Wyoming Game and Fish say winter die off will affect hunters - prolonged and harsher than normal winter temperatures blamed - April 8, 2023

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Wyoming Game and Fish say winter die off will affect hunters

April 8, 2023
By Valeria Fugate
Updated: 18 hours ago

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - After the significant winter die-off of big game in Wyoming due to more prolonged and harsher than average winter temperatures.

Wyoming Game and Fish are adjusting their hunting tags to help the big game animals that survive the winter.

The big game that faced the most significant impact was in Wyoming’s southern, central and western parts.

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https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/2023/04/08/wyoming-game-fish-say-winter-die-off-will-affect-hunters/

 

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Dying By The Thousands: Miles Of Death As Wyoming Antelope, Deer And Elk Die From Winter Starvation


Outfitters say southcentral Wyoming antelope, deer and elk herds are dying off in huge numbers and that predictions that half of the antelope in parts of the state could die this winter probably fall short. It’s more likely to be closer to 80%.


Mark Heinz

March 29, 2023

The wildlife winter kill in southcentral Wyoming is the worst anybody there can remember, some locals are saying.

“It goes on for miles: dead animal after dead animal after dead animal,” state Sen. Larry Hicks, R-Baggs told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday. “The antelope are dying by the thousands. Starvation is an ugly thing.”

Outfitter and pilot Bo Stacks said that at higher elevations, he’s seen even hardy bull elk struggling to survive.

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https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/0...lope-deer-and-elk-die-from-winter-starvation/

 

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