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Laramie Cemetery Warns Public About Aggressive Deer That Attacks Dogs
Warning signs at Greenhill Cemetery in Laramie are putting visitors and their canine companions on notice: There’s an aggressive deer hanging around and she is attacking people’s dogs.
Mark HeinzJune 27, 2024
New Ansel Adams Stamp Series Includes Iconic Image Of Grand Tetons
The U.S. Postal Service is honoring legendary American West photographer Ansel Adams with a series of stamps, including his iconic “The Tetons and the Snake River” photo taken in 1942.
Jake NicholsJune 27, 2024
Campbell, Park Counties Are Finalists For $10M Shooting Complex
Campbell County and Park County beat out seven other communities vying for a multi-million-dollar state shooting complex, it was announced Tuesday. Now one of them must beat the other.
Mark HeinzJune 27, 2024
Wyoming-Organized DC Rally Demands Ban On Running Down Wolves With Snowmobiles
While some in Wyoming defend running wolves and other predators down with snowmobiles, aka "wolf whacking," a group of Wyoming wildlife advocates rallied in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday demanding it be banned.
Mark HeinzJune 26, 2024
Once Legendary For Trout, Locals Say Pinedale’s Soda Lake Not Worth Fishing Now
Soda Lake, just northeast of Pinedale, used to be one of Wyoming’s most prized trout fishing spots. Then nearly all the fish died, and it’s not exactly clear why.
Mark HeinzJune 25, 2024
Running Predators Down With Snowmobiles Could Stay Legal In Wyoming
Despite outrage over a wolf being run down with a snowmobile in the infamous Daniel wolf torture incident, banning that practice in Wyoming doesn’t seem imminent. Some members of a legislative working group on Tuesday argued it should remain legal.
Mark HeinzJune 25, 2024
Black Bear Defending Cubs Chases Sheridan County Man Up Tree, Attacks Him
A black bear defending her cubs chased a Sheridan County man up a tree and attacked him Saturday, leaving him with undisclosed injuries. The bear had two young cubs-of-the-year with her and attacked the man in the North Fork of West Pass Creek.
Mark HeinzJune 24, 2024
Grizzly 399’s Huge Cub Could Avoid Trouble That Got 2022 Cub Killed
Of Grizzly 399’s 18 known cubs, 10 have died. Her latest cub, Spirit, has a better chance to survive, one wildlife photographer said, because 399 isn't taking him around settled areas.
Mark HeinzJune 24, 2024
Outdoors People Stupefied At Canoe Tied Horizontally On Top Of Vehicle
Sporting goods store owners in Cody had a hard time comprehending a photo on Yellowstone: Invasion of the Idiots that showed a canoe tied horizontally on a Subaru. Both said they had never seen anything like it before and expressed dismay at today's gene pool.
Andrew RossiJune 24, 2024
Colorado Has A New Wolf Pup, Nobody Knows Yet If There’s A Whole Litter
Roughly six months after being reintroduced to Colorado, wolves have produced at least one confirmed pup. Although it is highly likely the pup is part of a larger litter, Colorado officials won't confirm any more.
Mark HeinzJune 23, 2024
Bam-Bam The Wyoming Bighorn Loved People, Peanut Butter And Ramming Cars
He’s been gone for more than a decade, but Wyomingites still fondly remember Bam-Bam, the peanut butter-loving, flower-devouring, car-ramming Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ram that ruled Sinks Canyon in the late 2000s.
Mark HeinzJune 23, 2024
Mount St. Helens Acting Up But Won't Trigger Yellowstone Supervolcano
The scientist in charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory said he's getting a lot of calls from the public wondering if the hundreds of earthquakes detected under Mount St. Helens could trigger the Yellowstone supervolcano. Nothing to worry about, he says.
Andrew RossiJune 23, 2024
Yellowstone Bears Can’t ‘Scratch Hind Ends’ Without Getting On Camera
Social media feeds are flooded with photos of Yellowstone bears, but it doesn’t mean there are more bears. It just means the park is packed with tourists, and the bears “can’t hardly scratch his hind end” without getting on camera.
Mark HeinzJune 23, 2024
Sportsman Outraged Over Littering Grand Teton River With Shotgun Targets
An angler on the Buffalo Fork River near Grand Teton National Park on Thursday was outraged to find someone had used the area for shotgun target practice, and left dozens of bright orange clay pigeons in the river. Plus, he said they were a terrible shot.
Mark HeinzJune 21, 2024
Donkey Named Diesel Living With California Elk Herd Was Never In Wyoming
It’s true that a donkey that’s gone viral named Diesel ran away from home to live with a wild elk herd in California. What’s not true despite numerous social media reports is that Diesel’s from Wyoming.
Mark HeinzJune 21, 2024
Moose Lucky Grizzly Chasing Him Near Wyoming State Line Wasn't Really Trying
A former Yellowstone bear biologist who caught video of a grizzly chasing a moose near the Wyoming state line said the moose was lucky the bear opted for a vegetarian option. Grizzlies usually, but not always, have an advantage over moose in a one-on-one fight.
Mark HeinzJune 20, 2024
Tourist Risks Life By Climbing Rocks Next To Yellowstone Lower Falls
A tourist at Yellowstone’s Lower Falls risked his life on Wednesday by climbing out to a dangerous section of rocks above the raging 308-foot waterfall. A professional rock climber and author told Cowboy State Daily the action was so idiotic he was "laughing at the stupidity."
Andrew RossiJune 19, 2024
Colorado Eliminates Over-The-Counter Archery Elk Tags For Non-Residents
Trying to lessen the numbers of hunters that flood Colorado every fall, the state has discontinued over-the-counter archery elk tags for non-residents. Colorado was known as the best last option for elk hunters who failed to draw elk tags anywhere else.
Mark HeinzJune 19, 2024
Yellowstone To Blast 100,000 Tons Of Rock To Widen Golden Gate Canyon
Yellowstone National Park officials announced Tuesday that they plan on blowing up 100,000 tons of rock to significantly transform Golden Gate Canyon. They say the effort will make the area more scenic, safe, and accessible.
Andrew RossiJune 18, 2024
Wyoming Elk Poacher Nailed After Truck Gets Stuck And He Brags On Social Media
A Rawlins man might have thought he would get away with poaching a bull elk, until his truck got stuck. Then he posted photos of the elk and bragged about it on social media.
Mark HeinzJune 18, 2024
Family Says Its Ranch Near Wyoming State Line A ‘Grocery Store’ For Wolves
Many of the 24 cattle killed by wolves in Colorado since December have been on the Gittleson ranch just a few miles from the Wyoming state line. Since reintroduction of wolves in Colorado, the ranch has become a “grocery store” for them.
Mark HeinzJune 18, 2024
Texas Man Rescued After Trying Most Dangerous Rapid In River On "Walmart Raft"
A Texas man was rescued on Sunday after getting stranded on the Shoshone River. An expert kayaker from Cody, who rescued the man, said the Texan tried to "run the biggest rapid on the river during the highest water in a Walmart raft."
Mark HeinzJune 17, 2024
Southeast Wyoming Fishing Off To Slow Start But Will Change Soon
To put it bluntly, the fishing “sucks right now,” in southeast Wyoming, says Josh McPeak, a fishing guide with Four Seasons Anglers in Laramie. But the turnaround, he says, could come as early as this week.
Mark HeinzJune 16, 2024
There Are Plenty Of Coyotes And Wolves In Wyoming, So Why No Coywolves?
in the eastern United States, coyotes people encounter are likely to be coywolves, or coyote-wolf crossbreeds. But in Wyoming, wolves and coyotes tend to avoid each other and coywolves have not been documented.
Mark HeinzJune 16, 2024