Game and Fish intends to invite all interested stakeholders to help draft the Elk Feedgrounds Management Plan, and the public will have ongoing opportunities to comment. Informed by that input, the department intends to continue public education efforts, offering learning opportunities on best-available science of feedgrounds management. Following these sessions, the department asked attendees for their input on how they wanted to participate in Phase II, which will span over the next year.
WYOMING GAME AND FISH REGULATIONS UPDATE
The commission will be asked to approve 22 additional plans in July that address top-priority reservoirs, lakes and rivers in Wyoming. Commissioners heard an update about the elk feedgrounds public engagement process.ĭuring Phase I of the effort, Game and Fish and federal partners hosted public information sharing sessions to provide an overview of the history, objectives of the elk feeding program and the current state of elk feedgrounds. To date, no mussels have been identified in the state’s natural waters. The plan would be implemented if zebra or quagga mussels were detected and is meant to prevent the spread of mussels to additional Wyoming waters. The finalized regulations and quotas will be available on the Wyoming Game and Fish Department website and Hunt Planner by the beginning of May.įollowing a year-long extensive development process and public comment, the Commission approved the aquatic invasive species rapid response plan for Flaming Gorge Reservoir. After hearing season presentations and reviewing public comments, the Commission passed the 2021 hunting season regulations and quotas, as proposed. Commissioners serve one six-year term and elect new officers annually.Ī big task for each April Commission meeting is to approve the annual hunting season regulations and quotas. Pete Dube of Buffalo was elected for the second year in a row as president, and Gay Lynn Byrd of Douglas was voted-in vice president. Ashlee Lundvall of Powell and Mark Jolovich of Torrington joined the rule-making body representing Districts 5 and 1, respectively. (PRESS RELEASE) - The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission met this week in Jackson, with two new commissioners assuming their posts.
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