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Herd Of Giant Cows Team Up To Scare Off Grizzly Bear
A herd of exceptionally large cows teamed up last week to run off a grizzly bear in Montana. The herd of Charolais cattle, known for their huge size and aggressive nature, surrounded the grizzly and forced it to run away.
Andrew RossiJuly 10, 2025

Venomous — And Legally Protected — ‘Midget’ Rattlers Moving Into Green River
Green River is one of the only places in Wyoming to find midget faded rattlesnakes, which seem to invade the town about this time each year. It’s smaller and rarer than Wyoming’s other species with potent venom. But you can’t kill them; they’re protected.
Andrew RossiJuly 09, 2025

Grizzly 1063’s Last Surviving Cub Trapped, Relocated Off On Its Own
The last surviving cub of Grizzly 1063 in Grand Teton National Park was trapped and relocated because it was hanging around a settled area. A bear expert said the yearling has good odds of surviving on its own.
Mark HeinzJuly 09, 2025

Fans Of Popular Yellowstone Grizzly Raspberry Fear Another Bear Killed Her
Fans of Raspberry, one of Yellowstone National Park’s most beloved and popular grizzly bears, fear she’s dead, perhaps killed by another bear.
Mark HeinzJuly 08, 2025

Game And Fish Backs Off Unpopular Changes To Landowner Hunting Tags
A proposal to raise the amount of land Wyomingites must own to qualify for landowner hunting tags is apparently off the table. But hunters worry it could come back for consideration by the Legislature.
Mark HeinzJuly 08, 2025

Escaped Colorado Rodeo Bull Finally Caught After 5 Days Of Freedom
An elusive rodeo bull named Sauce Boss — or maybe Twinkle Toes — was caught Sunday after running away from a Colorado rodeo. He enjoyed five days of freedom in the rugged brush and woods of an upscale neighborhood before finally being corralled.
David MadisonJuly 07, 2025

Mystery Man Saves Two Cody Teens From Drowning In Beck Lake
Cody resident Jeanne Goodeill doesn't know the name of the man who saved the lives of her 18-year-old son and nephew from drowning in Beck Lake on Friday. She wants him to know he’s a hero for swimming to their rescue during a thunderstorm.
Andrew RossiJuly 07, 2025

Floater-Friendly Fences Could Cool Fighting Between Wyoming Boaters And Ranchers
Steel cables with rope “danglers” that allow boaters to pass through could help cool fighting between floaters and ranchers in Wyoming. One such fight is brewing on Pine Creek near Pinedale.
Mark HeinzJuly 06, 2025

Colorado Search And Rescue Saves Dog, Something Wyoming Teams Can't Do
A Colorado search and rescue team spent 10 hours last week rescuing an exhausted dog from the backcountry. But in Wyoming, dogs are on their own as humans are the only priority. "We don't have the resources," one rescuer said.
Mark HeinzJuly 05, 2025

Trail Horse Named Barmaid Escapes, Runs Free in Grand Teton For Two Weeks
A trail riding mare named Barmaid escaped from a corral and ran free in Grand Teton National Park for about two weeks. She was finally rounded up last weekend without having suffered a single scratch.
Mark HeinzJuly 05, 2025

Rural Cheyenne Garage Invaded By Stoat With Active Anal Glands
When Warren Meyer briefly opened his garage door this week, a stoat — or small weasel — darted-in unbeknownst to him. Meyer quickly found out that stoats have active and powerful anal glands.
Mark HeinzJuly 05, 2025

Independence Day: Bull Still On The Run 2 Days After Escaping Colorado Rodeo
A young bull that escaped the Snowmass Village, Colorado, rodeo grounds Wednesday is still free and independent on the Fourth of July. He ran into an upscale residential neighborhood, where he’s eluded searchers for two days.
David MadisonJuly 04, 2025

Tiny Montana Towns Adjust To Prairie Grizzlies And Attacks On Livestock
Grizzly bears continue to move back into prairie country in Montana. Near tiny rural communities, they’ve been attacking livestock and eating deer fawns. They've become so prevalent that "the cows didn't even seem to notice" them.
Mark HeinzJuly 04, 2025

Lightning Sparks 11 Wildfires In One Night Across Northeast Wyoming
Fire departments across three counties in northeast Wyoming were stretched thin Wednesday night when a thunderstorm rolled through and left 11 lightning-caused wildfires in its path.
David MadisonJuly 03, 2025

Wildfires Burn Nearly 1,000 Acres Around Thermopolis, Come Within 1 Mile Of Town
Fire crews from multiple agencies spent Wednesday assisting the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department with several wildfires sparked by a Tuesday thunderstorm. Nearly 1,000 acres have burned, and one fire came within a mile of town.
Andrew RossiJuly 02, 2025

Johnson County Pays Bounties By The Pound For Invasive Weeds
Anyone can be a bounty hunter in the war on invasive weeds in Johnson County, which pays cash to people who uproot and report them. People can get paid by the pound or earn a $50 reward for reporting patches of the damaging weeds.
Andrew RossiJune 30, 2025

Wyoming's Heart Mountain Formed By The Two Largest Landslides In Earth's History
The formation of Heart Mountain near Cody is a story of a block of rock the size of Rhode Island moving at 700 mph, an eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano, and two separate but equally cataclysmic events in Earth’s geologic history.
Andrew RossiJune 29, 2025

Hacking Live Trees To Make Lean-To On Trail Not Only Inconsiderate, It’s Illegal
Responsible users of the public trails on Casper Mountain were outraged this week when someone cut down about 20 young, live trees and made a lean-to on a trail. That’s not only inconsiderate, it’s illegal — if the perpetrators are ever caught.
Mark HeinzJune 28, 2025

It’s Sweet Home Alabama For Bears On Southern ‘Grizzly Ranch’
Alabama might be the last place you’d expect to find grizzly bears, but there are several of them thriving there on the Grizzly Ranch Bear Rescue. The man who runs it says it's his mission in life to rescue bears.
Mark HeinzJune 27, 2025

Grand Teton Tourist Dives Headfirst Through Open Car Window To Avoid Grizzly
A tourist in Grand Teton National Park found himself between a grizzly and its mate earlier this month, so he took the only escape available — he dove headfirst through the open window of his car. A tour guide got a photo of the man’s moment of escape.
Andrew RossiJune 27, 2025

Purple Heart Vet On Wyoming Hunt Almost Tangled With Moose — And Wants To Come Back
As a Purple Heart recipient, Hank Ward has seen a lot, but he’ll never forget the first time he saw a moose in the wild in Wyoming. He almost tangled with a young bull that didn’t see him. Like many vets treated to Wyoming hunts, Ward wants to come back.
Mark HeinzJune 25, 2025

Wyoming Hunters Say They’ll Oppose Public Land Sales, No Matter What
Wyoming hunters said they won’t budge from their staunch opposition to selling public land. That’s despite U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, still pushing for a revised version of his federal land sales measure in a Senate budget bill.
Mark HeinzJune 25, 2025

Hunters And Others Angry About Being Locked Out Of Popular Snowy Range Road
An elk hunter said he nearly trashed his truck and camper because he got locked onto Boswell Road in Albany County and had to drive out the back way in a blizzard. He’s not the only one, as debate continues about whether the road is public or private.
Mark HeinzJune 24, 2025

Yellowstone Visitors Watch Bison Die In 160-Degree Grand Prismatic Spring
Dozens of Yellowstone visitors were shocked to witness the death of a bison as it stepped into the water at the shallow edge of Grand Prismatic Spring on Saturday morning. Left behind is a carcass that will soon be "dissolved" by the 160-degree water.
Andrew RossiJune 24, 2025
