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GREEN RIVER — The Green River Region of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will be conducting an in-person meeting to discuss proposed changes to 2022 Chapter 4, Furbearing Animal Hunting & Trapping Seasons and Chapter 47, Gray Wolf Hunting Seasons. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 20 at the Green River Regional Office, 351 Astle Ave. Copies of the proposed regulations are available on the department website in accordance with Chapter 1 Regulation Governing Access to Publi...

The department is reviewing Chapter 46 (fishing) and Chapter 22 (watercraft) regulations. The virtual Zoom meeting will take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18. Interested people can register here to attend. Once registered, you will receive an email with a link and a password to join the meeting. Proposed changes to fishing regulations in southwest Wyoming include a change to the creel limit for Kokanee salmon at Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The current regulation on trout and kokanee includes a...

In many hunt areas in the Lander Region, the proposals to cut the quota are due to impacts from the harsh winter conditions in 2018-19 and 2019-20 which was followed by persistent drought conditions in the Region through early March 2021. Advertisement “Across the Lander Region, from Rawlins to Shoshoni, Riverton and Lander, pronghorn numbers have declined, most herds are below objective and doe/fawn ratios are low – some as low as they have ever been,” said Daryl Lutz, Lander Region w...