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Wyoming Game and Fish Department NewsletterAndy Roosa photoApril 2018Habitat is where it’s at!Special dates and points of interest:WGFD Green River Region Personnel and volunteersare surveying sage grouse on their mating grounds,called leks, during the months of April and May. Pleaseenjoy these magnificent birds from a distance. Pleaseuse binoculars or a spotting scope and do not drive intothe middle of their lek. There is a sage grouse viewingguide at this link: t/Sage-Grouse-Lek-ViewingGuideThank you Rock Springs Game Warden Andy Roosa forthe photographs. SPRING ARCHERY SEASON FOR BLACK BEAR IN HUNT AREAS 9,10, 11 AND12 OPENS APRIL 15; GENERAL SEASON IN HUNT AREAS 9,10, 11, AND 12OPENS MAY 1. GENERAL SEASON IN HUNT AREA 35 OPENS APRIL 15. REFERTO THE 2018 BLACK BEAR HUNTING REGULATIONS. LIVING IN LARGE CARNIVORE COUNTRY SEMINAR, APRIL 26, GREEN RIVER,GAME AND FISH REGION OFFICE, 5:30 PM-PLEASE CALL TO PREREGISTERAT 1-800-843-8096. DON’T HAVE YOUR HUNTER EDUCATION CERTIFICATE? CHECK OUT COURSELISTINGS AT OUR WEBSITE HTTP://WGFD.WYO.GOV. LOST YOUR HUNTER EDUCATION CARD? YOU CAN PRINT AS MANY COPIESOF YOUR CARD AS YOU WANT, FOR FREE, AT THE WGFD WEBSITE. REMEMBER: YOU CAN BUY ALL YOUR HUNTING LICENSES, REQUIREDSTAMPS AND MANY MORE PRODUCTS AT THE WGFD WEBSITE FROM THECOMFORT OF YOUR OWN COMPUTER! STOP POACHING HOTLINE IS 1-877-WGFD-TIP. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT AWILDIFE VIOLATION AT THE WGFD WEBSITE HTTP://WGFD.WYO.GOV. OR,TEXT KEYWORD WGFD AND MESSAGE TO TIP411Page 1
Busy black bear bait registration Hunting season open houses and final meeting well attended More than 50 bear hunters registered a newbait site on Monday April 2, the first day newbear bait sites could be registered. This registration period followed a preference period forpreviously registered bait sites. New bait sitesare first come, first served. Some of the hunterswere standing in line at the office door at 4:30am. Since April 2, more than 100 black bear baitsites have been registered by office managersSheila Deinhardt (below) and Regina Dickson(left, center). “A total of 1114 bait sites were renewed for 2018, down from previous years( 1500) with the new regulations in effect thatrequired registrants to place baits and providecoordinates in order to have the preference forearly renewal this spring,” Dickson said.” Thenew regulations freed up a significant numberof sites that were not being used although theyhad been registered in years prior.There were 142 people who attended the sixhunting season proposal open houses in theGreen River Region and 25 people attended thefinal public information gathering meeting onApril 3. That is a good turnout! Large Carnivore Conflict Coordinator Brian DeBolt alsopresented the draft grizzly bear hunting regulations. (photos below)Mountain View Wildlife Biologist Jeff Short (aboveleft), GR Wildlife Supervisor Todd Graham (above/center in red shirt) and Brian DeBolt (below left in center) presented to the crowd April 3.Green River biologists and game wardens presented the hunting seasonsproposals for their respective districts.Page 2
School programs in the region Truman Elementary dissects owl pellets Green River Region Personnel commonly go into classroomsand teach about wildlife. Evanston Game Warden Nick Roberts spent two days teaching students at Clark ElementarySchool about wildlife in Wyoming. Students enjoyed handlingthe hides, skulls and antlers and had lots of interesting questions. (left top) Green River I&E Specialist Lucy Wold workedwith students from Truman Elementary School to learn aboutowl biology and ecology, which included dissecting owl pelletsto learn what owls eat and how they are connected in the foodchain or food webs. (below)Page 3
Wyoming Range deer capture Jr. Duck Stamp Contest AIS trainingUW Dr. Kevin Monteith (right) Project LeaderTayler Nicole LaSharrKemmerer Game Warden Chris Baird, AftonGame Warden James Hobbs, wildlife biologists Gary Fralick and Jeff Short, EvanstonGame Warden Nick Roberts, Cokeville GameWarden Neil Hymas and I&E Specialist LucyWold assisted the Wyoming Range mule deerresearcher from the University of WyomingCoop Research Unit capture collared deer. (lefttop)Office manager Sheila Deinhardt was ajudge at the annual Jr. Duck Stamp Contest.(left below) The winners of the 2018 WyomingJunior Duck Stamp Program were recently announced from the 546 total art entries thatwere received from around the state, from students in kindergarten up to 12th grade. Wyoming’s Best of Show is an oil paint rendition ofa ruddy duck drake by Kateri Bell of Cody,WY. Her painting will advance to the Nationalcompetition on April 20 in Bismarck, ND.Green River Region Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinators Wes Gordon and JessicaMurray are gearing up for AIS watercraft inspection trainings for the public in SW Wyoming and Utah. (below right) Public inspections have already been held in Evanston andGreen River, but there will be one in Ogden,UT on May 5 and Vernal, UT on May 12, 9-4,both at the Utah Division of Wildlife Office.For more information on Aquatic Invasive Species contact Wes Gordon 307-875-3223.James Hobbs (left) Chris Baird (right)Jr. Duck Stamp Contest judges left to right: DaveKimble, Joy Bannon, Mindi Crabb, Marty Carollo,and Sheila Deinhardt.Page 4
Hunter Education in the Green River Region Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI)Coordinator Jim Wasseen taught a hunter educationclass at the C Street Library in Rock Springs and received assistance from office manager Regina Dickson,I&E Specialist Lucy Wold, fisheries biologist TroyLaughlin and Rock Springs Game Warden Andy Roosa.(top, left)For the third year, students from the Fire Law andLeadership Academy at Rock Springs High School participated in a hunter education class. Their teacher JohnCundall organized the firearms training where members of Wyoming Highway Patrol, Rock Springs PoliceDepartment, Bureau of Land Management , Sheriff’s Office and Green River WGFD personnel Tory Laughlin,Lucy Wold, Kevin Spence, Jim Wasseen, John Walrath ,Gary Boyd and volunteer Matt Gardner all took thestudents through each of the five firearms stations. Students also learned to use inert pepper spray in case of abear attack.Page 5
Office Managers Sheila Deinhardt (left) and Regina Dickson (right) arevery busy registering watercraft and selling AIS Decals, when theyaren’t registering black bear bait sites. Spring fever is in full effect withICE-OFF on Flaming Gorge Reservoir and open water slowly appearingat Fontenelle Reservoir. Like everyone else, the ladies are anxious forwarmer weather and adventures outside.http://wgfd.wyo.govOffice Phone: 307-875-3223Office Fax: 307-875-3242 Toll Free Instate 1-800-843-8096Conserving Wildlife-Serving PeopleWe are on the web! http://wgfd.wyo.govstay connected Critter Spotlight American robinBy Mark Zornes a.k.a. Leopold One of the most familiar birds to most Americans, robins live in all states in the U.S., excluding Hawaii, where it has been documented as an accidental occurrence. American robins live in Wyomingyear-round, with some withdrawal from higher altitudes in the winter.Robins feed primarily on caterpillars, millipedes and centipedes, beetles, earthworms, andfruits. They have even been documented eating juvenile snakes of some of the smaller species.Robins can be considered a pest to those growing fruits, but provide significant benefit through control of injurious insects.Robins nest in trees, just below the thickest canopy. They produce 3-5 eggs and incubate those eggsfor around 11-14 days.Young, which are born in a helpless and dependent state, leave the nest in about two weeks. Bothparents feed young throughout their early life.Young robins are often brought to our office after they have fledged. It is best to leave these youngalone; the parents are often nearby and actively feeding them, even when on the ground.In Europe, many of the thrush species (the family to while the American robin belongs) are considered game birds, but all species of thrushes in North America are protected.Page 6
Wold assisted the Wyoming Range mule deer researcher from the University of Wyoming Coop Research Unit capture collared deer. (left top) Office manager Sheila Deinhardt was a judge at the annual Jr. Duck Stamp Contest. (left below) The winners of the 2018 Wyoming Junior Duck Stamp Program were recently an-
