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Wyoming
Game and Fish Department How To
Apply Online |
Please note: once you have added applications
to your shopping cart and you are ready to pay for your purchases, you will be
redirected to our credit card vendor’s site to enter your payment information.
If the settings on your computer, phone or tablet does not allow you to
redirect to another website (which many work computers do not allow) do not
attempt to enter applications. You will need to be on a computer that allows
you to leave the Department’s website and be redirected to the credit card
vendor’s website to complete your applications.
Step 1: Click on Red “Apply or Buy” Button
Step 2: Click on Red “Apply for Licenses” Button on the left
side of the screen
Step 3: Log in or Create a Username and Password
Step 4:
Welcome Page
Read the
“Welcome” page and click on any links you need to get all of your information
gathered and organized. At a minimum, you will need to know:
Now click on the
“Continue” button.
Step 5: Notice
- Refund Policy and Credit Card Charges
Fully
read and understand the refund policy by clicking Refund Policy at the bottom of the page and click on “ACCEPT”
at the bottom of the box to acknowledge that we will immediately charge your credit card for
the full amount of the license, the application fee, the credit card processing
fee and any donations.
Step 6:
Sportsperson Login
All
applicants are required to provide the last four (4) digits of their social
security number to apply for a license or participate in limited quota
drawings.
Section
466(13)(A) of the Social Security Act mandates states have in effect a
requirement for the social security number of any applicant for a recreational
license to be recorded on the application. The Act does not require the social
security number be printed on the face of the license, but does require the
number be kept on file at the agency. This provision of the act is to allow for
the matching of child support obligors with license holders.
The
Department of Health and Human Services has approved an exemption that allows
the Department to only capture the last four (4) digits of the social security
number, instead of the entire number, to comply with the federal requirements
to provide the social security number of a hunting or fishing license purchaser.
This exemption is valid until December 31, 2020.
The
Department will not print the social security number on any license document.
It will not be accessible on any Department internet license application or
sale system. Any uses of the social security number will be limited to the last
four (4) digits. The Department will not disclose the social security number to
any entity, except to the Department of Family Services, as required for child
support enforcement. The sportsperson
identification number will continue to be the number printed on licenses, not
the social security number.
Individuals
who do not have a social security number will be required to provide one of the
following alternate identification numbers:
If you
have preference points or have applied before, you should be in our customer
database. Simply enter your sportsperson user name and password. If
you do not know your user name or password select forgot user name or forgot
password. If you are a new customer, you will be provided with an input screen
to enter your last name, DOB, and the zip code (the last mailing zip code we
would have on file for you) and the last four (4) digits of your social
security number, tax identification number or passport number.
If you
are certain that you have previously submitted applications or purchased
licenses and cannot login to our system, please contact the Department at
307-777-4600 for further assistance. DO NOT create a
new customer record.
Step 7:
Add, Review, and Update Personal Information
If you
are a returning sportsperson, please review and update your address and your
personal data elements on your customer record.
All
customer information can be updated with the exception of your name and date of
birth. If either of these is incorrect, please contact the Department at
307-777-4600 for further instructions.
If you
are a new sportsperson, please fill out the required information on the screen.
Are You a Wyoming Resident?
Using
the drop down button located on the top left of the screen, choose the
appropriate response as per Wyoming Statute § 23-1-102(a)(ix) and Wyoming
Statute § 23-1-107.
If you are a Wyoming Resident, you are required to comply with Wyoming
Statute § 23-1-102(a)(ix) Wyoming Statute § 23-1-107 by:
5.
Active duty military applicants must complete the Wyoming Proof of
Residency Affidavit for themselves, their spouse and their minor children.
Step 8: Hunting Applications
Selection
Choose
the drawing and species from the list available to you. The list is
displayed based on your age, residency, open application dates, and applicable
waiting period limitations on moose and full price bighorn sheep and
restrictions for mountain goat and wild bison.
Step 9:
Application Type Selection
At this
point you must choose whether you want to apply as an “individual,” a “party
organizer” (meaning you are the first applicant to submit an application
for the party) or as a “party member”
(meaning you want to join an existing online party).
A party is a group of hunters who
apply
for hunting licenses for the same species, hunt area and type, with the
expectation of receiving the same drawing results. All applicants in a party
are assigned the same random number; therefore, they receive the same drawing
results. Applicants who do not apply as
a party are assigned individual random numbers. Applying as a party does
not increase the drawing odds. The maximum party size is six (6).
Party applications will be
accepted for all big game licenses, except moose, bighorn sheep or mountain
goat.
Residents and nonresidents MAY
NOT apply together as a party.
Step 10: Fill Out
the Application (select hunt area and type, if applicable)
After
choosing the drawing and species, you will need to provide specific
information, including hunt area, type, preference point purchase (if
applicable), withdrawal block (if applicable) and quantity (if
applicable). If you applied as a “party
member,” you will NOT be allowed to change the species, drawing, hunt area
or type.
Step 11: Voluntary
Access Yes Program and/or Wyoming Wildlife Trust Fund Donation
The online transaction provides the opportunity for you
to designate any whole dollar amount you wish to contribute to one or both of
these programs if unsuccessful in drawing your license. The amount will be reduced from your refund
at the conclusion of the draw.
If you would like more information on these programs,
please call (307) 777-4600.
Step 12: Voluntary
Access Yes Program Donation
Access Yes is a program created to maintain and enhance
public access for hunting and fishing. Access Yes is funded by voluntary contributions
from hunters and anglers dedicated exclusively for improving public hunting and
fishing opportunities in the state. Access Yes donations are only used to
provide hunting and fishing access onto private and landlocked public lands.
The Access Yes program is in response to numerous requests that the Department
address the difficulties of finding places to hunt and fish.
The online transaction provides the opportunity for you
to designate any whole dollar amount you wish to contribute when applying for a
license.
Donating to the program does
not provide or imply access will be granted to any private land that is not
enrolled in the Department’s Access Yes Program. If you would like more information on this program,
please call (307) 777-4600.
Step 13: Voluntary Search and Rescue Donation
Wyoming statutes provide for a
voluntary donation to be utilized for Search and Rescue activities in the
state. This donation will be used solely to defray costs of search and rescue
operations. These funds are transferred to the Wyoming Emergency Management
Agency for search and rescue operations. As these activities benefit hunters
and anglers, the Department encourages your participation in this program. This
donation is in addition to other license fees.
The online transaction provides
the opportunity for you to designate any whole dollar amount of $2 or more that
you wish to contribute when applying for a license.
Step 14: Voluntary Wildlife Crossing Donation
Wyoming
statutes provide for a voluntary donation to be utilized
for wildlife conservation efforts related to the transportation
system in Wyoming. This donation will be used solely to fund or
defray costs specifically for signage communicating
about wildlife, wildlife corridors, wildlife crossings and
game fences. These funds are transferred to the wildlife conservation
account within the state highway fund. As these projects benefit hunters by
keeping wildlife alive and on the landscape, the Department
encourages your participation in this program. This donation is in addition to
other license fees.
Step 15: Voluntary Wildlife Damage Donation
Wyoming
statutes provide for a voluntary donation of a minimum of two dollars ($2) to
be utilized to fund predatory control activities in Wyoming. This donation shall only be expended as
determined by the commission for management and control of predator populations
and depredating animals. As these
projects benefit hunters, the Department encourages your participation in this
program. This donation is in addition to other license fees.
Step 16:
Application Review
CAREFULLY
read the application review screen to ensure that your choices match what you
had intended to apply for. If the information is accurate, choose “Add to Shopping Cart.” If you
need to make changes or do not wish to complete the application at this time,
you must select “Cancel” and start over.
Step 17: Shopping
Cart
The
first step to completing the application process is to CAREFULLY REVIEW ALL
INFORMATION ON THE SHOPPING CART SCREEN. You may choose to hit the “Delete” button on any application you
choose not to apply and pay for at this time. You may choose “Checkout Now” to pay for your
selections, or “Add an Application for
this Sportsperson” or “Switch to
Another Sportsperson,” to submit an additional application in this
transaction.
By
clicking “Checkout Now,” you are
swearing “Under penalty of prosecution, I swear or affirm that the
information given by me on this application is true and correct.”
When you click on the “Checkout Now” button,
you will be directed to a page that explains the method of refunding license
fees to unsuccessful applicants. After reading and understanding the
information, click on “I Understand – Continue” to proceed to the
payment page. You will then be redirected to our credit card vendor’s website. If
your computer settings do not allow you to be redirected to another website,
you will not be able to continue.
Step 18: Billing
Information
Verify the
application total listed at the top of the page matches the total amount you
are authorizing to be charged to your credit card.
Complete
the information as requested. By clicking “Submit Payment” you
authorize full payment of the application total above.
Step 19: Receipt
At the
conclusion of your transaction, you will see a receipt detailing information
about your transaction. You should print this and keep it for your
records. If you ever have a question about your credit card charge, the receipt
number will be important for reference. Your receipt is NOT a valid license.
The
party ID is also printed on the receipt along with a recap of your application
information.
Note: If
you did not receive a receipt confirmation, your application may not have been
submitted. Please contact the Department at 307-777-4600 if this occurs.
After application is submitted, you may do the following:
After
you have applied, you can log back into the online system and:
1.
View and modify previously submitted
applications.
2.
Withdraw your application from the drawing
(see applicable deadline dates for withdrawing applications).
3.
Modify hunt area and type choices