State: WY

Why It Matters: As the Wyoming State Legislature enters their shortened 2026 budget session, new bills are being filed every day. These early bills can provide insight into the legislative focus for the coming session, and there are several bills relevant to sportsmen on the docket. This includes transferable landowner tags, expanded authorizations for the use of tracking dogs on wounded game, and Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) tax restructuring.  Highlights:  Wyoming’s …

Sportsmen’s Bills on the Docket in Wyoming’s 2026 Legislative Session Read More »

Why It Matters: The Wyoming Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife, and Cultural Resources Committee’s upcoming meeting will shape legislation for the 2026 short session, impacting outdoor recreation, wildlife conservation, and some hunting license updates. Public input on proposed bill drafts is critical to ensure these policies reflect Wyoming’s values and priorities. Highlights: Several bill drafts were …

Public Input Opens as Wyoming Travel, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Weigh in on Key Bills Read More »

Why It Matters: Private landowners manage approximately 43% of Wyoming’s land mass, serving as vital partners in wildlife conservation and public access to recreational opportunities. On July 15, 2025, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission heard testimony from hunters, landowners, and legislators on proposed changes to the landowner tag rules. The diverse testimony highlighted the …

Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Rejects Landowner Tag Revisions Read More »

Why It Matters: The Wyoming Travel, Recreation, Wildlife, and Cultural Resources (TRWC) Committee’s interim work sets the stage for the 2026 budget session, directly impacting sportsmen and women through policies on hunting licenses, wildlife management, and habitat conservation. Engaging now ensures that sportsmen and women play a key role in shaping Wyoming’s future. Highlights: The …

Wyoming Legislative Committee Shapes 2026 Legislative Priorities Read More »

Why It Matters: The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Collegiate Sportsmen and Women’s Coalition (CSWC) seeks to educate young adults from diverse interests and backgrounds about the importance of hunting, angling, trapping, and recreational shooting to fish and wildlife conservation while also providing them with hands-on education in how to effectively engage in the policy process to protect these …

Collegiate Sportsmen and Women’s Coalition Expands to the University of Wyoming Read More »

Why It Matters: The western states have been long celebrated by the outdoor community as being a mecca for outdoor recreational opportunity thanks in part to the vast amounts of state and federal land open to the public. Over time some states have become segmented into a patchwork of public and private land. This leads …

Wyoming Corner Crossing Ruling Upheld by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Read More »

Why It Matters: As Wyoming State Legislative Committees begin their transition from interim meetings to the 2025 session, new bills are being filed. These early bills can provide insight into the legislative focus for the coming session. Several of the bills filed recently by the joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife, and Cultural Resources Committee included recommended …

Prefiled Bills Give Glimpse into Wyoming’s 2025 Legislative Session Read More »

Why It Matters: With sporting dollars making up the bulk of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s budget, hunting and fishing are vital to conservation and management in the state. To celebrate the importance of these activities, Governor Gordon was recently joined by local legislators, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation …

Wyoming Honors the Sporting Community Read More »