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  1. Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office announces increased enforcement for tags from out of state

    Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office announces increased enforcement for tags from out of state … ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — Sweetwater County Sheriff ’s Office announced last week that it will …

    admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38

  2. 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 … whose family also operates an outfitting business in Teton County, Pendergraft Outfitters. “It doesn’t make sense …

    admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16

  3. Wildlife task force tackles preference points

    … the toughest issues they’re attempting to tackle to Park County constituents knowing no matter what is done — … to date, giving hunters an opportunity to score one of the tags by saving points, often for more than 20 years.  But … But at that time … we were giving out 360 type-1 sheep tags and we were giving out about 1,300 moose tags,” he …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  4. Moose population growing

    … of the wolf to the Yellowstone Ecosystem. Park County commissioner Lee Livingston said a “trifecta” of … Greybull River drainages. There will be three total moose tags given out in the Greybull-Owl Creek area, five tags for Absaroka (Hunt Area 11) and no tags once again for …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  5. 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 … But those reduced license quotas give those who drew tags in the region a better chance at harvesting an animal, … water year ends Oct. 1. Seeman said that the rainfall the county received in the spring — at a time that's best for …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  6. CWD positive animals a disappointment for hunters

    … hunter McKay Fleck shot three white-tailed deer in Johnson County, she anticipated that her freezer would be stocked …   For the past five years, she's purchased three deer tags and an elk tag to feed herself and friends and family. … three positive CWD tests account for 20% of her 15 deer tags over the past five years, which is in line with the 29% …

    admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16

  7. 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” … were simple, it would already be fixed,” said Sweetwater County resident Josh Coursey, a professional mule deer …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  8. Numbers down for hunt season

    … season will look like for those hopefuls in the Weston County area.  Antelope Due to the drought and outbreaks … year, and this year marks the lowest number of antelope tags available over the course of his 30-year career.  … licenses valid for spike elk. Harvest of spikes on these tags has been modest at best,” Sandrini said. “So, this …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:59

  9. Hungry elk frustrate landowners and wildlife managers

    … legislation.   Three groups of elk roam Johnson County and the region broadly, including the Fortification, … and adaptability hinder both hunters hoping to fill their tags and ranchers whose properties sustain damage, according … Harvest success, or how many hunters are able to fill their tags, varies from year to year, though Wyoming tends to lead …

    admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38

  10. The cost of transparency

    … explore what government transparency means in Fremont County and what stands in its way. LANDER — Last … cases their highest paid administrator. The resulting price tags ranged from nothing to several thousand dollars to view … it depends on the size of the request,” he said of price tags for government data. “It’s going to depend on the …

    Publisher - 03/13/2024 - 18:07

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