§ 23-2-102 — Age restrictions; game animals; game birds

Wyoming § 23-2-102

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 23: Game and Fish
• Ch. 2: LICENSES; FEES
• Art. 1: GAME ANIMALS AND GAME BIRDS

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(a) The minimum age to take any big or trophy game animal
is twelve (12) years, except that any person may take a big or
trophy game animal at eleven (11) years of age if the person
will attain twelve (12) years of age by the end of that calendar
year. Any person authorized by this subsection under the age of
fourteen (14) years shall at all times when hunting be
accompanied by a person over the age of majority who possesses
and can exhibit a certificate of competency and safety as
specified in W.S. 23-2-106 or who currently holds, or has been
issued a Wyoming big game hunting license within the last five
(5) years. If the person accompanying the hunter under the age
of fourteen (14) years is not the parent or guardian of the
hunter, the hunter shall have in his possession a permission
slip signed by his parent or guardian allowing him to hunt under
supervision. Each accompanying adult shall supervise not more
than one (1) hunter under the age of fourteen (14) years. Any
person under the age of fourteen (14) years applying for a
license to hunt big or trophy game animals under this subsection
shall have the application for the license co-signed by his
parent or legal guardian.
(b) No person fourteen (14) years or older nor any
nonresident person less than fourteen (14) years shall take any
small game animal without first obtaining the proper license. A
nonresident person less than fourteen (14) years need not obtain
a small game animal license if accompanied by an adult
possessing a valid unexpired Wyoming small game animal license
in which case the nonresident person's bag limit as established
by law or by commission orders shall be applied to and limited
by the small game hunting license held by the adult person in
his company.
(c) No person fourteen (14) years of age or older shall
take any game bird without obtaining the proper license. A
resident person under fourteen (14) years of age may take any
game bird in this state except wild turkey without a license if
accompanied by an adult. A resident or nonresident person under
fourteen (14) years of age may take a wild turkey with the
proper license if accompanied by an adult. The taking of any
game bird by a nonresident person less than fourteen (14) years
of age accompanied by an adult person possessing a valid game
bird license shall, as established by law and commission order,
be applied to and limited by the bag limit under the license
held by the adult in company.