Seven landowners from across the state were recognized by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department with the 2017 Landowner of the Year Awards. These awards are for outstanding practices in wildlife management, habitat improvement, access for hunters and anglers and conservation techniques by these individuals and families.

Each year the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission and Department acknowledge Wyoming landowners’ conservation efforts. These landowners also cooperate with Game and Fish to provide access to hunters and anglers on their properties. Award recipients are nominated by Game and Fish employees and selected by the regional leadership teams as model citizens for the conservation, ethical use and stewardship of Wyoming’s natural resources.

Wyoming Game and Fish Director Scott Talbott said the Landowner of the Year award is a way to acknowledge the work landowners put forth for conservation. “Today’s landowners contribute to wildlife management in many ways. Landowners preserve critical migration corridors, they improve habitat through costly enhancement projects, and they provide important access which allows for our hunting and angling heritage to continue into the future. Today’s landowners are more than ranchers or farmers, they are key partners with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in conserving wildlife for generations to come.”

Landowners receiving recognition this year are:

• Dr. Robert Taylor, Maggie Taylor, Zac Schofield and Marissa Taylor, Lonetree Ranch
• Senator Herb Kohl, Upper Gros Ventre River Ranch
• Sam Shoultz and Ken Matzner, Mule Creek Ranch
• True Family, True Ranches
• Nathan Lindsey, Apache Foundation-Ucross Ranch
• Robert and Michele Keith, Trout Creek Ranch
• The Killebrew Family, Killebrew Ranch

The Wyoming Wildlife Foundation is partner supporting this program. For more information on the landowners and past winners, visit the Game and Fish Landowner of the Year award webpage.