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 …
Classroom Resources
WWF has developed lessons to help Wyoming teachers bring their classes outside and to bring our wild Wyoming to the classroom. If you have any issues, want to request a lesson, or want help connecting your classroom to a local wildlife professional, contact Andrea Barbknecht at the email or phone number below or click on …
Sage Grouse…Bon Apetit!
“The flesh of the cock of the Plains is dark and only tolerable in point of flavour. I do not think it as good as either the Pheasant or Grouse.” These words were spoken by Meriweather Lewis of the famous Lewis & Clark expedition duo, on March 2, 1806. Lewis doesn’t describe a very promising …
How Do Landowners Benefit from the Red Desert To Hoback Corridor?
A Legacy of Conservation Benefiting Wildlife, Landowners, and Wyoming alike Wyoming is home to some of the most iconic, intact ungulate migrations in the world and also leads in recognizing these pathways through migration corridor designation. Landowners and Wyoming communities benefit from programs that protect migration routes crossing both private and public land. No one …
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Why You Should Get Your Deer Checked for CWD
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was first detected during the 1960’s in a captive deer research facility in Colorado. Although that’s not yet the worst thing that Wyoming has inherited from Colorado, it is becoming an increasing concern for wildlife managers and hunters. In summary, CWD is incurable, causes degradative neurological effects and weight loss, and …
Connor Rainey: A Not-So Trashy Mountain Man
Transitioning from oilfield worker to volunteer trash and reclamation operative came with a pay cut. But, after watching the mountain range he grew up in becoming increasingly polluted, Conor Raney felt he had to do something about it. Growing up in Pinedale, Wyoming, Raney spent much of his childhood in the surrounding mountains. He bonded …
What To Expect at the Darwin Ranch Retreat
The Darwin Ranch is nestled in a high mountain valley, an inholding surrounded by thousands of acres of the national forest in the Gros Ventre. With a history nearly as old as statehood, visitors feel transported back to a simpler time at the Darwin. Rustic but cozy log cabins, abundant wildlife in the valley meadows, …
Ecosystem Engineers: A residential dispute on dry land
I spoke with Jenny, an artist and Lander resident who has horses that rely on the river running through their pasture for water. Last year a beaver decided that this stretch of river was fantastic habitat and started building a dam. At first, Jenny was not too bothered. In fact, she was curious. She felt …
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