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  1. Wildlife task force tackles preference points

    … to end up in disappointment.  Decades ago, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission elected to offer preference points … to date, giving hunters an opportunity to score one of the tags by saving points, often for more than 20 years.  But … we went to 90% [resident] and 10% [non-resident] on the big five, and now we’re going to [propose] a weighted …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  2. Moose population growing

    … population is starting to show a small comeback in numbers, Game and Fish officials reported recently. G&F Wildlife … Greybull River drainages. There will be three total moose tags given out in the Greybull-Owl Creek area, five tags for … with 39 tags offered in Lincoln County and 47 tags in the Big Piney area outside of National Forest lands. Kroger …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  3. Changes may be coming to hunting regs

    … conclusions and recommendations to the Wyoming Legislature, Game and Fish Commission and governor to support … are split, Sandrini is concerned that far more mule deer tags will be sold over white-tail.  “If you have two … existing statute so that these two genetically separate big game species were licensed separately, as are all other …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:59

  4. Game and Fish predicts good season for elk hunters

    Game and Fish predicts good season for elk hunters … above population objectives, leading officials to add more tags and change season limitations and opening dates to … up there so far.” Elk are the outlier among other big game populations that are not reaching goals …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  5. Big buck country sees slowest hunt in 30 years

    Big buck country sees slowest hunt in 30 years … FROM WYOFILE:    Game and Fish biologists checking hunter-killed mule deer at … lions. Hunters, too, are trying to help, by giving up their tags, though that’s also unlikely to have any effect on …

    admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38

  6. Antelope, deer licenses reduced because of drought, disease

    … and disease, Wyoming wildlife managers are axing 8,000 tags for hunting pronghorn and 3,300 tags for hunting mule … I thought chronic wasting disease was a bleak report,” Game and Fish Commission President Kenneth Roberts said at … our future shrub growth, which is a critical component of big game winter diet,” Tator told commissioners. “If …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  7. In the Laramie Mountains, too many elk and no easy fixes

    … for the species the Grants are intending to grow would be a big hit if not for a Wyoming Game and Fish Department compensation program.  “Our … licenses doled out, and by 2009 distributed 5,000-plus tags for the zone, elk area seven, which treads into five …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  8. Numbers down for hunt season

    … to see if they’re lucky enough to bring home wild game. Local Wyoming Game and Fish Department wildlife … year, and this year marks the lowest number of antelope tags available over the course of his 30-year career.  … said that archery season has already begun in the area for big game animals and wild turkey,  while firearm seasons …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:59

  9. Hungry elk frustrate landowners and wildlife managers

    …   It's a delicate balance, one that the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is attempting to address with … Completion Report, which details the management status of big game in each region.    According to the report, … and adaptability hinder both hunters hoping to fill their tags and ranchers whose properties sustain damage, according …

    admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38

  10. Shot down, resuscitated: Hunting fee hike still alive

    … major price hikes to nonresident hunting licenses for seven big game species plus grizzly bears, were they to be hunted. … and Fish Department to keep the other 60% of nonresident tags on the cheaper side. The theory of the two pools is …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

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