GILLETTE, Wyo. — For the seventh year in a row, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has donated a wild bison license for a raffle supporting wildlife conservation, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. The license will be issued through a random raffle open only to state residents, in which participants must be eligible and […]
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Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approves hunting season, regulation changes
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Significant changes have been approved for some hunt areas in the state as wildlife managers announce the completion of the annual season-setting process, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. The season-setting process is a near year-round effort by the department in which field managers collect stakeholder input, survey wildlife populations, […]
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Wyoming chronic wasting disease increase seen in mule deer
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Wildlife health officials tested over 5,200 samples for chronic wasting disease in 2024, noting an increase in prevalence for mule deer throughout the state, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. In its newly released 2024 CWD Surveillance Report, Game and Fish reported testing 5,276 samples from hunter-harvested, targeted and road-killed […]
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Sheridan Region raises mule deer habitat, hunting management concerns in WGFD report
GILLETTE, Wyo. — A newly released report from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department summarizes regional preferences for mule deer management as wildlife managers continue to monitor a statewide, decades-long population decline. The new report comes after 37 Mule Deer Community Conversations held across the state in 2024, during which Game and Fish staff met […]
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Game and Fish urges bear awareness with onset of spring
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Spring is here, and bears are emerging from their winter dens, prompting an annual advisory on how to avoid conflicts with the largest predators in the state from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Wyoming is home to black bears and grizzly bears. While grizzly bears are primarily found in the northwestern […]
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Thermopolis hunter wins Super Tag Trifecta
GILLETTE, Wyo. — A Thermopolis resident will have the opportunity to pursue three sought-after big game animals after having won the coveted Super Tag Trifecta, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Established in 2013, the Super Tag raises conservation funds for Game and Fish through ticket sales where winners are allowed to purchase […]
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Black bear season gearing up; bait site renewals open March 1
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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California anglers lose privileges, fined for North Platte River fishing violations
Three California anglers will pay thousands in fines and restitution for violating North Platte River fishing regulations last year in southern Wyoming.
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Game and Fish Director Angi Bruce: Grizzly bear decision unfortunate, disappointing for Wyoming
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Wyoming Game and Fish Director Angi Bruce says failing to delist grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is a failure to appropriately recognize one of the greatest wildlife conservation success stories on earth. Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that grizzly bears would retain their threatened status under […]
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Game and Fish: Wyoming AIS inspections top 78K in 2024 amid ‘increasing threat’
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Watercraft inspection numbers reached a record high in 2024 as wildlife managers continue their efforts to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in state waterways, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Per Game and Fish, department personnel inspected 78,157 watercraft and carried out 1,282 boat contaminations in 2024. The […]
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WGFD offering Type 8 licenses to Wyoming hunters
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Type 8 elk licenses are currently available, allowing hunters to help manage elk populations in specific hunt areas throughout the state, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Per a Sept. 30 release, Type 8 licenses are only valid for cow elk and address the challenges of over-abundant elk herds. The […]
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Angi Bruce steps into role as first female Game and Fish director
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Angi Bruce has stepped into her new role as the first female director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department following her predecessor’s recent retirement. Bruce replaces Brian Nesvik, who retired in early September, and brings a wealth of experience and leadership to her new role, Game and Fish says. “Angi has […]
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Game and Fish asks hunters to submit harvest samples for CWD testing
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Wildlife managers are asking hunters to submit samples from their harvest in a continued effort to track chronic wasting disease in Wyoming. Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological disease affecting American cervids, or members of the deer family, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose, according to the U.S. Geological […]
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Study: Seasonal closures adversely affecting angler success in wild trout fishery near Cody
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Wildlife managers could look to shorten one of the longest-standing seasonal fishing closures statewide west of Cody, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. The seasonal closure is for the North Fork of the Shoshone River and Buffalo Bill Reservoir, which support self-sustaining wild rainbow and Yellowstone cutthroat trout without stocking […]
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Game and Fish urges bear safety this archery season
GILLETTE, Wyo. — With archery season opening in the coming days, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is urging hunters to be bear-wise when hitting the trails this fall. Per Game and Fish, hunters and bears are often in the same places at the same time during the fall months. From when and how they […]
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Poaching suspect arrested, claimed he didn’t need hunting license as ‘American-born’ citizen
GILLETTE, Wyo. — A man accused of claiming he didn’t need a hunting license because he was an American-born citizen has been charged with illegally taking a buck mule deer as well as a pronghorn antelope, Campbell County court records say. David L. Goetting is charged with two counts of illegally taking a big game […]
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Kemmerer teen sets new tiger trout state record
GILLETTE, Wyo. — A Kemmerer boy has become the newest state record holder for tiger trout, landing a nearly 13-pound fish from the record-producing Viva Naughton Reservoir, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. According to Game and Fish, 13-year-old Jaxon Krall set the new tiger trout record in late July with his 12.77-pound […]
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Game and Fish seeks nominees for 2025 Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Nominations are open for anyone looking to honor someone they feel has made significant contributions to the state’s outdoor heritage, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Per Game and Fish, the Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame honors people who have made significant and lasting lifetime contributions to Wyoming conservation, working […]
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Anglers asked to refrain from catch-and-release with heightened water temps
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Wildlife managers are asking anglers to temporarily stop catching and releasing fish due to rising water temperatures. According to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, the state is reaching an annual point where water temperatures are at their highest. Heightened water temperatures can adversely affect survival of fish, especially trout. Fish Division […]
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Game and Fish, partners invest over $13M for habitat projects in 2023
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Aquatic and terrestrial habitat project investments topped $13 million in 2023, funding efforts crucial for conserving and growing populations of more than 800 Wyoming species, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. In 2023, Game and Fish allocated more than $4.6 million for habitat projects and was able to leverage that […]
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Greybull man wins 2024 wild bison raffle
GILLETTE, Wyo. — A Greybull man has won the 2024 Wyoming Governor’s Wild Bison raffle, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Gerald Crist, of Greybull, was announced as this year’s raffle winner, securing a bison license donated by Governor Mark Gordon to support state wildlife conservation, per Game and Fish. “I was glad […]
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Game and Fish continuing to monitor deadly rabbit virus
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Wildlife managers are asking residents to report dead rabbits as efforts to track a deadly disease continue, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Per Game and Fish, surveillance efforts for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, or RHDV2, have been ongoing since the first confirmed case within Wyoming’s borders in 2020. It […]
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Over 1K students raise, release trout through Wyoming Game and Fish
GILLETTE, Wyo. — More than two dozen Wyoming schools participated in the Trout in the Classroom program through the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, raising and releasing fingerling trout in multiple fisheries. Per Game and Fish, hundreds of trout found homes in Wyoming waters after being raised for a semester in 28 classrooms, where students […]