Game and Fish

Elk Hunt Area 113 is highly coveted by elk hunters, the department says, with very few licenses available. Bulls in that area can only be harvested every other year.

The new building will allow Game and Fish to expand its operations in Laramie.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Chief of Fisheries Mark Fowden is retiring after 39 years with the department, five of those as chief.

The Little America Hotel and Resort is a favorite for visitors, but not the kind that need to be tranquilized and relocated, like a yearling bull moose.

Anyone with information on these or other wildlife crimes can call the Stop Poaching Tip Line at 1-877-WGFD-TIP (1-877-943-3847). Tips may also be reported online.

The Beaver Creek Fire started June 19 about 15 miles north of Walden, Colo. and has destroyed a number of cabins and outbuildings.

A resident voices concern with the crow population.

The carcass was found near a limestone outcropping that is popular with four-wheel-drive enthusiasts in a steep ravine north of the paved portion of Roger Canyon Road.

“Seeing a deer test positive for CWD west of the continental divide again is concerning,” said Deputy Chief of the Wildlife Division Scott Edberg.

Game and Fish says in a press release that the updated plan is focused on disease management, research, public information and funding.

The road closures would provide areas of secure habitat for deer and elk during transition periods, difficult winter months and the fawning and calving season.

A two-year-old bull moose was wandering the west side of Laramie yesterday. Game and Fish officials were soon on hand near the intersection of Jefferson and Pierce Streets, where they tranquilized the moose in order to relocate it. According to Robin Koepple, of Wyoming Game and Fish, the moose fell onto a barbed wire fence when it was “darted...