More cuts to Game and Fish on the way?

Wyoming Game and Fish Department Director Scott Talbott says the agency faces another round of budget cuts unless lawmakers increase its funding. Talbott told a legislative committee Wednesday that the agency will have to slash $1.5 million to $2 million from its fiscal year 2014-15 budget if nothing is done. The cut would be on top of a $2 million reduction put in place in fiscal year 2012-13 and a $4.6 million cut that is being finalized for fiscal year 2013-14. Talbott says jobs or key services could be purged if more cuts are needed. But he added that many low-priority services already have been cut. A proposal to raise agency fees was rejected in the 2013 Legislature.