Wyoming Game and Fish weekly update

*May 8, 2023??*

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Riverton angler breaks two state records in April
Riverton Angler

CHEYENNE? ? Patrick Edwards prides himself in going after big fish in Wyoming. The Riverton angler took that to a new level during a two-week span earlier this year. On April 2 Edwards broke the state record for longnose sucker. The old record was set in 2022 by Christopher Bobo of Casper at 2 pounds, 11.3 ounces. *It marked the third consecutive year the longnose sucker record was broken. [ [link removed] ]*

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*Game and Fish proposes two instream flow water rights to protect native trout*
Rock Creek

CHEYENNE ? The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking instream flow water rights for segments of Rock Creek and Trail Ridge Creek in the upper Green River basin. Both segments are entirely on public lands in Fremont County. *The proposed water rights are important to maintaining populations of Colorado River cutthroat trout in their native range. [ [link removed] ]*

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Game and Fish announces WY Hunt Fish opportunity

WY Hunt Fish

CASPER/NEWCASTLE? ? The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is announcing an application opportunity for the Table Mountain Elk Hunt. It is a mentored hunt offered through the WY Hunt Fish program and coordinated by Table Mountain Outfitters.??This event is designed to teach first-time youth and women hunters the basic skills used in elk hunting. *During the three-day hunt, participants will learn skills, including safe firearm handling, hunt scouting, field dressing, and blood tracking. [ [link removed] ]*



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The Wyoming Outdoorsman

This week on the?*Wyoming Outdoorsman radio show* [ [link removed] ]


* *Angler survey at Twin Buttes Reservoir* [ [link removed] ]
* *Winter range closures still in effect [ [link removed] ]*
* *Governor's bison license raffle [ [link removed] ]*

*Outdoor tip/PSA*


* *Fishing in Yellowstone National Park? [ [link removed] ]?*

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Video News
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department manages and conserves more than 800 species of fish and wildlife across Wyoming. ?For nearly 120 years, we?ve carried out our mission to conserve wildlife and serve people. Through these efforts, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department ensures the public continues to enjoy Wyoming?s vast fish and wildlife resource ?through ?hunting, fishing, trapping, wildlife watching and other forms of outdoor recreation. Hunters, anglers and wildlife watchers contribute over a billion dollars to Wyoming?s economy each year.




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