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Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office announces increased enforcement for tags from out of state
… Sheriff’s Office announces increased enforcement for tags from out of state By … may also run with their regular registration. In all cases, anyone who is employed in Wyoming for longer than …
admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38
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Teton bighorn hunt puzzles backcountry skiers
… They wonder: Why increase tags while considering decreasing skiing to protect sheep? … debate about new closures has some skiers wondering why the state increased hunting opportunity in the Targhee Herd, … in Moran. “There should not be any hunting at all of this struggling band of bighorn. Being hunted and …
admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16
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Wildlife task force tackles preference points
… to date, giving hunters an opportunity to score one of the tags by saving points, often for more than 20 years. But … and president of Laramie County Community College, said all the data used for modeling came directly from Game and … are represented on the task force. There are also two state representatives, two state senators and several …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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In the Rockies, goats beat bighorn sheep
… University Chair of Wildlife Conservation at Colorado State University. One of Berger’s recent studies found … largely consistent: “The patterns of goat domination, in all cases, whether introduced or exotic, were the same. … outside the park. State wildlife officials issued 48 goat tags a year for the past few years in those areas, though …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Changes may be coming to hunting regs
… split white-tail and mule deer hunting licenses in the state has been forwarded to the Travel, Recreation, … is flexible and is really without much controversy at all,” Sandrini said. Sandrini said that the findings … are split, Sandrini is concerned that far more mule deer tags will be sold over white-tail. “If you have two …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:59
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Buffalo resident earns rare hunting opportunity
… police officer and lifetime hunter won the prize to end all prizes: the Super Tag Trifecta, a chance to hunt three animals of his choice anywhere in the state this fall. Sara DiRienzo, public information officer … sale now through Jan. 31, 2023, at the WGFD website. Super Tags for individual species cost $10 apiece, while Trifecta …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Game and Fish in good position to mitigate increasing costs
… 2022. The department doesn’t receive funding from the state’s general fund but wanted to support Gov. Mark … director John Kennedy. “When the governor asked all the agencies to take a hard look at their budget, we did … for 2023. Those include sportsperson fees, licenses and tags (65%); federal aid in the form of taxes collected from …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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CWD positive animals a disappointment for hunters
… For the past five years, she's purchased three deer tags and an elk tag to feed herself and friends and family. … after her Thanksgiving weekend hunt, which indicated that all three of the animals had tested positive for chronic … Wyoming. The region doesn't have the highest rates in the state, nor the lowest, but Buffalo Game and Fish biologist …
admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16
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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 … private land, the Wyoming Legislature's Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Interim Committee … “Any remedy we identify has to be able to work in all of the areas where this is a problem," he said. …
admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38
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Coal mandate continues to cost electric customers
… Black Hills Energy is the second utility in the state to impose a ‘carbon capture compliance’ surcharge … located at the Wyodak complex outside Gillette. Both price tags far exceed the original costs of the plants, according … benefits of the state’s carbon capture mandate apply to all utility customers, regardless of such power supply …
admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16