NEWS

Game and Fish to hold season setting question and answer sessions online

Regional hunting season presentations will be posted online March 24

3/15/2021 8:01:47 PM

Cheyenne - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is holding season setting question and answer sessions online to review 2021 hunting season proposals. No in-person meetings will be held.

Game and Fish will present region-specific information that addresses proposals for:

Chapter 2, General Hunting Regulation
Chapter 5, Antelope Hunting Seasons
Chapter 6, Deer Hunting Seasons
Chapter 7, Elk Hunting Seasons
Chapter 8, Moose Hunting Seasons
Chapter 9, Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat Hunting Seasons
Chapter 11, Upland Game Bird and Small Game Hunting Seasons
Chapter 14, Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons and Light Goose Conservation Order
Chapter 15, Wild Bison Recreational Hunting Season
Chapter 20, Fall and Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Seasons

Proposed regulations are available on the Game and Fish website.

Recorded presentations of regional season proposals will be available online beginning March 24. The public will then have an opportunity to join regional question and answer sessions with wildlife biologists and game wardens to discuss the proposals. Anyone planning to attend a regional question and answer session should review the proposals prior to attending.

Registration for these sessions is open now. Each meeting has a unique link. Separate enrollment is required if attending multiple meetings.

REGION	DATE	TIME	LINK TO REGISTER
Casper	March 29	6 p.m.	Casper registration
Cody	March 26	6 p.m.	Cody registration
Jackson	March 24	6 p.m.	Jackson registration Note: The Jackson Q&A session will include a short overview of proposals.
Green River	March 30	6 p.m.	Green River registration
Lander	April 1	6 p.m.	Lander registration
Laramie	March 31	6 p.m.	Laramie registration
Pinedale	March 31	6 p.m.	Pinedale registration
Sheridan	March 30	11:30 a.m.	Sheridan registration

Comments made at these sessions will not be recorded or presented to the Commission. Instead, all comments need to be submitted online through the Get Involved page or sent to Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Regulations, 3030 Energy Lane, Casper, WY 82604. The public comment period, which is open now, closes at 5 p.m. April 2. Written comments shall be presented to the Game and Fish Commission prior to the public hearing at their April 2021 meeting in Jackson.

(Sara DiRienzo (sara.dirienzo@wyo.gov))

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