Did you know you can ring in the New Year by starting applying for 2025 hunting tags in Wyoming on January 2nd? One of the earliest application due dates across the west is the nonresident elk applications due less than a month from today. The Cowboy State has always been …

Photo Credit: Mike Eastman If you have done the arithmetic, you probably know the chances of catching the top point levels for a premier hunt in any state are slim to none if you are not within striking distance now. Wyoming is no exception. Many folks who saw a top …

After checking in their Cody Region mule deer at a Wyoming Game and Fish check station, three happy Oregonian hunters returned home to discover...

Photo Credit: Mike Eastman / Article By: Jaden Bales In October 2023, I guided an older gentleman who used his maximum preference points for one of Wyoming’s premier hunting areas. This man had hunted top units in Utah and Colorado and had taken quite a few nice bulls over his …

There is something special about glassing up a big old buck in a burn. They often are magnets to mule deer across the West with the new forage growth, something ecologists would call an “early successional habitat” that brings all the muley boys to the yard.  The natural cycle of …

Folks paying attention to the ongoing saga of delisting the grizzly bear finally woke up to long-awaited response on the morning of February 3rd. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced their take on petitions for delisting that were submitted by Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. While the 90-day findings the …

  For the past 14 months, the Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce has debated some of the most contentious issues in wildlife management for the Cowboy State. Everything from license allocations to landowner licenses and habitat improvements have been at the table for this group. Throughout the entire process, members of the …

This is a personal article written by Jaden Bales and is not a reflection of any views, beliefs, or perspectives of the Wyoming Wildlife Federation.   You may have seen an increase in interesting hunter headlines coming from the Cowboy State lately. Part of the hubbub is related to the …

  How to NOT stoke the fire of extreme animal rights movements! Do you remember the Oregon petition that was floating around a while ago calling for an end to traditional animal husbandry, forms of animal training, and of course, hunting and trapping?  The petition, originally known as Initiative Petition …

Disclaimer: This is a personal article written by Jaden Bales and is not a reflection of any views, beliefs, or perspectives of the Wyoming Wildlife Federation. The Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce is a year into tackling the Cowboy State’s thorniest wildlife management issues. When they meet monthly in Casper, you can …