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Pronghorn, mule deer tags slump, predator tags may bump
Pronghorn, mule deer tags slump, predator tags may bump By … animals, have also been waylaid by winter weather and a new respiratory virus that’s claimed hundreds of …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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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 … to the law include full-reciprocity agreements with Idaho, New Mexico, Illinois, and Nebraska, in which case …
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? … after Wyoming wildlife managers increased the number of tags on the Tetons’ west slope from one to two. But … pursuit — came as Grand Teton formally considers new protections for the Teton range’s bighorns. This …
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 … they are too old to hunt. The task force has proposed a new weighted bonus system draw to the Legislature despite … 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
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In the Rockies, goats beat bighorn sheep
… 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 … a goat moves out of the park into that open area, or say a new goat comes in from somewhere else entirely, a hunter can …
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 … storms and outbreaks of mycoplasma bovis, a relatively new bacterial disease for Wyoming pronghorn, as well as …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Game and Fish in good position to mitigate increasing costs
… and supply chain problems have helped cause prices for both new and used vehicles to skyrocket. Regardless of price, … 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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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, … will now be open to harvest any pheasant, a new change for the 2022 season. Most seasons begin Sept. …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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In the Laramie Mountains, too many elk and no easy fixes
… licenses doled out, and by 2009 distributed 5,000-plus tags for the zone, elk area seven, which treads into five counties: Albany, Carbon, Natrona, Converse and Platte. Now tags top 6,000. Managers also “dramatically liberalized” … support, is “gaining some ground” on endorsing a new “type X” license, which would be valid only on …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Coal mandate continues to cost electric customers
… located at the Wyodak complex outside Gillette. Both price tags far exceed the original costs of the plants, according … $2 million annually. In addition to the giant price tags, critics point to costly budget overruns and … is reserving judgment until after the utilities file their new estimates in March, he told WyoFile. Who …
admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16