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'Breathtaking’ Images Of Leaping Mountain Lions Likely Staged In Game Farms
Majestic images of mountain lions leaping across gullies are most likely staged with captive animals. World-renowned Wyoming wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen is on a mission to end the game farms that abuse and exploit those wild animals.
Mark HeinzAugust 30, 2025
Lower 48 Bears Are More ‘Grouchy’ And Prone To Attack, Biologist Says
A woman was attacked by a bear in Glacier National Park, Montana, this week — and experts say she’s lucky her hiking partner blasted it with bear spray. A biologist says bears in the Lower 48 are generally more “grouchy” than their northern cousins.
Mark HeinzAugust 30, 2025
Gigantic Wyoming Ranch Once Got 57 Landowner Hunting Tags; Legislature Eyes Cap
A gigantic Wyoming ranch once got 57 landowner hunting tags even though each property is allowed just two tags. Legislators on Friday discussed a proposal to limit landowner tags to prevent properties from becoming private hunting clubs.
Mark HeinzAugust 29, 2025
Body Of Missing Minnesota Hiker Found, Recovered From Bighorn Mountains
The Big Horn County Sheriff's Office confirmed Thursday that the body of Grant Gardner, 38, has been found and recovered from Cloud Peak in the Bighorn Mountains. Gardner summited the peak on July 29, touching off an extensive 20-day search.
Andrew RossiAugust 28, 2025
Ending Roadless Rule Threatens Wyoming’s Hunting and Fishing, Outdoors Groups Say
The 2001 Roadless Rule applies to remote areas all over Wyoming, and the Trump administration might rescind it. Outdoors groups claim that could ruin prime hunting and fishing spots, while others say the rule has stunted proper management of forests.
Mark HeinzAugust 27, 2025
Colorado Shoots Mustangs With Birth-Control Darts, Why Doesn’t Wyoming?
In Colorado, volunteers shoot female wild horses with darts loaded with fertility-control drugs to manage herd numbers. Wyoming doesn’t, because its vast rangelands and huge mustang herds make birth control for horses impractical.
Mark HeinzAugust 27, 2025
‘We Can See The Flames’: Sleepless Nights As Wildfires Burn Within Sight
Even with cooler temperatures, higher humidity and rain, a pair of western Wyoming wildfires continue to grow. That’s causing sleepless nights for those nearby who “can see the flames” from their front porch.
Greg JohnsonAugust 26, 2025
Popular Hunting App May Not Keep You From Trespassing — Or Out Of Big Trouble
The GPS service onX Hunt is practically standard equipment for hunters, but its accuracy can be off by a few yards. That’s enough to potentially get users charged with trespassing — and into big trouble.
Mark HeinzAugust 26, 2025
Week Of Cool, Wet Weather Expected To Park Over Uncontained Wyoming Wildfires
Firefighting crews working a pair of uncontained wildfires in western Wyoming can expect some help from Mother Nature this week. Unseasonably cool, humid and wet weather will park over the fires through Friday.
Greg JohnsonAugust 25, 2025
Former Air Force Pilot Trades Military Missions For Slurry-Bombing Wildfires
Wyoming’s exploding wildfire season has multiple aircraft running from sunrise to sundown dropping huge volumes of retardant on them. Nick Dew is one of them, a retired Air Force pilot who now runs missions slurry-bombing wildfires.
Jackie DorothyAugust 24, 2025
Invasive — And Cannibalistic — Bullfrogs Are Taking Over The West
States across the U.S. West are declaring war on invasive bullfrogs that eat everything in their path — including other bullfrogs. In Wyoming, officials say they’re a problem, but prefer the public doesn’t hunt them.
Anna-Louise JacksonAugust 24, 2025
The Worst Smelling Place In Yellowstone: Calcite Springs, Where Sulfur And Oil Come Together
Calcite Springs, a thermal feature in the northeast corner of Yellowstone, is one of the park's lesser-known thermal features. It's best known for how awful it smells due to the molten sulfur and petroleum melding to form giant, putrid-smelling balls of oil.
Andrew RossiAugust 24, 2025
Star Valley On Edge As New Wildfire Burns Unchecked South Of Smoot
Another fast-growing wildfire has blown up in Wyoming, this time in Star Valley south of Smoot. The Willow Creek Fire has prompted evacuations and closed U.S. 89. Meanwhile, the huge 125,000-acre Red Canyon Fire is 75% contained.
Greg JohnsonAugust 24, 2025
Beef Tallow Is A Hot Skin Care Trend, But In Grizzly Country It Makes You Bear Bait
Beef tallow is gaining popularity as a skin care treatment, but slathering it on while vacationing in Yellowstone National Park or anywhere in grizzly country is a really, really bad idea, say bear experts.
Mark HeinzAugust 23, 2025
Desperate And Worried: Locals Watch As More Evacuated Near Dollar Lake Fire
All homes and campsites within a 5-mile radius of the volatile Dollar Lake Fire in Sublette County have been evacuated as the blaze continues to spread out of control along the eastern side of the Green River.
Greg JohnsonAugust 23, 2025
Dollar Lake Fire Blows Up To 10,000-Plus Acres, Bible Camp Evacuated
The Dollar Lake Fire north of Pinedale on Friday blew up to more than 10,000 acres, pushing south and forcing more evacuations, including an area bible camp.
Greg JohnsonAugust 22, 2025
Wyoming Bowhunters Say Archery Seasons Are All About The Challenge
Wyoming’s big game archery seasons are kicking off, and bowhunters explain the allure of hunting with one of the most primitive methods. While bows and arrows are now high-tech, hunters say archery seasons are all about the challenge.
Mark HeinzAugust 22, 2025
Huge 124,000-Acre Red Canyon Fire Remains Active, Nearly 50% Contained
Crews fighting the huge 124,000-acre Red Canyon Fire are reporting significant progress and nearly 50% containment. But it remains active and potentially dangerous, wildland firefighters report Friday.
Greg JohnsonAugust 22, 2025
Western Wyoming Lodge Owners Watch Campers Flee Out-Of-Control Wildfire
Owners of the Kendall Valley Lodge about 40 miles north of Pinedale watched as campers and residents evacuated the area in the path of the Dollar Lake Fire. Reported Thursday, they also watched it explode overnight from 20-30 acres to nearly 1,400.
Greg JohnsonAugust 22, 2025
Will Wolf Torture Felony Cruelty Indictment Spill Over To Wyoming Hunters?
Some worry that the felony animal cruelty case against Daniel resident Cody Roberts for allegedly tormenting and killing a wolf could impact hunters and agricultural predator control in Wyoming.
Mark HeinzAugust 21, 2025
Black Bear In Full Sprint Chases Down Mule Deer Next To Yellowstone Highway
In a dramatic display, a black bear in a full sprint chased down a mule deer doe Sunday in full view of the Sylvan Pass highway in Yellowstone. An expert says it’s rare for bears to chase down prey like that.
Mark HeinzAugust 21, 2025
Cold Front To Bring Relief For Wildfires, But First It Will Make Things Worse
Wyoming’s fire season is in full swing, and an incoming cold front is poised to potentially make things worse, temporarily. Then, it could make things a lot better: cooler temperatures, more humid air, and a higher chance of precipitation.
Andrew RossiAugust 21, 2025
Red Canyon Fire Burns Up Winter Forage, Leaving Ranchers Devastated
Ranchers in the path of the huge Red Canyon fire are watching helplessly as their winter forage burns up. That leaves them devastated and having to make heartbreaking decisions, like selling off their herds rather than watch them starve.
Jackie DorothyAugust 21, 2025
Search Suspended For Minnesota Hiker Who Disappeared After Climbing Cloud Peak
In a “heartbreaking” decision, the search for a Minnesota hiker who disappeared July 29 in the Cloud Peak Wilderness has been suspended. “We have to face the reality” that Grant Gardner’s odds of survival “have run out,” said the Big Horn County sheriff.
Andrew RossiAugust 21, 2025