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Local advocates for more black bear support, research
Local advocates for more black bear support, research … of its black bear research. In 2020 there were 5,367 bear tags sold in Wyoming, with about 4,800 made up by in-state … Since 2011 there has been a 31% increase in black bear tags sold, with a 25% increase in harvests. Kondelis said …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Teton bighorn hunt puzzles backcountry skiers
… They wonder: Why increase tags while considering decreasing skiing to protect sheep? … after Wyoming wildlife managers increased the number of tags on the Tetons’ west slope from one to two. But … survival than ewes. In 2021 and 2022, deer, sheep, goat and bear hunters reported more mature rams in the western Teton …
admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16
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Buffalo resident earns rare hunting opportunity
… this fall: antelope, deer, elk, bighorn sheep, black bear, grey wolf, moose, mountain goat, mountain lion and … sale now through Jan. 31, 2023, at the WGFD website. Super Tags for individual species cost $10 apiece, while Trifecta …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Grizzly hunt in Wyoming could target upwards of 39 bears
… Future Wyoming grizzly bear hunts — a near certainty if federal authorities … The explosion in anticipated grizzly hunting tags owes to a spike in the bear population — at least on paper. A handover of …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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In the Laramie Mountains, too many elk and no easy fixes
… licenses doled out, and by 2009 distributed 5,000-plus tags for the zone, elk area seven, which treads into five counties: Albany, Carbon, Natrona, Converse and Platte. Now tags top 6,000. Managers also “dramatically liberalized” … moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, bison and grizzly bear hunting licenses. That reform enjoyed unanimous support …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Shot down, resuscitated: Hunting fee hike still alive
… and Fish Department to keep the other 60% of nonresident tags on the cheaper side. The theory of the two pools is … take away money-making nonresident elk, deer and pronghorn tags, Hicks and others explored options that could offset … Moose, $1,980 to $2,750; Bison, $4,400 to $6,000; Grizzly bear, $6,000 to $7,500. Under the proposal, the …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Two of griz 399’s offspring take a Green River walkabout
… Two of famous mamma grizzly bear 399’s male cubs are on a walkabout out of Jackson … soon, Thompson said. Both remain tattooed and have ear tags. For now, all is quiet on the southern front. …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Powell man pleads not guilty to 18 wildlife violations
… on Dec. 20, 2019, and seized eagle feathers and talons, bear claws, bighorn sheep heads with horns and electronic … believe Cadwallader obtained the grizzly claws from a bear he’d shot on the North Fork and acquired some of the … 21 sheep heads seized from Cadwallader’s home also lacked tags, but were “of unknown origin,” Crane wrote. …
admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38
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Rare ‘inverted’ snowpack magnified winter’s heavy toll on wildlife
… of animals have been canceled and Type 1 “any antelope” tags typically used on bucks have been vastly reduced. Mule … is that our low-elevation sites across the Salt River, Bear River, Little Snake and Green River basin are our … as a whole still has a 158%-of-median snowpack. The Upper Bear River Basin in far southwestern Wyoming sits at 162%, …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50