Bureau of Indian affairs

00BUCK

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I'm excited to be putting in for a WY deer hunt this yr. Narrowed down to three units. I assume some of the land for bureau of indian affairs is open to public hunting. Just started narrowing down my decision. If any of you can help me with this basic question I would appreciate it. Not sure if this land has different rules either then forest service ground etc

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HiMtnHnter

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I'm excited to be putting in for a WY deer hunt this yr. Narrowed down to three units. I assume some of the land for bureau of indian affairs is open to public hunting. Just started narrowing down my decision. If any of you can help me with this basic question I would appreciate it. Not sure if this land has different rules either then forest service ground etc

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You can't hunt Indian Res land in Wyoming.
 

HiMtnHnter

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Not that I am aware of. This subject has been brought up before here I believe, so a search should reveal many of the finer points.

I'm wondering if the OP is referring to BLM land (Bureau of Land Management)? You can hunt all of that land you want and is probably the least restricted of any public land.
 

JimP

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I doubt that there would be a hunt listed on Native American lands on the applciation process since the Wyoming DOW would have nothing to do with it.

Most Indian Reservations will allow hunting on their land but you will need to purchase their tag for the animal an usually hire a member as a guide.
 

mntnguide

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The units are listed because there is minimal public land that is not considered part of the reservation in some areas...But you cannot hunt indian land, and as far as i know, I have never heard of tags being sold/given out on the reservations in WY
 

00BUCK

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Thanks, I was looking at the percent of public land and it didn't match the map. This helps

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libidilatimmy

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So for hunt areas that encompass lands within the reservation, there are a couple different things in play here. Since we're talking about deer, these areas are 120, 157/170, and 171. Basically, for area 171 a non-indian can only hunt lands that are considered fee-titled, or deeded, and not any lands held in trust by the government which is the vast majority of this area. In other words, you'd have to secure permission from a landowner whom holds the deed to the property in order to hunt legally in this area as there is no land considered truly public.

Areas 157/170, which are within the reservation boundaries, contain private, public, and tribal lands. Tribal lands (area 170) are off limits to folks who are not tribal members. The private lands in 170 may be hunted, with the proper permission of course. Area 157 is comprised of BOR (Bureau of Reclamation), State, and private lands, there are no lands considered Tribal within 157. For all intents and purposes, the BOR land can be considered the same as BLM from an access standpoint.

Area 120 has Tribal, State, BLM, and private within the area.

In summary, you'll want to do a good deal of access investigation if you want to hunt any of the areas in this region.