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Pronghorn, mule deer tags slump, predator tags may bump
Pronghorn, mule deer tags slump, predator tags may bump By … where ungulates were hardest hit. But some hunters don’t think the commission’s actions cut it. “I …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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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 … in Teton County, Pendergraft Outfitters. “It doesn’t make sense from an outside perspective that you’d …
admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16
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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. … especially are down, we’re projecting that we just don’t need to remove very many elk through that program to keep …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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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 … But at that time … we were giving out 360 type-1 sheep tags and we were giving out about 1,300 moose tags,” he … 27 [points]. For those at 19 [points] and below, it doesn’t work. In fact, there’s going to probably be more people …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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To prevent pneumonia die-off, Game and Fish inches toward bighorn ewe hunt in the Gros Ventre
… Mark Gocke told the Jackson Hole Daily. The hunt isn’t yet official and still needs to be approved by the Wyoming … 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
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In the Rockies, goats beat bighorn sheep
… JACKSON —It doesn’t take much to get a mountain goat’s goat. They go from … 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
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Changes may be coming to hunting regs
… are split, Sandrini is concerned that far more mule deer tags will be sold over white-tail. “If you have two … problem we’ll have with white-tail licenses is we can’t get rid of them,” Sandrini said, noting his analysis of … 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
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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 … managers said. But the picture elsewhere in Wyoming isn’t so rosy. “And I thought chronic wasting disease was a …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Game and Fish in good position to mitigate increasing costs
… authorized in fiscal year 2022. The department doesn’t receive funding from the state’s general fund but wanted … 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, … he said. "You might see a lot more fawns, which doesn't come into play until the following year." Mule deer in …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50