A lawsuit has been filed in Teton County District Court challenging whether the Wyoming Outfitters and Guides Association is eligible to receive complementary, open-slated hunting licenses to auction off for fundraising.
The litigation pits an advocacy group representing Wyoming resident hunters, an organization named Mountain Pursuit, against the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and its seven-person commission. Mountain Pursuit takes issue with how the trade association that represents Wyomingâs outfitters and guides is a regular beneficiary of complementary licenses that are donated by Wyoming Game and Fish commissioners.
âThe plain language of the statute and the rules says that a âcharitable nonprofitâ has to work for the general public, and Wyoming Outfitters and Guide Association has self-defined itself as not being a charitable nonprofit,â Mountain Pursuit founder Rob Shaul told the News&Guide. âTheyâre a nonprofit, but they work for the go