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.?

Your hunting calendar:

Jan. 3 - Applications open for resident and nonresident elk, deer, antelope, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and spring turkey.

Jan. 31 -?Deadline to apply for resident and nonresident spring turkey.

Jan. 31 -?Deadline to apply for nonresident elk.

Jan. 31 -Deadline to apply for SuperTag.

Shed antler and horn hunting season closed for western, southern Wyoming

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.

Recovering roadkill on Wyoming roads requires authorization

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.

Super Tag raffle deadline Jan. 31

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.

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.

Sportsperson Hotline: ?(307) 777-4600?| Open?8 a.m.- 5 p.m. MT Monday-Friday

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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