How Do I Manage My Land to Help Mule Deer?
If you have the luck to own a little piece of Wyoming’s vast rangelands, you might be wondering how to support local wildlife on your property, particularly the antler bearing type. When managing for mule deer, it is good to first check-in with Wyoming Game and Fish Department habitat maps or your local biologist to …
Upcoming Platte Valley Mule Deer Meeting Important For All
When thinking of iconic western mule deer valleys, a few come to mind. Often it is a high sage river valley flanked by rocky foothills and white peaks in the distance. In deer season the small towns in these valleys are abuzz with hunters from around the country. Hunters fill motels and restaurants. They pay …
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Sportsmen Front the Bill for Wildlife in Wyoming, But How?
By | Auna Kaufmann Whether you say “hunting is conservation” or are frustrated by the price of a mule deer license, it is good to know where your money is going and how it impacts the management of wildlife in Wyoming. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is funded largely by license revenue. Hunting, fishing, …
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How to Read Between the Wildlife & Hunting Policy Headlines
Here are a few tips and tricks from a wildlife and hunting lobbyist. I don’t know about you, but I am exhausted. 2020 sent us through the wringer with a barrage of incendiary headlines, actions, and opinions. We all care deeply about our wildlife conservation and hunting opportunities. When we are faced with scary concepts …
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2020 By The Numbers
2020 is coming to an end and despite all of the challenges, you made a difference for wildlife this year. Whether donating to support programs you care about, taking action to let legislators know your opinion on wildlife-friendly legislation, or volunteering at fence projects, the Wyoming Wildlife Federation did not let the foot off the …
How is a Wyoming Migration Corridor Designated?
In February 2020, Governor Mark Gordon signed Executive Order 2020-01, Wyoming Mule Deer and Antelope Migration Corridor Protection, the first public policy protecting ungulate migration corridors in the United States. Wyoming Wildlife Federation followed the development of the Executive Order (EO) closely and felt that it properly balanced wildlife protections with stakeholder input, while allowing …
Learn About Santa’s Draft Animals of Choice: Reindeer
Wyoming is expecting a visit from some very festive non-native ungulates in the near future. They will be escorted by a little old man dressed in red who drives a sleigh. Reindeer, also known as caribou in North America, or Rangifer tarandus if you are a science fan, make their way into our collective consciousness …
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Governor’s EO On Migrations: FAQ’s
The Governor’s Executive Order on Migration Corridor Designation lays out the process that a corridor must go through from being identified to legally designated. It is the first public policy of its kind in the United States. The process is time-intensive and rigorous by design, so proper vetting and public input from stakeholders with different …
How is the Game and Fish Funded?
If you enjoy hunting game in Wyoming, you probably are aware the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) sets regulations, charges fees for licenses, and much more. They are the primary managers of all wildlife in Wyoming, directed to do so by the Commission. Each state’s wildlife managers do things a little differently, but in …
Buy Art for Wildlife Crossings
Do you love beautiful wildlife art? Want to build safer roadways for wildlife and drivers? Artists, Jenny Reeves-Johnson and Noelle Weimann do, too. That is why they have teamed up with Pete MacIlwaine at Cowboy Coffee Co. in Jackson, WY to launch Share The Road, a wildlife art exhibit to benefit and raise awareness to …
New Video Series Makes Migration Easier to Digest
The Wyoming Migration Initiative recently launched Migration Minute, a new video series packed with the latest science on big game migrations. Through vivid imagery and animations, it shows just what researchers are uncovering, so audiences can better understand the pressing issues facing migratory herds in the American West. Before the COVID pandemic dominated the news, …
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Help Protect Our Way of Life
We need everyone who values the wild spaces of Wyoming to get involved. Are you ready?