Lander Region News Today

Chronic wasting disease (CWD), the fatal disease of the central nervous system in mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk and moose, has been confirmed in another hunt area by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Game and Fish confirmed the presence of CWD in Deer Hunt Area 90. The disease was confirm

Data collected from mule deer herds tell a tragic story - young animals dying and adults struggling to forage as a harsh winter continues.

Big game mortality has increased this winter in many areas of Wyoming as much of the state is experiencing heavy snowfall and extremely cold temperatures.

While the department applauds the concerns of Wyomingites, feeding deer can cause them to die with full stomachs of food they’re unable to digest.

CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said on Tuesday, January 11 that it has euthanized a female sub-adult mountain lion after efforts at

(Lander, WY) – Members of the newly formed conservation group, Citizens for Keeping Sinks Canyon Wild, organized a demonstration to voice their opposition to…

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...

(Cheyenne, WY) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is beginning to add signage on a selection of the 450,000 acres of Wildlife Habitat Management Areas (WHMAs) that inform users of recreation activities that may be occurring in the area.  “You may start to notice signs on Commission-owned property that acknowledge people might be hunting, fishing and trapping on the landscape,” said Jason Hunter, Lander Region wildlife supervisor. Advertisement The signage efforts are me...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is beginning to add signage on a selection of the 450,000 acres of Wildlife Habitat Management Areas (WHMAs) that inform users of recreation activities that may be occurring in the area.  “You may start to notice signs on Commission-owned property that acknowledge people might be hunting, fishing and trapping on the landscape,” Jason Hunter, Lander Region wildlife supervisor said. The signage efforts are meant to increase awareness of the variety of rec...