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 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 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.
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...