“Well over 6,000 large mammals die on Wyoming’s roadways each year. In addition to loss of wildlife, this results in vehicular damage and human injury expenses totaling $50 million annually. The WYldlife Fund supports the construction of wildlife crossings to…
The Wyoming Outfitters & Guides Association hosted the POGA North American Workshop June 10–12 at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Whiskey Mountain Camp in Dubois. Members from the Professional Outfitters & Guides of America (POGA) represented Colorado, Idaho, Montana,…
Representative Albert Sommers’s elk feedgrounds bill, House Bill 101, got a 8-1 thumbs up from the House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee during its Tuesday afternoon online meeting. The bill would authorize permanent closure of a Wyoming Game…
The positive chronic wasting disease test of a legally harvested elk taken from Grand Teton National Park certainly concerns the outfitting community. We support the Wyoming Game and Fish aggressively testing for CWD across all Wyoming hunt units. It’s important…
The Wyoming Outfitters and Guides Association (WYOGA), Jackson Hole Outfitters and Guides Association (JHOGA), Sublette County Outfitters and Guides Association (SCOGA) and Safari Club International (SCI) jointly intervened in a case in which anti-hunting groups are challenging the U.S. Forest…
WYOGA, JHOGA, and SCI intervene to defend phase-out of supplemental winter feeding for elk
The Wyoming Legislature recently dealt with a second attempt by a lone state Senator to cut by half non-resident hunting licenses. The members of the Wyoming Outfitters & Guides Association (WYOGA) were ready. In 2014, we faced an unexpected attempt…
The Wyoming Outfitters & Guides Association (WYOGA) recently celebrated its 60th Anniversary at their annual General Membership Convention in Casper on April 4th through the 6th, 2019. With near record attendance from outfitters and guides from around the state, elections…