wyoming game and fish department

Due to high air temperatures and drought conditions causing streams and rivers to flow with less water and at warmer water temperatures, anglers are asked to modify their fishing practices. Warmer water temperatures can affect fish survival, especially trout, who experience increased mortality at prolonged exposure to water temperatures greater than 75 degrees Fahrenheit; brief exposure to tempera

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...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has implemented a partial fire ban on Game and Fish Commission-owned and managed lands within Goshen County. This ban is in conjunction with the fire ban issued by Goshen County and is effective immediately. ...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is asking for the public's help in catching whoever illegally stocked Lake Hattie with walleye and smallmouth bass.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department's wildlife cameras have never failed to provide an intimate view into the Cowboy State's Wildlife.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is asking anglers, crayfish trappers, and other outdoor recreationists are being asked to report any rusty crayfish which are being found in the Laramie River watershed. Rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) are native to the Ohio River Basin but were discovered in Wyoming in 2006 after being illegally introduced into private ponds and then escaping into Wagonho

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has convened an emergency response team to remove products that carry zebra mussels, contain them and educate the public.

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...

While Wyoming is reindeerless, it has other deer species including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has announced that the Downar Game Bird Farm will be continuing to stock birds through the week of December 14. The birds will be stocked at Glendo State Park and Goshen County Walk-In Areas 24, 29, and 63...

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...

These were Elk Hunt Areas 45 and 114.