Wyoming Game and Fish
A grizzly bear wanders through fall foliage in the Greater Yellowstone region. (National Park Service/C. Adams)
FROM WYOFILE:
Rather than removing bears, tribal wildlife managers removed people to avoid conflicts. The approach has also been tried before in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Art Lawson wanted to show actor Martin Sensmeier what the Wind River Indian Reservation was all about when he came...
CODY (WNE) — A grizzly bear was trapped early last Sunday after being spotted by a landowner in an area north of the Powell highway, near Lane 16.
The three-year-old male bruin was subsequently killed, said Tara Hodges, Wyoming Game and Fish information and education specialist. The trap was...
CHEYENNE (WNE) — On Thursday, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., introduced the Allowing for Recreational Resources for Outdoor Wellness (ARROW) Act to stop the Biden administration from blocking funding for elementary and secondary schools with hunting and archery programs.
This legislation would...
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Deer population still down, turkey and elk both thriving
SUNDANCE — Hunting seasons this fall may be negatively affected by poor deer numbers, according to Sundance Game Warden Nate Holst, but elk and turkeys are doing just fine and should make for plentiful harvest opportunities.
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Brian McCooey thought it odd.
Before he put his eyes on the traffic, he saw it on his GPS app: a cluster of red around the Gros Ventre River bridge, but nowhere else on Highway 89/191 between him and downtown Jackson. He assumed people had stopped to gawk at moose or a herd of elk. But he also...
JACKSON — About 15 years after federal officials completed a lengthy process determining how to manage two of the most charismatic species that winter on the National Elk Refuge, officials are back to the drawing board, revising the plan for a new era.
“One of the most important changes that...
This sandstone buttress in Sinks Canyon State Park was identified as an alternative site for a proposed via ferrata. Climbing advocate Sam Lightner Jr. pulls a rope at the base. (Katie Klingsporn/WyoFile)
FROM WYOFILE:
Agency cancels effort, citing engineering cost. So what can be learned from the Sinks Canyon saga as more outdoor recreation development proposals are on the table?
Nesting falcons, development concerns and loud local opposition bedeviled a proposal to build a via ferrata in...
While griz assaults in the area have ticked up, there are likely fewer on a per-capita basis.
JACKSON — After two recent, high-profile grizzly attacks in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and a media ecosystem that amplifies news of attacks nationwide, grizzly researchers say attacks are up —...
AFTON (WNE) — Hunters know the value of Wyoming’s wildlife and their harvested big game, and there’s no better way to share the bounties of our state than sharing it with those who need it the most.
Hunters interested in donating their harvested big game animal to help fight hunger in Wyoming...
POWELL (WNE) — A man was injured August 5 by a grizzly bear while working in the Shoshone National Forest northwest of Dubois.
After receiving first aid from first responders, the individual was flown to the hospital for further treatment, according to a Wyoming Game and Fish release.
The...
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