Check public land closures when antler hunting in Lander/Dubois areas
Wyoming Game & Fish Department sent this bulletin at 03/27/2015 07:40 AM MDT 
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LANDER- The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reminds antler hunters many big game winter ranges on public lands in the Lander region have restrictions to either human presence or motor vehicles during the winter and spring months.
One purpose of seasonal restrictions is to minimize disturbance of big game animals in these areas when animals are most vulnerable to stress and displacement to less productive habitats. These important winter and parturition ranges can span the landscape and are often managed by different land management agencies, private landowners and non-governmental organizations. Land managers work together to coordinate closures that benefit wildlife. Please see the following tables:
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South Wind River Area |
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Area |
Landowner |
Dates Closed |
Type of Restriction |
More Information |
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Red Canyon WHMA |
Wyoming Game and Fish Commission |
Dec 1 - April 30 |
No human presence |
307-332-2688 |
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Mexican Creek WHMA |
Wyoming Game and Fish Commission |
Jan 1- Aug 31 |
No human presence |
307-332-2688 |
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Lander Slope ACEC |
Bureau of Land Management |
Dec 1- June 15 |
No Motorized Travel |
307-332-8400 |
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BLM Lands Within the Red Canyon ACEC (Adjacent to the WHMA) |
Bureau of Land Management |
Dec 1- June 15 |
No Motorized Travel |
307-332-8400 |
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Dec. 1 - April 30 |
No human presence |
Green Mountain Area
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Area |
Landowner |
Dates Closed |
Type of Restriction |
More Information |
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Green Mountain ACEC (As signed and Gated) |
Bureau of Land Management |
Dec 1- June 15 |
No Motorized Travel |
307-332-8400 |
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Dubois Area |
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Area |
Landowner |
Dates Closed |
Type of Restriction |
More Information |
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Whiskey Basin WHMA |
Wyoming Game and Fish Commission |
Dec 1 -May 15 |
No motorized travel, but Trail Lake Rd. is open |
307-332-2688 |
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Whiskey Mountain ACEC (BLM Lands Adjacent to the WHMA) |
Bureau of Land Management |
Dec 1- May 15 |
No motorized travel, but Trail Lake Rd. is open |
307-332-8400 |
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Spence and Moriarity WMA |
Wyoming Game and Fish Commission |
Dec. 1 - May 15 |
No human presence, except the East Fork County Rd. |
307-332-2688 |
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Inberg Roy WHMA |
Wyoming Game and Fish Commission |
Dec. 1- May 15 |
No human presence |
307-332-2688 |
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The East Fork ACEC (BLM lands adjacent to the Spence and Moriarity WMA and Ingberg Roy WHMA) |
Bureau of Land Management |
Dec 1- May 15 |
No human presence |
307-332-8400 |
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Parts of Shoshone National Forest |
U.S. Forest Service |
Dec 16 - May 15 |
No motorized travel |
307-455-2466; closures are signed on roads leading to them. |
In addition to these tables, an “antler hunting” season is in place which prohibits the gathering of horns or shed antlers from January 1 through April 30 on public lands west of the Continental Divide.
As with any regulation, public cooperation is the key to its effectiveness. For maps and more information on the Game and Fish Wildlife Habitat Management Areas (WHMAs), please visit : http://wgfd.wyo.gov/accessto/whmas.asp
Anyone witnessing a trespassing or wildlife violation may call the Stop Poaching Hotline: 1-877-WGFD-TIP (1-877-943-3847). Violations may also be reported at regional offices, by sending a text to 847411 (TIP411) with WGFD as the first word of the message, or on-line at http://gf.state.wy.us/wildlife/enforcement/stoppoaching/submitTip.aspx.
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