Wyoming Hunters Harvest Second-Highest Number of Elk in 2016
Great conditions for plant growth and a previously mild winter has blessed Wyoming elk hunters who were able to harvest the second-highest number of elk in recent years. “A mild winter in 2015 and good moisture during the growing season bolstered plant growth providing great habitat for Wyoming’s wildlife,” said Doug Brimeyer, Game and […]
Wyoming Mule Deer Diagnosed with Chronic Wasting Disease
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has diagnosed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a mule deer doe that was found dead near Pinedale. As part of its CWD Management Plan, Game and Fish increased CWD monitoring on and around the state’s elk feedgrounds and big game winter ranges this year. To accomplish this goal, […]
Mule Deer Fawns in Wyoming Range Study Area Nearly Wiped Out
After a winter that saw more than twice the usual snowpack to the Wyoming Range, more bad news surrounding the population of mule deer in the western United States has surfaced. On the heels of news that Idaho’s mule deer fawn survival rate is at it’s lowest levels in 18 years, fawns tracked by […]
Grizzlies Emerging as First Sign of the Spring Season
With spring officially underway, what better way to mark the new season than with the emergence of some of our favorite large mammals? Just the same as songbirds begin to return to North America from their wintering grounds in the tropics of South and Central America, the grizzly bear is beginning to show up […]
Utah Man Fined $10k for Claiming Residency in Three States for Hunting & Fishing Licenses
Wyoming Game and Fish Department Southwest Access Yes Coordinator Andy Countryman contacted Timothy Haws in the fall, while he was elk hunting on his resident general elk license on the Red Dugway Road in Uinta County. Haws stated he lived in Lyman, Wyoming. However, during Countryman’s contact with Haws, several concerns led him to […]
Wyoming Elk Captured for Brucellosis Study Test Negative for Disease
Fifty-three elk that were recently captured as part of an ongoing study to understand the ecology of brucellosis and elk in the Bighorn Mountains have tested negative for brucellosis. In mid-February, 53 elk were captured over three days using a helicopter net-gunning operation in the northern and southern Bighorn Mountains and on the lower […]
The Problems with Wyoming’s Proposed Sage-Grouse Captive Rearing Bill
Standing at about two feet tall and carrying upwards of seven pounds of weight, the Greater sage-grouse is crowned with the official title of North America’s largest native grouse. A remarkably unique looking bird, the burbling sounds reminiscent of a leaky faucet fill each dawn morning during the spring months as males inflate their […]
Wyoming Wolf Hunting Season Possible for 2017
In a delisting rule in 2012, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) removed Wyoming’s wolves from under the protection of the Endangered Species Act. The decision was retracted not soon after when a federal District Court judge reinstated federal protection in 2014 after stating it was of their belief that the U.S. Fish […]
Drone Wreaks Havoc on Elk National Refuge
In a crucial time for large mammals such as elk, a drone operator launched his unmanned aircraft into the sky and flew over a wintering herd of elk on the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming. As the state of Wyoming has been plagued with more than twice as much snowfall this season, elk, deer, and […]
Vehicle Collisions with Bison a Growing Concern in Grand Teton National Park
With an estimated population of approximately 670, the Jackson bison herd that resides in Grant Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton Nationa Forest, and National Elk Refuge has been a cause for concern with heavy snowfall in the area this winter. As snow accumulates, bison and other large mammals move to lower elevations to find food […]