Sleigh rides amidst thousands of elk wintering in Wyoming; trolley tours of bison roaming newly restored prairie in Colorado; a drive along lakes and marshes in Florida where alligators are commonly seen. These are just some of the opportunities national wildlife refuges offer visitors who want to see charismatic wild animals in their natural habitats.
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December 4, 2008 | Posted in
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is reopening the public comment period on its proposal to delist the gray wolf in the northern Rocky Mountains. The public will have until November 28, 2008, to submit their comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov or via U.S. mail or hand delivery to: [...]
October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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CHEYENNE— Hunting licenses are regarded by hunters as givens–one of those things that everyone knows needs to be picked up before going out in the field. Most hunters are also aware that certain stamps are also needed to accompany hunting licenses; but there are some who are not aware of exactly who needs stamps and [...]
October 20, 2008 | Posted in
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Cheyenne— A three-year-old female moose has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in western Wyoming. CWD is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose that affects the brain, causing weight loss, abnormal behavior, and, eventually, death. There is no evidence that CWD has any human-health implications.
“This finding was a very big surprise, said [...]
October 20, 2008 | Posted in
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CHEYENNE– Resident and nonresident moose and bighorn sheep hunters and nonresident elk, deer and antelope hunters are reminded that the preference point only application deadline is 5 p.m. Sept. 30.
Preference points are available for qualifying big game hunters who did not apply for a moose or bighorn sheep license this year and nonresident elk, deer [...]
September 22, 2008 | Posted in
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CHEYENNE– Hunters are reminded that Sept. 15 is the deadline for pheasant hunt applications for the Springer and Glendo pheasant hunts.
Applications and Upland Game Bird Regulations are available at Game and Fish offices, license agents and on the department Web site . The Oct. 23- Nov. 7 Special Springer Hunt is located at the Game [...]
September 2, 2008 | Posted in
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CHEYENNE – One of Wyoming’s long-standing fish records was broken last month with the catch of a new state record bluegill, besting a record that has stood for 20 years.
Wheatland angler Rod Horsley caught the record 1.92 lb. fish on a fly rod from a stock pond near Lusk using a crappie darter. Horsley’s catch [...]
August 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Based on data gathered during this past year, no evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected in Massachusetts deer or moose. MassWildlife recently received results from a federally certified veterinary diagnostic laboratory that indicate that all the brain, lymph node, and tonsil samples taken from deer during last fall’s hunting season tested negative for [...]
July 3, 2008 | Posted in
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CHEYENNE– Young hunters are reminded that the deadline to sign up for the Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) is June 20. The event will take place Saturday, June 28 at the Upton Gun Club. In previous years, YHEC has been held in September in conjunction with the Wildlife Heritage Expo in Casper.
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June 9, 2008 | Posted in
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April 19 – Last day of public viewing of Conservation Stamp Contest Artwork, Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne
April 24-25 – WGFD Commission meeting, Casper Game and Fish Office, 8:30 a.m
May 1 – Deadline to apply for OREO Educator’s/Teacher’s Camp
May 1 – Begin resident application period for limited quota elk, deer, antelope
May 8 – Results available for [...]
April 26, 2008 | Posted in
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