More hunters applying in Wyoming than ever before
Cheyenne, WY (Release) – Wyoming is one of the top locations for highly-sought after big game in the country, and each year the number of hunting applications the Wyoming Game and Fish Department receives increases. The May 2017 application deadline was no different, with higher-than-ever application numbers. “Game and Fish is glad for the interest […]
Wyoming Angler Catches New State Record Channel Cat
When Christian Cosby threw out a chunk of sucker meat on his six pound test he never expected to catch a huge channel catfish. Cosby and fishing buddy Brandon Chadwick were fishing near Anvil Draw on Flaming Gorge Reservoir June 24 when he caught a channel catfish weighing 28.52 pounds, measuring 39 inches long, with […]
Reality TV Hunting Show Star Sentenced for Poaching in Wyoming
With an expectation to perform, the need for those who operate within the wildly competitive hunting television world to question their morals can often come into play. Such was the case in an incident that involved reality TV star Billy A. Buspice Jr. while filming for his show Wildgame Nation which airs on the Outdoor […]
17-Year Study Highlights Mule Deer Aversion to Energy Development
A recently published study analyzed 17 years’ worth of telemetry data that could very well change future federal land usage plans when it comes to oil and gas exploration. “Mule Deer and Energy Development — Long-term Trends of Habituation and Abundance,” appears in the journal Global Change Biology and was led by biologist Hall Sawyer […]
A Conservation Milestone: Yellowstone Grizzlies Removed from Endangered Species List
Despite being clouded in controversy, the decision to lift the federal protection of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is a victory in sound wildlife conservation. After living under the protective umbrella of the Endangered Species Act for over 40 years, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke called the recovery “one of America’s great […]
Study Points to Elk as More Significant Brucellosis Transmission Risk than Bison
Present in both bison and elk, Brucellosis is an infection that causes infected animals to abort their calves. While the infection has historically affected both species, it is the bison where much of the efforts to contain brucellosis were concentrated. As large grazing animals who often encounter livestock, ranchers have grown abundantly concerned that the […]
Study Indicates Wolves Do Not Necessarily ‘Prey Switch’ to Stabilize Prey Populations
Dating back to the late 1960’s, the term ‘prey switching’ was initially hypothesized in general ecology to describe the way generalist predatory animals switch between prey as the prey species relative abundances change. What this means is that predators, such as wolves, were thought to have switched their preference of prey based on the abundance […]
$10K in Rewards for Info on Illegal Killing of Rare White Yellowstone Wolf
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Wyoming Shed Hunter Attacked by Surprised Grizzly
According to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, a shed hunter perusing for shed antlers north of Cody was bitten on his arm and leg after stumbling upon a sleeping grizzly bear. Large carnivore conflict coordinator Brian DeBolt told the Casper Tribune that despite the bites, the man luckily did not sustain any puncture wounds […]
Wolves Returned to State Management in Wyoming
Governor Matt Mead announced today the Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. entered its final order upholding Wyoming’s wolf management plan which confirms Wyoming’s management of wolves. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will file notice in the Federal Register in the coming days. “I am delighted that the Circuit Court recognized […]