Wyoming Public Radio | ByCaitlin Tan

Published May 30, 2023 at 1:38 PM MDT

https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/natural-resources-energy/2023-05-30/pronghorn-hunting-tags-slashed-by-75-percent-after-about-half-of-the-sublette-herd-died-off

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After a historically harsh winter in southeast and south central Wyoming, the death toll to some wildlife is only now being fully revealed. Consequently, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is further cutting pronghorn hunting tags by 75 percent in these areas.

The Sublette pronghorn herdis one of the largest in the country, and officials estimate that at least half have died over this winter – that is about 20,000 animals.

“They’re kind of easy to pick out once the snow melts because of the white there on the pronghorn,” said Mark Gocke, WGFD public information specialist for the Jackson and Pinedale areas. “And you would see light spots just kind of dotted out across the sagebrush.”

Much of this deathis because of the extreme cold and…