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  Wyoming Game & Fish Department · [email protected]
August 17, 2023 at 1:30 AM

WY Wildlife Update: Life underground

WY Wildlife Update: Life underground Life underground Dark caverns and tight spaces. It?s enough to send a shiver down one?s spine. Other than spelunkers and the gutsiest of climbers, most people easily avoid these kinds of spaces.?Yet for Wyoming?s wildlife, the mounds of…
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August 14, 2023 at 11:00 PM

WY Game & Fish news: The WY hunt forecast, bear aware tips & hunters can help put an end to hunger

WY Game & Fish news: The WY hunt forecast, bear aware tips & hunters can help put an end to hunger Aug. 14, 2023?? Hunters: 2023 Wyoming hunt forecast available CHEYENNE ? The anticipation for hunters has been building for months and alas, the time has come or is rapidly …
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August 10, 2023 at 9:45 PM

WY Game and Fish news: Jackson Lake Dam operations result in positive outcomes

WY Game and Fish news: Jackson Lake Dam operations result in positive outcomes Aug. 10, 2023?? Jackson Lake Dam operations result in positive outcomes JACKSON ??Through collaborative efforts earlier this summer, the Bureau of Reclamation and the State …
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August 9, 2023 at 9:45 PM

WY Game and Fish news: Grizzly bear relocated to reduce conflict potential

WY Game and Fish news: Grizzly bear relocated to reduce conflict potential Aug. 9, 2023?? Grizzly bear relocated to reduce conflict potential CODY ? After consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department c…
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August 7, 2023 at 5:02 PM

WY Kids Outdoor Day: Pre-registration closes TODAY

WY Kids Outdoor Day: Pre-registration closes TODAY Register by Aug. 7 for a free t-shirt and water bottle Medicine Lodge Kids Outdoor Day ? Register today Youth from across Wyoming are invited to the upcoming Medicine Lodge Kids Outdoor Day ? an exciting and fun fil…
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August 7, 2023 at 2:34 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Individual injured by grizzly bear & anglers should adjust fishing practices for heat

WY Game & Fish news: Individual injured by grizzly bear & anglers should adjust fishing practices for heat Aug. 7, 2023?? Wyoming Game and Fish Department investigates after individual injured by grizzly bear LANDER ? A man was injured Aug. 5 by a grizzly bear while w…
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July 31, 2023 at 10:45 PM

WY Game & Fish news: First woman fish hatchery superintendent, bear spear giveaways & fun opportunities for WY youth

WY Game & Fish news: First woman fish hatchery superintendent, bear spear giveaways & fun opportunities for WY youth July 31, 2023?? Megan McLean makes Game and Fish history as the first woman superintendent of a hatchery TEN SLEEP ? Megan McLean?s goal was to become a ha…
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July 27, 2023 at 1:33 AM

WY Fishing Update: What happens when walleye and trout share the same body of water?

WY Fishing Update: What happens when walleye and trout share the same body of water? What happens when walleye and trout share the same body of water? The quest to catch trout in Wyoming is tough to beat. These colorful fish are found throughout the Cowboy State, and can b…
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July 25, 2023 at 1:30 AM

WY IAK Update: 10 ways to spend the summer with children

WY IAK Update: 10 ways to spend the summer with children 10 ways to spend the summer with children Rivers are flowing, temperatures are rising, wildlife are returning to higher-elevation ranges, and schools are out. Are you looking for fun outdoor activ…
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July 24, 2023 at 9:30 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Game and Fish Wildlife Health Laboratory Supervisor retires & fire safety a must

WY Game & Fish news: Game and Fish Wildlife Health Laboratory Supervisor retires & fire safety a must July 24, 2023?? Game and Fish Wildlife Health Laboratory Supervisor Hank Edwards retires after 35 years CHEYENNE ? Hank Edwards, Wyoming Game and Fish Department Wild…
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July 20, 2023 at 3:02 PM

WY Game and Fish news: Game and Fish Commission approves changes to regulations, FY 24 budget

WY Game and Fish news: Game and Fish Commission approves changes to regulations, FY 24 budget July 20, 2023?? Game and Fish Commission approves changes to regulations, FY 24 budget WHEATLAND ? The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission met this week in Wheatland…
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July 20, 2023 at 1:32 AM

WY Hunting Update: Decades of service

WY Hunting Update: Decades of service (Photo by Matthew Gaston/The Sheridan Press) Decades of service When Jerry Reed returned home one Thursday night after teaching a hunter education course, he didn?t expect to have one of his most memorable experiences involving one of …
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July 17, 2023 at 8:21 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Toad recovery sees continued success, four Ultimate Anglers named & don't forget to take hunter education

WY Game & Fish news: Toad recovery sees continued success, four Ultimate Anglers named & don't forget to take hunter education July 17, 2023?? Wyoming toad recovery sees continued success in southeast LARAMIE ? Approximately 800 Wyoming toads were released recently in a c…
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July 13, 2023 at 5:31 PM

WY Wildlife Update: A look at spring's rejuvenation

WY Wildlife Update: A look at spring's rejuvenation Photo essay: A look at spring's rejuvenation For a while, one had to wonder if spring would ever arrive in certain parts of Wyoming. Winter kept a firm grip on much of the state this year. But whether it is early or late,…
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July 10, 2023 at 9:01 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Over-the-counter leftover licenses on sale this week, apply for permission to hunt on HMA & grizzly bear relocated

WY Game & Fish news: Over-the-counter leftover licenses on sale this week, apply for permission to hunt on HMA & grizzly bear relocated July 10, 2023?? Over-the-counter leftover licenses on sale this week CHEYENNE ??First come, first-serve leftover licenses go on sale at …
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July 7, 2023 at 3:31 PM

WY Game and Fish news: Game and Fish Commission to meet in Wheatland

WY Game and Fish news: Game and Fish Commission to meet in Wheatland July 7, 2023?? Game and Fish Commission to meet in Wheatland CHEYENNE ???The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission?s next meeting is July 17-19 in Wheatland. The meeting kicks off with a tour …
  Wyoming Game & Fish Department · [email protected]
July 5, 2023 at 8:01 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Game and Fish releases draft elk feedgrounds plan for public review & tickets on sale for Outdoor Hall of Fame

WY Game & Fish news: Game and Fish releases draft elk feedgrounds plan for public review & tickets on sale for Outdoor Hall of Fame July 5, 2023?? Game and Fish releases draft elk feedgrounds plan for public review JACKSON ??The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is pleased…
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July 1, 2023 at 3:01 PM

WY Game and Fish news: Grizzly bears relocated to reduce conflict potential

WY Game and Fish news: Grizzly bears relocated to reduce conflict potential July 1, 2023?? Grizzly bears relocated to reduce conflict potential JACKSON? ? After consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and Fish Depart…
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June 30, 2023 at 10:02 PM

WY Fishing Update: Managing the fishery at Flaming Gorge Reservoir is a collaborative effort

WY Fishing Update: Managing the fishery at Flaming Gorge Reservoir is a collaborative effort Managing the fishery at Flaming Gorge Reservoir is a collaborative effort Flaming Gorge Reservoir spans Wyoming and Utah, and the fishery is co-managed by the Wyoming Game and Fish …
  Wyoming Game & Fish Department · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 1:09 AM

WY Hunting Update: Wildlife health lab tests over 6,000 CWD samples in 2022

WY Hunting Update: Wildlife health lab tests over 6,000 CWD samples in 2022 Wildlife health lab tests over 6,000 CWD samples in 2022 The Wyoming Game and Fish Department?s Wildlife Health Laboratory tested 6,701 samples from big game animals for chronic wasting disease (CWD…
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June 26, 2023 at 8:01 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Watercraft inspection stations open and on the lookout for AIS & Cheyenne angler breaks state record for tiger trout

WY Game & Fish news: Watercraft inspection stations open and on the lookout for AIS & Cheyenne angler breaks state record for tiger trout June 26, 2023?? Watercraft inspection stations are open and on the lookout for AIS CHEYENNE ??Watercraft inspection stations across th…
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June 22, 2023 at 9:29 PM

WY Game and Fish news: Gov. Gordon announces wild bison license raffle winner

WY Game and Fish news: Gov. Gordon announces wild bison license raffle winner June 22, 2023?? Gov. Gordon announces wild bison license raffle winner ? CHEYENNE ? Governor Mark Gordon is pleased to congratulate Eli Crumley of Pinedale as the 2023 winner of …
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June 19, 2023 at 10:01 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Leftover license application period open & Managing the fishery at Flaming Gorge Reservoir

WY Game & Fish news: Leftover license application period open & Managing the fishery at Flaming Gorge Reservoir June 19, 2023?? Leftover draw offers second chance at a hunting license CHEYENNE ? There?s one more chance to get a limited-quota elk, deer and antelope licens…
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June 17, 2023 at 2:01 PM

IAK Update: Toad-ally cool conservation

IAK Update: Toad-ally cool conservation Toad-ally cool conservation Have you ever heard of a Wyoming Toad? These little amphibians aren't just toads that live in Wyoming ? they're actually a specific endangered species found in just a few small areas of…
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June 15, 2023 at 4:01 PM

WY Game and Fish news: Game and Fish opens public comment on three chapters

WY Game and Fish news: Game and Fish opens public comment on three chapters June 15, 2023?? Game and Fish opens public comment on three chapters CHEYENNE ???The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has opened a comment period and will be holding public meeting…
  Wyoming Game & Fish Department · [email protected]
June 12, 2023 at 9:31 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Resident wild bison raffle deadline nearing, CWD found in Deer HA 131 & notice to avoid and report HCBs

WY Game & Fish news: Resident wild bison raffle deadline nearing, CWD found in Deer HA 131 & notice to avoid and report HCBs June 12, 2023?? Resident-only wild bison license raffle deadline June 15 CHEYENNE ?The deadline is nearing to buy a raffle ticket to win a wild bis…
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June 5, 2023 at 10:01 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Don't approach newborn wildlife, lab tests 6,000+ CWD samples, photo contest closes soon

WY Game & Fish news: Don't approach newborn wildlife, lab tests 6,000+ CWD samples, photo contest closes soon June 5, 2023?? Don?t approach newborn wildlife CHEYENNE ? As you travel around Wyoming enjoying this hard-earned spring, you may come across newborn wildlife. These y…
  Wyoming Game & Fish Department · [email protected]
June 1, 2023 at 1:01 AM

WY Wildlife Update: Agencies reach agreement over Jackson Lake Dam

WY Wildlife Update: Agencies reach agreement over Jackson Lake Dam Agencies reach agreement over Jackson Lake Dam The State of Wyoming and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) have reached an agreement on water management operations for the Upper Snake River Basin that…
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May 31, 2023 at 12:14 AM

WY Hunting Update: Several Wyoming hunting applications due May 31

WY Hunting Update: Several Wyoming hunting applications due May 31 Several Wyoming hunting applications due May 31 May 31 is a big day for Wyoming hunters ? it?s the deadline to submit applications for many fall hunts for residents and nonresidents. Applications must be sub…
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May 30, 2023 at 8:01 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Hunting season forecast, free fishing day & Commission to meet

WY Game & Fish news: Hunting season forecast, free fishing day & Commission to meet May 30, 2023?? New ?Get Outside!? podcast episode forecasts the 2023 hunting season CHEYENNE ? This month the Wyoming Game and Fish Department?s podcast ?Get Outside!? looks into the 2023 …
  Wyoming Game & Fish Department · [email protected]
May 25, 2023 at 11:04 PM

WY makes additional cuts to antelope licenses

WY makes additional cuts to antelope licenses The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has made additional reductions to antelope license quotas for several hunt areas located in Carbon, Lincoln, Sublette and Teton counties.? Quotas in the following antelope hunt areas have bee…
  Wyoming Game & Fish Department · [email protected]
May 25, 2023 at 10:45 PM

WY Game and Fish news: Additional cuts to antelope licenses

WY Game and Fish news: Additional cuts to antelope licenses Applicants have until midnight May 31 to modify or withdraw May 25, 2023?? Game and Fish makes additional cuts to antelope licenses ? CHEYENNE ? The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has ma…
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May 23, 2023 at 9:32 PM

WY Fishing Update: Agencies reach agreement over Jackson Lake Dam

WY Fishing Update: Agencies reach agreement over Jackson Lake Dam Agencies reach agreement over Jackson Lake Dam The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Upper Snake Field Office informed the State of Wyoming that a reduction of water flow from Jackson Lake Dam will occur for six to…
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May 22, 2023 at 9:01 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Boating safety week & big game deadline

WY Game & Fish news: Boating safety week & big game deadline May 22, 2023?? Be safe while boating, wear a life jacket CHEYENNE ? The official kick-off to summer in Wyoming is Memorial Day, and that means taking the boat out, maybe for the first time this year. Before hitt…
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May 20, 2023 at 3:01 PM

IAK Update: Free Fishing Day June 3

IAK Update: Free Fishing Day June 3 Free Fishing Day June 3 Do you love fishing? Maybe you?ve always wanted to try to fish but don?t know where to start? Either way, Free Fishing Day is for you! On June 3 this year you can fish without a license. It…
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May 17, 2023 at 10:15 PM

WY Game and Fish news: Wyoming Free Fishing Day & Jackson Lake Dam water flows

WY Game and Fish news: Wyoming Free Fishing Day & Jackson Lake Dam water flows May 17, 2023?? Wyoming Free Fishing Day is June 3 ? ? CHEYENNE ? Celebrate Wyoming?s five-star fisheries this year by fishing without a license ? for free! The Wyoming Game a…
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May 16, 2023 at 6:01 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Agencies reach agreement over Jackson Lake Dam, annual gray wolf report, funds available to agricultural producers & become a published photographer

WY Game & Fish news: Agencies reach agreement over Jackson Lake Dam, annual gray wolf report, funds available to agricultural producers & become a published photographer May 16, 2023?? Agencies reach agreement over Jackson Lake Dam CHEYENNE ? The State of Wyoming and the …
  Wyoming Game & Fish Department · [email protected]
May 11, 2023 at 6:40 PM

WY Game and Fish news: Emergency extended antler collection closure ends at 6 a.m. May 15

WY Game and Fish news: Emergency extended antler collection closure ends at 6 a.m. May 15 Wildlife habitat management areas in the western, southern portions of the state to open May 11, 2023?? Emergency extended antler collection closure ends at 6 …
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May 9, 2023 at 9:31 PM

WY Game and Fish news: Game and Fish Commission approves proposed timeline for the review of large carnivore mortality limits

WY Game and Fish news: Game and Fish Commission approves proposed timeline?for the review of large carnivore mortality limits May 9, 2023?? Game and Fish Commission approves proposed timeline?for the review of large carnivore mortality limits CHEYENNE ? …
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May 8, 2023 at 11:06 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Riverton angler breaks two state records, two instream flow water rights proposals & WY Hunt Fish opportunity

WY Game & Fish news: Riverton angler breaks two state records, two instream flow water rights proposals & WY Hunt Fish opportunity May 8, 2023?? Riverton angler breaks two state records in April CHEYENNE? ? Patrick Edwards prides himself in going after big fish in Wyoming…
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May 5, 2023 at 9:10 PM

WY Game and Fish news: Bureau of Reclamation to reduce water flow from Jackson Lake Dam starting May 10

WY Game and Fish news: Bureau of Reclamation to reduce water flow from Jackson Lake Dam starting May 10 The State of Wyoming intends to take the necessary steps to maintain water flows at an acceptable level for the fishery May 5, 2023?? Bureau of …
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May 3, 2023 at 7:04 PM

Hunter Education Instructor Training for School Teachers Offered at Whiskey Mountain

Hunter Education Instructor Training for School Teachers Offered at Whiskey Mountain Unplug and learn outdoors while earning PD credits Do you want to offer Hunter Education in your school? The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is offering Hu…
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May 3, 2023 at 3:59 PM

Educator professional development offered at Whiskey Mountain in Wyoming

Educator professional development offered at Whiskey Mountain in Wyoming Unplug and learn outdoors while earning PD credits The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is hosting Educator Camp at our Whiskey Mountain Conservation Camp in Dubois, WY. T…
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May 2, 2023 at 9:40 PM

Overnight summer camps offered at Whiskey Mountain in Wyoming

Overnight summer camps offered at Whiskey Mountain in Wyoming Unplug and learn outdoors; have fun in Wyoming's great outdoors Sportsperson Hotline: ?(307) 777-4600?| Open?8 a.m.- 5 p.m. MT Monday-Friday The Wyoming Game and …
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May 2, 2023 at 3:16 PM

WY Game & Fish news: Governor's bison raffle, stamp art show winners and Game and Fish Commission to meet May 8

WY Game & Fish news: Governor's bison raffle, stamp art show winners and Game and Fish Commission to meet May 8 May 2, 2023?? Gov. Gordon donates wild bison license for wildlife conservation CHEYENNE ? For the fifth consecutive year, Governor Mark Gordon is donating a wild bi…
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April 29, 2023 at 2:31 PM

WY Wildlife Update: Wyoming bears are starting to wake up and become active

WY Wildlife Update: Wyoming bears are starting to wake up and become active Wyoming bears are starting to wake up and become active Wyoming?s bears are waking from hibernation throughout the state. The bears? spring emergence serves as a reminder for outdoor recreationali…
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April 28, 2023 at 8:01 PM

WY Youth Conservationist of the Year, Table Mountain Mentored Elk Hunt

WY Youth Conservationist of the Year, Table Mountain Mentored Elk Hunt Nominate a kid for the Youth Conservationist of the Year! The Wyoming Game and Fish Department wants to recognize youth who have made significant contributions to the outdoors. The W…
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April 26, 2023 at 3:10 PM

WY Fishing Update: New Zealand mudsnail populations throughout the state

WY Fishing Update: New Zealand mudsnail populations throughout the state New Zealand mudsnail populations throughout Wyoming New Zealand mudsnails are not new to Wyoming ? in fact they were introduced more than two decades ago. Once introduced, eradicating them from a water…
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April 25, 2023 at 5:35 PM

WY Shed antler and horn collecting postponed on designated lands until 6 a.m May 15

WY Shed antler and horn collecting postponed on designated lands until 6 a.m May 15 The delayed opening will help minimize stress and protect big game animals The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has announced an emergency extended closure of the shed antler and hor…
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April 25, 2023 at 5:21 PM

WY Game and Fish news: Shed antler and horn collecting postponed on designated lands until 6 a.m May 15

WY Game and Fish news: Shed antler and horn collecting postponed on designated lands until 6 a.m May 15 The delayed opening will help minimize stress and protect big game animals April 25, 2023?? Shed antler and horn collecting postponed on designat…