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  1. In the Rockies, goats beat bighorn sheep

    … 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 … somewhere else entirely, a hunter can harvest it and help us keep those numbers down,” she said. The park, …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  2. Changes may be coming to hunting regs

    … different species.  … The time has come for us to recognize with the license types two completely … 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

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

    … in Cody last week, the Game and Fish Commission gave unanimous approval to a preliminary budget that calls for … 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

  4. 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, … or are confused about the change, they need to give us a call and clarify that."   This story was …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  5. Numbers down for hunt season

    … outbreaks of epizootic hemorrhagic disease and bluetongue virus in 2021, antelope and deer numbers are down this year, … 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

  6. Hungry elk frustrate landowners and wildlife managers

    Hungry elk frustrate landowners and wildlife managers … 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

  7. Local advocates for more black bear support, research

    … hunters. “Not a lot of organizations out there that are focused on better hunting and protecting those rights and … 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 …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  8. Grizzly hunt in Wyoming could target upwards of 39 bears

    … likely target more than triple the number of bruins than previously proposed hunts, according to a state analysis.   The explosion in anticipated grizzly hunting tags owes to a spike in the bear population — at least on …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  9. Winter crushes Wyoming Range mule deer fawns

    … department is considering cutting 1,100 doe-fawn antelope tags and slashing pronghorn buck tags by half for the Sublette herd, said Brandon Scurlock, …   “There’s so much dying left in front of us,” Fralick said.   This story was published on …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  10. BRIAN ALLEN GOULD

    … Jan. 17, 1967–July 6, 2022 On July 6, 2022, Jesus opened Heaven’s gates and took Brian home.  Brian … elk out of boredom when his family only had cow or deer tags. One of Brian’s highlights from his youth was a …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 23:04

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