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Gun Owners Expect Trump To Lift Nearly 100-Year-Old Restrictions On Silencers
Under the Trump administration, Wyoming gun rights advocates hope that a 91-year-old restriction on suppressors — aka silencers — will be lifted. However, nobody expects fully automatic weapons to become readily available.
Mark HeinzFebruary 15, 2025
Subzero Camping 101 Required For All At Small Wyoming College
The Wyoming backcountry offers a snowy campus for instructor-led expeditions into the Tetons at Wyoming Catholic College. Students are required to complete a course in subzero camping, and some even have fun.
David MadisonFebruary 15, 2025
The Gumper, Lactose Spring And Puff 'N Stuff Geyser — Yellowstone’s More Obscure Places
For every Old Faithful and Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, there's a host of other obscure places like The Gumper, Lactose Spring and Puff 'n Stuff Geyser. A former ranger, turned historian, extensively researched every notable name in Yellowstone.
Andrew RossiFebruary 15, 2025
Trump Picks Former Wyoming Game And Fish Chief Nesvik To Head Fish And Wildlife
Only months after retiring as director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Brian Nesvik has been picked by President Donald Trump to head the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Mark HeinzFebruary 12, 2025
‘Shot Heard ‘Round The World’ Observance To Honor 250th Anniversary Of Revolutionary War
Kevin Cox has organized an event on April 19 where gun owners in all 50 states will fire their guns at the same time on the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, otherwise known as the "Shot Heard 'Round The World."
Mark HeinzFebruary 11, 2025
Oh Yay. There's A New Type Of Tick In Wyoming.
Wyoming already had three well-known ticks that are harmful to humans in the state: The Rocky Mountain wood tick, brown dog tick and a soft tick. Now, it's got a fourth. The American Dog Tick is here and seems to be concentrated in Sheridan County.
Dale KillingbeckFebruary 09, 2025
Wyoming Redneck Chronicles, Part 2: Cheyenne Mechanic's .50 Caliber Black Powder Cannon
A fully-functional miniature black powder cannon sounds like the dream of many a Wyoming man’s inner 14-year-old. Cheyenne mechanic Geno Stecks agrees his .50 caliber piece – modeled after a Revolutionary War Naval gun – is an absolute hoot.
Mark HeinzFebruary 09, 2025
Are Wyoming Mountain Lions Better At Killing Each Other Than Hunters Are At Killing Them?
The best hunters of mountain lions? Mountain lions. A study of mountain lions in the Snowy Range Mountains suggests that the big cats can control their own population just as well, or better, than hunters can.
Mark HeinzFebruary 09, 2025
Inside the Smoke Shack Underworld At A Ski Resort Near You
You won't find any smoke shacks listed on a trail map, but they're there. Across the Rocky Mountain West, fort building ingenuity lives on in the shadows of ski areas where friends gather to defog their goggles and fill makeshift structures with marijuana smoke.
David MadisonFebruary 08, 2025
Meet Tiny, A 2,000-Pound Texas Longhorn And Officially Registered Emotional Support Animal
Fed up with the “emotional support animal crock of crap,” a Texan decided it would be funny to try registering his massive longhorn steer as an emotional support animal. It worked.
Mark HeinzFebruary 08, 2025
Yellowstone to Yosemite with Kevin Costner” TV Show Premieres Saturday Featuring Wyoming Parks
A documentary series premiering on Fox Nation this Saturday explores connections between two of the first national parks, and it follows up Costner’s unscripted project “Yellowstone: One-Fifty.”
David MadisonFebruary 07, 2025
Fishing Could Be Limited To Lures, Flies Because Too Many Released Fish Are Dying
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is considering changes to fishing regulations on the North Platte drainage to artificial flies and lures at the Gray Reef and Fremont Canyon dams because too many released fish are dying.
Zakary SonntagFebruary 06, 2025
Trump Administration Shuts Down Controversial Biden-Era Rock Springs Management Plan
Sweetwater County officials were thrilled at news that a controversial federal land management plan had been shut down by the Trump administration. Newly-appointed Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum made the decision late Wednesday.
Mark HeinzFebruary 06, 2025
Hunters Say Proposal To Take Away Hunting, Fishing Privileges For Trespass Is Draconian
A proposal to ban people from hunting and fishing anywhere in the country if they get caught trespassing in Wyoming goes overboard, some outdoorsmen said. Others say, the current law is too weak and stiffer penalties are needed.
February 05, 2025
Wyoming Game And Fish Director Says “Stars Are Aligned” For Grizzly Delisting
Wyoming Game and Fish Director Angi Bruce told legislators Tuesday that getting grizzlies delisted is a top priority for the agency. “I think the stars are aligned,” she said.
Mark HeinzFebruary 04, 2025
Angry Bison Charges Into Crowd Watching Wolf Pack In Yellowstone
As people gathered on a road in Yellowstone to watch a pack of wolves devour a bison, the buffalo’s herd charged into them last week. The stampede sent bundled-up tourists running off the road and behind vehicles for safety.
Andrew RossiFebruary 03, 2025
Sagebrush Murder Mystery Reveals Two Potential Killers Of Range Plant
In Montana’s Centennial Valley, a sagebrush die-off triggered an investigation into what was killing this anchor species of the open range. The killers turned out to be insects native to the sagebrush seas of the West.
David MadisonFebruary 02, 2025
Like Wolves, Wyoming’s Stray Cats Aren’t Protected From Torture
Wyoming’s stray cats could end up benefiting from a push to protect wolves from torture. Like wolves, they’re considered predators, and some advocate for controlling their numbers through spaying or neutering rather than shooting them.
Mark HeinzFebruary 02, 2025
How Grand Prismatic Spring Became Yellowstone's Social Media Darling
In two decades, Grand Prismatic Spring ascended from a beautiful backwater spot to the second most popular destination in Yellowstone National Park. Grand Prismatic’s profile has exploded as Yellowstone’s social media darling.
Andrew RossiFebruary 01, 2025
Tourist Visits Every Wyoming State Park In A Week: Here Are His Favorites
A tourist from Montana visited all 12 of Wyoming’s state parks in a whirlwind weeklong road trip last summer. He also hit all of Montana’s in 2023, and says Wyoming's are "higher quality, on average, in terms of scenery." Here are his favorites.
Anna-Louise JacksonFebruary 01, 2025
Apparently, Few Knew It’s Illegal To Blast Wyoming Prairie Dogs From A Vehicle
A Casper-area man said it took him by surprise to learn that shooting prairie dogs from a vehicle is illegal. Another avid hunter said he also didn’t know because it’s such a common practice in Wyoming.
Mark HeinzFebruary 01, 2025
Open Season On Wyoming Mountain Lions Would Be Overkill, Hunters Say
A proponent of an open season on mountain lions says a bill allowing year-round hunting would save Wyoming’s prized mule deer. But some mountain lion hunters argue it could wipe out the big cats.
Mark HeinzJanuary 29, 2025
Biggest Earthquake Since 2023 Rumbles Under Yellowstone, Felt 30 Miles Away
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake was measured near Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday evening. It's the largest earthquake in the park since March 2023 and felt 30 miles away.
Andrew RossiJanuary 29, 2025
Bill To Split Whitetail-Mule Deer Season Dies On Senate Floor
After another round of debate over whether to split hunting seasons for Wyoming’s white-tailed deer and mule deer, the latest effort to do so died on the Senate floor Monday.
Mark HeinzJanuary 28, 2025