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  1. Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office announces increased enforcement for tags from out of state

    … Sheriff’s Office announces increased enforcement for tags from out of state … and daily commuter reciprocity with Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Utah, in which case …

    admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38

  2. Wildlife task force tackles preference points

    … to date, giving hunters an opportunity to score one of the tags by saving points, often for more than 20 years.  But … But at that time … we were giving out 360 type-1 sheep tags and we were giving out about 1,300 moose tags,” he … bonus system pointing out that other western states, like Montana, South Dakota and Nevada, use a bonus system.  …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  3. In the Rockies, goats beat bighorn sheep

    … sheep reacted. But at the salt-lick sites in Colorado and Montana, goats won 95% of the time. Conflicts at the bedding … outside the park. State wildlife officials issued 48 goat tags a year for the past few years in those areas, though … continued. This year Game and Fish reduced the number of tags to four. The goal, Courtemanch said, is to give hunters …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  4. Grizzly hunt in Wyoming could target upwards of 39 bears

    …   The explosion in anticipated grizzly hunting tags owes to a spike in the bear population — at least on … from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Wyoming, Montana and Idaho is not guaranteed, but population data … positive or negative.”    If delisting proceeds, Montana and Idaho could hunt grizzly bears, too. The overall …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

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

    … 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” … a heavier lift because it’s such a contentious issue. In Montana, efforts to increase landowner licenses were met …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  6. Wolf killing and the consequences of disturbing pack dynamics

    … passed a law to kill up to 90% of the state’s wolves. Montana killed 270 in one season. Wisconsin killed about 220 … Cassidy said.   In the winter of 2021, politics in Montana changed. Lawmakers decided to lift wolf quotas … trapping on private property, unlimited purchase of wolf tags and any method of take for any wild canines. Wolf …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  7. Hunting Wyoming antlers

    … vehicles were from out of state: 55 from Idaho, 43 from Montana, 34 from Wyoming, and 20 from Utah. The balance were … quotas for antler hunting, saving the majority of tags for residents and a minority for others.   …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

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