Wyoming Game and Fish weekly update

Dec. 2, 2024 


Chief Game Warden Rick King retires

Rick King staff photo

CHEYENNE — After a long and storied career spanning more than two decades, Chief Game Warden Rick King has retired from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. 


Kemmerer Wildlife Crossing project on track for summer 2025 construction

Dry Piney wildlife crossing

CHEYENNE — The Kemmerer Wildlife Crossing project on US Highway 189 in southwest Wyoming is on schedule to begin construction next year. The project is possible thanks to a $24.3 million Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program discretionary grant the Federal Highway Administration awarded to the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming Game and Fish Department in December 2023.


Mule deer community conversations continue in Wyoming

Mule deer

CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department continues to host community conversations focused on mule deer. These discussions offer a unique opportunity for the public to engage directly with Game and Fish, share insights and discuss the future of Wyoming’s mule deer management. 



The Wyoming Outdoorsman

This week on the Wyoming Outdoorsman Radio Show

  • Mule deer meetings scheduled for Lusk, Douglas, Casper, Glenrock, Newcastle and Sundance
  • Recovering roadkill? You'll need authorization
  • CWD discovered in elk hunt area near Casper/Pheasant hunt area near Hawk Springs closes

Outdoor tip/PSA

  • Illegal to use dogs to hunt/run/harass most wildlife

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