The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission voted last week to approve this year’s hunting season regulations. The season proposals came after Game and Fish managers spent thousands of hours in the field conducting surveys, analyzing data and meeting with hundreds of members of the public.
The commission also discussed 2019 grizzly bear legislation. A new law was signed earlier this year that would authorize the Game and Fish Commission to schedule a hunt if it “would be beneficial for managing Wyoming’s wildlife and protecting Wyoming workers and other citizens and tourists of the state.” However, for now the commission points out grizzly bears are federally listed under the Endangered Species Act and the commission would be placing Wyoming citizens in jeopardy of being prosecuted for violating federal law if they established a hunting season and issued licenses.
The regulations will be published on the Department’s website.
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