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Wyoming Game and Fish

  • Wyoming Game and Fish Slaughters Elk

    Ken Cole

    Captures occurring at multiple sites. 192 elk were captured on Tuesday at the Fall Creek feedground of which 122 were females and 6 of those tested positive for exposure to brucellosis. Another 150 were captured Wednesday at the Muddy Creek feedground of which 60 were females. State sends six elk to slaughter By CAT URBIGKIT…

  • Jackson Hole Daily | Elk tests, kills to start

    Ken Cole

    Wyoming Game and Fish continues fourth year of elk test and slaughter program. Jackson Hole Daily | Elk tests, kills to start The article points out that $815,000 has been spent and that seroprevalence has declined. This reduction may or may not be associated with past test and slaughter efforts and will likely be for…

  • On the the new wolf delisting scheme

    Ralph Maughan

    Wyoming is the biggest thorn in the delisters side- As folks pretty much all know, the Bush Administration, mostly likely at the initiative of Secretary Kempthone and cronies, is trying for one last quick stab at delisting the wolf before a new President replaces them. If folks work hard, they will probably be defeated again;…

  • Wyoming's Game and Fish chief doesn't agree with the state vets on brucellosis

    Ralph Maughan

    Brucellosis eradication from Greater Yellowstone currently impossible says Terry Cleveland. By Chris Merrill. Casper Star Tribune. He doesn’t agree with conservation organizations either — closing elk feedlots won’t work.

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