What Happened at the Wyoming Capitol in 2022?
The 2022 Wyoming State Legislative session has wrapped up and WWF staff have traveled home from Cheyenne and are getting to work on the 2022-2023 interim session. We wanted to round up all the events from the legislative session in one place for our members to keep you up to date on what happened and …
The History of Wyoming Range Mule Deer
Cover photo of Cal, a legendary Wyoming Range mule deer from the early 90’s. Photo taken by A. Ellis and provided by the Winter Range Foundation. I was just a small kid when my father took his first wildlife biologist job with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in Kemmerer, WY – the year was …
Where Would WWF Take Commissioner Tags?
For many, hunting some of Wyoming’s premier deer, elk, and antelope areas is a far-off dream. The drawing odds are particularly poor to draw these special hunts via the Wyoming Game and Fish Department draw because of the demand created by their exceptional quality experience. Some hunts offer the chance to pursue mule deer in …
Protected: 2022 Mule Deer Hunting Regional Roundup
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Field Trips
Join us on our multigenerational arts and ecology field trips. Explore, learn about local ecology, and try out a new art skill. You will take an easy to moderate hike co-led by a WWF staff member and an arts expert who will guide you through interconnected information about the local ecosystem and a new art …
Three Reasons Sage Grouse Farming Should End
Update March 10, 2022: Senate File 0061 passed through the third reading on the House floor with a vote of 44 ‘aye’ and 15 ‘nay’ and 1 abstaining vote. The bill includes an amendment to sunset once again in 5 years. While the conservation community would have preferred to end Greater Sage-grouse farming, your voices …
2022 Wyoming Public Season Setting Meetings
Bringing hunters and anglers together and building an effective and informed advocacy voice is the mission for the Camo at the Capitol program.
How the CWD Research and Management Act Will Help Wyoming
At the end of 2021, the United States House of Representatives passed the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act with what most would consider flying colors. The final vote, tallied at 393-33, proved that most reps agree on the importance of this piece of legislation, which Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced on October 19. …
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A Four-By-Four By 40: A Lifelong Pursuit of Mule Deer
Lifelong hunters, my friend Mike and I reflected on bucks harvested one day when Mike realized he had never harvested a solid four-by-four (4×4) mule deer. This year was it. If he was going to harvest a mature buck by the young age of 40, then we had to make it happen. Tine count is …
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Big Horn Armory Pays It Forward This November
From Nov. 1 – 30, 2021, five percent of all net proceeds of purchases made from Big Horn Armory’s website will be donated to the WWF’s Hunters for the Hungry Program to help feed food-insecure families during this holiday season. Big Horn Armory (BHA), makers of big-bore firearms, is pleased to announce it has partnered …
Untouched: The Wonders of the Red Desert
Untouched: The Wonders of the Red Desert Why I return to Wyoming in search of wildness every chance I can Written By Trey Johnson | West Texas, USA Aldo Leopold, the father of wildlife management, once stated “(i)t is the part of wisdom never to revisit a wilderness, for the more golden the lily, the …
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