Field to Table
Join us for a fundraiser and social event near you, hosted by Wyoming Wildlife and Hunt to Eat. These Field to Table events will highlight WWF’s state-based conservation work and feature food from local chefs and vendors like Laughing Pig Catering + door prizes and auction items from our partners including First Lite, Hunt to Eat, …
Fishing Outfitters and Guides Wanted
Coalter Loft (upstairs Lander Bar) Lander, Wyoming September 25th, 6pm-8pm WWF will be organizing a meeting of fishing guides from around the state to discuss potential legislation to require fishing outfitters and guides to be licensed when working in Wyoming. This meeting is to bring together the outfitting community to engage them in this …
Statewide Support for Wildlife Conservation
As we all know, Wyoming is a rural state connected by extensive roads that we all travel to conduct business, recreate, and stay connected with friends and family. And if you drive these roads regularly, there is a good chance that you may hit an animal one day – and likely know someone who already …
What Sage Grouse Taught Me
Story by | Edgar Castillo @hunt_birdz I knew almost nothing about the largest of America’s grouse except hunting them was not going to be an easy undertaking. When the idea was formulated among our group of five that we were going to be trekking across the country from Kansas to Wyoming to hunt sage grouse, …
Bear for Dinner and How Not to Get Trichinosis
Bear for Dinner and How Not to Get Trichinosis The mystery of spring bear season always pulls me deeper into the mountains the following year. I don’t know what it is about spring bear that always puts me into uneasy waiting. The mornings are still brisk but the midday has the feel of summer. It’s …
Shedding light on HB 28
As of spring 2020, the law implemented by HB 28 is enacted with new restrictions on shed antler collection. Please view the latest information from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department for more information. The History In response to the overwhelming presence of shed antler hunters in critical big game wintering habitat, the 2009 Wyoming …
Wyoming Policy Update
Wyoming Sage-Grouse Executive Order Public Input Requested Due April 8, 2019 Governor Gordon is interested in suggestions that may be used to update the Sage-Grouse Executive Order. Sage-Grouse Implementation Team Chairman Bob Budd asks to please use the existing SGEO as the base document to work from. Rather than word-smithing it, we recommend you focus …
Show Up For Migrations
Meetings Cody Mule Deer Initiative Powell | Park County Fairgrounds, Heart Mountain Hall | Feb. 19, 5:30-7:30 pm Cody | Park County Library, Grizzly Hall | Feb. 26, 5:30-7:30 pm Wyoming Range Mule Deer Migration Initiative Green River | Game and Fish Regional Office | Feb. 20, 7:00-9:00 pm Kemmerer | South Lincoln Training and …
The Power of Showing Up
“To be heard by the legislature you have to take direct action.” – Stine Richvoldsen I went to the Wyoming Capitol this week to do some lobbying and take part in Wyoming Wildlife Federation’s (WWF) Camo at the Capitol events. I won’t lie; in light of our current political landscape I expected to leave disheartened …
2019 Conservation Ambassadors
Wyoming Wildlife Federation Conservation Ambassadors are hunters, anglers, and outdoor recreationists of all backgrounds and experience levels. They are biologists, they run businesses, and they raise their families here in Wyoming. Our Ambassadors are a diverse group of forward-thinking, proactive folks from throughout the state, concerned with elevating the conservation narrative and challenging long-held stereotypes …
Wyoming Conservation License Plate is Here
It’s a story many of us who live in this state have told, some versions worse than others. It is a unifying experience that we all relate to and one we all wish we could avoid – hitting wildlife on the road. Some years ago, my then-boyfriend Jared and I were returning from a scouting …
Year in Review
2018 was filled with many successes for conservation in Wyoming. Here is a look back at the year-gone-by, highlighting our work and some of the major accomplishments achieved, all through the help of our active and supporting members. Your Voice Matters This year, efforts to develop oil and gas within vital habitat zones has increased …
Help Protect Our Way of Life
We need everyone who values the wild spaces of Wyoming to get involved. Are you ready?