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Corner‑crossing, landowner license questions flagged for interim review
Summary
Legislators and sportsmen groups urged the committee to address corner‑crossing access and revisit landowner or transferable tag concepts; speakers called for clarity so landowners, hunters and law enforcement understand rights and limits.
Representative (sponsor) told the committee that Wyoming has roughly 2.4 million acres of corner‑locked land and urged the committee to clarify corner‑crossing law so hunters and landowners have definitive guidance rather than waiting for court resolution. “I think it is important to the people of Wyoming, and I think it's also important that that we decide what those laws are and that we we shut the door on this issue,” the representative said.
Sabrina King of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers supported committee action on access questions, calling corner‑crossing “immensely confusing to people” and urging statutory clarity for landowners, hunters and sheriffs. King suggested related access topics — state lands recreation permits and the Game and Fish Access YES program — could be combined into a single interim review.
Joanne True (speaker representing a constituency) asked the committee to reconsider Senate File 118 (a landowner‑license marketing bill that did not pass this session), which would have allowed qualifying landowners to market landowner licenses. Several representatives said they would coordinate with agriculture and law enforcement committees if the committee takes up statutes that affect landowner rights or transferable tags.
Committee members asked agencies to coordinate background material and to consult the Wyoming Wildlife Task Force records where past work exists. The committee signaled interest in an interim package focused on access clarity, practical enforcement guidance for sheriffs, and potential narrow statutory options.
