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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 … for non-residents working in the state. By state law, any non-resident who is employed in Wyoming, either … register your vehicle is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $750. This story was published on …
admin - 01/03/2024 - 18:38
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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 … redeeming their points, compared to one chance for someone not using preference points. That said, the drawing will … the members to the task force, would have to sign it into law. If the bill passes unchanged (there is plenty of …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Game and Fish in good position to mitigate increasing costs
… the higher costs and continue its wildlife conservation and law enforcement efforts with few changes. At a meeting … “Salaries for our contract and temporary employees were not competitive at all,” Kennedy said. “We couldn’t … 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
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In the Laramie Mountains, too many elk and no easy fixes
… the Grants are intending to grow would be a big hit if not for a Wyoming Game and Fish Department compensation … licenses doled out, and by 2009 distributed 5,000-plus tags for the zone, elk area seven, which treads into five … emerged from the task force in the first year changed state law, granting Wyoming residents a higher percentage of …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Coal mandate continues to cost electric customers
… – Reliable and dispatchable low-carbon energy standards law in 2020. The mandate is intended to compel utilities to … located at the Wyodak complex outside Gillette. Both price tags far exceed the original costs of the plants, according … of projects that, at least at this time, do not show a viable path toward being implemented,” Office …
admin - 02/19/2024 - 16:16
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The cost of transparency
… cases their highest paid administrator. The resulting price tags ranged from nothing to several thousand dollars to view … it was free to “inspect” records when a requester did not ask for copies. Local governments were required to … fees for searching and retrieving them, and the change in law opened up attorneys’ fees for reviewing them, too. …
Publisher - 03/13/2024 - 18:07
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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 … Fish and Wildlife Service to Wyoming, Montana and Idaho is not guaranteed, but population data presented in … are out of Wyoming’s control. Endangered Species Act case law precedent is such that a “distinct population …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:50
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Wolf killing and the consequences of disturbing pack dynamics
… few years have been tough for gray wolves. Idaho passed a law to kill up to 90% of the state’s wolves. Montana … territory they can claim as their own. But more often than not, they’re dead within a year. Dispersing … 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
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Committee chairs proud of bills to come out of the interim
… the efforts of that committee over the last two years. We not only deal with transportation on that committee, but we … recreational vehicle operation and benefits for spouses of law enforcement members. The committee’s off-road … 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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2022 - A look back - the year's top stories
… was written, 35 members were either unvaccinated or had not submitted any exemption form. The WCHS board of trustees … and Newcastle Police Department from the Weston County Law Enforcement Center to the city offices, and the county … said that they didn’t understand how splitting the tags provided better management if individuals could still …
admin - 09/11/2023 - 22:59