Animals

Grizzly euthanized in 2020 was 34, the oldest known in Yellowstone region

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A 34-year-old grizzly bear captured in southwestern Wyoming has been confirmed as the oldest on record in the Yellowstone region, Wyoming wildlife officials said. Grizzly bear... Read more »

01/24/21 3:18 PM

Oklahoma lawmaker proposes ‘Bigfoot’ hunting season

01/22/21 7:13 PM

Chronic wasting disease confirmed in new deer hunt area; endemic across most of Wyoming

01/20/21 11:46 AM

Over 1,000 wild animals illegally killed in Utah in 2020

CASPER, Wyo. — Over 1,000 wild animals were illegally killed in Utah in 2020. “In 2020, a total of 1,056 animals were killed illegally in the state,” the Utah Division... Read more »

01/14/21 12:45 PM

PHOTOS: New initiative helping Wyoming landowners fix fences to protect wildlife

CASPER, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming is partnering with the new Absaroka Fence Initiative which is working to ensure fences are safe for wildlife and also functional... Read more »

01/14/21 12:31 PM

PHOTOS: Bull elk entangled again months after hammock threatens drowning

CASPER, Wyo. — A bull elk got its antlers entangled in a swing hanging from a tree on Monday, Jan. 11 in the backyard of a home in Gimlet, Idaho.... Read more »

01/14/21 12:07 PM

Sage grouse review done, but scant time for Trump’s changes

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration has completed a review of plans to ease protections for a struggling bird species in seven states in... Read more »

01/12/21 12:32 PM

State agencies award landowners’ contribution to outdoor tradition

CASPER, Wyo — Each year, the Wyoming Board of Agriculture and the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission partner to recognize landowners who contribute significantly to the hunting and fishing tradition in... Read more »

01/11/21 3:04 PM

PHOTOS: Wyoming home to four turtle species able to survive freezing temperatures

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming is home to four native turtle species, three aquatic and one land-dwelling. Wyoming Game and Fish Department Herpetological Coordinator Wendy Estes-Zumpf explained how these turtles survive... Read more »

01/07/21 1:23 PM

Governor’s deer migration working group meeting Friday; Wyomingites can attend virtually

CASPER, Wyo. — Governor Mark Gordon’s Platte Valley mule deer migration corridor working group will hold a virtual meeting at 9 am Friday, Jan. 8. The group is reviewing the... Read more »

01/05/21 11:32 AM

Wyoming Game and Fish Commission cancel Jan. 5 meeting

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission’s teleconference meeting that was scheduled to take place at 9:30 am Jan. 5, 2021 has been cancelled. The commission was set... Read more »

12/31/20 9:34 AM

Gordon praises court’s upholding of Wyoming’s authority in areas of Grand Teton NP

CASPER, Wyo. — Governor Mark Gordon is pleased with a court decision “that the National Park Service (NPS) regulations prohibiting the taking of wildlife do not apply to private inholdings... Read more »

12/31/20 9:14 AM

PHOTOS: Wyoming sixth graders complete hunter education certification during P.E. class

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says that about 5,000 students each year complete their Wyoming Hunter Education program. Game and Fish says that 18 different schools... Read more »

12/30/20 1:01 PM

Shed antler and horn hunting season closing in western, southern Wyoming

CASPER, Wyo. — Shed antler and horn hunting season is set to close in areas of western and southern Wyoming on Jan. 1, 2021. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department... Read more »

12/28/20 11:00 AM

CWD discovery to trigger discussion of Jackson Elk Herd size

This article was originally published by WyoFile and is republished here with permission. WyoFile is an independent nonprofit news organization focused on Wyoming people, places and policy. December 22, 2020 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr, WyoFile... Read more »

12/26/20 12:48 PM

Walleye thriving in Wyoming’s Ocean Lake, likely driving down yellow perch numbers

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said on Tuesday that population sampling at Ocean Lake in the fall “showed excellent survival of walleyes stocked in recent years.”... Read more »

12/22/20 12:40 PM

Chronic wasting disease confirmed in another Wyoming elk hunt area

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said on Monday that chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in an elk hunt area north of Dubois. A positive test... Read more »

12/22/20 12:22 PM

Wyoming soon opening 2021 hunting applications for six big game species and wild turkey

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will begin accepting 2021 hunting license applications at 8 am Monday, Jan. 4. Residents and nonresidents will be able to submit... Read more »

12/22/20 12:11 PM

Wyomingites asked to report dead rabbits; fatal disease confirmed among cottontails

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said on Friday that they have recently confirmed the presence of “rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2” (RHDV2) among some wild rabbits... Read more »

12/21/20 11:06 AM

Sheriff’s K9 alerts officers to 19 lbs of suspected marijuana products Friday

CASPER, Wyo — A Laramie County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) K9 unit helped officers discover of approximately 19 pounds of suspected marijuana and derivative products Friday, Dec. 18, the agency said... Read more »

12/20/20 10:28 AM

Chronic Wasting Disease identified in elk near feedgrounds in northwest Wyoming

CASPER, Wyo — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced Friday that its Wildlife Health Laboratory that an elk in Grand Teton National Park has tested positive for chronic wasting... Read more »

12/19/20 5:02 PM

Comment period extended on state’s deer migration draft analysis

CASPER, Wyo — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced it has extended the public comment period for its Risk and Opportunity Draft Assessment examining the“complex” challenges facing the Platte Valley... Read more »

12/19/20 4:23 PM

50 ducks found dead in Idaho; officials investigating

CASPER, Wyo. — Approximately 50 dead ducks have been found in an area near Salmon, Idaho. The cause of death is unknown, but the Idaho Fish and Game Department Staff... Read more »

12/15/20 11:30 AM

Colder weather expected to improve Wyoming waterfowl hunting opportunities

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said on Monday that more waterfowl should be moving south into the state with colder weather “blanketing the region.” “We’ve had... Read more »

12/14/20 2:37 PM

No elk feedground closures yet considered in Game and Fish’s ongoing public engagement process

CASPER, Wyo — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is not considering closures in the short and mid-term of any of the 22 Department-operated elk feedgrounds in western Wyoming, the... Read more »

12/13/20 3:38 PM

Wyoming governor’s mule deer migration group set to meet for first time

CASPER, Wyo. — Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon’s office said on Wednesday that the governor’s “Platte Valley Mule Deer Local Area Working Group” are planning their first virtual meeting. The group... Read more »

12/09/20 10:42 AM

Wyoming Wildlife Magazine expands to digital with bonus content; December issue offered free

CASPER, Wyo — Wyoming Game and Fish’s award-winning flagship publication is now available to subscribers as an e-edition with exclusive extra content, the agency announced last week. Each print subscription... Read more »

12/06/20 3:33 PM

PHOTOS: Tribal authorities seek public help on multiple Wind River poaching cases

CASPER, Wyo. — Tribal authorities on the Wind River Reservation are asking the public to share any information they may have on multiple recent poaching incidents. Shoshone and Arapaho Fish... Read more »

12/04/20 12:31 PM

Volunteers needed for mid-winter bald eagle counts in Wyoming

CASPER, Wyo. — The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming said on Monday that their field offices in Pinedale and Rawlins are seeking volunteers to help conduct bald eagle surveys. The... Read more »

12/02/20 10:56 AM

Bridger-Teton winter wildlife closure areas start going into effect in Wyoming

CASPER, Wyo. — The U.S. Forest Service said on Tuesday, Dec. 1 that winter wildlife closure areas have started to go into effect on the Bridger-Teton National Forest. All winter... Read more »

12/01/20 1:08 PM

PHOTOS: Dozens of ducks found illegally wasted in Utah in two recent cases

CASPER, Wyo. — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) have reported two cases of waterfowl being illegally left to waste during November. The first case was initially reported on... Read more »

11/30/20 12:46 PM

Game and Fish: First public meetings on elk feeding grounds and CWD begin Tuesday

CASPER, Wyo — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is inviting the public to participate in the development of a long-term feedgrounds management plan beginning with a series of virtual meetings... Read more »

11/29/20 5:14 PM

Projects aimed at dispersing grazing and improving habitat continued near Gillette this summer

CASPER, Wyo —Projects aimed at better dispersing livestock and mitigating their effects on sage grouse and mule deer habitat continued this summer on the Thunder Basin National Grassland and adjoining... Read more »

11/29/20 3:38 PM

Conservation groups protest ‘Wyoming Pipeline Corridor’ plan

CASPER, Wyo. — Five conservation groups have filed a formal protest against the proposed “Wyoming Pipeline Corridor” plans. The proposed initiative would designate about 1,150 miles of Bureau of Land Management land... Read more »

11/25/20 11:25 AM

PHOTOS: Wyomingites encouraged to find ways to share land with beavers

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is offering suggestions to landowners dealing with beavers on their property. While beavers can create some nuisances, Game and Fish encourages... Read more »

11/24/20 1:30 PM

Strong sauger and walleye numbers in Boysen Reservoir bode well for fisherman

CASPER, Wyo — Annual fall gill netting by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department showed that Boysen Reservoir continues to provide an excellent fishery in 2020, the department said in... Read more »

11/23/20 5:50 PM

‘Strutting grounds’ and ‘hen-harems’: Game and Fish celebrates the history of turkeys in Wyoming

CASPER, Wyo — Last fall, 1,791 hunters put 1,193 Wyoming turkeys on tables, said the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD). But it wasn’t until 1955 that hunters were first... Read more »

11/23/20 4:18 PM

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Animals

Grizzly euthanized in 2020 was 34, the oldest known in Yellowstone region

Oklahoma lawmaker proposes ‘Bigfoot’ hunting season

Chronic wasting disease confirmed in new deer hunt area; endemic across most of Wyoming

PHOTOS: Mountain goat suffering from would-be poaching wounds euthanized

VIDEO: Yellowstone captures ‘elusive’ wolverine on remote camera for first time

Colorado begins wolf reintroduction plans OK’d by voters

Over 1,000 wild animals illegally killed in Utah in 2020

PHOTOS: New initiative helping Wyoming landowners fix fences to protect wildlife

PHOTOS: Bull elk entangled again months after hammock threatens drowning

Sage grouse review done, but scant time for Trump’s changes

State agencies award landowners’ contribution to outdoor tradition

PHOTOS: Wyoming home to four turtle species able to survive freezing temperatures

Governor’s deer migration working group meeting Friday; Wyomingites can attend virtually

Wyoming Game and Fish Commission cancel Jan. 5 meeting

Gordon praises court’s upholding of Wyoming’s authority in areas of Grand Teton NP

PHOTOS: Wyoming sixth graders complete hunter education certification during P.E. class

Shed antler and horn hunting season closing in western, southern Wyoming

CWD discovery to trigger discussion of Jackson Elk Herd size

Walleye thriving in Wyoming’s Ocean Lake, likely driving down yellow perch numbers

Chronic wasting disease confirmed in another Wyoming elk hunt area

Wyoming soon opening 2021 hunting applications for six big game species and wild turkey

Wyomingites asked to report dead rabbits; fatal disease confirmed among cottontails

Sheriff’s K9 alerts officers to 19 lbs of suspected marijuana products Friday

Chronic Wasting Disease identified in elk near feedgrounds in northwest Wyoming

Comment period extended on state’s deer migration draft analysis

50 ducks found dead in Idaho; officials investigating

Colder weather expected to improve Wyoming waterfowl hunting opportunities

No elk feedground closures yet considered in Game and Fish’s ongoing public engagement process

Wyoming governor’s mule deer migration group set to meet for first time

Wyoming Wildlife Magazine expands to digital with bonus content; December issue offered free

PHOTOS: Tribal authorities seek public help on multiple Wind River poaching cases

Volunteers needed for mid-winter bald eagle counts in Wyoming

Bridger-Teton winter wildlife closure areas start going into effect in Wyoming

PHOTOS: Dozens of ducks found illegally wasted in Utah in two recent cases

Game and Fish: First public meetings on elk feeding grounds and CWD begin Tuesday

Projects aimed at dispersing grazing and improving habitat continued near Gillette this summer

Conservation groups protest ‘Wyoming Pipeline Corridor’ plan

PHOTOS: Wyomingites encouraged to find ways to share land with beavers

Strong sauger and walleye numbers in Boysen Reservoir bode well for fisherman

‘Strutting grounds’ and ‘hen-harems’: Game and Fish celebrates the history of turkeys in Wyoming

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Wyo law enforcement seizes 744 lbs of marijuana products on I-80 Saturday

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Casper PD releases photos of suspect vehicle in parking lot hit-and-run

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Wyoming

Animals

Grizzly euthanized in 2020 was 34, the oldest known in Yellowstone region

WyoFile: Week 45 of the pandemic in Wyoming (Jan. 16-22)

Wyoming leaders warn of economic impact of Biden’s 60-day oil and gas leasing ban

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Sunday: 292 new lab confirmed COVID cases in Wyo, 213 recoveries

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