Greater sage-grouse

Sam Stein Bird Hunting

Tales from Summit to Sage: Sam Stein

There I Was…  It was September 16th and my first-day sage grouse hunting. I was off of work for three days and all I had was a bird-loving dog and a willingness to suffer. At the risk of sounding totally incompetent, I do have to admit: I wasn’t really sure what a sage grouse looked …

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Photo courtesy of Mark Gocke.

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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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 …

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