CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has been recognized as the best in the west. The Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies named the Commission the Commission/Board of the Year for 2020. WAFWA represents 24 states and Canadian provinces. This is the second time the Commission won this award; the first was in 20...
MT FWP reminds Stand Up Paddleboarders must have life jackets
Stand-up paddleboarders need to remember they are required to have a life jacket on board. The use of stand-up paddleboards (SUPs) has exploded in Montana over the past few years. And while the vessels are fun and easy to use, many people don’t realize that SUPs have equipment requirements, just like other vessels. In 2008, the U.S. Coast Gu...
MT FWP reminds Stand Up Paddleboarders must have life jackets
Stand-up paddleboarders need to remember they are required to have a life jacket on board. The use of stand-up paddleboards (SUPs) has exploded in Montana over the past few years. And while the vessels are fun and easy to use, many people don’t realize that SUPs have equipment requirements, just like other vessels. In 2008, the U.S. Coast Gu...
Antelope Poaching in Campbell Co. WY
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking information related to a recent poaching case in Campbell County. On July 22, 2020, South Gillette Game Warden Levi Wood and Moorcroft Game Warden Jacob Miller responded to a report of a group of dead antelope on a road between the North Antelope Rochelle Mine and the Black Thunder Mine. Upo...
Antelope Poaching in Campbell Co. WY
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking information related to a recent poaching case in Campbell County. On July 22, 2020, South Gillette Game Warden Levi Wood and Moorcroft Game Warden Jacob Miller responded to a report of a group of dead antelope on a road between the North Antelope Rochelle Mine and the Black Thunder Mine. Upo...
MT FWP promotes responsible recreation
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has joined the Recreate Responsibly Coalition. This national coalition is a working group made up of land managers, nonprofits and outdoor businesses developing and sharing best practices to promote common sense guidance about getting outside during the COVID-19 pandemic. FWP’s participation in the coalitio...
MT FWP promotes responsible recreation
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has joined the Recreate Responsibly Coalition. This national coalition is a working group made up of land managers, nonprofits and outdoor businesses developing and sharing best practices to promote common sense guidance about getting outside during the COVID-19 pandemic. FWP’s participation in the coalitio...
Some WY anglers are a ‘Cute Above the Rest’
Some Wyoming anglers are a cutt above the rest. What sets these special 1,743 men and women apart from the crowd? They completed the Wyoming Cutt Slam, one of the most sought-after achievements for any trout angler. The Cutt-Slam challenges anglers to catch Wyoming’s four subspecies of cutthroats — Bonneville, Colorado River, Snake River and...
Recently stocked Channel Catfish in WY
Grab your rod, choose a bait and head to the water. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently stocked 6,000 channel catfish into 19 community fishing ponds statewide. The fish are considered “jumbo-sized” at 13 to 14-inches and make great table fare. The catfish come from the Wyoming Women’s Center in Lusk from their in-house aquaculture p...
Impromptu Fishing Access site closing during construction
An unofficial, user-made river-access site on the Yellowstone River between Reed Point and Springtime will be unavailable to floaters and anglers starting Aug. 3 for construction. The site, where Twin Bridges Road crosses the river off the I-90 Exit 396, is owned by Montana Rail Link, but has been used by the public to launch boats for many ye...