Game and Fish 2019 antelope harvest survey data available
◆ Pronghorn hunters in Wyoming tend to have a high success rate. Provided by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Antelope harvest data from the 2019 hunting season is now available on the Wyoming Game and Fish Department website. The…
Govorner Gordon applauds halt of planned aerial gunning of mountain goats
Governor Mark Gordon expressed his gratitude to Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt after the Secretary intervened to call off a planned mountain goat culling through aerial gunning in Grand Teton National Park. The culling was scheduled to begin last…
Former wildlife official says start over on Elk Refuge plans
By Mike Koshmri Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange A former federal wildlife health chief says the National Elk Refuge’s plans to reduce feeding are “likely to fail” and it’s doubtful they’d slow the spread of disease. It would…
Wyoming News Briefs: Beet harvests, sharing grizzlies and vape detectors in school
Beet harvest halted with beets still in the ground POWELL (WNE) — Western Sugar Cooperative has officially declared that any unharvested sugar beets will not be accepted. Last week’s announcement effectively ends the 2019 harvest — and means that all…
G&F Biologist provides overview of fall hunt in Western Wyoming
◆ Deer, elk, sheep, moose and bear hunts reviewed. As the numbers come in for the deer hunt of 2019, Wyoming Game and Fish Biologist Gary Fralick is anticipating a successful hunt after a mild winter on the east side…
Game and Fish seeking help for deer migration fencing project
Want to get some great exercise and help protect essential stopover areas for the historical Red Desert to Hoback mule deer migration? The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Rock Springs Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management have…
2019 Wyoming Supertag winners announced; more than $1.1 million raised for wildlife conservation
Most dream about epic hunts; some go on them. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced the winners of its Wyoming Super Tag raffle on July 15. Created by Gov. Matt Mead and the Wyoming Legislature in 2013, the Super…
Wyoming News Briefs: March 25, 2019
The Star Valley Independent is a part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Company wants to bring hail mitigation techniques to Cheyenne CHEYENNE (WNE) — A North Dakota company wants to bring its cloud-seeding…
Wyoming News Briefs: July 16, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtey the WNE. Missing Jackson motorcyclist found dead JACKSON (WNE) — The body of a Jackson man who became the subject of a multi-state search…