Did you know the Wyoming Game and Fish Department stocks fish throughout the year, even through ice? Fisheries personnel brought a holiday season treat to the Lander region this week — freshly stocked and catchable rainbow trout! These fish were used as brood stock to rear new rainbows at the Boulder Fish Hatchery. With 100 fish stocked in each, the trout are now ready to be caught through the ice in the Big Bend Ponds 4, 5 and 6 in Riverton. Grab your family or a friend and enjoy these ready-to

The application period for many hunting licenses in Wyoming is now open. Watch this video for important application reminders. View the full list of application dates and deadlines on the Game and Fish website: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/licenses-applications/application-dates-deadlines | Wyoming Game and Fish Department

🔊 SOUND ON for the ultimate fish drop! High above the peaks of Wyoming, our team was hard at work a few weeks back on a great project: helicopter stocking. This isn't just for show. It's an important way to ensure that our most remote, high-elevation lakes—the jewels of our backcountry—have robust trout populations for anglers who are willing to go the extra mile. From the hatchery to the helicopter to their new home, every step is carefully managed by our dedicated crew. Your fishing license d

Wyoming — A Peek Into a Hidden Waterfowl Oasis When people think of Wyoming, they picture rugged mountains, sweeping sagebrush plains, and high-desert skies — but the wetlands and small transition ponds scattered across the state are some of its most important lifelines. Even though wetlands make up only a small fraction of Wyoming’s landscape, they support some of the densest pockets of wildlife, especially because the state sits along both the Central and Pacific Flyways. These wetlands — from

Watch hundreds of elk returning to the Gros Ventre on their spring migration. Dan and Norma Winder captured this clip about a week ago and what a spectacle! Thank you for the clip Dan and Norma! | Wyoming Game and Fish Department