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 antelope, mule and white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, and mourning doves. State and private groups help provide funding to install the guzzlers.

Deer catch a drink from a Wyoming guzzler.

More than 40 guzzlers have been installed on CRP in southeastern Wyoming to provide a permanent, reliable water source for wildlife.

Precipitation aprons catch moisture from limited precipitation in Wyoming ’s arid environment.

Visitors to guzzlers include mourning doves.

Mule deer pause at one of the guzzlers installed on CRP acreage.

Two white-tailed deer bucks visit the guzzler at sunset.