Looking for a Wyoming resident hunting partner

[LostWapiti]

Created a poll on if other states should impose this silly rule on WY residents. Curious of everybody’s thoughts. https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/wilderness-hunting-reciprocity-good-idea.383027/?show_modal=1

 

[RufusB.Marion]

I've heard the stat thrown around that 30-50% of people do not have an inner monologue, always thought it was hard to believe... then I read ThorM's posts. They do exist and we should be kinder. ThorM, thanks for sharing your opinion, well done yet again .

OP, if I were a resident, I would hunt with you. Best of luck!

 

[west-south]

It’s a dumb law. Period. It provides residents an escape from NR hunters and gives a benefit to wilderness Outfitters. There is no legitimate safety reason. Period.

An old friend of mine works for WYGF and I love pitching him grief about this stupid law.

That said, it’s been upheld in the WY court system and unless someone can get their case moved to the federal courts the USSC isn’t ruling on this anytime soon.

The WY legislature has about zero impetus to take this on given 1) the strength of the outfitter lobby and 2) it benefits their residents.

Complaining about it without a plan to attack it is like Groundhog day for as long as I’ve been hunting.

Make friends in WY.

Sorry to come into this late, but this is a fascinating thread. As someone who vacations in Wyoming most summers and fishes there (haven't hunted there, yet), it's Interesting to me.

I think part of the reason the fine is so minimal is for the reason you gave: the state doesn't want to take it on, they know the law may have problems if it gets to federal court. Most non-resident hunters aren't equipped to go wilderness anyway without an outfitter, and the law just being on the books will deter many others, so you're talking about very few violators overall. I imagine the outfitters don't want it challenged either.

From a legal standpoint, a non-resident suing over the constitutionality of the law could file in federal court. Or if they are arguing against their citation in state court on constitutional grounds (i.e., they admit they violated the law, but the law itself is invalid), they could get the case removed to federal court based on federal question jurisdiction. No idea if they'd win, but I think part of the reason the citation is so minimal is that the state doesn't want to find out.