Central Flyway Zone C1

About Central Flyway Zone C1

Central Flyway Zone C1 is a waterfowl zone in Wyoming, United States, set by Wyoming Game and Fish Department. It covers about 81,138 km² (31,328 mi²). Towns inside it include Casper, Riverton, Cody, Lander, Powell and Douglas.

HuntGrid draws its boundary from Wyoming Game and Fish Department's data for the 2026 season. The agency uses this unit system for waterfowl.

Unit code

C1

Area

81,138 km²

Area (miles)

31,328 mi²

Boundaries

2026

Public and protected land mapped inside it

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 48,334 km² of public or protected land inside it, 60% of the unit. Some protected land is privately owned (a conservation group's, for one). By manager, as the source names it:

Boundaries are approximate and aren't legal descriptions. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there: check your local regulations and posted signs.

Public land: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP), 2025, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 4.1

Seasons and regulations

Seasons for this unit that a person has checked against Wyoming Game and Fish Department's regulations:

The official regulations have the final word: check them before you hunt.

Official regulations: Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Units around it

Next to it in the same unit system

• Central Flyway Zone C1A
• Central Flyway Zone C2
• Pacific Flyway portion

Other hunting units that cover part of it

• Sharp-Tailed Grouse Hunt Area 1 (east of the Continental Divide)
• Sage-Grouse Hunt Area 1 (open)
• Pheasant Hunt Area 1
• Bison Hunt Area 1 Absaroka
• Sage-Grouse Hunt Area 2 (closed)
• Sandhill Crane Hunt Area 4
• Mountain Goat Hunt Area 5 South Absaroka
• Black Bear Hunt Area 5 (Bighorns management unit)
• Sandhill Crane Hunt Area 6
• Sandhill Crane Hunt Area 7
• Sandhill Crane Hunt Area 8
• Pheasant Hunt Area 11
• Mountain Lion Hunt Area 16 (Gas Hills)
• Mountain Lion Hunt Area 19 (Northwest)
• Mountain Lion Hunt Area 20 (Owl Creek/Bighorn Basin)
• Mountain Lion Hunt Area 22 (Ten Sleep)
• Mountain Lion Hunt Area 24 (Rochelle)
• Mountain Lion Hunt Area 28 (Crowheart Butte)
• Black Bear Hunt Area 31 (Wind River management unit)
• Black Bear Hunt Area 32 (Absaroka management unit)
• Black Bear Hunt Area 35 ( management unit)
• Elk Hunt Area 127 Crowheart Butte
• Nonresident Deer Region L
• Nonresident Elk Region: Western

What HuntGrid shows for Central Flyway Zone C1

• Its boundary on the map; tap inside it for the unit's card with the agency's regulations link.
• Public land and the other hunting units in the same view, each with its source.
• Season dates once a person has checked them, and legal shooting hours where the rule is checked.
• Hourly wind with a scent cone for every stand, and official weather alerts.
• Offline maps: download the area and use the map, your pins and the forecast with no signal.

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Questions

How big is Central Flyway Zone C1 (waterfowl zone)?

About 81,138 km² (31,328 mi²), as HuntGrid maps Wyoming Game and Fish Department's boundary.

How much public or protected land is in Central Flyway Zone C1?

HuntGrid's public land layers map about 48,334 km² of public or protected land, 60% of the unit; the largest share is managed by Bureau of Land Management. Public land doesn't always mean you can hunt there.

Where are the season dates for Central Flyway Zone C1?

This page lists 37 seasons a person has checked against Wyoming Game and Fish Department's regulations; the official regulations have the final word.

Which units are next to Central Flyway Zone C1?

In the same unit system: Central Flyway Zone C1A, Central Flyway Zone C2 and Pacific Flyway portion.

More on huntgrid.net

• Hunting map of Wyoming
• Duck and goose hunting
• HuntGrid, the hunting app

Sources

Unit boundary: Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Licence: Wyoming Game and Fish Department, State of Wyoming (published "as is" with a no-warranty disclaimer). Boundaries for the 2026 season.

• The agency's boundary data
• Official regulations

HuntGrid isn't affiliated with Wyoming Game and Fish Department. The official regulations and maps have the final word.