Wyoming Wildlife Habitat Management Areas are protected conservation areas within the U.S. State of Wyoming.

Hunting and permits The state has a convoluted and complex system for recreational hunting that is more straightforward concerning fishing. There are: 119 Public Access Areas (PAAs). Permanent or long-term easements, or owned by the Department for fishing, boating and limited hunting, 45 Wildlife Habitat Management Areas (WHMAs). Commission-administered lands to protecting seasonal wildlife ranges, especially winter range preservation and hunting. 72 Hunter Management Areas (HMAs). Private ranches sometimes intermixed with public tracts, that are enrolled in the Access Yes program for big game and bird hunting.

List of Wildlife Habitat Management Areas

Wildlife Habitat Management Areas (WHMA) and Hunter Management Areas (HMA):

Name Area (acres) Type NotesAbsaroka FrontHMATurkey, antelope, deer and elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Amsden Creek protected areaWHMAElk, mule deer, small game, and bird species. Permission is generally not required unless hunting in overlapping Hunter Management Areas (HMAs), early-season shed antler hunting, or special management zones.Bear CreekHMAAntlerless elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Bear River DivideHMAFishing, hunting and camping. Permission slip is required.Beer MugHMAElk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Bell OtteHMAElk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Black Butte WHMAStrict seasonal access closures between December and April. Upward of 500 elk winter on the WHMA and surrounding BLM land. Broom CreekHMAWaterfowl, doves, turkey, rabbit, antelope, deer and elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Bud Love WHMAEstablished in 1970. Located on the eastern side of the Bighorn Mountains in Johnson County. Winter range for up to 500 elk and 200 mule deer.Camp CreekWHMANearest town: Jackson. Protected property. Fauna: elk, moose, bighorn sheep, deer, pronghorn, bears, mountain lions, and 35 species of birds. Around 2,000 wintering elk.Carter MountainHMABetween 10 and 15 miles south of Cody. The west side borders Wyoming State Highway 120. Bighorn sheep, pronghorn and elk. Hunters are required to hold the specific valid permission slip, license and obey published bag limits.Casper CreekHMADeer, sandhill crane. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Chain Lakes62,386.6 acresWHMANearest town: Wamsutter. Winter habitat for pronghorn but open all year.Chalk HillHMAWaterfowl, doves, antelope, deer, elk and predators. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Cherokee ParkHMACheyenne RiverHMAElk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Chimney ButteHMAAntlerless elk. Permission slip required.Como BluffsHMACottonwood Draw WHMAPlatte County.Coyote CreekHMAWaterfowl, rabbits, antelope, deer, elk, moose and mountain lion. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Deep CreekHMAAntelope, deer and elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Deer CreekHMACow/calf elk ONLY. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Diamond LakeHMA Antelope. Near the Diamond Lake Public Access Area (PAA). Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Duncan RanchHMABlue grouse, partridge, turkey, rabbit, antelope, deer, elk, mountain lion and black bear. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.East DivisionHMAPermission slip and vehicle pass required.Ed O. TaylorWHMAClossed January 1 - May 14.Elk MountainHMAAntlerless elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.EllisWHMAProtected land established in 2022. Closed to human presence from January 1 through May 31, for big game wintering protection.Fall Creek+WHMAClosed December 1 through April 30.FE WarrenApproximately HMAAntelope. Valid Military or Department of Defense (DoD) ID, or have a personal sponsorship with valid base security clearanceForbes/Sheep MountainWHMAProtected land and winter feeding area for 500 deer and 300 elk.Fort Phil Kearny Hunter Management AreaHMAFort Phil Kearny State Historic Site partnered with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.Greybull RiverHMAPermission slip and vehicle pass required.Greys RiverWHMAClosed May 1 through December 1 for winter elk feedground. Allows access to the Salt River Range in the Bridger-Teton National Forest.Half MoonWHMANearest town: PinedaleHanna DrawHMAPermission slip and vehicle pass required.Hanna Draw WestHMACarbon County. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Harrison CreekHMAAntlerless elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Hat SixHMAAntelope. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Heart MountainHMAElk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Hermit RockHMAAntelope, white-tailed deer and elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Horse CreekWHMAWinter feeding range for 2,000 elk Inberg/RoyWHMAFormally: East Fork WHMA. Closed to human presence January 1 - May 15 JelmWHMANearest town: Laramie. Big game winter range open all yearJunctionHMAWaterfowl, game birds, rabbits, antelope, deer. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.KernsWHMAClosed Nov. 1 through May 31, foot traffic allowed Nov. 1 through Nov. 15.Kirby CreekHMAPartridge, antelope, deer, elk. Printed permission slip and vehicle pass neededKnight Ridge WestHMAPrinted permission slip and vehicle pass neededLa Barge CreekHMAMoose hunting only. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredLaramie PeakWHMAOpen all year except Hay Canyon, Tony Ridge, and Duck Creek Canyon from February 1 through April 30.Laramie RiverHMAAntelope. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredLewis RanchHMAPermission slip and vehicle pass requiredLone Tree CreekHMARabbit, antelope, deer (archery only) and elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredLower NowoodHMADeer. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredLuke LynchWHMAClosed Dec. 1 - May 1 at 6am.MarshallHMAPermission slip and vehicle pass requiredMcFarlaneHMAAntlerless elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredMedicine Bow RiverHMAPermission slip and vehicle pass required. Can hunt Medicine Bow River HMA or Simpson Ridge HMA but not both.Medicine LodgeWHMAProtected area. Established 1972Menter KnobHMAPermission slip and vehicle pass requiredMissouri JohnHMAPermission slip and vehicle pass requiredHart Monolith RanchHMAHart Monolith or a Spiegelberg Ranch Pastures HMA permission slip, NOT BOTHMorton PassHMAAntelope. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredMuddy Mountain HMAAntelope, elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredMule CreekHMAElk. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredNational Elk RefugeHMAElk, Bison, Antelope, and White-tailed deer. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredNewell SpringsHMAAntelope, deer. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredNimmoHMARabbit, antelope. Permission slip and vehicle pass required on HMA landNorth CrowHMAAntelope, Deer, and Elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required on HMA landNorth GlendoWHMABureau of Reclamation land,Ocean LakeWHMANearest town: RivertonPatrol CabinWHMANearest town: JacksonPennock MountainWHMANearest town: SaratogaPeterson DrawHMAWaterfowl, doves, antelope, and deer. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredPilot Hill (HMA), (WHMA)HMA - WHMAAntelope, deer, elk, Black bear, spring and fall turkey, game birds, mountain lion, and moose. -Permission slip and vehicle pass required on HMA land.Pine DrawHMAPermission slip and vehicle pass requiredPinto CreekHMAElk. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredPitchforkHMAAntelope, deer, and elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredPK LaneHMAAntlerless elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredRattlesnake MountainHMAElk and mountain lion. Permission slip and vehicle pass requiredRawhideHMANearest town: Meeteetse. Antelope, anterless white-tailed deer. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Rawhide WHMANearest town: Lingle.Red CanyonWHMANearest town: LanderRed Rim-DaleyWHMANearest town: RawlinsRed Rim-GrizzlyWHMANearest town: Rawlins, WyomingRennerWHMANearest town: HyattvilleSand CreekWHMANearest town: Beulah in Crook CountySand MesaWHMANearest town: Riverton in Fremont CountyShirley BasinHMAElk, antlerless elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Simpson RidgeHMACheckerboard pattern of public and private land that includes Anadarko Land Corp, Hi-Allen Ranch, and Bowen Ranch. Simpson Ridge HMA or the Medicine Bow River HMA permission slip, but not both. Vehicle pass required.Soda LakeWHMASoldier CreekHMAFauna: waterfowl, pheasant, Sharp-tailed grouse, doves, partridge, turkey, rabbit, antelope, deer, elk, mountain lion, prairie dog. Requires obtaining unlimited free permission slips and signing in each day before hunt and vehicle pass required.South Park WHMAEstablished 1939.Spanish PointHMAAntlerless elk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Spence & MoriarityWHMANearest town: Dubois. No human presence January 1 - May 15.SpiegelbergHMAAntelope. Hart Monolith or a Spiegelberg Ranch Pastures HMA permission slip, NOT BOTH. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.SpriggsHMAElk. Heavily restricted. Follow rules. Springer/Bump SullivanWHMANearest town: TorringtonStone CreekHMAElk. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Strouss HillHMAAntelope or antlerless elk during the specific species season. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.SunlightWHMAProtected area. Nearest town CodyTable MountainWHMANearest town: Torrington, Goshen County. Protected area.TiptonHMAAntelope. Private and/or leased lands of PH Livestock Co. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Tom Thorne/Beth WilliamsWHMANearest town LaramieTurtle HillHMAAntelope. Permission slip and vehicle pass required.Upper NowoodHMASage grouse, doves, partridge, antelope, deer, and elk. Private lands, BLM, State, and Forest Service parcels.Whiskey BasinWHMAFour miles east of Dubois. A winter grazing area for the world's largest bighorn sheep herd. The Absaroka herd has an estimated number of 4000. A 1,930 square mile range from the Montana border south to Dubois, through the Absaroka Range and major wilderness areas like North Absaroka Wilderness, Washakie Wilderness and Teton Wilderness.Wick Brothers/BeumeeWMAFishing, hunting and trapping.X-Bar RanchHMAWaterfowl, doves, rabbits, antelope, elk, predatorsYellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management AreaWHMAFauna includes bighorn sheep, bald eagles and wild horses. The area is a habitat for over 200 species of birds. There are over of roads and trails. Fishing for trout, walleye, catfish and perch in Bighorn Lake.

Wilderness areas There are 15 federally designated Official U.S. Forest Service designated wilderness zones. Wyoming law mandates that nonresident big game (deer, elk, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat) or trophy game (black bear, mountain lion, wolf) hunters must use either a professional outfitter or resident guide.

List of Wilderness Areas: Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness: of the are in Wyoming. Bridger Wilderness Cloud Peak Wilderness Encampment River Wilderness Fitzpatrick Wilderness Gros Ventre Wilderness Huston Park Wilderness Jedediah Smith Wilderness North Absaroka Wilderness Platte River Wilderness Popo Agie Wilderness Savage Run Wilderness Teton Wilderness Washakie Wilderness Winegar Hole Wilderness

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