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Perspectives: We, the people

By Pixie Herbert | February 5, 2025

Words from Pixie Herbert I live a stone’s throw from Shoshone National Forest outside of Dubois, WY; it’s a beautiful patchwork quilt of old ranches, new cabins, state blocks, and federal lands. It’s dense with wildlife, one of the primary reasons I live …

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Legislative Action Alert + Update: public lands bills

By Jess Johnson | February 5, 2025

Legislative Action Alert + Update: A trio of bad public lands bills working their way through both chambers of the Wyoming Legislature You’ve probably seen SJ0002 – Resolution Demanding Equal Footing in the headlines lately. This Joint Resolution is at odds with the …

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Wyoming State Legislature: Week 2 Update

By Auna Kaufmann | January 29, 2025

Week 2 Update The bills keep dropping this legislative session and we are now tracking a whopping 35 bills that could affect hunters and anglers in Wyoming. Notable additions include: SF0118-Landowner hunting tags-amendments: On Wednesday morning this bill was set aside by the …

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Wyoming State Legislature: Week 1 Update

By Auna Kaufmann | January 20, 2025

We are currently watching 24 bills that have been logged so far including bills on public lands management, wildlife management, hunting seasons and tags, conservation easements, and habitat projects. We are seeing several bills that could be problematic for public lands, including HB0118-Limitations …

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Perspectives: A disappointing decision on Grizzlies

By Jess Johnson | January 9, 2025

For the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, success is a balance of addressing the biological needs of bears and the anthropogenic needs of humanity. This proposal disregards both. The Wyoming Wildlife Federation is disappointed by the proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to …

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Consistency Builds Success: WWF at the Wyoming Legislature

By Jess Johnson | December 23, 2024

With the end of the year approaching we’ve got our eye on 2025. Bills are coming down the pipeline and we know that this upcoming legislative session is going to be one of the busiest yet. When you make a donation before the …

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The WWF Legislative Bill Tracker

By Jess Johnson | January 5, 2023

Legislative Bill Tracker Discover the bills the sporting community is watching this session View the current bills the Wyoming Wildlife Federation’s team is watching during the Wyoming State Legislative Session. Please note, this list is subject to change throughout the Legislative Session. There …

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Wildlife, Hunting, and the 2018 Legislature

By Guest Contributor | January 19, 2018

The 2018 WY Legislative Session: The 2018 Wyoming Legislative Session will be a short one, only 20 working days. This is a Budget Session, so it is shorter.  The session begins Feb. 12 and ends March 10th. Wyoming Wildlife Federation will be there …

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WWF legislative update

By Guest Contributor | January 27, 2017

Wyoming Legislative News It has been a busy start to the 2017 legislative session with a number of wildlife, public lands and Game and Fish related bills. (Click here for bills information and status). Killed! – Public Lands Constitutional Amendment (SJ003) Hats off …

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