As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will conduct grizzly bear capture operations in areas of northwest Wyoming beginning this spring and continuing through early fall. Game and Fish biologists will conduct grizzly bear trapping o...
Wyoming Wilderness Association
YAW is not canceled! WWA is excited to announce we are still running our Youth Ambassadors for Wilderness – YAW this summer August 3-12. YAW is a program designed for local Teton area high school students interested in becoming the next generation of Wilderness leaders by developing skills in public land stewardship and advocacy! Boo...
Wyoming Wilderness Association
YAW is not canceled! WWA is excited to announce we are still running our Youth Ambassadors for Wilderness – YAW this summer August 3-12. YAW is a program designed for local Teton area high school students interested in becoming the next generation of Wilderness leaders by developing skills in public land stewardship and advocacy! Boo...
WY Bears awake and active
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reminds outdoor recreationalists and rural homeowners in bear-inhabited areas of Wyoming to maintain awareness of bears. Already this year, there have been bear conflicts and one human injury in Wyoming. “Even the most experienced recreationalists or rural homeowner who has lived in bear country for year...
American Prairie Reserve effort for restoring Bison
Restoring bison to the prairie involves a wide range of collaborative work. Proper range management, meeting and exceeding government compliance, and leveraging scientific research to guide management decisions are all integral to bison being able to fulfill their crucial role in a grassland ecosystem. As part of our Bison Restoration progra...
American Prairie Reserve effort for restoring Bison
Restoring bison to the prairie involves a wide range of collaborative work. Proper range management, meeting and exceeding government compliance, and leveraging scientific research to guide management decisions are all integral to bison being able to fulfill their crucial role in a grassland ecosystem. As part of our Bison Restoration progra...
Montana Statewide Elk Management
Managing Montana’s elk populations at levels compatible with other land uses and meeting the current and future demand for hunting and other recreation has become increasingly complex, demanding increased comprehensive planning. FWP has operated under some form of elk plan since 1978. In 2005, Montana adopted a new, comprehensive elk plan. T...
WY Hunter Ed. classes resume in June and Employees congratulated on yrs. of service
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will resume in-person hunter education courses and internet field days beginning June 1. Scheduled courses will be listed on the Game and Fish website with a cap of eight students per class to adhere to Wyoming’s gathering guidelines due to COVID-19. Class availability will change frequently; check often fo...
Smith River floating season to begin May 5
With all the uncertainty around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those lucky enough to have drawn a Smith River permit can look forward to getting away from it all with the kick-off of the Smith River floating season May 5. The season is starting a few weeks late this year because of the pandemic, but with spring finally coming on stron...
Beaverhead Flushing Flow Planned
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, along with partners from the East Bench Joint Board and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, will conduct a flushing flow out of Clark Canyon Reservoir beginning Friday, May 1, to move sediment deposited in the Beaverhead River, helping restore and maintain aquatic habitat. River users should be aware that the ...