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<title>Jackson Photographer Gets Once-In-A-Lifetime Shot Of Bull Elk And Grand Tetons | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Jackson wildlife photographer Savannah Rose got a once-in-a-lifetime image of a bull elk in front of Grand Teton. She said it was an "incredibly tense" moment of excitement, and adds another uniquely Wyoming image to a portfolio already full of them.

Jackson Photographer Gets Once-In-A-Lifetime Shot Of Bull Elk And Grand Tetons

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Legislature

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<title>Gordon, Local Officials Expect Critical Budget Shortages After Property Tax Cuts | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Gov. Mark Gordon on Wednesday forecasted critical budget shortages as a result of a 25% property tax cut the state Legislature passed last session. But he agrees with the Freedom Caucus that Wyoming needs a slimmer government.

Gordon, Local Officials Expect Critical Budget Shortages After Property Tax Cuts

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<title>FBI Director: It’s Time To Send Drones To Battle Drugs On The Reservation | Cowboy State Daily</title>

FBI Director Kash Patel said cartels are dropping drugs onto reservations with drones and it’s time for a federal drone counterattack. The Northern Arapaho Tribal government said it's looking into whether that's happening in Wyoming.

FBI Director: It’s Time To Send Drones To Battle Drugs On The Reservation

Outdoors

Wildlife

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<title>Incredible Display Of Strength: Grizzly Pulls Elk From Yellowstone Mud Hole | Cowboy State Daily</title>

In a scene one Yellowstone employee said was unlike anything she's ever seen, grizzlies were fighting each other over an elk stuck in a mud hole. Finally, one bear used its brute strength to pull the massive carcass out.

Incredible Display Of Strength: Grizzly Pulls Elk From Yellowstone Mud Hole

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<title>Fans Mourn Popular Yellowstone Wolf Killed By Montana Hunter | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Fans are mourning the loss of another popular Yellowstone wolf, 1479F, a young female that was killed legally by a hunter in Montana last week. She also was an offspring of the legendary Wolf 907F.

Fans Mourn Popular Yellowstone Wolf Killed By Montana Hunter

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Renée Jean

Business

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<title>Nearly 100-Year-Old Triangle C Ranch Near Dubois Lists For $4.95 million | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The Triangle C Ranch near Dubois has been a working dude ranch for nearly a century. Now the Wyoming property surrounded by the Shoshone National Forest is on the market, listing for $4.95 million.

Nearly 100-Year-Old Triangle C Ranch Near Dubois Lists For $4.95 million

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Public Safety

Preliminary findings about a spectacular natural gas line breach early Sunday west of Cheyenne that sent a fireball into the morning sky and damaged a train carrying hazardous materials may not be available for 30 days.

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NTSB, Union Pacific Mum On Hazardous Cargo On Train Near Gas Line Breach

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NTSB, Union Pacific Mum On Hazardous Cargo On Train Near Gas Line Breach

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