Question:
Is it true that you do not have to apply for turkey licenses anymore and can just buy them over the counter?

Answer:
Not exactly. What you are probably referring to is that some turkey hunt areas have what are called "area licenses." For those areas, licenses are unlimited. (But, hunters can only have one turkey license in the spring and one in the fall.) You can buy area licenses (areas 1 and 3/5/7) over the counter at G&F offices or from license agents in or near the areas. Hunters can hunt in areas 3, 5 and 7 on the same license. All other areas are limited quota and applications must have been received in the G&F’s Cheyenne office by 5 p.m. on January 31.

Hunters are reminded to check area status again in the fall, because some spring area licenses could be limited-quota for the fall season.

Question:
I just moved to Wyoming and would like to hunt elk next year. Will I need to apply now as a nonresident, or can I wait until the resident application period later in the spring?

Answer:
If you just moved to Wyoming, you will need to apply as a nonresident. The nonresident application period was the month of January. Wyoming law requires a one-year residency before you can apply for resident licenses. This means if you want to hunt and fish in 2003, you will have to buy nonresident licenses.

Question:
If I put in for a nonresident southeast deer tag, can I still apply for another controlled deer hunt?

Answer:
Indeed you may. A procedure for allocating southeast deer tags (for units 75- 76, 77, and 78) works a lot like a controlled hunt, but it is not officially a controlled hunt. The new procedure is simply aimed at making allocation of the coveted southeast tags more orderly than it has been in the past.

Question:
I understand that if I buy a leftover moose tag now, it won't count against my lifetime moose limit. But I killed a moose in 1987; am I eligible for another one on a leftover tag?

Answer:
Yes, you are. The new rule exempts all consideration of the once-in-a lifetime rule in the case of leftover tags.