Game and Fish report additional cuts to antelope licenses

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reports additional reductions to antelope license quotas for several hunt areas located in Carbon, Lincoln, Sublette and Teton counties. Recent collar data and field observations by wildlife managers indicate further reductions are warranted. 

The Game and Fish Commission initially approved antelope license quotas at their April Commission meeting. An emergency rule was adopted to amend the approved license quotas as there was not ample time to undergo the regular rulemaking process. The emergency rule was proposed by the Game and Fish, approved by the Commission and signed by Gov. Mark Gordon on May 25. 

During an appearance on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, Game and Fish Public Information Specialist Christina Schmidt, said the animals in the Sheridan Region fared a little better than those located in the southwest portion of the state. Biologists will be watching the population numbers and the health conditions of many of the species in that region of the state. 

Quotas in the following antelope hunt areas have been further reduced: 53, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 and 101.

Full-price antelope license quotas in the region were initially reduced during the season-setting process by approximately 50% compared to 2022 quotas, and all reduced price doe/fawn licenses were removed. The emergency rule further reduces quotas in these hunt areas. 

The license application period for antelope closes at midnight MDT on May 31. Applicants can modify or withdraw their application at any time before the deadline. 

You can learn more about this at the Game and Fish website, found here.