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 …
Give Back and Get Outside
The Possibilities are Endless Diversity throughout the full spectrum of outdoor experiences is what Wyoming offers in spades. Whether it’s casting a line to a rising trout along the Platte, scrambling through sage and brush covered slopes in pursuit of the next covey of birds along the Wind River, or drifting along a river of freshly …
Wildlife Considerations in the Palisades and Shoal Creek WSA’s Teton County Wyoming
Public Comment Submitted by Steve Kilpatrick Maintaining healthy, intact and viable wildlife populations within the Palisades and Shoal Creek WSAs, as well as all Teton County, was identified as a priority of the Teton County WPLI Advisory Committee. This is consistent with the existing Teton County Comprehensive Plan, April 6, 2012. The value of wildlife …
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2018 Veterans Hunt
Veterans Hunt Update by Steve Kilpatrick Wyoming Wildlife Federation teams up annually with the Jackson Chapter of RMEF and Hunting With Heroes to provide a wounded veteran an authentic elk hunt near Jackson. The Gill’s Jackson Hole Herford Ranch has provided the “hunting grounds” since 2012. This year’s hunter was Jayson Zimmerman, who served 14 …
Help Protect Our Way of Life
We need everyone who values the wild spaces of Wyoming to get involved. Are you ready?