For the first time in its history, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has a formal plan in place for managing the state’s 21 winter elk feedgrounds.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s 21 elk feedgrounds are denoted by gray circles in this map. The yellow star marks the federally managed National Elk Refuge. (U.S. Geological Survey) ...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approved a controversial new elk feedground management plan at its March 12 meeting in Pinedale. The adaptive management plan will guide the Wyoming Game and ...

Wyoming's practice of feeding elk over winters is a century old but the spread of disease has increased concerns. Now, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition is rolling out a new solution. The group ...

Sports; Outdoors; Wyoming Game and Fish elk feedground plan walks tightwire of social, disease issues March 1, 2024 Updated Fri., March 1, 2024 at 6:44 p.m. Feedground workers dole out hay to elk ...

Game and Fish reconsiders proposed changes amid a legislative discussion about making special tags saleable — a hugely ...

A nonprofit conservation organization is paying Wyoming cattle ranchers for hosting elk herds on their land. The initiative led by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition is billed as an effort to reduce ...

Although congregating wildlife is known to spread deadly chronic wasting disease (CWD) and brucellosis, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is touting its new elk feedground management plan as a ...

Hunters in Wyoming harvested more elk last year than ever before, while hunters in Idaho struggled to fill tags. Wildlife managers in each state point to several reasons why. ... Meanwhile, Idaho ...