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SF0118-Landowner Hunting Tags: Bad for Wyoming’s Wildlife and Hunters

SF0118-Landowner Hunting Tags: Bad for Wyoming’s Wildlife and Hunters by David Willms, WWF Board Member and Policy Chair The Wyoming Legislature is currently considering SF0118-Landowner Hunting Tags, which would allow landowners to transfer (i.e. sell) tags they receive for elk, deer, and pronghorn. If this bill passes, it could drastically reduce opportunities for resident hunters …

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Wyoming State Legislature: Week 1 Update

Camo At The Capitol News, Issues, Legislative Report, News / By Auna Kaufmann / January 20, 2025

We are currently watching 24 bills that have been logged so far including bills on public lands management, wildlife management, hunting seasons and tags, conservation easements, and habitat projects. We are seeing several bills that could be problematic for public lands, including HB0118-Limitations on net land gains for the federal government, SF0105-An act to preserve …

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Perspectives: A disappointing decision on Grizzlies

Legislative Report, News, Our Position, Science Based Management, Science Based Management News, Sustainable Wildlife Management, Sustainable Wildlife Management News / By Jess Johnson / January 9, 2025

For the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, success is a balance of addressing the biological needs of bears and the anthropogenic needs of humanity. This proposal disregards both. The Wyoming Wildlife Federation is disappointed by the proposal from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to not delist the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear population. The GYE grizzly …

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