Collared wildlife vital for management research | Wyoming Game & Fish Department
Wyoming Game and Fish ask hunters to avoid harvesting collared game this Fall. State biologists are tracking big game movement and health via collars this fall. Hunters are allowed to harvest these animals but should return the tracking hardware to officials.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department researchers are asking hunters to avoid targeting collared mule deer, elk, and other big game this fall, though harvesting them remains legal. These GPS and radio collars are part of multi-year studies near Jackson and across the state to track migration, survival, and how different species interact on the landscape. If you do harvest a collared animal, officials ask that you remove the device by loosening the bolts rather than cutting it and return it to a regional office so the data can be recovered.