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Photographer Beth Moos captured the dramatic rescue of four bull elk, which involved some aerial dynamics provided by a helicopter from Central Copters Inc.

Photographer Captures Dramatic Helicopter Rescue Of Elk Stuck In Icy Lake

When photographer Beth Moos heard of some elk stuck in an icy lake, she grabbed her camera. What she captured was an incredible helicopter rescue that saved all of the animals. Even better, the rescuers did it out of the kindness of their hearts. 

Andrew RossiDecember 09, 2025

Areas in the Snowy Range in Albany County received over 75 inches of snow in 40 hours over the weekend.

Holy Cow! Wyoming's Snowy Range Gets 75 Inches of Snow From Weekend Snowstorm

Areas in the Snowy Range in Albany County received over 75 inches of snow in 40 hours over the weekend. The wet, heavy snow boosted the snowpack in Wyoming's southern mountains by more than 30% during that period. The town of Centennial received 12 inches.

Andrew RossiDecember 08, 2025

Despite it being December, most of the angling at Flaming Gorge Reservoir is still open-water fishing.

Ice Fishing In Wyoming Way Behind Schedule, Anglers Still Fishing Open Water

Despite being early December, most Wyoming anglers are still fishing open water due to warm weather. It may not be until the beginning of the year until ice fishing season begins, which is more than a month behind schedule.

Mark HeinzDecember 08, 2025

Nobody knows when or how "Infrastructure Spring" appeared in Yellowstone's West Thumb Geyser Basin, but it's one of the most unique thermal features in the park. The water that created the mudpot flows through old pipes.

Old Yellowstone Pipes Taken Over By Mysterious Spring To Feed A Bubbling Mudpot

Every thermal feature in Yellowstone has a natural system of subterranean "plumbing" that feeds water and steam to the surface. "Infrastructure Spring" is unique in that it has claimed human plumbing into its own system. 

Andrew RossiDecember 08, 2025

A grizzly bear found shot to death outside Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming in a 2023 file photo.

Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Death Toll On Track To Match Last Year’s Record Of 72

So far this year, 71 grizzlies have died in and near Yellowstone, compared to a record of 72 in 2024. Seasoned black bear hunter Joe Kondelis of Cody said he's not surprised as he's seeing more grizzlies than ever. “This spring, I saw 35 grizzlies in 20 days,” he said.

Mark HeinzDecember 07, 2025

Doug Samuelson remains involved with lion and elephant conservation work through the Ivan Carter Wildlife Conservation Alliance.

How A Wyoming Rancher Is Bringing Back Lions To African Area Riddled By Poaching

Wyoming rancher Doug Samuelson expected to hear lions while camped out in Mozambique but was crushed to hear poaching had wiped them out. So Samuelson went to work. His coalition has pulled off the largest international relocation of lions ever attempted.

David MadisonDecember 07, 2025

Joey Puettman of Sheridan, Wyoming, has been building fly rods since he was 10 years old. He now owns two fly rod companies and has taught over 3,000 people how to build their own fly rods.

Sheridan Man Builds Premium Fly-Fishing Rods — And Teaches Others To Make Them

Joey Puettman of Sheridan turned his passion for fly-fishing into a career building premium fly fishing rods. Over the past 20 years, Puettman has also taught more than 3,000 people how to fly fish and build their own rods.

Jackie DorothyDecember 07, 2025

A beaver slide hay stacker photo posted by a Weston rancher who asked if people knew what it was brought a lot of different responses.

What The Heck ... Are Those Contraptions That Look Like Medieval Torture Devices?

Those contraptions that can still be found in fields across Wyoming and the West look like Medieval torture devices. Turns out, the 30-foot rectangular gadgets are called beaver slides, and they have nothing to do with beavers.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 07, 2025

There have been only two major eruptions of Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser in 2025, and it's been more than 200 days since its last eruption. Scientists say the world’s tallest geyser may blast off again tomorrow, next month or not for decades.

Steamboat Geyser, The World’s Tallest, May Not Blast Off Again For Decades

There have been only two major eruptions of Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser in 2025, and it's been more than 200 days since its last eruption. Scientists have no idea when it will erupt again as it has stopped exhibiting one of its only predictable behaviors.

Andrew RossiDecember 07, 2025

Buddy Gee, who is just shy of turning 82, shot this big white-tailed buck in Fremont County. He donated the meat to Wyoming First Lady Jennie Gordon’s Food From the Field program for the needy. The Gee family, of Wyoming and Michigan, has hunted with these two rifles for decades: A Remington 700 BDL, chambered in .25-06, and a Winchester Model 1886, chambered in .45-90.

Hunter, 82, Still Bagging Wyoming Big Game With Rifle He Bought In 1968

Brian Gee started hunting in Wyoming in 1968 with a rifle he bought for $121 that year. Now nearly 82, Gee still hunts — and still bags big game with the same Remington BDL.

Mark HeinzDecember 06, 2025

Skinned black bear paws eerily resemble human hands, said bear hunter Owen Miller, who provided this photo of a skinned bear paw.

‘Human Hand’ Found In Park County Dump Turns Out To Be Skinned Bear Paw

A freaky-looking severed “human hand” reportedly found at the Park County dump turned out to be a skinned bear paw. Outdoorsman Owen Miller said it is an easy mistake to make because, when skinned, they can look so much like human hands it's "creepy."

Mark HeinzDecember 06, 2025

Tucker Bass, 12, of Shoshoni caught this 2-pound, 4-ounce largemouth bass in Fremont County. It sets the new world record in the 4-pound line class, junior divison.

Father And Son Named Bass Reel In Wyoming’s First World-Record Largemouth

When John and Tucker Bass moved from Tennessee, they were unsure about Wyoming’s bass fishing. Then Tucker, 12, caught a world record-setting largemouth bass in Fremont County.

Mark HeinzDecember 04, 2025

Colorado’s reintroduced wolves have been closing in on the Denver Metro area, but officials don’t expect trouble — as long as people don’t feed them.

In Colorado, Wolves Are Getting Closer To The Denver Metro Area

Colorado’s reintroduced wolves have been closing in on the Denver Metro area, but officials don’t expect trouble — as long as people don’t feed them.

Mark HeinzDecember 04, 2025

Helicopters are tight to begin with. They’re even more crowded when hauling out game.

Helicopter Hunters Challenge Ranchers Over Access To Landlocked Public Land

To access sections of Wyoming public land surrounded by private property, some hunters are chartering helicopter pilots to fly them in, upsetting adjacent ranchers.

Mark HeinzDecember 04, 2025

The Ferris-Seminoe bighorn sheep are prized as one of Wyoming’s healthiest, most vibrant herds.

Wyoming Officials Fear Seminoe Power Project Could Ruin Premier Bighorn Herd

Wyoming wildife officials and others fear a Utah-based company’s plan to build a 900-megawatt power project at Seminoe Reservoir could ruin the state's most-prized bighorn sheep herd and a blue-ribbon trout fishery.

Mark HeinzDecember 03, 2025

It took three hours, sedatives, a lot of manpower, and a special forklift tractor rig to get a horse out of a ditch in northeast Colorado on Sunday. In the Rocky Mountain West, rural responders are prepared for livestock rescues.

A Lot Of Manpower — And A Forklift — Rescue Horse That Fell Into Colorado Ditch

It took three hours, sedatives, a lot of manpower, and a special tractor-forklift rig to get a horse out of a ditch in northeast Colorado on Sunday. In the Rocky Mountain West, rural responders are prepared for livestock rescues.

Andrew RossiDecember 02, 2025

Large black hogs are being used to root our weeds from suburban lots as part of a pilot program in Fort Collins, Colorado. It’s hoped the idea catches on in Wyoming and other states.

Fort Collins Calls In 600-Pound Hogs To Root Out Weeds; Are They Better Than Goats?

Rock Springs hired a 300-goat army to eat through weeds clogging drainage canals this past spring. Now homeowners in Fort Collins, Colorado, are using 600-pound hogs to root out unwanted weeds, but are they better than goats?

Mark HeinzDecember 02, 2025

Bigfoot researcher Alan Megargle of Colorado has been looking for Sasquatch since 2009 and isn’t ready to give up.

Bigfoot Hunter Won't Quit After FBI Says 'Evidence' Is Just Deer Hair

A Bigfoot hunter said he’s determined to continue his quest for the elusive creature, despite an FBI report releasing 50-year-old recently unsealed records. The documents say a test on supposed Bigfoot fur showed it was deer hair.

Mark HeinzDecember 01, 2025

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is gunning for a world record. On Friday — weather permitting — the resort will host its third annual Ski in Jeans Day, inviting skiers and snowboarders to hit the slopes in denim. The target: topping the 3,114 jean-wearing guests who set the record in 2023.

Jackson Resort Wants Thousands Of Skiers To Break World Record — In Their Jeans

It’s denim time again at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort where the hope is more than 3,320 skiers and snowboarders will show up on Friday in their jeans to set a new world record. Skiers at the Wyoming resort set the current world record in 2024.

David MadisonNovember 30, 2025

Clyde is gentle and patient with people despite his intimidating appearance. That puts the 9-year-old bison in high demand and has made him the West's biggest breakout star with credits that include the hit television show “Yellowstone." Here he wishes Bill Manns a happy birthday.

Clyde 'The Buffalo' Mortenson Is The West’s Biggest Breakout Star

When film directors and fashion companies need a bison, they reach out to Clyde 'The Buffalo' Mortenson. The 9-year-old bison has appeared in 'Yellowstone' and many other TV shows, movies, and national advertising campaigns.

Andrew RossiNovember 29, 2025

Kaci Bulkley,12, dropped this bull, her first elk, with a single 600-yard shot.

Wyoming Girl, 12, Stuns With One-Shot Kill From 600 Yards To Bag Huge Elk

At age 12, Kaci Bulkley of Campbell County is already an accomplished hunter. This fall, she stunned even seasoned hunters with decades of experience by dropping a huge bull elk with one shot from 600 yards away.

Mark HeinzNovember 29, 2025

Critics of a bill co-sponsored by Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso say it would turn prime wilderness into a surveillance zone. Barrasso says it would protect wildlands from being trashed by smugglers and illegal immigrants.

Hunters Fear Bill Would Turn Wilderness Into Militarized Surveillance Zone

Critics of a bill co-sponsored by Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso say it would turn prime wilderness into a surveillance zone. Barrasso says it would protect wildlands from being trashed by smugglers and illegal immigrants.

Mark HeinzNovember 28, 2025

During the rut, or mating season, for bighorn sheep, rams gather to crack horns in an area near Dubois that fans call “Ramland Wyoming.”

Famed Whiskey Mountain Bighorn Herd Still Recovering From Brutal Winter Of '85

The famed Whiskey Mountain bighorn sheep herd near Dubois is a shell of what it used to be, down from 2,500 sheep to about 750. A wildlife artist who has watched the sheep for decades says the decline started with the bitterly cold winter of 1985.

Mark HeinzNovember 28, 2025

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How Desperate Would You Have To Be To Eat A Prairie Dog?

When it comes to gross things to eat in a survival situation, Wyoming has quite a few options, but it raises the question — who would resort to campfire-roasted prairie dog?

Mark HeinzNovember 26, 2025

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