- July 2 – July 16 (midnight). Application available online.
- Any public land user – consumptive or non-consumptive – can apply for the draw via the online application.
- Apply for $5 (resident) or $15 (non-resident), to be paid online.
- No requirements during this first step.
- 75% of tags are set up for residents.
- DMA hunt area is preferred – “Grizzly issuance list” hunt areas 1,2,3,4,5 and 6.
- At least 75% of the available licenses will be issued to residents prior to issuing a nonresident license.
- You are now a registered Wyoming hunter with a Sportsman ID and a camera.
- Born before Jan 1, 1966, state statute does NOT require a hunter education and fire-arm safety class
- Otherwise: the hunter education course (4 evenings – total 12 hours) in Jackson area is sold out during the time frame of hunt sign up requirements. Hunter safety courses and Internet Field Day availability is listed online.
- The online course is available. The 4 hour “Internet Field Day” required to complete the certification is not available in all areas of the state, requiring hours of travel. However, WGFD is exploring a Field Day in the near future in the Teton County area. Read list of Internet Field Day course dates here.
- If selected, you will be notified after July 16 (TBA). The ranked tag winners will have 10 days to show hunter education certification if required (or not) and pay the $600, or $6,000.
Before the hunt, the tag owner will also be required to check in with WGFD, but details have not been given. Possibly to review grizzly behavior and sign off that you have reviewed. - Prior to the hunt: If someone acquires a license in any hunt area they will be required to take the orientation and informational course prior to entering the field. The course be provided in person and in an interactive online format in order to reach all those that potentially will be hunting grizzly bears. The details of these mandatory training sessions will be finalized in August at the latest.
- Tag owner must respond directly to WGFD contact attempt
- Applicants will be notified by mail.
- Applicants will be notified by phone, text (spaced a minimum of 1/2 hour intervals) or email of their random number. WGFD will leave a message.
- Phone call made by WGFD evening hours, 4-10 p.m.MST
- Minimum of (3) attempts will be made in 2 consecutive evenings.
- Applicant must speak directly to WGFD no later then 5 p.m MST the day after last attempt to contact applicant has been made.
- Hunt area 7 opens Sept 1-Nov 15. 12 tags. 12 hunters can be in the field at any one time. 9 for residents, 3 for non-residents
- DMA Hunt area 1-6. Sept 15-Nov 15. Minimum of 6 tags, up to 10 tags. Hunt ends when first female is killed. It is almost impossible to distinguish a female from a male grizzly at a distance. Thus the end of the hunt when the first female is killed.
- Each hunter will carry a GPS device issued by WGFD.
If you are choosen for a grizzly hunt tag, it is YOUR responsibility to know what is required, and how to be safe! If you get out in the field to “hunt with-a-camera”:
- Take a CAMERA along with all other necessary equipment.
- Invite a journalist, friends, and anyone who would like to join you.
- Invite a filmmaker. Renown filmmaker Shane Moore has volunteered his availability September 15 – October 7.
- Know how to be safe!
- Consider hiring a guide/outfitter. Feed the economy!
Read Section 3 for the current regulation:
Grizzly Bear License Issuance Lists and Grizzly Bear Limited Quota License Drawing (PDF)
Be BEAR WISE!
- PAX8 News: Grizzly Bear Hunts: a look a both sides of controverial issue
- CBSNnews: Judge halts first grizzly hunt two days before the start
- KULR8.news: Bear hunters reaction to judges hold on hunt
- Washington Post: Judge halts first grizzly hunts in decadesBear hunters reaction to judge’s hold on hunt two days before their start
- CWR: Wyoming Might Allow Grizzly Bear Hunting
- USA Today: Grizzly Hunt Pits Tourists Against Trophy Hunters
- Earthjustice: Grizzlies “Saved His Life” And Now He Fights to Save Them
- FOX News: Grizzly Bear Hunt Has Trophy Hunters, Conservationists Awaiting Judge’s Ruling
- WyoFile: As Grizzly Hunt Nears, All Eyes on Montana Court
- The Cody Enterprise:To Hunt or Not to Hunt? Grizzly Debate Still Rages
- The New York Times: Opinion: Rug Hunting in Grizzly Country
- National Geographic: Can Grizzlies Survive Being Hunted?
- Psychology Today: Hunting Grizzlies For Fun is Unscientific and Unethical
- Friends of Animals: Cheers to wildlife photographer for protecting Wyoming’s grizzlies
- Nation of Change: ‘Shoot’em With A Camera’: New Campaign Backed by Legendary Conservationists to Stop Wyoming’s Grizzly Hunt
- KULR8.news: Anti Grizzly bear hunts in Wyoming
- Planet Jackson Hole: Local Movement Draws National Support
- The Guardian: Going on a Bear Hunt: The Animal Activists Signed up to “Shoot” Grizzlies
- Jackson Hole News & Guide: 7K-Plus Folks Vie for 22 Grizzly Hunting Tags
- Jackson Hole News & Guide Editorial: Stay Engaged for Wildlife
- Big Horn Radio Network: Goodall Part of Grizzly Contest
- National Geographic: Jane Goodall Joins Wyoming Protesters in Buying Up Grizzly Hunt Tickets
- Jackson Hole News & Guide: Online Poll: OK to hunt without shooting
- Jackson Hole News & Guide: Griz Defenders Target Hunt Tags
- Grizzly Times: Debunking Delisting
- National Park Service: Grizzly Bears & the Endangered Species Act
- New York Times: Grizzly Bears & the Endangered Species Act
- Jackson Hole Daily: Non-hunters take aim at grizzly lottery
- Jackson Hole News & Guide: Wyoming sets hunt for 2 dozen grizzlies
- Jackson Hole News & Guide Guest Opinion: Stop the gruesome grizzly bear hunt
- The Humane Society: Wyoming grizzly bears to be trophy hunted for the first time in decades
- The Humane Society: Federal court says HSUS lawsuit to protect grizzlies can proceed
- The Dodo: This State Is About To Kill 23 Grizzlies For ‘Trophies’
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