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  1. Antelope, deer licenses reduced because of drought, disease

    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 …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  2. 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 … year. Those reduced license quotas are due to persistent drought conditions and spread of disease, said Cheyenne … But those reduced license quotas give those who drew tags in the region a better chance at harvesting an animal, …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  3. Numbers down for hunt season

    … in the Weston County area.  Antelope Due to the drought and outbreaks of epizootic hemorrhagic disease and … 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

  4. 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 … have certainly been at the bottom of that," partly due to drought and weather that pushes the animals around, Turnbull …

    admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38

  5. Move em’ out

    … and hay," Belus said. Belus' cattle wear specific ear tags that denote them as being part of the GAP program. If … said that, especially compared with last year's significant drought in the county, this year's precipitation helped keep … well and we've had full moisture." According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Johnson County is currently experiencing …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  6. Winter crushes Wyoming Range mule deer fawns

    … left.   Both species also are dealing with years of drought, Fralick said, which has limited sagebrush and … department is considering cutting 1,100 doe-fawn antelope tags and slashing pronghorn buck tags by half for the Sublette herd, said Brandon Scurlock, …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  7. 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 … revenue in the process.” “The way diseases and drought and weather affect these animals is completely …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:28

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