Wyoming Game and Fish weekly update

Mar. 3, 2025  


Wyoming House Bill brings management of otters back to Game and Fish

Wyoming River Otter sitting on a log near the water.

CHEYENNE — Wyoming House Bill 0045, which removes otters from protected status, took effect after Gov. Mark Gordon signed the bill into law Feb. 24. For the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, the bill will have important impacts for the management of otters in the state.


Game and Fish to gather public comment on Sublette antelope migration corridor risk assessment

A Wyoming antelope stands in an open prairie.

CHEYENNE - Throughout April, public meetings will be held to seek input regarding the ongoing designation of the Sublette antelope migration corridor. Game and Fish wildlife managers are moving forward with this designation process, in accordance with Wyoming’s Migration Corridor Executive Order.


Watercraft transported across states must be inspected for AIS

An inspector checks a watercraft for aquatic invasive species at a checkpoint in Wyoming.

CHEYENNE — Beginning this month, Game and Fish will be resuming seasonal operations for aquatic invasive species (AIS) check stations across Wyoming. These mandatory stations help ensure watercraft are not bringing invasive species of mussels into the state’s waterways.


Spring is a great time to take a hunter education course

Students take a hunter's education class.

CHEYENNE — For anyone planning on hunting this year, now is the time to complete your required hunter education course. Classes will be offered in multiple formats throughout the coming months.



The Wyoming Outdoorsman

This week on the Wyoming Outdoorsman Radio Show

  • Weather/big game can make highways unpredictable
  • Wyoming Wildlife Magazine photo contest winners
  • Former Game and Fish Director tapped to be new USFWS Director

Outdoor tip/PSA

  • Legal migratory birds that can be taken

Video News

Wyoming Range Mule Deer Update Youtube video

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