The Wyoming Game and Fish Department on Tuesday released a report detailing grizzly bear captures in 2020, which were down from previous years.
According to the report, officials captured 27 grizzlies, 13 of which were due to bears killing livestock (primarily cattle). Another 13 were captured for obtaining food rewards or frequenting developed sites or human-populated areas.
Another bear, was a non-target capture but was relocated as a precautionary measure.
More than half of the captures (15) took place in Park County, while five were captured in Sublette County, three in Fremont County, two in Hot Springs County and two in Teton County.
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Written by Andrew-Rossi on February 3, 2021
The dangerous disease has been found in a hunt area northwest of Cody, an unfortunate but not unexpected development given its spread across the Bighorn Basin.
The Wyoming Department of Game and Fish has confirmed that chronic wasting disease is present in yet another Bighorn Basin region – Hunt Area 109, northwest of Cody.
Deer Hunt Area 109 runs from Cody along WY Highway 120 ending a few miles southeast of Clark. Its boundaries include Rattlesnake Mountain, Pat O’Hara Mountain, and Creek, and the portion of the Chief Joseph Highway leading up to Dead Indian Hill and the Clarks Fork Canyon.