Yellowstone Off-Reservation Hunting – Update 12/4/23

 

Yellowstone National Park and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) recently confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the carcass of an adult mule deer buck found near Yellowstone Lake in the southeastern section of the park. This is the first confirmed positive detection of the disease in Yellowstone National Park. The mule deer buck was originally captured by WGFD staff near Cody, Wyoming, in March 2023 as part of a population dynamics study and fitted with a GPS collar. The collar signaled the animal died mid-October 2023. In coordination with Yellowstone staff, WGFD located the carcass on the Promontory, a landmass that separates the South and Southeast arms of Yellowstone Lake and collected samples for testing. The samples tested positive for CWD based on multiple diagnostic tests performed at WGFD’s Wildlife Health Laboratory. As a result the Blackfeet Fish and Wildlife Department will be exercising emergency off-reservation hunting regulations, effective immediately!  Read more, regulations, acknowegement form, maps and nmore!

  2023-2024 Blackfeet Tribal Member Bison Hunts

The Blackfeet Tribe Fish and Wildlife Department will be offering 10 Tribal Member, Tribal Elderly and Descendant Buffalo Hunts for the 2023 - 2024 Season.  * Four (4) Tribal Elderly Bison hunts are offered this year to any tribal member 60 years of age or older.  One free chance per elder.  More Information, application and draw dates!

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Chonic Wasting Disease Frequently Asked Questions

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                                                            CWD Check Station Crew

Blackfeet Fish & Wildlife Department's newest crew.   CWD - Chronic Wasting Disease Technicians.  Tyler K. Guardipee, Buddy Anthony Gray, Joe Hagberg, Supervisor, Tyrel Whitford & Angie Monroe.

 

BFWD - CWD Check Station Hours of operation:

Sunday - Saturday  6:30 am - 7:30 pm

(hours are subject to change pending daylight)

Telephone #406-845-9555

Get your harvest deer/elk tested.

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