Pinedale Game Warden named Wyoming’s 2021 Shikar-Safari Wildlife Officer of the Year

South Pinedale Game Warden Jordan Kraft has been named the 2021 Shikar-Safari Wildlife Officer of the Year for Wyoming. 

The award, given annually in every state and Canadian province by the Shikar-Safari Club International, honors a wildlife officer whose efforts during the year display outstanding performance and achievement, according to the Game and Fish Department. 

Kraft is a 20-year veteran of the Game and Fish. Kraft’s district includes landscapes ranging from high-desert sagebrush, to the high peaks of the Bridger Wilderness with countless lakes, streams and agricultural areas in between. The people he serves are diverse, attracting hunters, anglers and other wildlife enthusiasts from around the world. Kraft represents the department frequently on top-priority issues such as energy production, migration corridors, elk feedgrounds, chronic wasting disease, brucellosis and sage grouse.

According to a release, within the Game and Fish Warden Kraft is lauded for his relationship building and team-based strategies to handling various law enforcement and wildlife management issues in his district and is always willing to help others in need.