Wildlife Technician

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:  

Step into the field and make a direct impact on Wyoming’s wildlife and outdoor heritage.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking a Wildlife Technician based in Cody, Wyoming. This hands-on role offers a unique opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals while contributing to critical wildlife management efforts across the region.

In this dynamic position, you’ll assist with data collection, biological sampling, wildlife disease monitoring, and wildlife damage investigations. You’ll play an important role in resolving wildlife conflicts, supporting damage control efforts, and engaging with the public—all while ensuring compliance with Wyoming statutes, Commission regulations, and Department policy.

You’ll also support the Wildlife Division’s Access Yes Program, helping maintain and enhance public hunting and fishing opportunities. From posting signs to improving access areas, your work will directly contribute to connecting people with Wyoming’s outdoor resources while supporting sound wildlife management.

In addition to fieldwork, you’ll help keep the regional office running smoothly by providing professional front-line support. This includes assisting customers at the front counter, answering phone inquiries, sharing boating and wildlife information, performing light maintenance, and supporting ongoing biological sampling efforts.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys a mix of field and office work, values public service, and is eager to contribute to the conservation and management of Wyoming’s wildlife.

Human Resource Contact: Dezzaree Schott / dezzaree.schott@wyo.gov

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed in the job level

• Assist with the collection and submission of biological data, including wildlife surveys and habitat monitoring.
• Collect and record wildlife harvest information (i.e., species, age, and sex of harvested animals and harvest location).
• Humanely euthanize sick and injured wildlife.
• Collect lymph nodes from harvested deer, elk, and moose using a scalpel and forceps, and record data for the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance program.
• Assist regional personnel with wildlife conflict situations in urban and rural settings in an appropriate manner.
• Assists game wardens in mitigating and evaluating damages by big game, game birds, and trophy game animals to crops and livestock.
• Routinely communicates with landowners experiencing wildlife damage.
• Communicate with landowners and provide information regarding wildlife conflict situations.
• Provide department outreach information and assistance to the public.
• Maintain equipment as directed.
• Provide department outreach information and assistance to the public.
• Assist Regional Access Coordinators with sign maintenance, hunting and fishing season presence & landowner relations.
• Communicate effectively with landowners, sportsmen, and Department personnel.
• Coordinate with Department personnel concerning public hunting and fishing opportunities.
• Provide customer service to landowners, hunters, and anglers during hunting/fishing seasons.
• Interprets legal land descriptions and reads maps delineating land ownership.
• Respond to inquiries from the public that require extensive knowledge and interpretation of agency operations and policies.
• Bonded by the state of Wyoming as a licensed agent, therefore responsible for selling and collecting funds from over-the-counter Game & Fish licenses, stamps, and interstate game tags.
• Routinely deal with angry and difficult people and resolve conflicts tactfully.
• Boat registrations, assigning HIN numbers, and AIS inspections.

Qualifications

PREFERENCES/**AGENCY REQUIREMENTS: 

Preference will be given to those with a four-year college degree in wildlife management, range management, or other natural resource fields. Additional related training and experience will be evaluated.

**Agency requires that the successful applicant possess a valid driver’s license.

KNOWLEDGE: 

• Extensive knowledge of current Wyoming Game & Fish Department laws and hunting and fishing regulations.
• Well-developed or a land written communication skills.
• General knowledge of/and skill with computers.
• General knowledge of wildlife, knowledge of deer/elk anatomy.
• General knowledge of plant identification and habitat monitoring methods.
• Knowledge of data recording.
• Knowledge of wildlife management concepts, principles, and practices.
• Knowledge and interpretation of legal land descriptions.
• Knowledge of general outdoor skills.
• Knowledge, skill, and ability to work in areas occupied by large carnivores.
• Skill in the safe use of handguns, shotguns, rifles, and pyrotechnical devices.
• Skill in strong interpersonal communication with employees, landowners, and the general public.
• Skill in the use of GPS and reading maps.
• Ability to record and manage collected data, skill in map-reading.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and to be self-directed.
• Ability to operate a four-wheel-drive truck, ATV, binoculars/spotting scope, and pull/back trailer.
• Ability to drive vehicles in various types of weather, terrain, and conditions.
• Ability to use scalpels and forceps.
• Ability to clarify information and resolve common problems from the public, other agencies, and department personnel.
• Ability to positively work with and facilitate relationships with the ranching and hunting communities and other interested individuals as a team.

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to work outside and perform under adverse weather conditions and difficult terrain, often during long periods.
• Ability to walk in rough, uneven terrain with unstable footing.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, early mornings, and late evenings.
• Will be required to work alone in the field in a rural setting.
• Ability to use small power and non-power hand tools.
• Able to safely operate a 4-wheel drive pickup, ATV, and snowmobile in various terrain and road conditions.
• Travel and overnight stays may be required, including camping.

NOTES: 

• FLSA: Non-exempt
• Successful applicants for employment must pass a background check before appointment.
• Housing is not provided. The selected candidate must obtain housing within 15 minutes of the regional office.
• This is an At-Will Employee Contract position (AWEC) for 12 months, 40 hours per week.
• Contact information: Grant Gerharter, grant.gerharter@wyo.gov

Supplemental Information

040-Game and Fish-Wildlife Division

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