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…
Chronic Wasting Disease: a pressing issue for Wyoming’s wildlife
• Hunter collaboration essential in combating CWD in Wyoming. As Wyoming’s wildlife grapples with the growing threat of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), also commonly known as “Zombie Disease,” newly appointed Wyoming Game and Fish Director Anji Bruce emphasizes the…
Independent Notes: A life of service
Saturday I invited two of my grandsons, from Wyoming and Texas to join me for the Cokeville Parade. SVI Media had a float for the event, but after making the Osmond Corner with the decorated flatbed, we must have…
Rancher compensation bill for hungry elk rises from ashes as proposed rule change
• State agency proposes regulation change to address damage to dry rangelands in the wake of a controversial bill’s death. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com When grass on private land intended for livestock gets munched first by elk —…
Togwotee Trails Project aims to slash wildlife collisions
• Wyoming Game & Fish points to successes in Pinedale Driving in a state where the wildlife far outnumber the people and towns are long distances from each other comes with some risk of animal collisions, vehicle damage and…
Gordon expresses support for criminalizing the killing of wolves with snowmobiles
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — In his first interview about wolves since a Daniel man brought an injured, muzzled wolf into a Sublette County bar, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signaled support for…