Fishing Licenses
Licenses are required for resident and nonresident anglers
14 years or older. Exceptions are waters where fishing preserve
permits, landowner fishing regulations or institutional permits
apply.
Resident youth under age 14 do not need a license and their
creel limit is the same as those requiring licenses
Nonresident youth under 14 do not need a license if
accompanied by an adult possessing a valid Wyoming fishing
license; however, the nonresident youth's creel limit shall
be applied to and limited by the fishing license held by the
adult person in his/her company
Resident means a person who has been a resident of Wyoming
and domiciled in Wyoming for not less than one year and who has
not claimed residency elsewhere for any purpose during that
one-year period immediately preceding the date of application
for a license
Pioneer License - To be eligible for a Pioneer Bird, Fish
and Small Game License you must be a resident who is
sixty-five (65) years of age or older and who has continuously
resided in Wyoming for at least thirty (30) years IMMEDIATELY
preceding application for the license. The Pioneer Bird, Fish
and Small Game license is valid as long as the licensee remainds
a Wyoming resident.
Conservation Stamps
Each person licensed to hunt or fish in Wyoming, with the
exception of license holders listed below, must purchase a
single Conservation Stamp, which will be valid for one calendar
year. The stamp must be signed in ink and in immediate possession
while engaged in the act of hunting or fishing. Conservation
stamps may be purchased from Game and Fish Department offices
and license-selling agencies throughout the state.
The following license holders are exempt from purchasing a
Conservation Stamp: Pioneer Fishing License holders; Daily Fishing
license holders; or Daily Game Bird/Small Game license holders
note: Information obtained from a publication provided by the
Wyoming Game & Fish Commission, information is accurate for
2004 - 2005
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