A snowmobile rider escaped injury after being caught in an avalanche Saturday in southern Montana, according to the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. The avalanche was triggered by the rider and was one of three triggered near Cooke City that day, The Billings Gazette reported. Though the rider was uninjured, the snowmobile was “...
Check Out the Wyoming ‘Pupulation’ Control Contest!
Southwest Wyoming has a new fishing contest and the Buckboard Pup-ulation Control Contest has gotten off to a good start on Flaming Gorge Reservoir. On December 3, Green River resident Don Phillips caught the first tagged lake trout in Buckboard Bay, while fishing from shore for rainbow trout. Fortunately for Don he had taken advantage of the ...
Wyoming Hunting Season Info. Gathering Meetings
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will host information-gathering meetings in preparation for the development of 2020 hunting season proposals. Public meetings will begin at 6 p.m. in the following locations: Date Location Dec. 17 Park County Library, Grizzly Room, Cody Dec. 19 Big Horn Federal Bank, Powell Game and Fish encourages the publ...
End of Hunting Season Report SE Montana
The weekend after Thanksgiving brought more wintry weather for big game season-closing check stations on Sunday, Dec. 1. Hunter numbers were down from last year at two of three stations in Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 7, along with success rates. “Hunters seemed generally satisfied with their seasons,” said Region 7 Wildlife Biologist Mel...
End of Season Report SW MT
Montana’s general hunting season ended Sunday evening with lower hunter numbers and varied success rates in southwest Montana during the season’s sixth and final weekend. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks operated four check stations in Region 3 during the fifth weekend of the general deer and elk hunt, and seven check stations during the six...
Scoping Process begins for Madison River alternatives
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Park is beginning a public process to gauge public support and collect feedback on various alternatives for dealing with crowding and conflict on the Madison River. The process, known as scoping, will ask the public their opinions on various alternatives to addressing four main issues: commercial fishing outfitter ...
Scoping Process begins for Madison River alternatives
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Park is beginning a public process to gauge public support and collect feedback on various alternatives for dealing with crowding and conflict on the Madison River. The process, known as scoping, will ask the public their opinions on various alternatives to addressing four main issues: commercial fishing outfitter ...
Bear Hunting, Archery Equipment, & firearms to be discussed at Green River Mtg. Dec. 10th. 6 pm.
Wildlife managers with the Wyoming Game & Fish Department, Green River Region, are holding a public meeting to gather input on multiple regulations. Regulations pertaining to Chapter 3, Black Bear Hunting Seasons, Chapter 32, firearms and archery equipment, and Chapter 61, collection of shed antlers and horns, will be discussed December 10...
WY Senator Brian Nesvik provides CWD information to US Senate
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department Director Brian Nesvik will provide testimony about chronic wasting disease Wednesday, Dec. 4 to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The Committee hearing is on what is known as a discussion draft bill that would create a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Chronic Wasting Disease Task Forc...
More Women Hunting & Fishing in Wyoming
More women are hunting and fishing in Wyoming according to recent Wyoming Game and Fish Department license trend data. Over the last ten years, women’s participation in hunting has increased 30.5% and 14.4% for fishing. It’s a trend Game and Fish has been nurturing, reaching out to women who are interested in learning more about the outdoors a...