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  1. Pronghorn, mule deer tags slump, predator tags may bump

    Pronghorn, mule deer tags slump, predator tags may bump By … winter wreaked havoc on Wyoming’s wildlife, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission slashed hunting tags for pronghorn …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  2. 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 … Teton bighorn rams. But to protect the range’s herd, Game and Fish dropped the number of bighorn sheep licenses …

    admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16

  3. 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.   … the herd at objective,” said Courtemanch, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Jackson-area wildlife …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  4. Wildlife task force tackles preference points

    … to end up in disappointment.  Decades ago, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission elected to offer preference points … to date, giving hunters an opportunity to score one of the tags by saving points, often for more than 20 years.  But … But at that time … we were giving out 360 type-1 sheep tags and we were giving out about 1,300 moose tags,” he …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  5. Moose population growing

    … population is starting to show a small comeback in numbers, Game and Fish officials reported recently. G&F Wildlife … Greybull River drainages. There will be three total moose tags given out in the Greybull-Owl Creek area, five tags for Absaroka (Hunt Area 11) and no tags once again for …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  6. To prevent pneumonia die-off, Game and Fish inches toward bighorn ewe hunt in the Gros Ventre

    To prevent pneumonia die-off, Game and Fish inches toward bighorn ewe hunt in the Gros … 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 …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:32

  7. Changes may be coming to hunting regs

    … conclusions and recommendations to the Wyoming Legislature, Game and Fish Commission and governor to support … 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

  8. In the Rockies, goats beat bighorn sheep

    … leading to rebukes from Gov. Mark Gordon, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission and Secretary of the Interior David … 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

  9. Game and Fish predicts good season for elk hunters

    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, …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

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

    Game and Fish in good position to mitigate increasing costs … 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

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