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2027 Conservation Stamp to feature Arctic grayling
Arctic grayling

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is preparing to open the entry period for its 2027 Conservation Stamp Art Contest. The annual competition selects a winner whose artwork will be featured on the state’s annual collectible conservation stamp. The grayling is a distinctive native fish, recognizable by its large, sail-like dorsal fin.  Professional entries will be accepted from Jan. 2 - March 31, 2026. Submissions for student categories are open now and will close April 10, 2026. Complete rules and requirements are available on the Game and Fish’s *Conservation Stamp Art webpage [ [link removed] ]*.






Commercial Fishing boat registration opens Dec. 1

A raft of fly anglers in waders fishing in a river

Beginning Jan. 1, all boats providing commercial fishing guide services on Wyoming waterways will be required to display *commercially-guided fishing boat registration stickers* [ [link removed] ] on the stern of the watercraft and tongue of the watercraft trailer.







New Get Outside! episode focuses on walleye

New Get Outside! podcast episode focuses on walleye

Fisheries Biologist Jason Burckhardt joins host Ray Hageman on Get Outside! to discuss *walleye mitigation on Buffalo Bill Reservoir* [ [link removed] ] following their illegal introduction to the water body in the early 2000s.




Seasonal closures approach  for WHMAs

Laramie Peak WHMA

Seasonal closures for Wyoming Game and Fish Department Wildlife Habitat Management Areas are in place or will be enforced soon. *These closures* [ [link removed] ] are important in protecting wildlife on their winter range.






Game and Fish monitoring water flows from Kemmerer City Reservoir

Volunteers help Game and Fish with a fish salvage project

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is monitoring water flows and the *potential to salvage trout* [ [link removed] ] stranded in isolated pools in the Hams Fork River below the Kemmerer City Reservoir spillway. So far, Game and Fish and volunteers have captured and moved about 100 trout.







Jackson Region fish regulation changes
Jackson Region Fish Regulation Changes YouTube video [ [link removed] ]




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