Hunting applications open Jan. 3 for six big game and turkey
The ringing in of the new year signals the opening of hunting applications for many hunters. At 8 a.m. on Jan. 3 the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will open applications for six big game species and wild turkey. Resident…
Seven landowners were recognized as the 2022 landowners of the year by Game and Fish.
Cheyenne – For nearly three decades the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has recognized landowners who have demonstrated outstanding wildlife management and implemented habitat improvement and conservation techniques on their properties with the landowner of the year awards. These stewards…
Game and Fish continues to monitor brucellosis in elk
• Hunters asked to submit elk blood samples for chance at great prizes Cheyenne – Hunters have long been considered an invaluable resource for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s efforts to collect biological samples for study and testing. This…
Teton Canyon closed to tent camping after black bear pushing man out of hammock
The following is a news release from the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. It is posted here courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. TETON CANYON, Wyoming — The Caribou-Targhee National Forest is issuing a temporary closure to all camping except for hard-sided vehicles up Teton…
Greys River deer migration continues on time, every year
It’s a tradition every spring — Wyoming Mule Deer leave their winter ranges around LaBarge and Evanston and make their way back to their summer range on the Greys River and Salt River Mountain Range where new fawns are born….
Hunter’s Education class to begin
A Summer session of Hunter’s Education will take place in Star Valley Monday, June 13 through Friday, June 17. The class is under the direction of Chuck Sutter and will be held at the Afton Town Hall from 6-9 p.m….
Man recovers from moose trampling
JACKSON (WNE) — Ed Opler, 89, was walking his dog on June 1 when a moose came out of “nowhere” and knocked him to the ground. “He couldn’t see her,” said Opler’s wife, Laura. “She just knocked him right down.”…
Wyoming Wildlife Task Force recommends splitting white-tailed, mule deer licenses
By Stephen Dow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources committee is considering a controversial bill draft requiring separate hunting licenses for white-tailed deer and mule deer. The…
Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce to meet May 23-24
Cheyenne – The Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce will gather for their next meeting at 8 a.m. May 23-24 in Casper at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1150 North Poplar St. The public is invited to attend and participate in-person or online through…
Changes to moose, bighorn sheep license drawings discussed, not set
By Stephen Dow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Months after the Wyoming Legislature approved a recommendation to increase the allocation of “Big 5” hunting licenses to resident hunters, the Wyoming Wildlife Task Force has returned with an additional…