Requires the Game and Fish Commission to establish separate hunting licenses and seasons for mule deer and whitetail deer.
- Classifies mule deer and whitetail deer as separate big game animals in the definition of wildlife. (W.S. 23-1-101(a)(i))
- Authorizes the Game and Fish Commission to promulgate rules governing the issuance of separate hunting licenses and the establishment of separate hunting seasons for mule deer and whitetail deer. (W.S. 23-1-302(a) creating new paragraph (xxxiv))
- Extends the commission's authority to issue licenses to Wyoming landowners without competitive public bidding to include mule deer and whitetail deer, in addition to existing species. (W.S. 23-1-302(h))
- Allows the commission to develop preference point programs for nonresident mule deer and nonresident whitetail deer licenses, similar to existing programs for other species. (W.S. 23-1-703(g))
- Authorizes issuance of up to twenty-five mule deer and whitetail deer licenses annually for gunpowder and buckskin hunts upon payment of appropriate fees. (W.S. 23-1-705(c))
- Establishes separate resident and nonresident hunting license fees for mule deer ($40.00 resident, $372.00 nonresident) and whitetail deer ($40.00 resident, $372.00 nonresident), with youth rates of $15.00 and $110.00 respectively. (W.S. 23-2-101(j)(xiv) through (xvii), (xlvii) through (l))
- Sets additional nonresident fees of $826.00 for both mule deer and whitetail deer licenses in addition to base license fees. (W.S. 23-2-101(f)(ii), (iii))
- Reserves seventy-five nonresident mule deer and whitetail deer licenses annually for a national bow hunt. (W.S. 23-2-101(f))
- Establishes preference point program fees for nonresident mule deer and whitetail deer not to exceed seventy-five dollars per species. (W.S. 23-2-101(m))
- Makes conforming amendments throughout Wyoming game and fish statutes to reflect separate treatment of mule deer and whitetail deer in licensing, coupon systems, landowner payments, animal importation restrictions, and game animal donation provisions.
