

30:100 bucks (low)

Increase in licenses to provide a little

more hunter opportunity, herd meeting

management objective.

Antelope –

Badger

Basin

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quot

a

Limitations


80 1 Aug.15 Sep.19 Sep. 20 Oct. 31 50 75 Limited quota Any antelope

80 6 Aug.15 Sep.19 Sep. 20 Oct. 31 25 Limited quota Doe or fawn

2020 DEER

North Bighorn Deer

Hunt Areas (24-25,27-28,50-53)


60:100 fawns

33:100 bucks

Simplify regulations by combining Type

6 and 7 license quotas.

Deer –

North Bighorns

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


50 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Oct. 24 General Antlered mule deer or

any white-tailed deer



51 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 50 150 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

or within one-half

(1/2) mile of irrigated

land

51 7 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 100 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid

within one (1) mile of

Shell Creek

51 8 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1

Oct. 15

Dec. 15 100 Limited quota Doe or fawn white-

tailed deer

Deer –

North Bighorns

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations




52 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Nov. 30 25 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

or within one-half


land



Paintrock Deer



54:100 fawns

25:100 bucks

Proposed changes designed to decrease

yearling buck harvest by lifting the antlered

restriction and allowing nonselective

hunters to harvest a doe, simplify the

season regulations, and create some level

of doe harvest on public lands where the

antlerless segment of the herd accounts for

roughly 80% of the population.

Deer –

Paintrock

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations




Any deer

41 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Oct. 31 General Antlerless deer valid

on or within one-half


land

41 3 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1

Oct.15

Nov. 30 75 150 Limited quota Any white-tailed deer


or within one-half


land

41 8 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1

Oct. 15

Dec. 15 150 250 Limited quota Doe or fawn white-

tailed deer

Deer –

Paintrock

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations






Any deer

47 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Oct. 31 General Antlerless deer valid

on or within one-half


land

47,

51

3 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1

Oct. 15

Nov. 30 75 Limited quota Any white-tailed deer


or within one-half


land

47 8 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1

Oct.15


tailed deer

Shoshone River Deer

Hunt Areas (121-123)


68:100 fawns

30:100 bucks

Proposed changes designed to focus

harvest on deer on private lands to address

damage while allowing desert mule deer

populations to increase. This was a

suggestion made during post season

meeting process.

Deer –

Shoshone River

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


121 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 10 General Any deer Any deer

valid on private land;

antlered mule deer or


valid off private land

121 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 11 Nov. 30 General Antlerless deer valid

on private land

121 3 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 30 50 Limited quota Any white-tailed deer


private land

Deer –

Shoshone River

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


122 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 10 General Any deer Any deer

valid on private land;

antlered mule deer or


valid off private land

122 Sep.1 Sep.30 Nov. 11 Nov. 30 General Antlerless deer valid

on private land



private land or within

one-half (1/2) mile of

irrigated land within

the Shoshone River

Drainage




private land south of

the Shoshone River

Greybull River Deer



56:100 fawns

25:100 bucks

Proposed changes designed to simplify

antlerless mule deer hunting and provide

additional antlerless white-tailed deer

opportunity.

Deer –

Greybull River

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


124 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 10 General Any deer

124 3 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 30 75 150 Limited quota Any white-tailed deer

124 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15

Nov. 1

Nov. 30 100 200 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

or within one-half


land

124 7 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 30 100 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

or within one-half


land west of

Wyoming Highway

30 and Bighorn

County Road 8

124 8 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 30 100 150 Limited quota Doe or fawn white-

tailed deer

Deer –

Greybull River

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


165 1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Oct. 31 125 Limited quota Any deer


165 6 Sep. 1 Oct. 31 100 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

private land

165 8 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 30 150 Limited quota Doe or fawn white-

tailed deer

Southwest Bighorns Deer

Hunt Areas (35-37,39-40,164)


54:100 fawns

33:100 bucks

Proposed reduction in antlerless licenses

designed to increase population towards

management objective. Increased white-

tailed deer licenses to address damage

and provide additional hunter opportunity.

Deer –

Southwest Bighorns

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


35 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Oct. 31 General Any deer

37 1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Oct. 31 225 125 Limited quota Antlered deer

37,

39

3 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 30 25 Limited quota Any white-tailed deer

37 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Sep. 1 Nov. 15 150 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

or within one-half


land



39 8 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 50 Limited quota Doe or fawn white-

tailed deer

Deer –

Southwest Bighorns

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


40 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Oct. 31 General Antlered deer valid on

national forest; any

deer off national forest

40 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Oct. 31 200 100 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid off

national forest

40 8 Sep. 1

Sep.30

Oct. 15 Nov. 30 300 400 Limited quota Doe or fawn white-

tailed deer

Deer –

Southwest Bighorns

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


164 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Oct. 10 General Any deer

164 3 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1

Oct. 1

Nov. 30 50 100 Limited quota Any white-tailed deer;

also valid in Area 125

164 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 25 Nov. 15 100 50 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

or within one-half


land

164 7 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Oct. 10 50 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

or within one-half


land

164 8 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1

Oct. 1


tailed deer; also valid

in Area 125

Basin Deer

Hunt Areas (125,127)


44:100 fawns

33:100 bucks




tailed deer licenses to address damage

and provide additional hunter opportunity.

Deer –

Basin

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


125 1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 100 Limited quota Antlered deer

125 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Sep. 15 Oct. 15 25 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

or within one-half


land

127 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Oct. 24 General Antlered deer

127 3 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 30 25 Limited quota Any white-tailed deer;

also valid in Area 125

127 8 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Nov. 30 75 Limited quota Doe or fawn white-

tailed deer

Owl Creek Meeteetse Deer

Hunt Areas (116,120)

Within management objective (lower limit)

56:100 fawns

30:100 bucks




tailed deer licenses to address damage and

provide additional hunter opportunity.

Deer –

Owl Creek

Meeteetse

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


116 1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct.15 Oct. 31 75 Limited quota Antlered mule deer or


116

117

3 Sep. 1

Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 30 100 Limited quota Any white-tailed deer

116 6 Sep. 1

Sep.30

Oct.15 Nov. 30 75 50 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

private land

116 7 Sep. 1 Oct. 14 100 75 Limited quota Doe or fawn white-

tailed deer valid on

private land in the

Wood River Drainage

116

117

118

8 Sep. 1

Sep.30

Oct.15 Nov. 30 150 Limited quota Doe or fawn white-

tailed deer

Deer –

Owl Creek

Meeteetse

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


117 1 Sep. 1 Sep. 30

Sep. 14

Sep. 15 Oct. 15 50 Limited quota Antlered mule deer or any

white-tailed deer

118 1 Sep. 1 Sep. 30 Oct. 15 Oct. 31 25 Limited quota Antlered deer

118 1 Sep. 1 Sep. 30 Nov. 1 Nov. 30 Any white-tailed deer

119 1 Sep. 1 Sep. 30 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 50 Limited quota Antlered deer

119 2 Sep. 1 Sep. 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 15 75 Limited quota Antlered deer

119

120

3 Sep. 1 Sep. 30 Oct. 1 Nov. 30 100 Limited quota Any white-tailed deer

119 6 Sep. 1 Nov. 15 75 50 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on or within

one-half (1/2) mile of irrigated

land Doe or fawn valid on

irrigated land

120 1 Sep. 1 Sep. 30 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 75 Limited quota Antlered deer

120 8 Sep. 1 Dec. 15 200 Limited quota Doe or fawn white-tailed deer

Clarks Fork Deer

Hunt Areas (105-106,109)


57:100 fawns

25:100 bucks

No changes proposed, significant changes

made in 2019 season. Maintaining these

changes for consecutive years to determine

population impact.

Deer –

Clarks Fork

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations




valid on national forest

105 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 5 General Antlered mule deer or


valid off national

forest

105 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 6 Nov. 17 General Antlerless deer valid

on private land

105

106

109

1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 25 Limited quota Any deer



Upper Shoshone Deer



63:100 fawns

25:100 bucks

No changes proposed, significant changes

made in 2019 season. Maintaining these

changes for consecutive years to determine

population impact.

Deer –

Upper

Shoshone

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


110

111

112

113

114

Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Nov. 3 General Antlered mule deer

four (4) points or more

on either antler or any

white-tailed deer

110

111

1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 25 Limited quota Antlered mule deer or


110

111

8 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Dec. 31 100 Limited quota Doe or fawn white-

tailed deer

Deer –

Upper

Shoshone

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


112

113

114

1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov.15 25 Limited quota Antlered mule deer or


112

113

3 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov.30 35 Limited quota Any white-tailed deer

112

113

8 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Dec.31 175 Limited quota Doe or fawn white-

tailed deer

113 7 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Nov.15 25 Limited quota Doe or fawn valid on

private land north and

east of Carter Creek

115 Sep. 1 Sep. 9 Sep. 10 Oct. 22 General Antlered mule deer

four (4) points or more

on either antler or any

white-tailed deer

Non Resident Deer Quotas

Non Resident Regions (F,M,R,X)

No Changes

Region F

Deer Areas

Region

Deer Hunt Areas

Quotas

F 105, 106, 110-115 550

Region M

Deer Areas

Region

Deer Hunt Areas

Quotas

M 35, 39, 40, 164 800

Region R

Deer Areas

Region

Deer Hunt Areas

Quotas

R 41, 46, 47, 50-53 600

Region X

Deer Areas

Region

Deer Hunt Areas

Quotas

X 121-124, 127 300

2020 ELK

North Bighorn Elk

Hunt Areas (35-40)


26:100 calves

28:100 bulls

Initiated more aggressive seasons to

decrease population toward objective in 2019

season, maintaining these liberal seasons for

consecutive years to determine population

impact.

ELK –

North

Bighorns

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


39 1 Oct. 15 Nov. 4 200 Limited quota Any elk

39 1 Nov. 5 Nov. 15 Antlerless elk

39 4 Oct. 1 Oct. 10 75 150 Limited quota Antlerless elk

39 4 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Antlerless elk

39 9 Sep. 1 Sep. 30 75 Limited quota Any elk, archery only

ELK –

North

Bighorns

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


40 1 Oct. 15 Nov. 4 225 Limited quota Any elk

40 4 Oct. 15 Nov. 30 200 Limited quota Antlerless elk

40 5 Oct. 1 Oct. 10 50 Limited quota Antlerless elk

40 5 Oct. 15 Nov. 30 Antlerless elk

40 6 Sep. 1 Oct. 14 100 Limited quota Cow or calf valid off

national forest

40 6 Oct. 15 Nov. 30 Cow or calf valid in

the entire area


Medicine Lodge Elk

Hunt Areas (41,45)

Within management objective (Upper limit)

35:100 calves

30:100 bulls

Proposed change designed to increase cow

harvest and move herd toward its

management objective, and to address

hunter congestion.

Elk –

Medicine

Lodge

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


41 1 Sep.15 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Nov. 4 375 Limited quota Any elk

41 4 Sep.15 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Oct. 10 450

500

Limited quota Antlerless elk

41 4 Sep.15 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Nov.30 Antlerless elk

41 6 Nov. 15 Dec.21 350

300

Limited quota Cow or calf

41 9 Sep. 1 Sep. 30 125 Limited quota Any elk, archery

only

Elk –

Medicine

Lodge

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


45 1 Sep.15 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Nov. 4 350 Limited quota Any elk

45 4 Sep.15 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Nov.15

Nov.30

225 150 Limited quota Antlerless elk

45 5 Sep.15 Sep.30 Oct. 10

Oct. 1

Nov. 4

Oct. 10

125 200 Limited quota Antlerless elk

45 5 Nov. 5 Nov.30 Antlerless elk

45 6 Aug. 15 Nov.30 175 225 Limited quota Cow or calf valid

off national forest

45 9 Sep. 1 Sep. 30 150 Limited quota Any elk, archery

only

South Bighorn Elk

Hunt Areas (33-34,47-49,120)


26:100 calves

41:100 bulls

This population is well above objective.

Managers continue to try and increase elk

harvest to decrease population towards its

management objective.

Elk –

South

Bighorns

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


47 1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 9 Oct. 31 200 150 Limited quota Any elk

47 1 Nov. 1 Nov. 30 Antlerless elk

47 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 9 Nov. 30 150 100 Limited quota Cow or calf

48 1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 9 Oct. 31 350 Limited quota Any elk

48 1 Nov. 7 Dec. 15 Antlerless elk

48 4 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 9 Oct. 31 100 Limited quota Antlerless elk


48 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 9 Oct. 31 600 Limited quota Cow or calf

48 6 Nov. 7 Dec. 15 Cow or calf

Elk –

South

Bighorns

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations






49 6 Aug. 15

Sep. 1

Oct. 31 850 Limited quota Cow or calf

49 6 Nov. 7 Dec. 21 Cow or calf

Gooseberry Elk

Hunt Areas (62-64)


15:100 calves

28:100 bulls

Managers continue to maintain liberal

seasons to decrease this population towards

its management objective.

Elk –

Gooseberry

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations




62,

63

5 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 22 Dec. 21 150 Limited quota Antlerless elk

63,

64

1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Oct. 21 200 Limited quota Any elk

Elk –

Gooseberry

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


63 2 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Any elk valid in the

entire area

63 2 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Oct. 21 25 Limited quota Any elk valid within

the Washakie

Wilderness; also valid

in that portion of Area

64 within the

Washakie Wilderness

63 4 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Dec. 21 200 Limited quota Antlerless elk

63 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Cow or calf valid in

the entire area

63 6 Aug. 15 Oct. 31 100 Limited quota Cow or calf valid off

national forest north of

Gooseberry Creek

63 6 Nov. 1 Dec. 21 Cow or calf valid off

national forest

Elk –

Gooseberry

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


64 2 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 75 Limited quota Any elk; also valid in

Area 63

64 6 Sep. 1 Nov. 14 200 Limited quota Cow or calf valid within

the Cottonwood Creek

Drainage off national

forest; also valid within the

Grass Creek Drainage

downstream of the Grass

Creek/Little Grass Creek

confluence Cow or calf

valid in that portion of the

Cottonwood Creek

Drainage downstream of

and including the 21-Creek

Drainage, also valid within

the Grass Creek Drainage

downstream of the Grass

Creek/Little Grass Creek

confluence

64 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 15 Dec. 21 Cow or calf valid in the

entire area

Elk –

Gooseberry

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


64 7 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Cow or calf valid in the

entire area

64 7 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15

Nov. 1

Dec. 21 300 Limited quota Cow or calf valid south

of and including the

Cottonwood Creek

Drainage

Clarks Fork Elk



11:100 calves

20:100 bulls

Managers continue to try and reduce elk in

the front country of 54 to prevent damage,

and increase elk in other Hunt Areas to move

herd towards it’s management objective.

Elk –

Clarks

Fork

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


51 1 Oct. 1 Oct. 31 100 Limited quota Any elk south and

west of the Clarks

Fork River

51 2 Oct. 1 Oct. 31 40 Limited quota Any elk north and east

of the Clarks Fork

River

51 4 Nov. 16 Dec. 15 150 Limited quota Antlerless elk


53 1 Oct. 1 Oct. 31 10 Limited quota Any elk

53 2 Nov. 1 Nov. 30 50 35 Limited quota Any elk valid in the

North Fork Shoshone

River Drainage

53 4 Oct. 1 Dec. 15 50 Limited quota Antlerless elk

53 6 Oct. 15 Dec. 21 200 100 Limited quota Cow or calf valid in

the North Fork

Shoshone River

Drainage

53 7 Sep. 1 Dec. 21 25 Limited quota Cow or calf valid on

private land


Elk –

Clarks

Fork

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


54 1 Oct. 1 Nov. 30 50 Limited quota Any elk valid south of

the Clarks Fork River

54 2 Oct. 1 Oct. 31 25 Limited quota Any elk valid north of

the Clarks Fork River

54 6 Sep. 1 Sep. 30 200 150 Limited quota Cow or calf valid on

private land

54 6 Oct. 1 Oct. 31 Cow or calf valid in

the entire area

54 7 Nov. 1 Nov. 24 350 300 Limited quota Cow or calf

54 7 Nov. 25 Dec. 21 Cow or calf valid east

of Wyoming Highway

120


Cody Elk

Hunt Areas (55-56,58-61,66)


13:100 calves

52:100 bulls

While this herd is over it’s management

objective, not all Hunt Areas and elk count

blocks are experiencing elk population growth.

Population reduction is primarily focused on

Hunt Area 66 and 61 elk, and front country elk,

those that do not migrate to the Park or the

Thorofare. Managers trying to direct harvest

where needed to meet herd objective.

Elk –

Cody

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations




56 Sep.1 Sep.30 General Any elk

56 Oct. 1 Oct. 21 General Antlered elk

56 1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Dec. 7 10 Limited quota Any elk

56 5 Sep.1 Sep.30 Antlerless elk valid in

the entire area

56 5 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Dec. 21 50 100 Limited quota Antlerless elk valid off

national forest

56 6 Sep.1 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Dec. 21 200 100 Limited quota Cow or calf


Elk –

Cody

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


58 1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Nov. 30 35 Limited quota Any elk

58 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Dec. 21 200 75 Limited quota Cow or calf

59 Sep. 1 Sep.30 General Any elk

59 Oct. 1 Oct. 21 General Antlered elk

59 1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 10 Limited quota Any elk

59 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 1 Dec. 21 200 125 Limited quota Cow or calf

59 7 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Limited quota Cow or calf valid in

the entire area

59 7 Oct. 1 Oct. 31 25 Cow or calf valid

within the Washakie

Wilderness


Elk –

Cody

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


60 Sep. 1 Sep.19 General Any elk

60 Sep. 20 Oct. 22 General Antlered elk


Elk –

Cody

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


61 1 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Any elk valid in the

entire area, also valid

in that portion of

Area 62 within the

Washakie Wilderness

south of Avalanche

Creek

61 1 Oct. 1 Oct. 31 150 Limited quota Any elk valid within

the Washakie

Wilderness, also valid

in that portion of Area

62 within the

Washakie Wilderness

south of Avalanche

Creek

Elk –

Cody

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


61 2 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 50 Limited quota Any elk; also valid in

Area 66

61 2 Nov. 16 Jan. 15 Any elk valid only in

Area 66

61 4 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov. 1

Oct. 24

Dec. 21 150 Limited quota Antlerless elk

Elk –

Cody

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


61 6 Nov. 1 Nov. 24 200 Limited quota Cow or calf valid

within the Washakie

Wilderness

61 6 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Nov.25 Dec. 21 Cow or calf valid in

the entire area

61 7 Sep. 1 Sep.30 Cow or calf valid in

the entire area

61 7 Sep. 1 Dec. 21 350 Limited quota Cow or calf valid north

of and including the

Rawhide Creek

Drainage

Elk –

Cody

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


66 Aug.15 Oct. 15

Dec. 21

General Any elk

66 Oct. 16 Dec. 21 General Antlerless elk in the

entire area; any elk in

that portion of Area

66 in Big Horn

County

66 6 Aug. 15 Jan. 15 600

200

Limited quota Cow or calf

2020 BIGHORN SHEEP

Absaroka Sheep

Hunt Areas (1-5)

Within management objective

32:100 lambs

33:100 rams

Minor increase proposed in Hunt Area 5 to

balance statewide bighorn sheep licenses,

otherwise no changes proposed. Significant

reductions in licenses were made in 2019

season, these changes will be maintained

consecutive years to evaluate changes.

Sheep -

Absaroka

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


1 1 Aug.15 Aug.31 Sep. 1 Oct. 31 12 Any ram (9 residents,

3 nonresidents)


5 nonresidents)


8 nonresidents)


6 nonresidents)

5 1 Aug.15 Aug.31 Sep. 1 Oct. 31 32

34

Any ram (25 residents,

9 nonresidents)

Devils Canyon Sheep

Hunt Area (12)


46:100 lambs

66:100 rams

No changes proposed

Sheep -

Devil’s

Canyon

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


12 1 Aug.1 Aug.14 Aug. 15 Oct. 15 6 Limited quota Any ram ( 4 5 residents,

2 1 nonresidents)

2020

ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT

Beartooth Mountain Goat

Hunt Areas (1,3)

Above Objective

Reduction in goats proposed for Hunt Area 3.

Population is above objective, and concerns

regarding disease and resource competition

exist with bighorn sheep populations.

Mt Goat -

Beartooth

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


1 1 Aug.15 Aug.31 Sep. 1 Oct. 31 8 Limited quota Any mountain goat

3 1 Aug.15 Aug.31 Sep. 1 Oct. 31 16 24 Limited quota Any mountain goat

3 2 Aug.15 Aug.31 Oct. 1

Sep.20

Oct. 31 8 16 Limited quota Any mountain goat

Mt Goat

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


5 A Aug. 15 Aug. 31 Sep. 1 Oct. 31 16 8 Limited quota Any mountain goat

2020 MOOSE

Moose -

Absaroka

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


8 CLOSED

9 1 Sep. 1 Sep. 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 31 3 Limited quota Antlered moose

11 1 Sep. 1 Sep. 9 Sep. 10 Nov. 10 5 Limited quota Antlered moose

No changes proposed

Bighorn Moose

Hunt Area (1,34,42)


46:100 bulls

66:100 calves

Managers observed the highest number of

moose in the history of trend counts in the

Bighorns. Managers proposed additional

licenses because additional hunting opportunity

is warranted.

Bighorn

Mountains

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


42 1 Sep. 15 Sep. 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 31 5 10 Limited quota Any moose, except cow

moose with calf at side

2020 BISON

Cody Region

Bison

Area 3. North Fork. All of the north, south and west drainages of the

North Fork of the Shoshone River.

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


3 1 CLOSED

2020 Upland Game Bird

SAGE GROUSE Hunt Season Dates Bag Limit

Area Opens Closes Daily Possession Limitations

1 Sep. 21

Sep.19

Sep. 30 2 4 Any sage grouse


PHEASANT Hunt

Area

Season Dates Opens Closes

Bag Limit Daily Possession

Limitations

Shooting Hours Start End

1 Nov. 2

Nov.7

Dec. 31 3 9 Male pheasant

only (Youth

Hunt-Refer to Section 7)

½ hour before Sunrise

Sunset

Hunt Area

Opens

Closes

Daily

Bag

Limit

Possession

Limit

Limitations

Start

End

5 Nov. 2

Nov.7

Dec. 31 3 9 Male pheasant

only except

that portion of

Area 5 north of

the Shoshone

River and west

of the

Yellowtail

Reservoir shall

be open for

any pheasant

(Youth Hunt-

Refer to Section 7)

Veterans Day

(State Observed

Holiday),

Thanksgiving

Day, Christmas

Day, and

Weekend Days ½

hour before Sunrise

Sunset

Week Days 11:00

a.m.

Sunset


HUNT AREA DESCRIPTION

Area 5. All of the lands included in the

Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management

Area north of U.S. Highway 14A

PHEASANT


SAND MESA & YELLOWTAIL

YOUTH HUNT The youth only hunt day is Saturday November

16 21. Only youths shall be allowed to take

pheasants on this date. Youths under the age of

fourteen (14) shall be accompanied by an adult. No

adults shall take any pheasant during the youth only

hunt day. The youth hunt shall take place on all

lands included in the Bud Love Wildlife Habitat

Management Area, Sand Mesa Wildlife Habitat

Management Area east of the Bass Lake Road, and

all lands included in the Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat

Management Area north of the Shoshone River.

2020 FALL TURKEY

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


4 Sep. 1 Sep.30 General Any wild turkey east of

the Bighorn River,

archery only

4 Nov. 1 Nov. 30 General Any wild turkey east of

the Bighorn River

2021 SPRING TURKEY

HA

Type

Archery Dates

Season Dates

Quota

Limitations


4 Apr. 11

Apr. 20

May. 20

May. 31

General Any male wild turkey

or any wild turkey with

a visible beard, except

the Wyoming Game

and Fish Commission’s

Yellowtail Wildlife

Habitat Management

Area shall be closed

4 1 Apr. 11

Apr. 20

May. 20

May. 31

50 Any male wild turkey

or any wild turkey with

a visible beard

Questions, please contact

Cody Biologist – Tony Mong

[email protected], 307-271-2164

Greybull Biologist – Sam Stephens


Worland Biologist, Bart Kroger


Cody Regional Office – 307-527-7125

mailto:[email protected]



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