Captive Breeding Rules pass through the WGF Commission
Sage-Grouse Captive Breeding Update: In the 2017 legislative session a bill passed to create a program dedicated to captive breeding of the Greater sage-grouse. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) was charged with developing regulations for this program. A program that would allow private companies to gather wild eggs and raise birds for private …
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Fall Fund Drive – Hats, Stickers and a few nights in the hills
Fall Fund Drive Want to give back to the organization that is in the trenches of Wyoming’s wildlife conservation everyday? Want to give a few dollars to have the knowledge you have a voice in Cheyenne when it truly matters? Now is your chance. Give between now and November 1st and you get a few …
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Keep it Public Wyoming
“Whether historical or ecological, political or personal, the connective tissue that holds together or tears apart our public lands begins with “We the People”.”- Terry Tempest Williams Last Saturday over 130 people showed up in Laramie to voice their support for a bill to create an official Wyoming Public Lands Day in the state. …
Wyoming Public Lands Day
Celebrating our Public Lands Proposed Wyoming Public Lands Day Legislation keepitpublicwyo.com OVERVIEW The draft legislation proposes a Wyoming Public Lands Day established on the last Saturday in September. It requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation encouraging the observance of this day. The proclamation is flexible and can highlight the importance of public lands …
Field Day Volunteer for Wildlife!
Wildlife Habitat Enhancement on Green Mountain Join us to improve aspen and riparian habitat for wildlife on Green Mountain. Green Mountain? Yeah that Green Mountain out between Jeffery City and Muddy Gap. See some new country and do good for wildlife. We know it is hunting season, but one day will not hurt.
WGF Commission Meeting
Wyoming Game and Fish Commission On July 19 in Afton, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission recognized exemplary employees from each department. In honor of those employees and our appreciation for the work the Department and Commission does for Wyoming, the Wyoming Wildlife Federation hosted a lunch. “It was an opportunity for the Federation to …
Meadows: Allowing companies to capitalize on wildlife to make up for development is not a Wyoming value
First published in the Casper Star Tribune The current mess we are in with greater sage grouse is just history repeating itself. We have been here before, and we have made these mistakes — mistakes that have cost sportsmen and sportswomen of this country billions to try to repair the damage. Damage that could have …
Removing Fence for Wildlife
Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Project Shoshone National Forest, Sheridan Creek For the past seven years Wyoming Wildlife Federation and the Red Canyon Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation have worked to remove old, obsolete fences from wildlife habitat. Elk, mule deer, moose, antelope, and other roaming and migrating animals benefit from no longer having gnarly, …
Our Comments to WGF on Captive Rearing of Sage Grouse
Last year the Wyoming State Legislature voted to approve House Bill 271. This bill required the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGF) to write rules to allow for captive farming of Greater sage grouse. You can read the bill in its entirety here. You can learn more about the sponsors of the bill here. Since …
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NEWS: Wyoming Wildlife Federation Names New Executive Director
April 28, 2017 ***NEWS RELEASE*** Wyoming Wildlife Federation Names New Executive Director Dwayne Meadows has been named the new Executive Director of the Wyoming Wildlife Federation (WWF), the oldest sportsmen and conservation advocacy group in Wyoming. He takes charge May 8th of the 80-year old organization committed to conserving wildlife, habitat and outdoor opportunities in …
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University of Wyoming Study Reveals Hunters and Anglers Spend Millions in Carbon County
March 27, 2017 Wyoming Wildlife Federation Contact: Chamois Andersen (307) 438-1724 (cell) UW Study Reveals Hunters and Anglers Spend Millions in Carbon County A University of Wyoming (UW) study on the economic impacts of hunting and fishing in Carbon County shows sportsmen provide millions of dollars to the local economy each year. In 2015, hunters …
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UW Study Reveals Hunters and Anglers Spend Millions in Carbon County
March 27, 2017 ***NEWS RELEASE*** Wyoming Wildlife Federation Contact: Chamois Andersen (307) 438-1724 (cell) UW Study Reveals Hunters and Anglers Spend Millions in Carbon County A University of Wyoming (UW) study on the economic impacts of hunting and fishing in Carbon County shows sportsmen provide millions of dollars to the local economy each year. In …
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