Wyoming Game and Fish

The Wyoming Game and Fish just released the recent results of the Resident elk, deer and antelope draws, and although I did get my first bull elk tag in 6 years, I was a bit frustrated in being shut out of my deer and antelope areas once again.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will complete construction on June 22 and June 23 to improve the access road to the Lusby Public Access Area, which is southwest of Casper along the North Platte River. This construction will require the road be closed for 24 hours while the magnesium chloride is sprayed on the road base...

Friday, June 5, 2015 was a memorable day for Sheridan Bird Farm employees and supporters of pheasant hunting in northern Wyoming. A cloud burst dumped nearly four inches of rain and four to five inches of hail in a short period of time in the area south of Sheridan...

In late 2014, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department received over 30 tips from concerned citizens regarding a video on the internet they felt was wildlife harassment.  The video showed an ultralight/sport aircraft repeatedly flying low over a large herd of elk in Deer Creek Park in the Laramie Range southeast of Casper...

In the next several weeks, wildlife throughout Wyoming will be bearing their young. In light of this, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department asks that people take extreme care to stay away from young animals during this critical time. Game and Fish cautions against picking up newborns because of potential harm to the animals and issued a reminder that picking up game animals is against the law, rega

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department stocked nearly 50,000 channel catfish in Casper Region waters in early May. The fish were stocked in local waters like Bryan Stock Trail Reservoir, Big Muddy Pond and Guernsey Slough. The fish were about four inches when stocked and will need a little time to grow before they are catchable size...

Fishing activity will increase during the coming days and one fish record has already been set this year. If 2015 is anything like previous years, several more records will be set this summer and fall. While new records are an annual occurrence, records for some species are not likely to be set anytime soon...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is encouraging all interested individuals to attend a public meeting at 6pm on May 14 at the Casper Regional Game and Fish Office to provide comments and suggestions to proposed changes in the herd population objective and management strategy for the Rattlesnake Mule Deer and Pronghorn Herds (Deer Hunt Areas 88 and 89 and Antelope Hunt Areas 70-72) and the Bate

As the warmer weather approaches more and more people from both inside and outside Wyoming are taking advantage of the excellent fishing that is available in the Cowboy State. With that increased activity, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department reminds everyone to follow regulations...

Wyoming resident and nonresident big game hunters are reminded the deadline to submit applications for limited quota deer, and antelope licenses is June 1. The resident deadline for limited quota elk is also June 1. The nonresident application period for elk was the month of January...