Wyoming Game & Fish Department

This virus could be passed to domestic birds as well.

Pheasant season will begin in southeast Wyoming with the Springer Special Pheasant Hunt on October 14, with the regular season and Glendo hunt opening on November 1. The Springer Special Pheasant Hunt runs for 18 days from October 14-31 and will include three youth-only days, which are on Saturday, October 16, Sunday, October 24, and Saturday, October 30...

Recently had the chance to chat with Wyoming Game & Fish's Large Carnivore Supervisor for the entire state of Wyoming Dan Thompson about bear safety.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has released information on trapping in its annual trapping brochure, which includes expanded guidance for trappers, They have also launched a new website to educate all those who enjoy the outdoors about trapping...

Governor Mark Gordon has recently announced the winner of the 2021 Wyoming Governor's Wild Bison raffle. This year's winner was Michael Lenz of Alpine. This is the second year in which Governor Gordon has donated a bison license to support Wyoming wildlife conservation. Gover...

Deer hunters and other interested persons are invited by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to a public meeting to discuss chronic wasting disease (CWD) management within the Laramie Mountains Herd Unit (Hunt Areas 59, 60, 64). This herd unit has one of the highest prevalence rates of CWD in the state and any management actions taken will be done with public buy-in and participation, so assistan

The Pilot Hill Project has been honored by the Wyoming Planning Association as the 2020 Planning Project of the Year. The Pilot Hill plan began during the fall of 2019, and the 7,100-acre property is managed by the non-profit Pilot Hill Inc...

Though the turkey is a staple of the Thanksgiving meal, hunters in Wyoming could not harvest the wild turkey until 1955. Since then, the fall and spring season is full of hunters stalking these birds to provide food for their families. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has presented the history of the turkey in Wyoming just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday...