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Perhaps the surest sign of springtime in Wyoming is the return of the Western Meadowlark. As the official state bird of Wyoming, it's song and colorful appearance makes it a most appropriate choice. Today on "Get Outside" we'll chat with Wyoming Game and Fish Department Senior Biologist Grant Frost, who has some interesting insights about the bird to share...

It's been a disappointing 2025-26 season for ice anglers in Wyoming-cold enough temperatures to form safe ice fishing opportunities have failed to materialize-but there's still the opportunity to discuss the topic and pick up a few suggestions, our guest on the program is Chance Kirkeeng, Wyoming Game and Fish Department Assistant Fisheries Management Coordinator, and avid ice angler himself.

In July 2025, approximately 2,000 Gunnison River/Hofer-cross rainbow trout were released into the North Tongue River. The fish were transported more than 650 miles from the Pitkin State Fish Hatchery in Colorado. In addition to being long-distance travelers, the fish are special due to a unique genetic trait - they are resistant to the impacts of whirling disease. Today on "Get Outside" We'll chat with Wyoming Game and Fish Sheridan Region Fisheries Biologist Andrew Nikirk, who monitors this popular fishery...

     An illegal introduction of Walleye at Buffalo Bill Reservoir sometime in the early 2000’s added a new wrinkle to Wyoming Game and Fish Department management of the reservoir.  But a handful of strategies—one involving anglers—has succeeded in suppressing that fish species spread.  Wyoming Game and Fish Fisheries Biologist Jason Burckhardt joins us on the program…

Wyoming has a number of iconic species--pronghorn, elk and rainbow trout to mention a few. But sage grouse have a seat at that table too, and our episode today is with Wyoming Game and Fish Sage Grouse/Sagebrush Biologist Nyssa Whitford, where our topics range from sage grouse numbers, the short hunting season for them, and proper viewing etiquette in the spring.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approved 2025 hunt seasons and regulation changes in late April, after months of data collection, public meetings andwritten comments.  Now it’s up to hunters who are urged to look over the  Wyoming Game and Fish Department  hunting and trapping page and online hunt planner.  Today on “Get Outside” we’re talking with Wyoming Game and Fish Deputy Wildlife Chief Justin Binfet who made the hunt season proposal to the commission.

Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Southwest Wyoming is not only a beautiful place to go fishing and camping, it has outstanding fishing. Regulation changes in recent months are giving anglers outstanding fishing opportunity. Wyoming Game and Fish Green River Fisheries Biologist John Walrath joins us on today's program.

The popularity of Kokanee Salmon fishing in Wyoming has gained substantially in recent years, despite the fish being available to anglers in the state for decades. Why now? Joining us on "Get Outside!" is Wyoming Game and Fish Department Fisheries Management Coordinator Mark Smith, who also talks about how the department manages kokanee...

Summer months mean more opportunities to take photos, but what if you're armed only with a cell phone? Our guests, Elizabeth Boehm and Ron Hayes, are professional photographers who offer us their perspectives as well as a few useful tips to help capture a memorable photo.

2024 Hunt Seasons were set by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission in April, and hunters have reason to be optimistic about success in the field this fall.  Wyoming Game and Fish Deputy Wildlife Chief Doug Brimeyer joins us to provide a brief outlook on what hunt seasons will look like for hunters this fall.

The summer boating season is soon to kick off, and in some places, watercraft users have already started thanks to the mild winter Wyoming is having. As boaters and other watercraft users prepare for warmer waters, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Aquatic Invasive Species program is already in operation. Many watercraft check stations opened, as they usually do, on March 1. What do watercraft users need to know heading into another boating season, and what happens if an aquatic invasive species like a zebra or quagga mussel is found on your watercraft? Josh Leonard is the Statewide Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and joins us on today's podcast.

Since the 1930’s disease outbreaks have caused losses up to 50-90 percent of the Jackson Hole Bighorn Sheep herd. What can be done about it? One effort to address the issue is to reduce the herd size by offering more ewe licenses for hunters.  Today on “Get Outside”  we’ll talk with two biologists—Aly Courtemanch from the Jackson region, and Daryl Lutz, wildlife biologist from the Lander region, who has similar concerns with the Ferris-Seminoe Bighorn Sheep herd…

Last year, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approved $17.5 million to begin research, development, and set-up for raising cool and warm water fish in Wyoming; the existing Speas Hatchery near Casper was selected for expansion. Walleye, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, White and Black Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Tiger Muskie, and Sauger will be produced there, enabling Game and Fish to produce a reliable and diverse supply of cool/warm water fish species for Wyoming's anglers and eliminating the potential of introducing an aquatic invasive species or prohibited fish pathogen into Wyoming. 

     In terms of sheer diversity for the number of places to fish in Wyoming, the Laramie region of southeast Wyoming has practically every kind of fishing one might want; from high elevation fishing in the Snowy Range Mountains, large reservoir fishing in Grayrocks reservoir, high plains lakes fishing near Laramie, and multiple rivers and lakes to fish from.  Bobby Compton is the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Laramie Region Fisheries Supervisor.  Today on “Get Outside” we’ll do a drive-around of the Laramie region’s fishing areas, talk about management strategies, and give folks an idea of the variety of fishing opportunities in this region of Wyoming.  

2023 has been a busy year for the western part of Wyoming regarding mule deer management—a brutal winter that was perhaps one of the most devastating winters on record may have been the most impactful winter to this herd since it was conceptualized in 1982. Wyoming hunters are looking to this winter with interest as a precipitation-rich spring and summer has produced improved forage conditions…while wondering what might happen if we get a repeat winter like last year. On another front, mule deer in the region will have one less hazard to contend with, and that's the crossing of Highway 189 near Big Piney.   Wyoming Game and Fish Wildlife Biologist Gary Fralick weighs in to discuss both topics.