No one is using a controversial compensation program for grass lost to overpopulated Wyoming elk
• Because program was conceived in response to a big stink about elk numbers and damage, Game and Fish commissioner is ‘shocked’ by the absence of claims. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com There’s been virtually no interest in a…
Bridger-Teton National Forest renews two feedground permits amid chronic wasting disease outbreak
By Christina MacIntosh Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The Bridger-Teton National Forest will allow two Wyoming Game and Fish elk feedgrounds that need their permits renewed to continue to operate on forest land for at…
Antelope Hunt applications open until Aug. 31
>• 160 licenses available SVI/WGF The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has opened applications for organizations to apply for Antelope Hunt Event licenses. Organizations can submit applications to the department through August 31. Wyoming State Statutes provide up to 160…
What’s it take to kill a Wyoming wolf? Nearly 500 hunting days, and then it’s likely a youngster
• Recent increases in success rates at hunting exceedingly difficult-to-kill wolves are “really good,” a Wyoming biologist said, because it shows that fair-chase tactics are still working. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Last fall, hunters put in their time…
Registering Fishing Outfitters and Guides
• Wyoming Game & Fish Director Angi Bruce discusses the new legislation In a recent interview on the Weekday Wake-Up, Director Angi Bruce provided insights into the newly signed House Bill 5, also known as the Fishing Outfitters and…
Bill enabling Game and Fish to establish trap setbacks fails in legislature
A legislative bill that would have allowed the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to establish setbacks for traps on high-use trails failed to pass during the 2025 legislative session. The bill, SF0139, passed the senate in early February with a…
Deer herds showing improvement
• Elk population remains strong Calling it a “bright spot,” Gary Fralick, Wyoming Game and Fish Biologist, said “The deer have come through two consecutive winters with very little mortality.” Fralick made the point in a conversation with SVI…
Osiris Lowe wins lifetime fishing license from Game & Fish
• Love for the outdoors shines as Osiris shares his passion Growing up fishing, riding horses, dirt biking, and skiing, Osiris Lowe has always found joy in exploring nature. This year, his love for the outdoors paid off in…
Game & Fish opens hunting licenses
CODY (WNE) — Applications for licenses to hunt in Wyoming this year are open. The deadlines for elk, deer, pronghorn, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and spring turkey vary based on residency and species: Resident and nonresident spring turkey and…
Game and Fish grapples with evolving gun tech
• Guns that shoot arrows and bullets, high-powered scopes and suppressors are requiring Game and Fish to reconsider how it approaches technology. By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON —- Kenneth Roberts looked down…