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WY Hunt Fish

WY Hunt Fish supports partner organizations conducting educational and mentored programs focusing on hunting and fishing.
Participant fishing at sunrise

Are you interested in learning to hunt or fish?

Mentored hunting and fishing programs are a great way to learn in a supportive community. WY Hunt Fish programs introduce you to hunting and fishing in a non-intimating way. 

Find a program

Do you want your program to be a WY Hunt Fish program?

 

WY Hunt Fish supports educational and mentored programs focusing on hunting, trapping and fish skills in Wyoming. WY Hunt Fish is associated with individual programs or events, not the organization. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department may support these programs through WGFD’s communications platform, event registration and application support and the WY Hunt Fish brand.

 

WY Hunt Fish programs are not for profit.

 

Programs are broken into two categories: skills events and mentored programs. Skills events are single-day programs that focus on developing hunting or fishing skills. Mentored programs are multiday programs that focus on developing new hunters and anglers.

 

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Events and programs that are part of the  WY Hunt Fish program may receive the following benefits from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department:

  • Events may be publicized through WGFD channels, such as WGFD Instagram, WGFD Facebook and WGFD email lists
  • WGFD will host event registration in Kalkomey
  • WGFD will share compiled data of participants' continued participation in hunting and fishing
  • Use of WY Hunt Fish Branding in event marketing materials
  • Education materials or resources
  • How to guide, which will include R3 best practices, WY Hunt Fish brand guidelines and general event management guides
  • Established community organizations, including the following: 501c3 non-profits, community centers, hunting & fishing nonprofits, schools, guides or other governmental organizations
  • The host organization must have proof of liability insurance
  • All partnerships and activities are at the discretion of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Skills events requirements:

  • Events should focus on education on hunting, fishing and trapping skills
  • Fundraising, profits or selling products is not the intended outcome of the program
  • Events should be open and financially accessible to the public either via application or open registration
  • Teach ethical and legal hunting and fishing practices

 

Mentored program requirements: 

  • Volunteers must pass a background check
  • Programs should focus on education on hunting and fishing trapping skills 
  • Fundraising, profits or selling products is not the intended outcome of the program
  • Mentors completed mentor training from the organization, IHEA, FHF
  • There must be more than a 1:1 ratio during programs with minors
  • Hunting programs must include a live fire range safety day before the mentored hunt
  • Programs must include a pre-mentorship experience or educational meetings, i.e. casting lessons, range safety sessions, and skill-building sessions.
  • Practice ethical and legal hunting and fishing practices.

Program evaluation process may include the following:

  • Participant pre and post-survey
  • Mentor pre and post-survey
  • 1, 3, 5 and 10-year license purchasing data
  • Wyoming Game and Fish Department in-person evaluation
A woman fly fishing in a creek reels in a fish while a man helps net the fish.

If you are interested in hosting a WY Hunt Fish program, please contact William Poole at william.poole@wyo.gov

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