CHEYENNE— Big game hunting seasons are over in most hunt areas throughout the state and most Wyoming Game and Fish Department habitat areas that provide big game winter range will be closed for the winter and early spring months.

According to G&F habitat supervisor Gary Butler, seasonal closures minimize disturbance that can cause stress to wintering elk, deer, antelope and other wildlife. The closures also reduce the human and recreational impacts to the forage, which supports wintering wildlife.

HABITAT AREA              NEAREST TOWN                            CLOSURE DATES
Camp Creek                      Jackson                                           Nov. 16 through Apr. 30
Horse Creek                      Jackson                                           Nov. 16 through Apr. 30
South Park                         Jackson                                           Nov. 16 through Apr. 30
(Closed Jan. 1-Apr.30; Limited vehicle access May 1-Nov. 15; No vehicle access Nov. 16-Dec. 31)
Grey’s River                      Alpine                                              Nov. 1 through Apr. 30
Half Moon                         Pinedale                                           Nov. 1 through Apr. 30
Soda Lake                         Pinedale                                           Nov. 16 through Apr. 30
Inberg/Roy (East Fork)      Dubois                                             Dec. 16 through May 15
Whiskey Basin                   Dubois                                             Dec. 1 through Apr. 30
(Year-round foot access; Trail Lake Road open to vehicles)
Spence/Moriarity               Dubois                                             Dec. 16 through May 15
(East fork county road open year-round; access to East Fork of Wind River open per regulations)
Sunlight                             Cody                                               Dec. 16 through Apr. 30
Sunshine                            Meeteetse                                       Dec. 1 through May 31
(Open to foot or horseback access only)
Renner                              Hyattville                                         Dec. 1 through May 31
(Lower portion remains open to public year-round)
Billy Miles/Carter Access  Ten Sleep                                        Jan. 1 through Aug. 31
Medicine Lodge                Hyattville                                         Dec. 1 through June 30
(Medicine Lodge Creek open to foot access for fishing)
Ed O. Taylor                     Kaycee                                           Nov. 16 through Apr. 30
Bud Love                          Buffalo                                            Nov. 16 through May 14
Amsden Creek                  Sheridan                                         Nov. 16 through Apr. 30
(Closed to vehicles Nov. 1-May 31)
Kerns                               Sheridan                                          Nov. 16 through May 31
(Nov. 1-May 31 closed to vehicles)
Pennock Mountain           Saratoga                                           Dec. 1 through Apr. 30
(Closed to Vehicles)
Morgan Creek                 Rawlins                                             Nov. 1 through Apr. 30
Wick                               Arlington                                           Nov. 16 through May 31
Red Rim/ Grizzly              Rawlins                                             Not yet established
Red Rim/ Daley               Rawlins                                              Not yet established
Forbes/Sheep Mountain  Albany                                               Jan. 1 through June 30
Laramie Peak                 Wheatland                                          Dec. 1 through Apr. 30
(Only Hay Canyon, Tony Ridge and Duck Creek Canyon areas)
Mexican Creek                Lander                                              Jan. 1 through Aug. 31
Red Canyon                    Lander                                               Dec. 1 through Apr. 30

Wildlife Habitat Management areas open year-round include:

HABITAT AREA             NEAREST TOWN
Grizzly                               Rawlins
Ocean Lake                      Riverton
Sand Mesa                        Shoshoni
Chain Lakes                      Wamsutter
Grayrocks                         Wheatland
Rawhide                            Lingle
Red Rim                            Rawlins
Springer/Bump Sullivan      Yoder
Table Mountain                  Torrington
Tom Thorne/Beth Williams Wheatland
Yellowtail                           Lovell
(Contact: Al Langston, (307) 777-4540)