Wyoming Legislature

Sep 14 2024

Wyoming’s legal embrace of killing wildlife with snowmobiles triggers federal bill

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) was the lead author of a bill that’s been dubbed the Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons Act, which would prohibit running over and killing wildlife with motorized vehicles on some classes of federal land.
Feb 13 2021

Concern increases with trapping near high use trails on public lands

Surely there is room for some common sense approach instead of just ignoring the issue and railing about dogs as a way to avoid the discussion. Surely there is a better way forward.
Dec 09 2020

Solons balk at trapping reform

“But then take a place like Snow King Mountain in Jackson, that has extremely high use,” Nesvik said. The Game and Fish director said his staff would consider trapping setbacks in a place like that, where they don’t currently have the authority to create them for predator trapping.
Sep 06 2020

Public meetings to discuss trapping reform

Anyone wanting to attend a meeting online should register ahead of time so Game and Fish can provide enough facilitators for breakout groups, Hunter said. In-person meetings will be limited to 50 attendees.
Jan 24 2016

Bill Introduced to Wyoming State Legislature to Trap and Snare Mountain Lions

A bill has been introduced to the Wyoming State Legislature to legalize the trapping and snaring of mountain lions.