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What Happens When A Bear Hibernates?
In hibernation, a bear’s heart slow between 8 and 12 beats per minute — about a third of its normal rate. It takes a breath once, maybe twice a minute. Body temp is reduced from 98 to about 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Jake NicholsDecember 02, 2023
Wyoming’s Snowy Range Still Has Prime Snowmobiling, Despite Logging
Although winter logging in the Snowy Range will take some trails out of commission, Wyoming’s prime snowmobiling should be disrupted too much.
Mark HeinzDecember 02, 2023
Story, Wyoming: Where The Whitetail Deer Nearly Outnumber People
Whitetail deer thrive and flourish in tiny unincorporated town of Story in Sheridan County. And despite them sometimes raiding flower beds, locals consider the deer part of the community.
Mark HeinzDecember 01, 2023
Good Samaritans Save Young Mule Deer Caught In Electric Fence
Two Wyoming men were driving between Dubois and Riverton on Saturday when they saw a young mule deer entangled in an electric fence. They quickly jumped out of their vehicle and saved its life.
Mark HeinzNovember 30, 2023
Wyoming Shooters Say Government Doesn’t Need To Meddle With Lead Ammo
Wyoming hunters and shooters are already choosing to switch to lead-free ammunition themselves, and say they don’t need it forced on them by government regulation.
Mark HeinzNovember 29, 2023
Hunting Wyoming: Platte County Has It All, But Access Can Be Difficult
Outdoors writer Mark Heinz is doing a series on hunting around Wyoming. In Platte County, there's an outstanding variety of big game and bird hunting, but getting access can be a challenge.
Mark HeinzNovember 29, 2023
Wyoming Birds To Get New Names In Latest ‘Cancel Culture’ Move
A number of birds that can be found in Wyoming, and around 70-80 types of birds nationwide, will have their names changed as a result of a national cancel-culture push to stop naming birds after people.
Leo WolfsonNovember 29, 2023
Logging Expected To Close More Snowy Range Snowmobile Trails This Winter
Logging is expected to shut down more trails in the Snowy Range this winter, which a local cabin owner says isn’t fair to other forest users.
Mark HeinzNovember 28, 2023
How North America Was Created From A Super-Stable Wyoming
Ego can prompt many into thinking the universe revolves around them, but for people in Wyoming, that’s true — to an extent. That’s because North America as we know it basically spun off from the giant stable block of the Earth’s crust that’s under present-day Wyoming.
Andrew RossiNovember 26, 2023
Pinedale Woman Says She Was There When Record 11-Pound Wyoming Golden Trout Was Caught
Although there has been speculation that Wyoming's 11-pound, 4-ounce golden trout record is suspect, a Pinedale woman says it's legitimate as she was there when the fish was caught in 1948 by a client of her father, who was a fishing guide.
Mark HeinzNovember 26, 2023
Why The Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 Is Still ‘The Rifleman’s Rifle’
The Winchester Model 70 remains one of America’s most popular rifles, but pre-1964 models are particularly coveted by serious shooters and collectors. The rifle is so good it's called "The rifleman's rifle."
Mark HeinzNovember 25, 2023
‘Mercy Killing’ Wyoming Big Game Is Illegal — Unless You Have A Hunting Tag
If you come across an injured or wounded big game animal in Wyoming, and you don’t have a valid tag for that sex and species – legally, you have to let it suffer until a game warden or law enforcement officer can come shoot it.
Mark HeinzNovember 24, 2023
Rail Conductor Says There Are Too Many Drunk Grizzlies On Train Tracks
A train conductor said grizzlies' own stubbornness works against them, as they don’t move off the tracks despite warning horns from trains. It's a game of chicken between the drunk grizzlies and trains, and the bears lose every time.
Mark HeinzNovember 23, 2023
Californian Moves To Wyoming, Embraces Wyoming, Loves Wyoming
Although born and raised in California, Tessa Fowler of Cody said she "never fit in" and couldn't wait to move to Wyoming. She worked on a ranch, guided mountain lion hunts, worked on trucks, and raised three boys. She now works as a wildlife photographer.
Mark HeinzNovember 23, 2023
Sinks Canyon Is Wyoming's First Dark Sky Park, Now Skies Will Remain Dark Forever
Wyoming’s spectacular starry nights with little to no light pollution are a natural resource without official protection. After years of effort and determination, the skies above Sinks Canyon will remain dark forever.
Andrew RossiNovember 23, 2023
Why Buy A Thanksgiving Turkey In Wyoming When You Can Go Shoot One?
Want to get your own turkey for Thanksgiving? Consider hunting a wild Wyoming turkey, but bear in mind that they’re a clever animal and much tougher birds than store-bought gobblers.
Mark HeinzNovember 20, 2023
Hunting Wyoming: Big Horn County Has Whitetails Down Low, Elk Up High
Outdoors writer Mark Heinz is doing a series on hunting in all 23 counties in Wyoming. In Big Horn County, there's a good mixture of lowland habitat for upland game birds, waterfowl and whitetail deer, while mountain slopes are teeming with elk.
Mark HeinzNovember 20, 2023
Big Fish Story? Why Wyoming’s Golden Trout Record Seems Sketchy
The fish that holds Wyoming’s golden trout record is more than twice the size that species normally grows to and didn’t come with photos or written documentation. As of now, the 75-year-old record rests only on the word of a dead man.
Mark HeinzNovember 19, 2023
Cody Gun Range Purchases World War II .30-Caliber Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun
Those who’ve ever wanted to fire an actual machine gun now have their chance as the Cody Firearms Experience gun range just purchased a genuine, fully operational 1943 Word War II .30-caliber Browning 1919A4 machine gun.
Mark HeinzNovember 19, 2023
Just How Far Will Grizzlies Roam? As Far As People Will Tolerate
With grizzlies moving south in Wyoming and east in Montana, just how far they go will hinge on whether people think it’s happening naturally, or if the bears are being forced on them and not managed at the state level.
Mark HeinzNovember 19, 2023
Would Your Dog Stay Near If You Died In The Wilderness? If You Were A Good Owner, Yes
When they’re treated well by their humans, most dogs have the potential for absolute devotion — the type of unflinching dedication that made a Jack Russell terrier stay next to her owner’s body for 10 weeks after he died in the wilderness.
Mark HeinzNovember 17, 2023
Hunting Wyoming: Niobrara County Has Fewest People But Plentiful Big Game Herds
Outdoors writer Mark Heinz is doing a series on hunting in all 23 counties in Wyoming. In Niobrara, the human population is the lowest in Wyoming, but elk, deer and antelope are plentiful.
Mark HeinzNovember 17, 2023
Pristine Park County Ranch Preserved Against Development
The 364-acre Four C Ranch, a pristine piece of land near the Shoshone River in Park County, will be preserved against development through a conservation easement.
Andrew RossiNovember 17, 2023
Grizzlies Moving Eastward To North Dakota
If prairie grizzlies keep pushing eastward, North Dakota will have grizzlies for the first time since the late 1800s. Wildlife officials say it’s good habitat for them.
Mark HeinzNovember 16, 2023
Congressman Upset Feds Are Tight-Lipped On $25 Million Yellowstone Bison Plan
It’s been nearly nine months since a $25 million plan to increase Yellowstone bison numbers and improve habitat was announced. A Montana congressman says he’s getting ghosted by agencies about what’s being done.
John ThompsonNovember 16, 2023
Montana Prairie Grizzlies Keep Pushing East, Now In Missouri Breaks Region
Montana’s prairie grizzlies continue to press eastward as a trail camera captured a grizzly in the game-rich Missouri Breaks region of north central Montana.
Mark HeinzNovember 16, 2023
Hunter Marvels At Odds Of Finding Human Skull In Vast Red Desert, Says 'Higher Power’ Led Him
Rock Springs hunter and taxidermist Marc Zancanella said he was shocked to find a bleached-white human skull while hunting in Wyoming’s vast 9,300 square-mile Red Desert on Saturday. The odds are so low of coming across it he feels like a “higher power” led him to it.
Clair McFarlandNovember 15, 2023
Deadly Wildlife Disease Confirmed In Yellowstone Deer For First Time
The first-ever documented case of chronic wasting disease was confirmed in Yellowstone National Park, in the carcass of a Wyoming mule deer. Once it shows up in a new area, CWD will likely spread to other animals.
Mark HeinzNovember 15, 2023
In Wake Of Last Year's Massive Winterkill, Game And Fish Stands By Not Feeding Deer Herds
In the wake of last year’s massive winterkill among some prime mule deer herds, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department says the decision to not feed those animals was tough, but correct. And they won't feed them again this year.
Mark HeinzNovember 14, 2023
Investigative Fish Podcaster From Florida Verifies 75-Year-Old Idaho Largemouth Bass Record
Thanks to the work of an investigative fish podcaster from Florida, a 75-year-old unofficial largemouth bass record in Idaho has finally been verified. The champion fish, which was caught by 63-year-old Mary Taylor back in 1948, is now officially the champ.
Mark HeinzNovember 14, 2023
Although Many Have Tried To Change Name Of Devils Tower, Ogden Driskill's Fighting 'Em
Despite several high-profile pushes to change the name of Devils Tower, Wyoming Senate President Ogden Driskill — whose family has lived next to the national monument for nearly 150 years — says he’ll continue to fight to keep the name.
Andrew RossiNovember 11, 2023
Potential Auction Of Pristine Land Parcel Inside Grand Teton National Park Sparks Outrage
A standing-room-only crowd packed the Ordway Auditorium in Jackson on Thursday night to discuss the possible auction of 640-acres of land inside Grand Teton National Park. Residents fear a private developer would ruin the area.
Jake NicholsNovember 10, 2023
Hunting Wyoming: Park County Retains Great Big Game, As Well As Bird Hunting
Outdoors writer Mark Heinz is doing a series on hunting in all 23 counties in Wyoming. For Park County, the legendary elk herds still rule, and mule deer have done well too.
Mark HeinzNovember 10, 2023
War Brewing Over Possible Auction Of Pristine Wyoming State Land
A proposal to auction 640 undeveloped acres of pristine state-owned land in Grand Teton National Park has people drawing battle lines between development and conservation.
Leo WolfsonNovember 10, 2023
Hunter Shoots Oregon Wolf In ‘Very, Very Rare’ Human Attack
An elk hunter in Oregon recently shot and killed a wolf that he claimed was coming right for him. Officials deemed the shooting a rare legitimate case of self-defense and the hunter wasn’t penalized despite it being a protected species.
Mark HeinzNovember 10, 2023
Despite What Popular Atlas Says, There’s No ‘Shemale’ Ranch In Wyoming
An apparent typo in some earlier editions of a popular atlas lists a historic Albany County property as the “Shemale Bros. Ranch.” It's been corrected in later editions to “Schmale Bros. Ranch.”
Mark HeinzNovember 09, 2023