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4 Wyomingites fight trespassing charges

4 Wyomingites fight trespassing charges

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is notifying hunters and anglers that effective immediately, Sheridan County Walk-In Hunting Area #6 and Tongue River Walk-In Fishing Area #1 near Acme, north of Sheridan, are no longer available for public hunting and fishing access.  Walk-In areas are part of the Game and Fish’s Access Yes program. They are private tracts of land leased from landowners by Game and Fish to allow public hunting or fishing. According to a release from the Game and Fish, after a recent change in land ownership, Sheridan County Walk-In Hunting Area #6, used primarily by bi...

By Brendan LaChance on March 9, 2021 (Shutterstock) CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s “Access Yes” program provided over 2.6 million acres of land for hunting in 2020, Game and Fish said on Monday. Access to 4,005 lake acres and 87 stream miles for fishing “on otherwise inaccessible private, state and landlocked public lands” was also provided. The “Access Yes” program works to secure permission from landowners to allow public access to private lands. “Access to places to hunt and fish has never been more highly-valued than today,” Game and Fish Wildl...

GREEN RIVER — Green River Region Wildlife Biologist Coordinator Mark Zornes is retiring after 23 years with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. His last day will be February 23. Whether he checked you and your game at a check station, in the field or regional office or you talked with him on the phone, chances are Zornes left you with a lasting impression. A native of rural Appalachia, he received a bachelor’s degree in wildlife management from Arkansas Tech University and a master’s degree in wildlife science with a minor in range science from New Mexico State University. His career ...