Wyoming Inches Closer to Grizzly Bear Hunt
With last year’s de-listing announcement, Wyoming officials are taking the necessary steps to properly manage the budding population by proposing possible hunting seasons.
Grizzly Bear Attacks Elk Hunter & Guide in Wyoming
CODY (RELEASE) – Last week, a hunter and her guide were injured by a grizzly bear in the backcountry while elk hunting on public land south of Cody. Both individuals were injured in the attack, but the injuries were not life threatening. On the evening of October 26, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department was notified […]
CWD Found on Western Slope of Bighorn Mountains for First Time
CHEYENNE (RELEASE) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department diagnosed chronic wasting disease (CWD) for the first time in Deer Hunt Area 52 on the western slope of the Bighorn Mountains. The Game and Fish Wildlife Health Laboratory confirmed CWD in a mule deer buck harvested by a hunter on Oct. 16 near Crystal Creek […]
Wisconsin Hunter Survives Grizzly Attack
Walking quietly through the woods under the cover of what remains of the night sky each morning is something every hunter does when pursuing they prey of choice. To gain an advantage over your target, employing scent control strategies and moving through heavily forested areas without being detected is the name of the game. As […]
Crucial Mule Deer Migration Route More Accessible with New Fencing
Game and Fish is partnering with the Upper Green Muley Fanatics Foundation, the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Fund, and Jonah Energy to replace fencing on the property to allow for easier big game passage during migration. Cheyenne (Release) – One of the most critical mule deer migration routes in the West is the […]
International Crimestoppers Donates Money for New Wildlife Decoy in Wyoming
Wyoming Game and Fish Department Mountain View Game Warden Allen Deru received some good news from the International Wildlife Crimestoppers, Inc. (IWC) recently in the form of a $1,400.00 check to help fight poaching. Green River (RELEASE) – Deru applied for the grant from IWC to pay for a new wildlife decoy to be used […]
Hunting and fishing still popular Wyoming sports
Cheyenne (RELEASE) – More people are exploring the outdoors in Wyoming through hunting and fishing according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department 2016 license sale data. Wyoming has seen increases in the number of hunters and anglers for over a decade, and the increases were not dampened by reductions in hunting licenses over the […]
Wyoming Teens Charged with Poaching, Intoxicated Hunting
In what sounds like an intoxicated joy ride, a pair of Wyoming teens have been charged with a slew of wildlife violations and were jailed for driving while under the influence. In the true nature of intoxicated idiocy, the teens were traced back to the scene of a dead deer through evidence found near the […]
CWD Found in Wyoming Cow Elk
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has diagnosed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a cow elk that was found dead in southeast Washakie County. CHEYENNE (RELEASE)- The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has diagnosed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a cow elk that was found dead in southeast Washakie County. The elk was found about 30 […]
Wolves Kill Record Number of Livestock in Wyoming
A report released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revealed record-breaking statistics regarding livestock predation in Wyoming from the state’s population of gray wolves. Under state management, Wyoming officials were forced to also kill a record number of wolves in response to the growing number of livestock incidents reported in the state. According to […]