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<title>Wyoming Rancher Accused Of Trying To Steal Trophy Elk Head From Helicopter Hunters | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Some hunters claim that after they helicoptered into an isolated public land area in the Bighorn Mountains and killed bull elk, an adjacent landowner tried to swipe one of their trophy elk heads.

Wyoming Rancher Accused Of Trying To Steal Trophy Elk Head From Helicopter Hunters

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<title>Wyoming Cattle Ranchers Say Nebraska Plant Closure Is A Sign Of Deeper Problems | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming ranchers say the closure of Tyson’s Lexington, Nebraska, plant is a distress signal for cattlemen and consumers. Fixing things will require rewriting the Meat Inspection Act.

Wyoming Cattle Ranchers Say Nebraska Plant Closure Is A Sign Of Deeper Problems

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<title>Family Still Fighting Ousted Gillette Librarian After County Settled For $700,000 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Six weeks after Campbell County settled a fired librarian’s lawsuit against it for $700,000, a local family she’s also suing is continuing to fight. The family says expressing their opposition to the former librarian is their First Amendment right.

Family Still Fighting Ousted Gillette Librarian After County Settled For $700,000

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>120-Year-Old Tortoise Survives Fire That Killed 80-90 Reptiles At SD Attraction | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A 120-year-old tortoise named Orville, along with five other giants, survived a devastating fire at Reptile Gardens in South Dakota on Friday. About 80-90 other reptiles, including alligators and other tortoises, were killed.

120-Year-Old Tortoise Survives Fire That Killed 80-90 Reptiles At SD Attraction

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<title>Wyoming Rancher Uses Extreme Weather To Redefine Cattle Genetics, Grow Super Cows | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Survival of the fittest produces resilient genetics in nature. That also works on ranches, says Wyoming's Lucky 7 Rancher Jim Jensen. He's using the extreme conditions on his Boulder ranch to grow super cows.

Wyoming Rancher Uses Extreme Weather To Redefine Cattle Genetics, Grow Super Cows

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Jackie Dorothy

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<title>Wyoming History: The 236-Mile Blizzard Ride Dubbed 'Greatest In History' | Cowboy State Daily</title>

John “Portugee” Phillips’ legendary 236-mile ride through a blizzard in 1866 from Forts Phil Kearny to Laramie has been dubbed by some as "the greatest ride in history." Now a historian says new evidence suggests the ride may have been less perilous.

Wyoming History: The 236-Mile Blizzard Ride Dubbed 'Greatest In History'

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