If House Bill 2 passes, Wyoming hunters may see an increase in hunting license application fees. The idea behind the bill is to keep the Wyoming Game and Fish Department funded.
“Wyoming has world-class wildlife resources and warrants world-class management. This comes at a cost. With the WGFD (Game and Fish) not receiving general fund legislative dollars, this is how revenue is generated,” said Josh Coursey, president and chief executive of the Muley Fanatics deer conservation organization. “Sportsmen and sportswomen are proud to have footed the bill for wildlife management since the days of Teddy Roosevelt.”
The price would raise resident application fees from $5 to $20 and nonresident application fees from $15 to $75, according to Cowboy State Daily.
“This is a reasonable increase. And why it matters is because it gives the Game and Fish today, and moving forward, that ability to put more money from application fees on the ground, where it’s most needed,” said Wyoming resident Paul Ulrich.
The full language of the bill is available here. It was introduced earlier this month, and there are currently no scheduled meetings to discuss it.
Will the proposed price increase impact your decision to apply in Wyoming?
7 Comments
George Eichman
3/5/2025, 4:28:36 AM
LMAO…Greg has a lil TDS going!!! All the Republicans fault, give me a break…Whole frick’n system is broke and Non-Residents are always the ones screwed…Hell yes bring DOGE to the states, someone needs to see who’s got their hands in the cookie jar…
James klosek
2/4/2025, 3:30:35 AM
I'm so tired of this state by state IGM BS. Let Elon and DOGE get in each states operation and find the waste, fraud , abuse and poor practices. I realize it cost more to operate in every way , I bet that will free up some operations cost = States and stop screwing the NR.
Greg Martin
2/21/2025, 3:05:36 AM
With all due respect, keep Elon Musk and DOGE the F outta public land management and big game management. The Republicans are right now firing numerous USFS employees in an effort to hollow out the agency, then claim it doesn't work, while simultaneously having states take over land management who will then claim that they can't afford do keep doing it. Then the states will either sell or lease off public lands. The bottom line is that the Republicans want sell or lease it off for short term profit. The billionaires love it because they can buy large swaths of it. If you think it costs a lot to fish or hunt or recreate now, just wait until the states take over. I would suggest doing a little research on this. The SCOTUS just threw out a lawsuit in the state of UT that would have set the precedent. Since Plan A failed, Plan B is now in motion in the form of DOGE and a state takeover of operations. Backcountryhunters.org has several articles about it.