I'm not familiar with the laws in Wyoming well enough to say for them, but I don't see any scenario where he would have been legal to shoot from outside his licensed/permitted area, into his area.
But these things can wear you out trying to figure them out. The law makers almost always try to foresee all the scenarios that people can come up with to circumvent the intent of the regulations. Attorney's help with the process. But alas, they can't!
In this guys case, would anyone look at it different based on distance? If he were 10 yards from the boundary when he shot into his area, would it be different if he was 1/2 mile away, shooting into his area?
Different if you were inside his legal hunting area with a valid permit and he shot the buck you were after.
I know that I would not have taken the shot if I were in his shoes.
As a game warden, I likely would cite him, if he shot, and let a judge decide.
As for carrying his rifle, loaded or not, no problem. Almost all of my hunting is done in grizzly country...my rifle is always loaded, unless specifically prohibited by regulation.
But these things can wear you out trying to figure them out. The law makers almost always try to foresee all the scenarios that people can come up with to circumvent the intent of the regulations. Attorney's help with the process. But alas, they can't!
In this guys case, would anyone look at it different based on distance? If he were 10 yards from the boundary when he shot into his area, would it be different if he was 1/2 mile away, shooting into his area?
Different if you were inside his legal hunting area with a valid permit and he shot the buck you were after.
I know that I would not have taken the shot if I were in his shoes.
As a game warden, I likely would cite him, if he shot, and let a judge decide.
As for carrying his rifle, loaded or not, no problem. Almost all of my hunting is done in grizzly country...my rifle is always loaded, unless specifically prohibited by regulation.