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Wyoming Game and Fish invites new volunteer Hunter Education instructors

  • Help shape future generations of responsible hunters The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is actively seeking dedicated individuals to join their team as volunteer hunter education instructors. A comprehensive workshop is scheduled for February 20-22 at the Thayne…

Kemmerer Wildlife Crossings starting in 2025,  two season project

  • Bob Budd, Wildlife Trust says this will ‘drastically’ reduce loss of wildlife The Kemmerer Wildlife Crossing project on U.S. Highway 189 in southwest Wyoming is on schedule to begin construction next year. The project is funded through a…

Mule Deer conversations with the Wyoming G&F come to SV

  • Additional meetings planned for Jackson, Cokeville and Kemmerer. At least one of several conversational working groups showed an interest in the topics of hunter/deer ratio counts, youth hunting, predator problems and new technical equipment. They were part of…

Game and Fish to hold mule deer community conversation in Thayne

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Jackson region would like to invite the public to participate in a community conversation focused on mule deer. This discussion will offer a unique opportunity for the public to engage directly with Game and…

Death of 399 prompts discussion on expanding grizzly territory

  • Concerns and solutions evaluated as human-wildlife conflicts increase. In a recent update from the Game and Fish Department, Director Anji Bruce addressed the ongoing challenges surrounding grizzly bear populations in the region. A significant incident involving grizzly bear…

Mule Deer conversations hosted by G&F

  • Meetings in Thayne, Jackson, Cokeville and Kemmerer There are four opportunities in November and December to join the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s  conversation on Mule Deer. RELATED: WGF SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON MULE DEER MANAGMENT – Regional…

WGF seeking public comment on mule deer management

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is inviting the public to participate in a series of conversations focused on mule deer conservation throughout the state in the coming months. These discussions offer a unique opportunity for the public to engage…

Hunters: Submit your harvest survey

  CHEYENNE (WNE) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department wants to know how your hunt went this year. Many hunters will receive a harvest survey electronically via email or postcard beginning Oct. 16 and continuing throughout the hunting season….

Game and Fish Gears Up For More CWD Monitoring

CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department needs help from hunters this fall to collect Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) samples from deer, elk and moose for chronic wasting disease testing. Samples are requested across Wyoming in key deer and elk…

Grizzly bears relocated 

CODY (WNE) — Two grizzly bears that attacked livestock on two different national forests in northwest Wyoming were recently trapped and relocated to the upper North Fork. After consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and…