Wyoming Bear Season 2026
Wyoming bear season dates start with Aug 1-Nov 15, 2026. The table below keeps every listed bear row together with zones and notes where available.
Quick answer
Wyoming's listed 2026 bear season runs Aug 1-Nov 15, 2026.
Regular - Fall Black Bear opens Aug 1, 2026 and closes Oct 31, 2026.
Regular - Fall Black Bear opens Aug 15, 2026 and closes Oct 31, 2026.
The tables below keep the rest of the listed seasons together by species, with source links back to Wyoming Game & Fish.
Bear
75 listed rowsBlack Bear
Regular - Fall
Regular fall season. No annual female mortality limit listed.
Zone: Hunt Area 32
Black Bear
Regular - Fall
Regular fall season. No annual female mortality limit listed. Area 35 is entire State of Wyoming excluding Areas 1-33, Grand Teton National Park, and National Elk Refuge.
Zone: Hunt Area 35
Black Bear
Regular - Fall
Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 4 Spring, 4 Fall.
Zone: Hunt Area 28
Black Bear
Regular - Fall
Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 2 Spring, 2 Fall.
Zone: Hunt Area 31
Black Bear
Regular - Fall
Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 6 Spring, 6 Fall.
Zone: Hunt Areas 5, 6
Black Bear
Regular - Fall
Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 8 Spring*, 12 Fall* (*applies to areas 23, 25, 26, 27 in combination).
Zone: Hunt Area 23
Black Bear
Regular - Fall
Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 4 Spring, 4 Fall.
Zone: Hunt Area 1
Black Bear
Regular - Fall
Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 24 Spring, 18 Fall.
Zone: Hunt Areas 14, 15, 16, 17, 30
Black Bear
Regular - Fall
Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 6 Spring, 6 Fall.
Zone: Hunt Area 2
Black Bear
Regular - Fall
Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 16 Spring, 20 Fall.
Zone: Hunt Areas 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 29
Black Bear
Regular - Fall
Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 2 Spring, 2 Fall.
Zone: Hunt Area 3
Black Bear
Regular - Fall
Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 8 Spring, 5 Fall.
Zone: Hunt Area 11
| Season | Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 28Spring special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 4 Spring, 4 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 10Spring special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 2 Spring, 2 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Areas 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 29Spring special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 16 Spring, 20 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 31Spring special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 2 Spring, 2 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 11Spring special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 8 Spring, 5 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 19Spring special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 10 Spring, 8 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 32Spring special archery season. No annual female mortality limit listed. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 12Spring special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 1 Spring, 1 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 33No special archery season listed. Annual female mortality limit: 4 Spring, 4 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 23Spring special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 8 Spring*, 12 Fall* (*applies to areas 23, 25, 26, 27 in combination). | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 35No special archery season listed. No annual female mortality limit listed. Area 35 is entire State of Wyoming excluding Areas 1-33, Grand Teton National Park, and National Elk Refuge. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 13Spring special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 7 Spring, 7 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 8No spring special archery listed separately; fall special archery Sep. 1-30. Annual female mortality limit: 11 Spring, 8 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 9Spring special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 15 Spring, 11 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Areas 14, 15, 16, 17, 30Spring special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 24 Spring, 18 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Areas 25, 26, 27Spring special archery season. No separate mortality limit listed; combined with Area 23 mortality limit. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 1Special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 4 Spring, 4 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 9Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 15 Spring, 11 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Areas 14, 15, 16, 17, 30Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 24 Spring, 18 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 28Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 4 Spring, 4 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 2Special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 6 Spring, 6 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 10Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 2 Spring, 2 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Areas 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 29Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 16 Spring, 20 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 31Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 2 Spring, 2 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 3Special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 2 Spring, 2 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 11Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 8 Spring, 5 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 19Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 10 Spring, 8 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Spring · Hunt Area 4Special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 8 Spring, 6 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 32Regular spring season. No annual female mortality limit listed. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Areas 5, 6No special archery season listed. Annual female mortality limit: 6 Spring, 6 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 12Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 1 Spring, 1 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 23Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 8 Spring*, 12 Fall* (*applies to areas 23, 25, 26, 27 in combination). | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 7No special archery season listed. Annual female mortality limit: 9 Spring, 10 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 13Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 7 Spring, 7 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Areas 25, 26, 27Regular spring season. No separate mortality limit listed; combined with Area 23 mortality limit. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 1Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 4 Spring, 4 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 2Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 6 Spring, 6 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 3Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 2 Spring, 2 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Spring · Hunt Area 4Regular spring season. Annual female mortality limit: 8 Spring, 6 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Fall · Hunt Area 28Fall special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 4 Spring, 4 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Fall · Hunt Area 10Fall special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 2 Spring, 2 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Fall · Hunt Area 31Fall special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 2 Spring, 2 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Fall (Bridger Wilderness portion) · Hunt Area 19 - Bridger Wilderness portion onlyValid only in that portion of Area 19 within the Bridger Wilderness. Annual female mortality limit: 10 Spring, 8 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Fall · Hunt Area 23Fall special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 8 Spring*, 12 Fall* (*applies to areas 23, 25, 26, 27 in combination). | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Summer (Popo Agie Wilderness only) · Hunt Area 13 - Popo Agie Wilderness portion onlyValid only in that portion of Area 13 within the Popo Agie Wilderness. Annual female mortality limit: 7 Spring, 7 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Fall · Hunt Areas 14, 15, 16, 17, 30Fall special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 24 Spring, 18 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Fall · Hunt Areas 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 29Fall special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 16 Spring, 20 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Fall · Hunt Area 11Fall special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 8 Spring, 5 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Fall · Hunt Area 19Fall special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 10 Spring, 8 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Fall · Hunt Areas 25, 26, 27Fall special archery season. No separate mortality limit listed; combined with Area 23 mortality limit. | Closed | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Fall · Hunt Area 9Fall special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 15 Spring, 11 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Fall · Hunt Area 4Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 8 Spring, 6 Fall. | Open | |
| Black BearRegular - Fall · Hunt Area 19Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 10 Spring, 8 Fall. | Open | |
| Black BearRegular - Fall · Hunt Area 33Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 4 Spring, 4 Fall. | Open | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Fall · Hunt Area 12Fall special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 1 Spring, 1 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Fall · Hunt Area 7Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 9 Spring, 10 Fall. | Open | |
| Black BearSpecial Archery - Fall · Hunt Area 8Fall special archery season. Annual female mortality limit: 11 Spring, 8 Fall. | Closed | |
| Black BearRegular - Fall · Hunt Area 13Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 7 Spring, 7 Fall. | Open | |
| Black BearRegular - Fall · Hunt Areas 25, 26, 27Regular fall season. No separate mortality limit listed; combined with Area 23 mortality limit. | Open | |
| Black BearRegular - Fall · Hunt Area 9Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 15 Spring, 11 Fall. | Open | |
| Black BearRegular - Fall · Hunt Area 10Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 2 Spring, 2 Fall. | Open | |
| Black BearRegular - Fall · Hunt Area 12Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 1 Spring, 1 Fall. | Open | |
| Black BearRegular - Fall · Hunt Area 8Regular fall season. Annual female mortality limit: 11 Spring, 8 Fall. | Open |
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Wyoming Bear Season FAQ
When does bear season open in Wyoming?
April 15, 2026 is the earliest listed bear opener in Wyoming — special archery - spring black bear runs Apr 15-30, 2026. Confirm zone and permit details with Wyoming Game & Fish.
What are the 2026 bear season dates in Wyoming?
Wyoming lists 75 bear season windows: Special Archery - Spring Black Bear (Apr 15-30, 2026); Special Archery - Spring Black Bear (Apr 15-30, 2026); Special Archery - Spring Black Bear (Apr 15-30, 2026); Special Archery - Spring Black Bear (Apr 15-30, 2026); Special Archery - Spring Black Bear (Apr 15-30, 2026); Special Archery - Spring Black Bear (Apr 15-30, 2026); Special Archery - Spring Black Bear (Apr 15-30, 2026); Special Archery - Spring Black Bear (Apr 15-30, 2026); and more. Always verify against Wyoming Game & Fish before hunting.
Are there different bear seasons in Wyoming?
Yes — Wyoming lists separate bear seasons for Special Archery - Spring Black Bear, Regular - Spring Black Bear, Special Archery - Fall Black Bear, Regular - Fall (Bridger Wilderness portion) Black Bear, Regular - Fall Black Bear, Regular - Summer (Popo Agie Wilderness only) Black Bear. Each can carry its own dates, zones, and weapon rules; see the table above and Wyoming Game & Fish.
Do I need a license to hunt bear in Wyoming?
Yes. Wyoming generally requires the appropriate hunting license, and bear hunting may also require tags, permits, stamps, or zone authorizations. Confirm requirements with Wyoming Game & Fish.