It was another successful year for anglers involved in one of the more unique fishing challenges offered by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. The Wyoming Cutt-Slam capped its 25th year in 2021 with 168 anglers who documented catching the state’s four native subspecies of cutthroat trout: Bonneville, Colorado, Snake River and Yellowstone. ...
FWP to improve mgmt. of Pub. Rec. on Flathead Lake Islands
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is moving forward with plans to improve management of public recreation on its Flathead Lake island properties, including Bird, Cedar, Douglas, and Goose islands. FWP manages the four islands as Wildlife Habitat Protection Areas (WHPAs) guided by a plan developed in 2009 by a committee of stakeholders. Recrea...
WY Game & Fish stocks 6.5 million fish in 2021
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is wrapping up fish stocking for the year. The department put more than 6.5 million fish in 368 Wyoming waters in 2021 to maintain the state’s top-notch fishing opportunities for anglers. The majority of fish — cold-water varieties of trout — come from the department’s 10 hatcheries and rearing stations acr...
WGFD is wrapping up fist stocking for the year
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is wrapping up fish stocking for the year. The department put more than 6.5 million fish in 368 Wyoming waters in 2021 to maintain the state’s top-notch fishing opportunities for anglers. The majority of fish — cold-water varieties of trout — come from the department’s 10 hatcheries and rearing stations acr...
Wy Spring Creek Pronghorn hunt proved very satisfying for a young hunter
When South Laramie Game Warden Bill Brinegar signed up to volunteer with the #WYHUNTFISH Spring Creek Pronghorn Hunt based out of Cheyenne, little did he know just how important this hunt would be to his assigned hunter. Several months after helping the young hunter and his stepfather apply for tags, Brinegar received heartbreaking news that t...
CWD detected for 1st. time in Livingston
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was recently detected in a white-tailed deer doe that was harvested by a hunter in hunting district 317. The deer was harvested near the junction of U.S. Highway 89 and Interstate 90, northeast of Livingston. This is the first time CWD has been detected in the district. Samples from the deer will undergo a follow-...
MT FWP looks to approve hunting regulations proposal for public comment
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Dec. 14 in person at the State Capitol in room 152. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. This year is a biennial season setting year for hunting regulations. For the bulk of this meeting, the commission will review regulations proposals and approve a regulation proposal package to go out for public...
Hunter numbers generally lower in south central Montana
2021 general big-game season comes to a close BILLINGS – The 2021 general big-game hunting season ended with generally fewer hunters and animals harvested than in past years in south central Montana. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologists staffed check stations at four regional locations during six weekends of the season to gather infor...
WGFD takes first step to address court concerns to delist Grizzlies
Today the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission took the first step in the process to address the court’s concerns to delist grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The Commission approved a revised tri-state Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) regarding the management and allocation of discretionary mortality of grizzly bears in the Greater ...
WGFD continues to notify hunters where GFD is Found
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed a hunter-harvested cow elk has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Elk Hunt Area 113. Elk Hunt Area 113 is located in the Sheridan Region and borders CWD-positive Elk Hunt Areas 123 to the north and 129 to the west, where CWD was detected in 2020 and 2021, respectively. To ensure ...