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  1. Pronghorn, mule deer tags slump, predator tags may bump

    Pronghorn, mule deer tags slump, predator tags may bump … animals, have also been waylaid by winter weather and a new respiratory virus that’s claimed hundreds of … survive the winter have the chance to survive for another year, reproduce and help the herd rebound.   …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  2. Teton bighorn hunt puzzles backcountry skiers

    … They wonder: Why increase tags while considering decreasing skiing to protect sheep? … pursuit — came as Grand Teton formally considers new protections for the Teton range’s bighorns. This … lambs in alpine terrain during the most difficult time of year.   “The future of that herd is really driven by …

    admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16

  3. In the Rockies, goats beat bighorn sheep

    … outside the park. State wildlife officials issued 48 goat tags a year for the past few years in those areas, though the … a goat moves out of the park into that open area, or say a new goat comes in from somewhere else entirely, a hunter can …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  4. Game and Fish in good position to mitigate increasing costs

    … to spend about $90.6 million in the coming fiscal year, which starts July 1 and runs through June 30, 2023. … and supply chain problems have helped cause prices for both new and used vehicles to skyrocket.  Regardless of price, … for 2023. Those include sportsperson fees, licenses and tags (65%); federal aid in the form of taxes collected from …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  5. 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 … levels.  "We're hoping for a better harvest this year,” Buffalo Game Warden Jim Seeman said. "The longer … will now be open to harvest any pheasant, a new change for the 2022 season. Most seasons begin Sept. …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  6. Antelope, deer licenses reduced because of drought, disease

    … and disease, Wyoming wildlife managers are axing 8,000 tags for hunting pronghorn and 3,300 tags for hunting mule … equivalents are at 85% of what’s typical for this time of year, while central areas of the state are at or above 90%; … storms and outbreaks of mycoplasma bovis, a relatively new bacterial disease for Wyoming pronghorn, as well as …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

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

    … tons of hay” to elk.  It’s not cheap, he said. Last year the cost of getting replacement hay to the family’s … licenses doled out, and by 2009 distributed 5,000-plus tags for the zone, elk area seven, which treads into five … support, is “gaining some ground” on endorsing a new “type X” license, which would be valid only on …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

  8. Coal mandate continues to cost electric customers

    … located at the Wyodak complex outside Gillette. Both price tags far exceed the original costs of the plants, according … customers a 0.3% carbon capture compliance surcharge last year to collect an estimated $2 million annually.   In … is reserving judgment until after the utilities file their new estimates in March, he told WyoFile.   Who …

    admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16

  9. 2022 - A look back - the year's top stories

    2022 - A look back - the year's top stories … was especially a lot of change in the local government. New faces will appear on the Wyoming State Legislature as … said that they didn’t understand how splitting the tags provided better management if individuals could still …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:59

  10. Biologists worry about die-off after ewe hunt failed to substantially cull pneumonia-prone bighorn herd

    … counted 505 wild sheep in the hills in February 2022. The year before they tallied 491. The last time they found as … study have died. Pneumonia was the culprit. That’s new, at least in the last 10 years, as bighorn populations … may be more susceptible to pneumonia. So they authorized 16 tags for hunters to take ewes this past fall in the Gros …

    admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50

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