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(g) Mourning Dove, Rail and Snipe Hunting Seasons.
Species
Mourning Dove
Sora and
Virginia Rail
Snipe
Season Dates
Opens Closes
Sep. 1
Sep. 1
Sep. 1
2022 MIGRATORY GAME BIRD HUNTING SEASONS AND LIGHT GOOSE CONSERVATION ORDER
MOURNING DOVE, RAIL AND SNIPE - STATEWIDE
Closed Areas Section
3 Subsections
Nov. 29 b, d, e
a - after Nov. 11
c - after Nov. 14
Nov. 9 b, d, e
Dec. 16 b, d, e
a - after Nov. 11
c - after Nov. 14
(h) Sandhill Crane Hunting Seasons
LIMITED QUOTA PERMIT - SANDHILL CRANE SEASONS
Season Dates
Hunt Areas
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
Opens Closes
Sep. 1
Sep. 1
Sep. 1
Oct. 1
Sep. 1
Permit
quota
Sep. 8 38
Sep. 8 38
Sep. 8 154
Oct. 23 154
Sep. 8 38
Sep. 17 Oct. 9
Sep. 1
154
Sep. 30 57
GENERAL PERMIT - SANDHILL CRANE SEASONS
Season Dates
Hunt Area
7
Opens Closes
Closed Areas Section
3 Subsections
Sep. 10 Nov. 6 b
3
d
Closed Areas
Section 3
Subsections
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Bag limit
Daily Possession
9
(i) Permits. All persons, regardless of age, hunting sandhill cranes shall possess a permit
valid for the hunt area in which they are hunting. No person shall apply for or receive
more than one (1) limited quota sandhill crane permit. A person may also obtain a permit
valid for the general sandhill crane season in Hunt Area 7.
(A) Limited Quota Sandhill Crane Permits. Persons may apply for limited quota sandhill
crane permits through the Department's Electronic Licensing Service (ELS).
Party
applications shall be accepted. Maximum party size shall be two (2). Residents and
nonresidents shall not apply together as a party.
(B) General Sandhill Crane Permits. Permits to hunt during the general sandhill crane
season (Hunt Area 7) shall be available through the Department's ELS.
(ii) Tagging Sandhill Cranes.
When a sandhill crane is killed under a limited quota
permit, the permittee shall detach, sign and date the carcass coupon and attach the
coupon to the carcass before leaving the site of the kill. The coupon shall remain on
the crane carcass at all times until the meat undergoes processing, except that during
transportation of the carcass the coupon may be removed to prevent its loss. If the
coupon is removed for transportation of the carcass, it must be in possession of the
person accompanying the carcass at all times. When dating a carcass coupon, the entire
wedge or block shall be cut out for the date and the month of the kill. The carcass
coupon shall be attached to the carcass of a sandhill crane in such a manner as to be
plainly visible. Sandhill cranes killed during the general sandhill crane season in Hunt
Area 7 are not required to be tagged. See page 29.
(iii) Limited Quota and General Sandhill Crane Hunt Area Descriptions.
Area and Number.
Area 1. All of the Bear River and Ham's Fork River drainages in Lincoln County.
Area 2. All of the Salt River drainage in Lincoln County south of the McCoy Creek Road.
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Light Geese
Species
Ducks and
Mergansers
Coots
Early Canada
Goose
Dark Geese
Sandhill crane
(i) Waterfowl Hunting Seasons
(i) Pacific Flyway
PACIFIC FLYWAY
Season Dates
Opens Closes
Sep. 24 Jan. 6
Sep. 24 Jan. 6
Sep. 1
Closed Areas Section
3 Subsections
d, e
f - through Oct. 8
d, e
f - through Oct. 8
Sep. 8 d, e
f - through Oct. 8
Sep. 24 Dec. 29 d, e
f - through Oct. 8
Sep. 24 Dec. 29 d, e
f - through Oct. 8
* The daily bag limit of seven (7) ducks and mergansers may include any combination
of species with the following restrictions:
* no more than two (2) hen mallards;
* no more than one (1) pintail;
* no more than two (2) canvasbacks;
* no more than two (2) redheads; and,
* no more than two (2) scaup. No scaup shall be taken after December 18.
(ii) Central Flyway Zones. The Central Flyway is divided into three (3) zones. Refer to
the season dates for the zone in which you are hunting.
(A) ZONE C1 shall include Big Horn, Converse, Hot Springs, Natrona, Park and Washakie
counties, and Fremont County excluding those portions south or west of the Continental
Divide.
(B) ZONE C1A shall include Goshen and Platte counties.
(C) ZONE C2 shall include Albany, Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Laramie, Niobrara, Sheridan
and Weston counties; and that portion of Carbon County east of the Continental Divide.
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10
30
5
15
5
15
Bag limit
Daily Possession
7*
21*
15
45
Season
Bag Limit
25
8
75
24
Bag limit
Daily Possession
15
45
Area 3. All lands within the Bureau of Reclamation's Eden Project in Sweetwater County.
Area 4. All lands within the Bureau of Reclamation's Riverton and Boysen Unit
boundaries; those lands within Boysen State Park south of Cottonwood Creek, west
of Boysen Reservoir, and south of U.S. Highway 20-26; and all non-indian owned fee
title lands within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation, excluding those
lands within Hot Springs County.
Area 5. All of Uinta County.
Area 6. All of Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties.
Area 7. All of Campbell, Converse, Crook, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara, Platte and Weston
counties.
Area 8. All of Johnson, Natrona and Sheridan counties.
MIGRATORY GAME BIRD

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