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Game & Fish issues roadkill reminder

Wyoming Game & Fish is reminding the public that authorization is needed before you are permitted to recover road-killed wildlife – and you may not do so from the interstate.

Obtaining approval to salvage a deer, elk, antelope, moose, wild bison or wild turkey that has been killed due to an unintentional road collision can be done through the Wyoming 511 app or via the Game & Fish website. You can receive authorization through the app even without cellular service.

Recovering roadkill has been legal in Wyoming since 2021, when a bill co-sponsored by Senator Ogden Driskill was passed into law....