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Pronghorn, mule deer tags slump, predator tags may bump
Pronghorn, mule deer tags slump, predator tags may bump By … around 40,000 animals, have also been waylaid by winter weather and a new respiratory virus that’s claimed …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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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. … to rebound. Courtemanch said that will depend on weather because elk populations are dependent on how …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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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, … this year compared with last year, per the National Weather Service. Overall, the region experienced …
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 … that affects both habitat and disease, Brimeyer said. Dry weather elevates the risk of EHD because it produces …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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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 … been at the bottom of that," partly due to drought and weather that pushes the animals around, Turnbull said. …
admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38
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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, … 20% body fat when snow starts falling, Monteith said the weather “almost doesn’t matter.” Animals tend to …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Wyoming Wildlife Task Force recommends splitting white-tailed, mule deer licenses
… double the expense of hunting deer in Wyoming since two tags would now be required for the same opportunities … in the process.” “The way diseases and drought and weather affect these animals is completely different,” …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:28