Etna couple recognized as Game and Fish Landowners of the Year
• Bateman’s recognized for management and improvement. Richard and Brenda Bateman, who run a ranch in Star Valley east of Etna, have been recognized as “Landowner of the Year” by the Wyoming Game & Fish. The award is given to…
Back in Grand Teton, Grizzly 399 stayed out of trouble while down south
JACKSON (WNE) — Jackson Hole’s most watched bear has returned to Grand Teton National Park with a clean record. In late August, Grizzly 399 left the park, heading south, and crossed onto private property. She spent the better part of…
G&F issues reminder about regulation changes for Wyoming youth deer hunters
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is alerting youth deer hunters to a regulation change for the 2023 season. Youth hunters possessing a full-price, youth deer license may no longer harvest mule deer does or fawns during an antlered deer…
‘Unethical wildlife viewing’ prompts WGF to relocate area grizzly
According to information released by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGF), the agency coordinated an effort with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to relocate a subadult male grizzly bear on August 26. Information from the WGF stated “the…
National Elk Refuge revising plans for managing elk, bison
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — About 15 years after federal officials completed a lengthy process determining how to manage two of the most charismatic species that winter on the National Elk Refuge, officials…
CWD increasing in state deer, elk herds
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Sobering news resulting from a multi-year Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance program by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department between 2018 and 2022 shows significant increases in the fatal…
Driver kills mountain lion on Moose-Wilson Road
JACKSON (WNE) — A vehicle hit and killed a mountain lion Thursday evening on the Moose-Wilson Road, a fatal strike that follows a series of other deadly encounters between cars and animals in Jackson Hole. A motorist struck the roughly…
Study: Fed, state sage-grouse practice doesn’t work
By Sarah Elmquist-Squires Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — For decades, federal and state land managers have used a method of mowing and applying herbicide to Wyoming big sagebrush as a way to improve habitat for greater sage-grouse….
Elk feedground management discussed at Afton stop in July
◆ Goal is reduce elk reliance on feedgrounds. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is pleased to share its Draft Wyoming Elk Feedgrounds Management Plan for public review and comment. The draft plan, which can be found on the Elk…
State seeks to kill 50% more lions in hard-hit deer range
• Unplanned quota hike is a direct response to mule deer winterkill in the Wyoming Range. A lion hunter blasts the proposal. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com The Wyoming Game and Fish Department proposes to boost its mountain lion hunting…