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  • Wyoming's 44th star

    Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com|Oct 3, 2024

    One might consider the 20-foot by 30-foot American flag that hung in Jackson recently as a New Glory, one that has six more stars than the Old Glory of Wyoming statehood days. When Congress admitted Wyoming to the Union on July 10, 1890 as the 44th state, that called for adoption of a new flag with another star. The flag with 44 stars became official on July 4, 1891 - Independence Day is the official day of all American flag changes. The Wyoming flag was an upgrade from the 43-star version that...

  • Wyo Game and Fish issues 2K new elk tags as herds exceed goals

    Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com|Apr 29, 2021

    Elk populations in Wyoming’s major herds are nearly 30% over objective Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel revealed as their governing commission approved hunting seasons and nearly 2000 additional licenses Wednesday. Some 101,800 elk populate the state’s 28 closely monitored herds, according to the estimates presented in the agency’s proposed annual hunting-season-setting regulations. That’s 28.6% above the objective for those groups. In addition to the 28 herds for which the agency makes individual population estimates — through t...

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