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*Oct. 31, 2022*
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Funding available for Wyoming sage grouse conservation
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CHEYENNE ? 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]-(3) ]*

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CWD detected in new Wyoming elk hunt areas

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CODY ?? The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in Elk Hunt Areas 47 and 49. The disease was detected in two hunter-harvest bull elk Oct. 12 and Oct. 15.?*To ensure hunters are informed Game and Fish announces when CWD is found in a new hunt area. [ [link removed] ]*


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Game and Fish Commission open public comment on Chapter 3

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CHEYENNE ? The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has opened a comment period to gather public input on Chapter 3, Black Bear Hunting Seasons.?*Game and Fish is hosting nine public meetings about the regulation proposals [ [link removed] ].*


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Game and Fish honors employees for years of service

CHEYENNE ? The Wyoming Game and Fish Department congratulates six employees on their years of service to the State of Wyoming. The following employees celebrated a milestone work anniversary in October.?


* Douglas McWhirter, Wildlife management coordinator, Jackson Region ? 35 years?
* Jerry Altermatt, Habitat biologist, Cody Region ? 25 years?
* Jordan Kraft, Senior game warden, Pinedale Region ? 20 years
* Ryan Amundson, Habitat biologist, Laramie Region ? 20 years?
* Austin Swingholm, Senior game warden, Casper Region ? 5 years
* Jessica Baker, Executive secretary, fish division, Cheyenne Headquarters ? 5 years?

The Wyoming Outdoorsman

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


* *Game and Fish partners with USDA & landowners to protect lands/big game [ [link removed] ]*
* *CWD detected in Deer Hunt Area 155 [ [link removed] ]*
* *18 Black-Footed ferrets released at historic site [ [link removed] ]*

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* *Fall fishing [ [link removed] ]*
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* *Laramie Region [ [link removed] ]*
* *Pinedale Region [ [link removed] ]*
* *Sheridan Region [ [link removed] ]*

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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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