Wyoming Game and Fish
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A higher number of boats harboring invasive aquatic animals and plants are being intercepted, so boaters must stay vigilant and responsible and get their boats inspected and disinfected. Close to four months into the 2022 boating season, Wyoming Game and Fish Department has stopped ten boats with mussels attached, one with a live brook stickleback…
An out-of-town hiker is getting treated for injuries incurred during a grizzly attack on a trail near Meeteetse while Wyoming Game and Fish investigates the circumstances of the attack. Monday afternoon, the Park County Sheriff’s Office notified by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department that a man was injured by a bear while hiking Francs…
The free workshop is designed to educate northwest Wyoming residents about the large predators in their neighborhood, how to avoid them, and what to do if you unexpectedly encounter one in the wild. The Cody Region of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department encourages people to attend a free public workshop titled “Living in Large…
Two hunters who filed multiple multi-million dollar lawsuits against Wyoming Game and Fish for an October 2019 detainment in Park County have one of their cases dismissed by a Park County judge. A Park County judge dismissed a claim of malicious prosecution two hunters brought against the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. According to the…
Anyone planning a fall hunt will want to prepare and submit their applications as Wyoming Game and Fish closes the window for fall hunting permits next week. May 31 is the deadline to submit applications for many fall hunts for residents and non-residents. Applications must be submitted on the Wyoming Game and Fish Department website…
Private landowners in the Bighorn Basin have a chance to help with large-scale conservation projects for big game by improving habitat on their properties. U.S.D.A.’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (N.R.C.S.) in Wyoming is currently accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program Big Game Conservation. E.Q.I.P. is a voluntary Farm Bill program that provides financial…
The first grizzly relocation of 2022 occurred after a cattle-killing bear was taken to a new area in Shoshone National Forest near Yellowstone’s Northeast Entrance. After consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured and relocated an adult male grizzly bear on Wednesday, May 4. The bear in…
Wyoming Game and Fish seeks Cody residents who want to become certified aquatic invasive species inspectors and protect the state’s pristine waterways. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is offering training to the public to become certified Wyoming aquatic invasive species inspectors. Training will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 13…
Wyoming Game and Fish is opening its Bighorn Basin Wildlife Habitat Management Areas for Summer 2022 – just be cautious and bear-aware while you’re there. Wyoming Game and Fish is gradually opening its wildlife habitat management areas (W.H.M.A.s). These areas give big game a safe, unaffected range to weather out the winter. However, all species…
Wyoming Game and Fish’s annual gray wolf management report reaffirms that Wyoming has gone above and beyond recovery parameters for the gray wolf in the state. Wyoming Game and Fish has published its 2021 Wyoming Gray Wolf Monitoring and Management annual report. Once again, the department emphasizes that Wyoming wolves are fully recovered and beyond…