CODY REGION

2021 Season Recommendations

Cody Biologist DistrictTony Mong

Cody District Herds Included

in this presentation

Badger Basin pronghorn (HA 80)

Clarks Fork mule deer (HA’s 105, 106, 109)

Upper Shoshone mule deer (HA’s 110–115)

Clarks Fork elk (HA’s 51, 53-54)

Cody elk (HA’s 55-56, 58-61, 66)

Absaroka bighorn sheep (HA’s 1-5)

Beartooth mountain goat (HA’s 1, 3)

Cody Bison (HA 3)

2021 ANTELOPE

Badger Basin Antelope

Hunt Area (80)

Within management objective

34 fawns:100 does (low)

49 bucks:100 does

Seeing an increase of antelope on

irrigated private lands

Increase in licenses focused on those

antelope

Antelope –

Badger

Basin

2021 DEER

Clarks Fork Deer

Hunt Areas (105-106,109)

Below population management objective

53 fawns:100 does (5 year average: 53 fawns)

26 bucks:100 does (5 year average: 27 bucks)

No major changes proposed; significant changes

made in 2019 season. Maintaining these changes

for 3 consecutive years to determine population

impact.

New WT license, 109 Type 8, to deal with

increasing numbers of WT on Pat O’hara Creek.

CWD prevalence rates seem to be higher in the

105 area where deer tend to congregate on private

land

Deer –

Clarks Fork

Upper Shoshone Deer

Hunt Areas (110-115)

Below management objective

57 fawns:100 does (5 year average = 56)

26 bucks:100 does (5 year average = 23)

Removal of 4 point APR - spread out the

harvest across age classes

113 Type 7 increase and season lengthening

Deer –

Upper

Shoshone

Deer –

Upper

Shoshone

Region F

Deer Areas

Region Deer Hunt Areas

Non-Resident

Quota

F 105, 106, 110-115 550

2021 ELK

Clarks Fork Elk

Hunt Areas (51,53-54)

Below objective in 51 and 53, Above in 54

22 calves:100 cows (5 year average = 19)

16 bulls:100 cows (4 year average = 21)

Reduce elk causing private land issues in HA

54, increase elk in 51 and 53

Elk –

Clarks

Fork

Elk –

Clarks

Fork

Cody Elk

Hunt Areas (55-56,58-61,66)

Below objective in 55/56 and 58/59; above

objective in 61

19 calves:100 cows

48 bulls:100 cows

Cow licenses in 56 dealing with private land

issues

Cow licenses in 58, 59 and 61 dealing with high

number of elk on 61 winter range

Elk –

Cody

Elk –

Cody

Elk –

Cody

Elk –

Cody

Elk –

Cody

2021 BIGHORN SHEEP

Absaroka Sheep

Hunt Areas (1-5)

Within management objective

Extensive flights flown in August 2020 and

January 2021

40 lambs:100 ewes (5 year average = 32)

34 rams:100 ewes (5 year average = 35)

Addition of an early season in Hunt Area 5

focused on sheep in the Owl Creek Drainage

Absaroka Sheep

Hunt Areas (1-5)

Extensive Flights Flown

Distribution

Independent Estimate of

Population

Change in lamb ratio from

summer to winter

Over 3,000 sheep

counted

Sheep -

Absaroka

2021

ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT

Beartooth Mountain Goat

Hunt Areas (1,3)

Below objective in 1, above in 3

Goats have increased in HA 3 over the last 5

years

Especially in the NF drainage of HA 3

Mt Goat -

Beartooth

Hunt Area 3

Type 2

Mt Goat -

Beartooth

Mt Goat

2021 BISON

Cody Region

Bison

Area 3. North Fork. All of the north, south and west drainages of the

North Fork of the Shoshone River.

HA Type Archery Dates Season Dates Quota Limitations

Opens Closes Opens Closes

3 1 CLOSED

Questions

If you have questions please call:

Cody District

○ Tony Mong (Cody Biologist) @ 307-271-2164

○ Chris Queen (Sunlight Warden) @ 307-754-5290

○ Travis Crane (NF Warden) @ 307-587-4304

○ Grant Gerharter (SF Warden) @ 307-587-3886

Cody Region Office

○ Dan Smith (Wildlife Supervisor) @ 307-527-7125

○ Corey Class (Wildlife Mgt. Coordinator) @

307-527-7125

Comments/Suggestions

Comments can be submitted:

Online @ https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Get-

Involved/Public-Meetings

In writing and mailed to:Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Wildlife Division

Attn: Regulations

3030 Energy Lane

Casper, WY 82604

All comments must be submitted and/or

received by 5 p.m., April 2, 2021.