Wyoming Officials Plan to Capture and Collar 52 Elk
While only nine elk have been documented with brucellosis outside of the Greater Yellowstone Area, officials with the Wyoming Game & Fish Department are remaining vigilant in their efforts to understand the ecology of the disease. Caused by the bacteria Brucella abortus, brucellosis affects both bison and elk, causing those affected to abort and […]
13-Year-Old Wyoming Hunter Connects on First Elk After Winning Competition
After competing in and subsequently winning the 2016 Wyoming Youth Hunter Education Challenge, Eli Jones, 13, was awarded a guided elk hunt in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming in conjunction with the Skyler Gabel Group. “Eli has been practicing basically since he was a fourth-grader,” the young man’s mentor Rick Rothleutn told the Billings Gazette. […]
Report Indicates Northern Yellowstone Elk Population Stable
Results from the recently released elk survey conducted by the Northern Yellowstone Wildlife Working Group displayed promising results for elk in Yellowstone National Park’s northern range. Marking an increase of nine percent from last year’s numbers, state, and federal wildlife biologists counted 5,349 elk in the region. The promising results indicate a stable population […]
Wyoming Mule Deer Migration Area Forever Preserved
A private parcel of land, vital to the future success of mule deer in Wyoming, has been permanently secured by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission. Acquiring the 364-acre parcel of land between Fremont Lake and Pinedale was a high-priority project, affecting a significant portion of the mule deer’s migration corridor. “I think you’d have […]
USFWS Reopens Comment Period on Delisting Yellowstone Grizzlies
Published in March of this year, officials proposed the delisting of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and have since reinstated an extended comment period about the proposal. Now occupying more than 22,500 square miles of the Yellowstone Ecosystem, the grizzly bear population has rebounded in great numbers. In 1975, estimates pegged the […]
CWD Claims First Mulie in Star Valley
It had been about eight years. In 2008 wildlife managers uncovered a moose infected with the degenerative disease in an area close to Bedford, Wyoming but had not had a positive case in the Star Valley region since. That is, until a dead doe mule deer was found in close proximity to Star Valley Ranch, […]
“Invisible Boundaries” Elk Exhibit Opens in Wyoming
In a recent issue of National Geographic, the magazine features a story surrounding the impressive 90 mile journey Yellowstone elk take in and out of the highlands each and every year. Heading up the mountains and into the highlands around Yellowstone National Park is where the elk spend their time in the spring and […]
Montana Officials Propose to Triple Wolf Harvest Near Yellowstone Border
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks tabled a proposal that would potentially increase the annual harvest of gray wolves from two wolves to six in one district closely bordering Yellowstone National Park. The proposal comes as state officials, hunters and hunters cite a declining elk population since the wolves were reintroduced the Yellowstone ecosystem back […]
Mammoth Elk Draws Worldwide Attention for its Massive Antlers
A bull elk native to the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming is capturing the attention of hunters and non-hunters from around the globe. For the past four winters, he has attracted visitors to the refuge hoping for a glimpse at his exceptionally broad antlers adorning six points on the right and seven […]
Wyoming Bans Aircraft Use During Hunting Seasons
Its official, the state of Wyoming has banned the practice of scouting for wildlife using either a manned or unmanned aircraft during prescribed hunting seasons. According to the recently approved regulations by Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, the use of aircraft, including drones, will be prohibited between August 1st and January 31st of each […]