Section 21-4 - Gray Wolves Designated as Trophy Game Animals or Predatory Animals (a) Gray wolves in that portion of Wyoming described as the WTGMA during all portions of the year and Seasonal WTGMA from October 15 to the last day of February in the subsequent year are designated as trophy game animals and managed under the authority of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. - (i) The Commission shall manage for at least ten (10) breeding pairs of gray wolves and a total of at least one hundred (100) individual gray wolves in Wyoming outside of Yellowstone National Park and the Wind River Reservation at the end of the current calendar year. The Department shall make management decisions based on the most current available data and in an adaptive manner that will ensure the maintenance of at least ten (10) breeding pairs of gray wolves and a total of at least one hundred (100) individual gray wolves.
- (ii) The Commission is committed to managing gray wolves in Wyoming to ensure genetic diversity and connectivity issues do not threaten the population. This commitment will be accomplished by encouraging effective migrants into the population in accordance with the Commission's Wolf Management Plan.
(b) Gray wolves in Wyoming are designated as predatory animals as defined in W.S. § 23-1-101(a)(viii) except for: - (i) Those areas where gray wolves are designated as trophy game animals in subsection (a) of this Section; and,
- (ii) Yellowstone National Park; and,
- (iii) The Wind River Reservation, except on non-Indian owned fee titled lands.
040-21 Wyo. Code R. § 21-4