September CONSERVING WILDLIFE - SERVING PEOPLE FEATURES 18 The terrestrial extra Land-dwelling insects can find themselves in hot water if they fall in a stream filled with hungry fish. 24 Elk and Elke A special elk dish brings friends together for a holiday-style feast made possible by a hunt years in the making. 30 Earrings with info Researchers use tags and technology to track and study several animal species. 18 24 38 Still in Love The Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area celebrates its 50th anniversary and continues to serve as vital habitat for Wyoming's wildlife. REGULAR SECTIONS 38 ON THE COVER ON THE BACKPAGE After snow recedes in Yellowstone's northern range, pronghorn return to the park's open valleys to gather and graze. Small bachelor herds of North America's fastest land animal may gather and can be seen sparring in light-hearted skirmishes before the autumn rut. Settings used for this photo: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, 1/2000 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400. (Photo by Max Waugh) North Jackson Game Warden Jon Stephens shares a laugh with a group of elk hunters while checking their hunting licenses in the North Buffalo Fork drainage in the heart of the Teton Wilderness. Each fall, Wyoming Game and Fish wardens spend most of their days visiting with hunters while enforcing the state's hunting laws. (Photo by Mark Gocke/WGFD) Wildlife |3 2 4 5 6 8 12 13 14 16 46 From the Director A Couple Pennies Mailbag Opening Shot News Ask Game and Fish Project Profiles Case Files In the Field Wild Country Dispatch Wyoming Wildlife | 3