Hunters required to apply online in 2014

Beginning January 2014, hunters will be required to use an online application process to apply to hunt in Wyoming.

“Due to the recent budget cuts, printing and distribution costs and temporary clerical staff for processing paper applications was cut,” said Jennifer Doering, license section manager for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD). “We had planned to go paperless with our application process in 2015, the cuts moved our timeline up one year.”

The majority of hunters already submit applications through the department’s electronic licensing system (ELS) with 95 percent...