Actually, returning a license will be much easier in Wyoming after the passing HB104.
The bill was introduced last session and I don't recall the effective date of the law. I would guess if it isn't already on the books it will be in July.
The particulars are that the license will be reserved for the following year, minus an administrative fee the year you turn it back and having to pay for the license again the following year. Also, the reason for reserving the license has to be for a medical or emergency reason of some sort, and IIRC has to be reviewed by the commission. Also, the license must be returned prior to the earliest open hunting season that the tag is valid for. The new bill pretty much mirrors the sheep, moose regulations on reserving a license, but includes deer, elk and antelope now (and doesn't apply to general tags, only LQ).
This bill was on the fast track to file 13, before I made the recommendation to the TRW committee to include the associated fee(s). I felt the loss of fees would reduce the amount of money potentially lost, as well as keeping people from drumming up "medical reasons" for returning a tag.
The intent of the bill was a good one, as some of the best deer, elk, and pronghorn tags are very difficult to draw, some of them nearly as tough as random sheep and moose tags.
Like I said, this bill would not have made it out of committee without some major help, and thankfully Representative John Freeman (D) Sweetwater county, was able to draft some changes to the bill language on the fly at my recommendation. For the record, Rep. Freeman has given some great public testimony on many issues in TRW hearings on GF related bills.
