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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  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, … 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

  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 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

  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” … 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

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