GILLETTE, Wyo. — Black bear hunters looking to renew their bait sites may do so starting this weekend with the application period for new sites opening in late March, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Per Game and Fish, black bear bait site renewals start at 8 a.m. March 1 and must be […]
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Process to renew existing, apply for new black bear baiting sites to open in March
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Black bear bait site renewals and applications for new sites will open in March, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Site renewals come online at 8 a.m. Friday, March 1 and the process may be completed online or in person by visiting or calling a regional office. The application process […]
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Hunters: 2023 Wyoming hunt forecast available
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The anticipation for hunters has been building for months and now the time has come, as seasons for big and small game are about to open across Wyoming. Some trends — good and bad — figure to hold true once again in 2023. Mother Nature always plays a role in hunter success […]
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WGFD: Leftover license application window open
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Hunters wishing to head into the field in pursuit of big game this fall but weren’t awarded a license have until Friday to apply for leftovers, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. From Monday, June 19 to Friday, June 23, resident and nonresident hunters can apply to pick up a […]
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Game and Fish Department makes additional cuts to antelope licenses
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has made additional reductions to antelope license quotas for several hunting areas in Carbon, Lincoln, Sublette and Teton counties. Recent collar data and field observations by wildlife managers indicate further reductions are warranted. The Game and Fish Commission initially approved antelope license quotas at its April […]
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Shed antler and horn hunting season closed for western, southern Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Many sections of public lands in western and southern Wyoming are now closed to shed antler and horn hunting. The annual closure for sections of public land, state land and Wyoming Game and Fish Commission wildlife habitat management areas in Wyoming became effective at midnight Dec. 31. The shed collection closure is meant […]
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Man arrested after posting stolen elk head on Facebook
Natrona County Sheriff’s Officials say that a Cheynne man was arrested on recommended burglary charges, after it was said that the suspect was caught on video taking an elk head, and later posted about the head on Facebook.
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StartUp: Casper firefighter-turned-entrepreneur makes rugged outdoor gear
Story by Tom Mast, special to Oil City News A broken backpack far from the nearest road can make for a decidedly unhappy camper. Cameron Siplon, a Casper firefighter and hunting guide, once owned a tattered backpack he wanted to alter. So, he summoned up sewing skills he learned from his mother years earlier and […]
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Search continues for missing Rock Springs hunter
The search for a missing man, south of Rock Springs, will resume Saturday morning.
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Officials searching for missing hunter in Sweetwater County
Deputies and Sweetwater County Search & Rescue volunteers are searching for a missing Rock Springs man.
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New info on dead grizzlies won’t change Wyo hunt
July 25, 2018 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile The discovery of an additional 2017 female grizzly bear death in the Yellowstone ecosystem won’t change Wyoming’s planned grizzly bear hunt this fall, state Game and Fish Department director Scott Talbott wrote in a letter Wednesday. Conservation groups last week asked the state wildlife agency to […]
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Plan aims to protect largest grizzly population in lower 48
May 24, 2018 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have released a recovery plan for an estimated 1,000 grizzly bears in Montana — the largest grizzly population in the lower 48 — as they lay the groundwork to potentially lift protections for the animals. The habitat plan released Thursday includes limits on motorized travel, […]
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SNAPPED-Training For the Hunt
Students from Centennial Elementary School quietly sneak up on a fake deer during a field test for a hunting training class at the Wyoming Outdoor Expo at the Casper Events Center on Friday afternoon. Students used inert rifles and shotguns to “hunt” animal dummies placed along a trail behind the Events Center. Focus during the […]
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Group petitions Wyoming governor to put off grizzly hunt
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The National Parks Conservation Association has turned in a petition with about 33,000 signatures calling on Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead to put off or curtail a planned grizzly bear hunt. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports 413 of the petition’s signatures originated in Wyoming. Wyoming’s proposed hunt will be considered […]
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Idaho wildlife managers approve grizzly trophy hunt
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has approved a limited hunting season for grizzly bears in eastern Idaho. Under the plan approved Thursday, the Department of Fish and Game will hold a random drawing to award one Idaho hunter a grizzly tag for a hunting season running from Sept. 1 to […]
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Elk reduction program begins
The 2017 elk reduction program begins is underway in Grand Teton National Park.
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Casper Chosen As One Of Only Three Locations For Special Arby’s Elk Sandwich
If you or a hunting buddy didn’t bag an elk this year, there’s a place you can go to perhaps ease the pain. Arby’s. Specifically the Arby’s on CY Ave in Casper. Starting Oct. 21st, the CY Arby’s is one of only three stores in the country that the Atlanta-based corporation chose to feature a […]
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WGFD investigates Natrona County mule deer poaching
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is investigating the poaching of two mule deer in Natrona County.
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NCSO offers safety tips for hunting season
Sheriff’s officials do get calls for search and rescue every year and have received some already this season.
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Fort Caspar Announces Ghost Tours
Fort Caspar has announced two weekends of guided ghost tours in October…
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Boys & Girls Club Hosts Commissioner’s License Auction
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming is giving hunters a chance at the hunt area of their choice.
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Casper Region 2017 Hunting Season-Setting Meetings to be Held
The Casper Region of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will hold a series of public meetings to present and discuss proposed 2017 hunting seasons.
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Public Invited to Governor’s Wildlife Task Force Meeting
The Governor’s Fish and Wildlife Task Force will meet in Casper, at the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Office, on Monday, March 20, 2017, beginning at 8:30 AM. The public and members of the media are welcome to attend. Governor Mead established the Task Force in 2015 to look at ways to stabilize the […]