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

    Pronghorn, mule deer tags slump, predator tags may bump … winter wreaked havoc on Wyoming’s wildlife, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission slashed hunting tags for pronghorn … hunters to kill more predators like black bears to help herds rebound. Dustin Child, of Trophy Mountain Outfitters, …

    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? … Teton bighorn rams. But to protect the range’s herd, Game and Fish dropped the number of bighorn sheep licenses … herd also began to increase.   The science of sheep herds and the Teton herd’s increasing numbers gave Game

    admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16

  3. 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 deer herds in the Jackson area are doing relatively well compared … I thought chronic wasting disease was a bleak report,” Game and Fish Commission President Kenneth Roberts said at …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  4. Hungry elk frustrate landowners and wildlife managers

    …   It's a delicate balance, one that the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is attempting to address with … the Fortification, South Bighorn and North Bighorn herds.   These herds are each above objective, … and adaptability hinder both hunters hoping to fill their tags and ranchers whose properties sustain damage, according …

    admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38

  5. Changes may be coming to hunting regs

    … conclusions and recommendations to the Wyoming Legislature, Game and Fish Commission and governor to support … with the Game and Fish Department, said that both deer herds are managed just fine with the existing framework.  … 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

  6. In the Laramie Mountains, too many elk and no easy fixes

    … intending to grow would be a big hit if not for a Wyoming Game and Fish Department compensation program.  “Our … issues licenses that would increase hunting pressure on herds holed up on private land.  Justin Binfet, who … licenses doled out, and by 2009 distributed 5,000-plus tags for the zone, elk area seven, which treads into five …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  7. Two of griz 399’s offspring take a Green River walkabout

    … their home range via separate routes, Dan Thompson, Wyoming Game and Fish large carnivore supervisor, said June 7. They … food,” Thompson said. There will also soon be cattle herds grazing in the area, including traditional cow-calf … soon, Thompson said. Both remain tattooed and have ear tags. For now, all is quiet on the southern front. …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  8. Winter crushes Wyoming Range mule deer fawns

    … is a Thayne-based wildlife biologist with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. He’s spent nearly 30 years … department is considering cutting 1,100 doe-fawn antelope tags and slashing pronghorn buck tags by half for the … meeting that changing hunting limits alone wouldn’t help herds rebound. He described tweaking hunting seasons as a …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  9. Biologists worry about die-off after ewe hunt failed to substantially cull pneumonia-prone bighorn herd

    … bit of a red flag,” said Aly Courtemanch, a Wyoming Game and Fish Department wildlife biologist who studies the … Jackson Herd rebounds after pneumonia die-offs while other herds, like some around Dubois, do not. The study also … may be more susceptible to pneumonia. So they authorized 16 tags for hunters to take ewes this past fall in the Gros …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  10. 2022 - A look back - the year's top stories

    … two species are simply referred to as “deer.” Wyoming Game and Fish Department Director Brian Nesvik said that a … said that they didn’t understand how splitting the tags provided better management if individuals could still … limiting mule deer licenses for a time could grow mule deer herds and eventually provide better hunting opportunities. …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:59

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