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  1. Teton bighorn hunt puzzles backcountry skiers

    … They wonder: Why increase tags while considering decreasing skiing to protect sheep? … after Wyoming wildlife managers increased the number of tags on the Tetons’ west slope from one to two.   But … Targhee Herd, which dwells in the Tetons, at the same time land managers are mulling decreasing recreational access to …

    admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16

  2. In the Laramie Mountains, too many elk and no easy fixes

    … objective.  Problems persist because of the patchwork of land ownership, wildlife managers say. The highest-elevation … licenses doled out, and by 2009 distributed 5,000-plus tags for the zone, elk area seven, which treads into five counties: Albany, Carbon, Natrona, Converse and Platte. Now tags top 6,000. Managers also “dramatically liberalized” …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  3. Game and Fish predicts good season for elk hunters

    … above population objectives, leading officials to add more tags and change season limitations and opening dates to … longer they stay up on U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands, the better chance we have for a … But those reduced license quotas give those who drew tags in the region a better chance at harvesting an animal, …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  4. Hungry elk frustrate landowners and wildlife managers

    … and adaptability hinder both hunters hoping to fill their tags and ranchers whose properties sustain damage, according … Harvest success, or how many hunters are able to fill their tags, varies from year to year, though Wyoming tends to lead … management, especially on the face of the Bighorns (where land is primarily privately owned) is access.   Hunting …

    admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38

  5. Winter crushes Wyoming Range mule deer fawns

    … department is considering cutting 1,100 doe-fawn antelope tags and slashing pronghorn buck tags by half for the Sublette herd, said Brandon Scurlock, … deer are struggling, allowing animals to move across the land has helped keep fat levels up elsewhere.   In the …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  6. To sell, or not to sell, the Kelly parcel

    … on a possible lease, meanwhile, is intended to preserve the land while setting a time limit for swap negotiations. The price tags are intended to deter a sale, Walters said, adding that … boasts impressive views of the Tetons. Last fall, state land managers sparked statewide outcry when officials said …

    admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16

  7. State officials say auction Kelly parcel

    … we as the office have to do is provide the board of land commissioners with a recommendation that follows their … the office has received has been provided to the Board of Land Commissioners — the governor and the state’s other … attempts to approve a sale with billion-plus-dollar price tags.   Three other state inholdings were sold to the …

    admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38

  8. Move em’ out

    … the alley, Dave Belus, Adam Belus and ranch manager Wade Land separated the steers from the heifers. The Beluses … and hay," Belus said. Belus' cattle wear specific ear tags that denote them as being part of the GAP program. If …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  9. Big buck country sees slowest hunt in 30 years

    … lions. Hunters, too, are trying to help, by giving up their tags, though that’s also unlikely to have any effect on …   Fralick and Hayes were encouraged. Whether big buck land bounces back quickly mostly depends on what Mother …

    admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38

  10. Committee chairs proud of bills to come out of the interim

    … was routine, other bills made sure the agency prioritized land exchanges to make sure time isn’t wasted on exchanges that ultimately will not be approved by the Board of Land Commissioners. Boner said because the office is short … instate hunters’ chances of drawing certain desirable tags,” she told the WTE. “We’ll have a few bills that …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

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