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  1. Pronghorn, mule deer tags slump, predator tags may bump

    Pronghorn, mule deer tags slump, predator tags may bump By … commissioners.   But Wyoming Game and Fish Department officials said only 3% to 4% of hunters who purchase a …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  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 … for the Teton range’s bighorns. This spring, park officials are expected to release a draft environmental …

    admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16

  3. Wildlife managers look to slash Grand Teton elk hunt by more than 90%

    … fall, wildlife managers are planning to offer 90% fewer tags to hunt elk in Grand Teton National Park.   In 2022, they offered 475 tags. This year, they’re proposing to offer only 40.   … The Jackson Elk Herd, which state and federal wildlife officials try to maintain at a population of roughly 11,000 …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  4. Moose population growing

    … starting to show a small comeback in numbers, Game and Fish officials reported recently. G&F Wildlife Biologist Bart … 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. In the Rockies, goats beat bighorn sheep

    … goats. Berger said his study is relevant for wildlife officials trying to protect the isolated, native herd of … outside the park. State wildlife officials issued 48 goat tags a year for the past few years in those areas, though … continued. This year Game and Fish reduced the number of tags to four. The goal, Courtemanch said, is to give hunters …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  6. To prevent pneumonia die-off, Game and Fish inches toward bighorn ewe hunt in the Gros Ventre

    … allowed hunters to apply for bighorn lamb and ewe tags in hunt area seven, which covers the Gros Ventre range … Gocke acknowledged that allowing hunters to apply for tags ahead of commissioners approving the hunt is a bit … which wildlife biologists and Grand Teton National Park officials are trying to protect. The Teton Herd is smaller …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:32

  7. State officials say auction Kelly parcel

    State officials say auction Kelly parcel … and Investments is formally recommending Wyoming elected officials sell through an auction.   That is $18 … attempts to approve a sale with billion-plus-dollar price tags.   Three other state inholdings were sold to the …

    admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38

  8. Game and Fish in good position to mitigate increasing costs

    … wanted to keep its budget flat, with some exceptions.  Officials looked at the programs they thought important to … for 2023. Those include sportsperson fees, licenses and tags (65%); federal aid in the form of taxes collected from … each year to defer the costs of free and reduced price tags. But the department has been returning the funds to …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  9. 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 deer statewide. Pronghorn and mule … longevity of prions that cause the malady. Game and Fish officials said during the season-setting meetings that …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  10. Game and Fish predicts good season for elk hunters

    … areas, elk are at or 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, …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

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