In southeast Wyoming, numerous landowners have upgraded or enhanced the vegetative cover on their Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acreage. Stands of grass, particularly those predominated by species such as Smooth Brome, have been targeted for enhancement....
Prescribed fire - a fire that has been deliberately set and controlled - is a method used by farmers and ranchers to reduce plant litter layers and remove excessive old growth in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)....
Wildlife Food Plots of small grains such as millet, oats, and sorghum are planted in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) tracts to provide high energy food sources for game birds and big game. In addition to the food values they provide, CRP Wildlife Food Plots provide cover and protection for wildlife....
A one and one-half mile stream runs through 63.3 acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) along Chugwater Creek, east of Wheatland, in Platte County, Wyoming. The land, recently acquired by the Bard Ranch Company, is home to Ring-Necked Pheasants, Mule Deer, and White-Tailed Deer, Wood Ducks, trout, and non-game species of wildlife and fish....
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department initiated a Walk-In Area Program in 1998 to improve public access for hunting on private lands. Land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is often targeted for enrollment in the Wyoming Walk-In Area Program....
A guzzler is one who drinks plentifully. In arid southeastern Wyoming, those guzzlers, thankfully, are wildlife and their water source is also called guzzlers. Farmers here have installed 40 guzzlers on CRP tracts to provide wildlife with a permanent, reliable water source. Aprons catch limited precipitation and fill 450- to 2,000-gallon tanks. Wildlife that rely on guzzlers include pronghorn...
