This year’s big game season proposals will be made available to the public via online slideshow presentations beginning on March 25. A live question and answer session with Sheridan Region biologists will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, March 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This will not be a formal presentation, but an informal meeting to discuss t...
New Sheridan, WY Wildlife Coordinator
On Feb. 16, Cheyenne Stewart began duties as the Sheridan Region Wildlife Coordinator. Stewart replaces March 12, 2021 Dan Thiele, who retired in November 2020 after a 38-year career with Game and Fish. Stewart joined Wyoming Game and Fish in 2014 as a member of the Brucellosis-Feedground-Habitat group based out of Pinedale. Two years later...
Another year of Success for Wyoming Access Yes
A Wyoming Game and Fish Department program that works with landowners to secure permission for the public to access private lands for hunting and fishing saw another year of success. In 2020, Access Yes opened access to more than 2.6 million acres of land for hunting as well as 4,005 lake acres and 87 stream miles for fishing on otherwise inac...
MT FWP seeks info regarding Vandalism
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking information regarding re-occurring vandalism on private land at Upper Nilan Reservoir near Augusta. The fence between the county road and Upper Nilan Reservoir has been cut multiple times, most recently between Jan. 30 and Feb. 11. This is private land and the landowner currently provides fishing...
Public Input Saught on WMA Lease
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public input on an environmental assessment that will lead to a proposed agricultural lease on approximately 75 acres of irrigated alfalfa fields on the Beckman Wildlife Management Area near Denton. FWP invites the public to review and comment on the draft EA for the proposal. FWP is seeking to o...
WYGF Commission meets in Cody March 16-17
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission will be meeting in Cody, March 16-17. The public is invited to attend in person or via ZOOM video conferencing and will have a chance to comment on each specific agenda item and can speak to the Commission about any matter, regardless of their attendance method. For those who would like to attend in perso...
Public Comment sought on draft 2021-22 migratory game bird regs.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on Draft 2021–2022 Migratory Game Bird Regulations. Although many of the regulations are similar to recent seasons, the department is providing two options for waterfowl seasons based on responses from a Montana waterfowl hunter survey conduct in fall 2020. One option is a wat...
MT Hunter Harvest Surveys Underway
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will begin conducting elk and wolf harvest surveys by phone starting March 1. FWP will call a sample of more than 100,000 hunters to gather harvest information on last year’s hunt. The survey asks randomly selected hunters a series of short questions about their hunting effort and harvest succes...
Specific Big Game Lic. App. Deadlines coming up soon in Wyoming
Applications for resident and nonresident bighorn sheep, mountain goat and moose licenses are due to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department before midnight Monday, March 1. The beginning of March also marks the opening of the month-long wild bison application period, closing March 31. All applications must be submitted online. Applicants will ne...
MT FWP Seeks Input on Martinsdale Reservoir Burbot Project
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking input on a proposal to introduce burbot in Martinsdale Reservoir. The goal of the introduction would be to provide future additional angling opportunities at the reservoir. FWP has stocked the reservoir since 1940, primarily with rainbow trout. It is currently managed as a put-grow-and-take fishe...