Game and Fish Monthly Hunting UpdateAvian influenza guidance for hunters
Avian influenza guidance for waterfowl hunters
Waterfowl hunting season is in full swing and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department would like to remind hunters to take precautions to minimize their risk of contracting highly pathogenic avian influenza.?*Game and Fish has recently observed large waterfowl die-offs due to HPAI in the Cheyenne and Wheatland areas. Waterfowl hunters can expect to encounter additional sick or dead birds.? [ [link removed] ]*
Your hunting calendar:
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*Jan. 3* - Applications open for resident and nonresident elk, deer, antelope, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and spring turkey.
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*Jan. 31* -?Deadline to apply for resident and nonresident spring turkey.
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*Jan. 31 *-?Deadline to apply for nonresident elk.
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*Jan. 31 *-Deadline to apply for *SuperTag [ [link removed] ].*
Shed antler and horn hunting season closed for western, southern Wyoming
Shed antler, horn closures
Many sections of public lands in western and southern Wyoming are now closed for shed antler and horn hunting. The annual closure for sections of public land, state land and Wyoming Game and Fish Commission wildlife habitat management areas in Wyoming became effective at midnight on Jan. 1. *The shed collection closure is meant to protect wintering big game. [ [link removed] ]*
*Recovering roadkill on Wyoming roads requires authorization*
Wyoming 511 app
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department would like to remind the public that recovering roadkill requires authorization. *To collect roadkill, people will need approval from Game and Fish prior to collection through electronic authorization through the Wyoming 511 app or the Game and Fish desktop application. [ [link removed] ]*
Super Tag raffle deadline Jan. 31
Supertag Ad
Wyoming Super Tag hunts have a reputation for being epic and many hunters dream of the chance to draw one of 10 premier licenses in the Cowboy State. For those seeking a once-in-a-lifetime hunt, there are only a few days left to enter the?Super Tag raffle. *The deadline to buy tickets is midnight Jan. 31. [ [link removed] ]*
Statewide, 5-year mule deer project underway
Over 200 mule deer will be captured in the Upper Shoshone region of Northwest Wyoming this month as part of the statewide Mule Deer Monitoring Project. The five year, $5.3 million dollar project will collect more information on mule deer than ever before. *The project will examine six areas critical for mule deer management: abundance, composition, data management, survival, herd health and harvest management. [ [link removed] ]*
Mule deer monitoring project underway [ [link removed] ]
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