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…
Elk wars: Inflated herds spur committee duel, radical proposals
Two elk-related bills are poised to emerge from the Agriculture Committee, where lawmakers took on an unassigned topic because of dissatisfaction with another committee’s response. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Ordinary hunting will never reduce elk numbers to their target…
CWD found in new Wyoming deer hunt area
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in Deer Hunt Area 131. The disease was detected in a targeted mule deer buck near Rock Springs that was euthanized by wildlife managers in late…
Wyoming spends record $4.2 million to kill coyotes, other predators
• Ammunition, gas, aviation fuel price hikes drive costs higher as hard winter boosts interest in coyote culls By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Wyoming will spend more than $4 million to kill coyotes, wolves, ravens, skunks and other “nuisance animals”…
Game and Fish to host Kids Fishing Day event in Jackson
JACKSON- Kids up to 13 years old are invited to “get hooked on fishing” at the 32nd annual Jackson Kids Fishing Day on Saturday, June 3. The event, hosted by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department with several partners and…
Wyoming Free Fishing Day is June 3
◆ Spend a Saturday enjoying Wyoming’s wonderful waters. Provided by Wyoming Game & Fish Celebrate Wyoming’s five-star fisheries this year by fishing without a license — for free! The Wyoming Game and Fish Department invites anglers to celebrate Free Fishing…
Fatal winter puts ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ on shaky ground
• A year that started off especially deadly for the Sublette Herd of Antilocapra americana threatens to drastically reduce numbers of animals using an ancient, celebrated migration. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A collared pronghorn took her last breath on…
(Podcast) – The Morning Gather with Governor Mark Gordon
• Severe Winter Weather Impacts Wyoming Wildlife – CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon is excited to announce the launch of his inaugural podcast, The Morning Gather. In his first episode, host Governor Mark Gordon, director of the Wyoming Game…
Game and Fish to begin grizzly bear captures for monitoring purposes in northwest Wyoming
LANDER – As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will conduct capture operations in areas of northwest Wyoming beginning this spring and continuing through…
Bureau of Reclamation to reduce water flow from Jackson Lake Dam starting May 10
CHEYENNE — The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Upper Snake Field Office has informed the State of Wyoming that a reduction of water flow from Jackson Lake Dam will occur for six to eight weeks starting May 10. According to the…