WILDLIFE UPDATE
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Elk herd
Game and Fish releases updated draft of Wyoming Elk Feedgrounds Management Plan following public comment period

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has released its final draft of the Wyoming Elk Feedgrounds Management Plan with the public and will present it before the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission at its meeting in Pinedale March 12-13 for its approval. *The draft plan is the culmination of one of the department?s most involved public collaborative efforts. [ [link removed] ]*






Shed antler and horn hunting season closed for western, southern Wyoming

Shed antler

Many sections of public lands in western and southern Wyoming closed for shed antler and horn hunting on Jan. 1. The annual closure for sections of public land, state land and Wyoming Game and Fish Commission wildlife habitat management areas is meant to protect wintering big game. A map of the closure area is available?*online [ [link removed] ]*?and the boundaries are detailed within the regulation.







Submit to Game and Fish Art Show by March 31

2025 Collectible Conservation Stamp Art show

Calling all artists ? both professionals and students! The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is accepting original artwork for the?Collectible Conservation Stamp Art Contest. *The subject of the annual contest is the Western tanager. [ [link removed] ]*




Prescribed fire to benefit waterfowl habitat on Ocean Lake WHMA

Prescribed burn fire

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation, will perform a prescribed burn on Ponds 1 and 2 at Ocean Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area (WHMA). *The prescribed burn is scheduled for sometime between late February through March depending on weather conditions. [ [link removed] ]*






Funding available for Wyoming sage grouse conservation

Sage grouse

Funding is available to support projects benefiting sage grouse and their habitats. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission expects to allocate $548,000 to support eight local Sage Grouse Working Groups to fund projects and address the primary threats to sage grouse as identified in their local conservation plans. *Groups can submit project proposals?online. [ [link removed]-(4) ]*







2024 Wyoming Wildlife photo slideshow

The highly anticipated 2024 "Wyoming Wildlife" photo slideshow is here! Each year the "Wyoming Wildlife" magazine produces a February special issue featuring spectacular photos from around the Cowboy State. Want to see these photos up close? You can buy this magazine issue *here* [ [link removed] ].

YouTube thumbnail for the Wyoming Wildlife magazine photo issue slideshow [ [link removed] ]




Conserving wildlife, Serving people

*Sportsperson Hotline: ?*(307) 777-4600?| Open?8 a.m.- 5 p.m. MT Monday-Friday

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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