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Hunters: 2022 Wyoming hunt forecast available
Cheyenne - The anticipation for hunters has been building for months, but the time has come or is rapidly approaching as seasons for big and small game are about to open across Wyoming. Some trends — good and bad — figure to hold true once again...
Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom recipient for 2022 WGF Commissioner License
Wyoming Game & Fish Commissioner License to Be Auctioned by Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom Wyoming Game & Fish Commissioner, Gay Lynn Byrd, has chosen Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom (WAIC) as a non-profit recipient of a 2022 WGF Commissio...
Check online for fire restrictions on Game and Fish lands
Cheyenne - Fire danger remains high throughout Wyoming due to hot, dry temperatures. To help protect wildlife habitat and other public lands, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has implemented fire restrictions on many department-managed...
Game and Fish to install 200 Poo-Poo screens to save raptors
One of the top dangers facing raptors, and many other cavity nesting birds in Wyoming, is accidentally getting trapped in a vent pipe. For some raptors, that means entering down a vent pipe of a vault toilet- an outhouse - and being unable to fly...
More people fishing in Wyoming
More people are buying fishing licenses in Wyoming according to recent Wyoming Game and Fish Department data. The increase of 6% in sales last year represents a growing interest in fishing as well as...
New rules on scouting for game animals with aircraft
With the evenings getting cooler in Wyoming, many hunters are turning their attention to scouting for the fall hunting seasons. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is reminding hunters that it is illegal to use aircraft to do their scouting or aid...
Upland game bird, small game seasons open Sept. 1
September 1 marks the opening for a variety of small game and upland bird species hunting season. Bird hunters can look forward to setting out for mourning dove; sora and virginia rail; snipe; early Canada goose; blue, ruffed, and sharp-tailed...
Be aware of deer hunting regulation changes
Those hunting deer during the special archery season should be aware of a significant change to Wyoming Game and Fish Commission deer hunting regulations for the 2016 hunting season. Archers can no longer take “any deer” in hunt areas open to...
Game and Fish enhancing efforts to educate about fish stocking program
As you prepare for the spring and summer fishing season, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is continuing to make sure your favorite fishing spots are stocked with fish. Some of those will be big enough for this year, others are investments in the...
Positive changes coming to Grayrocks Public Access Area
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department wants anglers and other sportsmen to be aware of some upcoming changes at Grayrocks Reservoir Public Access Area (PAA). The Grayrocks Reservoir PAA is located seven miles south of Guernsey and nine miles...
Game and Fish requests return of stolen trail camera
Biologists with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department are hoping the person who stole a trail camera that was collecting data on mule deer migration will come forward and return the equipment. The trail camera was set up beneath a highway underpass...
Ice fishing for burbot on the Gorge helps fisheries managers
The subzero temperatures Sweetwater County experienced in December will likely produce some of the best ice fishing season Flaming Gorge Reservoir anglers have experience for several years. With two burbot ice fishing derbies coming up at the end of...
Key dates for Wyoming hunting near
As the year comes to an end hunters should be aware of several important dates. 2016 application information For those hunters planning to hunt in 2016, applications for residents, non-residents, and landowners open 8 a.m. MST on Jan. 4, 2016. This...
Ask Wyoming Game and Fish
Q: Can I purchase my 2016 fishing and small game licenses now? A: Yes, you can purchase 2016 licenses for fishing and small game now and be set to go on Jan. 1, 2016. Don’t forget that you will also need to purchase a 2016 Conservation Stamp. You...
Catch all the burbot you want; just don't litter with them
Anyone who fishes for burbot in southwest Wyoming can’t deny the excitement they feel when they land one of those huge, slimy, eel-like, invasive burbot. They’re invasive because someone or some group of people illegally introduced the fish into...
WGFD invites high school students to enter Conservation Stamp art contest
Wyoming high school artists interested in Wyoming’s wildlife are alerted that beginning Jan. 1, 2016 the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will begin accepting artwork for the 2017 Wyoming Conservation Stamp Art Contest. Each year Game and Fish...
