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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 … — pointed to a line from Michael Whitfield’s 1983 study of Teton range bighorns to question the tag increase. …
admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16
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In the Rockies, goats beat bighorn sheep
… “They just hit the aggressive button.” Berger’s study was conducted in three alpine areas: Marias Pass in … 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
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Changes may be coming to hunting regs
… the taskforce at its April 28 meeting, during its interim study period. According to the taskforce’s website, … are split, Sandrini is concerned that far more mule deer tags will be sold over white-tail. “If you have two … for both, and they would even be able to fill both tags. “This would allow for an individual that was …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:59
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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 … and researchers at the University of Wyoming are hoping to study whether reducing the number of sheep — and, …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:32
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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, … Game and Fish for a while. The department wrapped up a study on the Upper Powder River mule deer herd in December …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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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 deer statewide. Pronghorn and mule … return to the Laramie-area hunts next year, possibly with a study to figure out how well a fall buck hunt would work to …
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” … governor’s office and Game and Fish, was devised to study and identify solutions to top-priority wildlife policy …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Biologists worry about die-off after ewe hunt failed to substantially cull pneumonia-prone bighorn herd
… summers bighorn lambs collared for an ongoing nutritional study have died. Pneumonia was the culprit. That’s new, … may be more susceptible to pneumonia. So they authorized 16 tags for hunters to take ewes this past fall in the Gros … Game and Fish may propose increasing the number of tags issued next season. In the meantime, it’s unclear …
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 … 18-person committee Gov. Mark Gordon assembled in 2021 to study top-priority hunting opportunity and access issues. … take away money-making nonresident elk, deer and pronghorn tags, Hicks and others explored options that could offset …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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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 … help fund black bear population and diet monitoring. This study is now well into its third year and is a collaborative …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50