10 Tasty Bear Recipes From Hunters
Bears are known to carry the disease trichinosis, like pork, and the competition brought light to how best to address its presence in your harvest. In humans, Trichinosis causes stomach-flu-like symptoms, achy muscles, and fatigue, though it’s generally not serious. To prevent getting it, killing trichinosis in the meat is as simple as making sure …
Protect Carnivore Hunting: TAKE ACTION
Thank you for your interest in protecting large carnivore hunting. Unfortunately, the bills below did not get assigned a committee in the ’23 Legislative Session and will not be brought forth for consideration. Anyone familiar with the controversial conversations surrounding predator hunting likely has heard the language of “trophy hunting” being used to deny its …
Lander Summer Camps
Special thanks to the Lander Parks and Rec Board, Sinks Canyon State Park, and the Lander Community Foundation for their support and partnership that help make these camps possible. Little Explorers Dates: June 5-9 Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Ages: 3 1/2 – 5 (must be potty trained) Cost: $80 Each child has …
Riverton Summer Camps
Wyoming Wildlife Camp Dates: June 26-30 Time: 8:30 am – 12 pm Ages: 6-9 Cost: $80 Explore Wyoming’s native ecosystems and participate in fun ecology STEAM activities. Each day includes new opportunities to learn and play including stories, art, science, outdoor skill building, and opportunities for free child-directed play in a natural setting. Based out of …
Jackson Summer Camps
Explore Wyoming’s native ecosystems and participate in fun ecology STEAM activities. Each day includes new opportunities to learn and play including stories, art, science, outdoor skill building, and opportunities for free child-directed play in a natural setting. All camps are based out of R Park in Wilson and have a cost of $275 for the …
The WWF Legislative Bill Tracker
View the current bills the Wyoming Wildlife Federation’s team is watching during the Wyoming State Legislative Session. Please note, this list is subject to change throughout the Legislative Session. There will also be opportunities for you to take action on bills as the opportunity arises.
Wide, Quiet, & Mysterious | Learning To Hunt Elk in the Red Desert
The Wide, Quiet, & Mysterious Red Desert Learning to Elk Hunt In the Wyoming’s Red Desert Written by Katherine Plunkett | Lander, WY What is it like learning to hunt elk in the wide, quiet, and mysterious Red Desert? Find out from hunter, Katherine Plunkett’s 2022 experience she shared with the Wyoming Wildlife Federation. What …
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2022 End of Year Survey
THANK YOU FOR LENDING YOUR INPUT! You are the lifeblood of the work at Wyoming Wildlife Federation. This sincerely helps us better serve you, and Wyoming’s wiildlife and wild places. Stay tuned. On January 2nd, 2023, one lucky respondent will be given a $200 gift card to use with our friends at Maven Optics as …
Wyoming’s Traditional Energy & Wildlife
Wyoming is blessed with vast, iconic western landscapes that provide habitat for wildlife and offer hunting opportunities rivaled by few, if any, other states. Many of these areas are also rich in various fuel resources that we rely upon as a society for everyday life. The state has long been a major producer of fossil …
Ernest Hemingway’s Letters On Wyoming’s Sage Grouse
Images abound of Ernest Hemingway holding rooster pheasants and ducks. He speaks of hunting Hungarian partridge and jacksnipe in Idaho, quail in Arkansas, and even grouse in Michigan. But there is another bird. One that escapes the headlines and paparazzi photos. It is mostly shared in letters to family and friends…I speak of Hemingway’s hunting …
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Our Lands, Our Wildlife, Our Waters | Southwest Wyoming’s Best
Our Lands, Our Wildlife, Our Waters Southwest Wyoming’s Most Special Areas Written by Shelby Martin | Rock Springs, WY I am a Wyoming woman. I was born and raised in southwest Wyoming where I have had the privilege of hunting, fishing, and recreating with my dad in some of the most beautiful, rugged, and open …
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Volunteers Tear Down 8-Foot Fence For Wildlife
On July 30th, volunteers circled the wagons near Elk Ridge in the Spence-Moriarty Wildlife Habitat Management Area. The task? Remove eight-foot tall elk fence from 9,000 feet in elevation so deer, pronghorn, and elk can travel across the landscape there. This six-tenths of a mile section was difficult to get to and was adjacent to …
Help Protect Our Way of Life
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