Game and Fish Seeks Public Involvement in Sheep Mountain Mule Deer Herd Management

Game and Fish Seeks Public Involvement in Sheep Mountain Mule Deer Herd Management

 LARAMIE - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will hold a public meeting in Laramie to discuss management of the Sheep Mountain Mule Deer Herd (SMMDH), which includes hunt areas; 61,74,75,76 and 77.  The meeting is designed to work collaboratively with interested parties and gather public input that will be used to develop management recommendations for the Sheep Mountain/Laramie mule deer herd. 

The meeting will focus on mule deer nutrition and habitat improvement, and will address issues within the SMMDH that were raised at the August meeting. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the University of Wyoming Berry Center 231, 1000 E. University Ave.

Interested persons are also invited to answer a short online survey and participate in the future of mule deer management in the Sheep Mountain area. The survey can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/WGFD-SheepMtnMuleDeer.  The survey can also be found at: wgfd.wyo.gov by clicking on Wildlife and Habitat, then Mule Deer Initiative, and lastly Mule Deer Public Working Groups.

Your observations and opinions are important and valuable to the Department and Laramie area deer managers. Future meeting schedules, agendas and minutes can be viewed at http://wgfd.wyo.gov/web2011/wildlife-1002046.aspx. For more information call the Laramie Regional Office at (307) 745-4046.

~WGFD~