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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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