Sublette Pronghorn Migration Corridor designation September 10 in Lander, WY

[brocksw]

If you’re available and/or in the area, Wyoming could use some hunter voices at the September commission meeting in Lander to support the Sublette corridor designation. The proposed corridor is facing significant opposition from 2 sectors of industry. Historically (before winter of 2023), this has been the largest pronghorn herd in the nation, with more data collected on it than any other pronghorn herd on the continent.

Sublette corridor information and maps

Sublette Antelope Migration Corridor | Wyoming Game & Fish Department

Wyoming is home to important mule deer and antelope migrations, including one of the longest antelope migrations in the continental United States. Each fall the Sublette antelope herd migrates south from summer ranges in the foothills of the Wyoming Range, Bondurant and Jackson Hole areas to...

wgfd.wyo.gov

Commission Meeting agenda. Sublette topic is the morning of September 10th.

https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/32963/download?inline

 

[brocksw]

Notebook just released

September 2025 Commission Notebook - Google Drive

drive.google.com

 

[Oak]

Wyoming appeases stockgrowers, trims Red Desert and southwestern Winds from ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ - WyoFile

Wyoming Game and Fish retirees and conservation groups say the state agency's planned shrinkage of a protected corridor runs counter to science-based wildlife management.

wyofile.com

 

[mevertsen]

Isn't the Red Desert Segment where there is a huge amount of sheep fence that pronghorn couldnt cross a couple years ago?

Absolutely amazing, but not surprising, I suppose.

 

[SaskHunter]

Isn't the Red Desert Segment where there is a huge amount of sheep fence that pronghorn couldnt cross a couple years ago?

Absolutely amazing, but not surprising, I suppose.

Yes. Lots of sheep fencing was taken down, but there's still a lot left with some ranches completely unaccessible for pronghorns to feed on.



The map shows colared pronghorn movement with clear fence lines that cannot be crossed. Some of those fences have been remediated since, but not all.

 

[mevertsen]

Gotcha. I remember that video

 

[brocksw]

The red box is around the East of Farson and Red Desert areas that are being proposed to be left off the designation. There is some additional GPS data (recently added) in those areas that this map does not show.

 

[brocksw]

If anyone has reviewed the Commission Notebook, you may have seen that NAPF was lucky enough to get some floor time in front of the commission to give a presentation introducing NAPF to the Wyoming Game and Fish commission.

Our presentation is available to view at the link.

14 North American Pronghorn Foundation Introduction - Google Drive

drive.google.com

 

[COEngineer]

If anyone has reviewed the Commission Notebook, you may have seen that NAPF was lucky enough to get some floor time in front of the commission to give a presentation introducing NAPF to the Wyoming Game and Fish commission.

Our presentation is available to view at the link.

14 North American Pronghorn Foundation Introduction - Google Drive

drive.google.com

Brock, will NAPF be able to argue to keep (reinsert) the East of Farson and Red Desert areas at the Sept 10 meeting?

 

[COEngineer]

The red box is around the East of Farson and Red Desert areas that are being proposed to be left off the designation. There is some additional GPS data (recently added) in those areas that this map does not show.
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The WyoFile article Oak linked shows the updated map: https://wyofile.com/wyoming-appease...medium=email&utm_term=0_-2231245d2f-446101039

 

[brocksw]

Brock, will NAPF be able to argue to keep (reinsert) the East of Farson and Red Desert areas at the Sept 10 meeting?

That is our intention.

 

[brocksw]

Spent all day on a good buck yesterday, only for one of his 24 does to bust me at 60 yards. Hopefully he’ll be there later this week

Now….En route to Lander!

 

[COEngineer]

Unless it's the grainy pic, that is a dandy buck.

 

[brocksw]

Unless it's the grainy pic, that is a dandy buck.

I like big bucks and I cannot lie.

 

[brocksw]

Mission accomplished! The commission added the red desert and farson segments back in and unanimously approved the full corridor designation!

 

[MaddH]

Mission accomplished! The commission added the red desert and farson segments back in and unanimously approved the full corridor designation!

Woo hoo. Great job

 

[Oak]

Mission accomplished! The commission added the red desert and farson segments back in and unanimously approved the full corridor designation!

That's great to hear. Nice job.

 

[WyoCoalMiner]

Glad to see the Commission go against the Department on this. Surprised really. They do get some things correct.

 

[COEngineer]

https://wyofile.com/game-and-fish-c...medium=email&utm_term=0_-00884543ca-446101039

 

[COEngineer]

Brock, thank you for testifying on behalf of WY's wildlife.