Wyoming -- within one half mile of irrigated land rule

[Watts]

We are planning a Wyoming trip for 2017 and want some meat. Has anyone had any experience with the doe/fawn "within one half mile of irrigated lands" rule? I have plotted a buffer around these areas, and it looks like some areas have good access in some of the units, but I have no idea how many other hunters will be looking at these areas.

I have also called a number of landowners, and they are happy to have us out, but we were thinking about trying to make it a bit more of a hunt instead of just shooting off the fields. Right now we are looking at antelope area 79 and Deer areas 41, 47, 51, or 52.

 

[cgeminski]

Not familiar with this rule? Following to learn more.

 

[ithunter]

I am up for learning more...

 

[ScottR]

It's designed to help the ag industry remove some of the does fawns on their property.

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

I've hunt "irrigated farmland" tags around Farson. The rule is you have to hunt within 1/2 mile of the irrigated land. Because it is for "depredation" of does/fawns in the fields and the fields are private (as is most of the land around them, usually permission is needed.

 

[Tim McCoy]

There are plenty of times the does/fawns just stay in the green fields. Food, water, what's not to love. I'd pick a landowner and make it official, as far as permission. You can always prowl the public edges if you like, and if needed head to the private.