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(i) Pheasant Hunt Area Descriptions.
Area 1. All of Fremont County, excluding those lands described in pheasant hunt area 2.
All of Sheridan, Johnson, Park, Washakie and Hot Springs counties, and all of Big Horn
County excluding those lands described in pheasant hunt area 5.
Area 2. All lands in the Ocean Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area, the Mile High
Ranch Access Area, the Killebrew Ranches Access Area and all lands in the Sand Mesa
Wildlife Habitat Management Area east of the Bass Lake Road.
Area 5. All of the lands included in the Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area
north of U.S. Highway 14A.
Area 7. All of Goshen County excluding Hunt Area 8.
Area 8. All of the lands included in the Springer/Bump-Sullivan Wildlife Habitat
Management Area.
Area 9. All Bureau of Reclamation Withdrawal lands bordering and including Glendo
State Park and the adjoining Department's Access Yes Walk-in Area.
Area 11. The entire State of Wyoming excluding the lands described in Areas 1, 2, 5, 7,
8 and 9.
(ii) Closed Areas.
(A) The waters and lands within one-half (1/2) mile of the aeration system on the north
side of Ocean Lake shall be closed to pheasant hunting beginning December 15 through
December 31 of each year.
(B) The Downar Bird Farm and Springer Headquarters in Goshen County shall be closed
to pheasant hunting as marked by signs.
(C) Pond Number 1 and adjacent lands on the Table Mountain Wildlife Habitat
Management Area in Goshen County, as marked by colored signs and posts, shall be
closed to pheasant hunting after November 11.
(D) The Sheridan Bird Farm in Sheridan County shall be closed to pheasant hunting,
except during hunts sponsored and supervised by the Wyoming Game and Fish
Department.
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Section 4. Pheasant Special Management Permit.
A Pheasant Special Management Permit shall be required of any person, except those
exempted in this section, who participates in the hunting of pheasants in those areas listed
in subsection (a) of this section. Owners of lands enrolled in the Department's Access Yes
Walk-In Areas, and members of their immediate families (landowner's spouse, parents,
grandparents, lineal descendants and their spouses or siblings) are exempt from the
requirement to obtain a Pheasant Special Management Permit when they are hunting
pheasants on the deeded land of the landowner. The Pheasant Special Management Permit
shall be in possession of any person while hunting pheasants, and shall be immediately
produced for inspection upon request from any authorized Department representative. The
permit shall be available at Headquarters, Department Regional Offices and designated
license selling agents.
(a) Pheasant Special Management Permit Areas. A Pheasant Special Management Permit
shall be required to hunt pheasants in the areas listed in this subsection:
(i) Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Johnson County.
(ii) Glendo State Park; including all Bureau of Reclamation Withdrawal lands bordering
the Park and the adjoining Department's Access Yes Walk-In Area in Platte County.
(iii) Ocean Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area, the Mile High Ranch Access Area and
the Killebrew Ranches Access Area in Fremont County.
(iv) Springer Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Goshen County.
(v) Table Mountain Wildlife Habitat Management Area in Goshen County.
(vi) Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area, excluding any private lands included
within the Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area, in Big Horn County.
(vii) All lands in the Sand Mesa Wildlife Habitat Management Area east of the Bass Lake
Road in Fremont County.
(viii) All lands open to the hunting of pheasants that are enrolled in the Department's
Access Yes Program, excluding Walk-In Access Areas in Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs,
Park and Washakie counties on which pheasants are not released by the Department.
(ix) All State Trust land in Sheridan County.
(x) Welch Ranch Management Area in Sheridan County.
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