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BIG GAME
SURVEYS
JOB COMPLETION
REPORTS
HARVEST
SURVEYS AND
FIELD CHECKS
COMMISSION
APPROVED
REGULATIONS
THE SEASON SETTING PROCESS
Big game season setting is a critical
component of wildlife management
in Wyoming. It is a year-round process
that results in Wyoming Game and Fish
Commission-approved hunting regulations
each year.
SEASON PROPOSALS
AND PUBLIC
COMMENT
Following a rigorous internal and external review
process, proposed seasons eventually become Wyoming
Game and Fish Commission-approved regulations
for the upcoming hunting season. But it's not
just Game and Fish personnel that provide input on
hunting regulations. Throughout the year, there are
multiple opportunities for the public to participate
- sometimes in ways people don't realize are part
of the season-setting process.
HERD UNIT
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES
When it comes to season-setting decisions, herd
unit management objectives play an important role.
Although most hunters think of big game in terms
of hunt areas, where a given license is valid and
specific regulations apply, wildlife managers assess
management objectives at the herd unit level. Each
herd unit represents a geographical area in which a
population of a given species lives its life.
" Herd units include where animals in a population
are born, reproduce, face harvest pressure and die, "
said Embere Hall, supervisor of the Game and Fish
science, research and analytical support unit. " Each
herd unit should encompass a population that is
largely distinct from the others around it, though this
can be tricky given complicated animal movements
in Wyoming's vast landscapes. "
Herd units often contain multiple hunt areas.
Season proposals are designed to define the hunting
regulations for each hunt area as a tool to manage the
larger herd unit toward the management objective.
Each herd unit management objective provides a
measurable target that guides management recommendations
and decisions. Objectives can be based
on population numbers or other factors like hunter
or landowner satisfaction. Game and Fish determines
objectives based on herd ecology, available techniques
to survey herds and public input.
Herd unit objectives are reviewed every five years
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