Outdoors

A whitetail deer, left, and mule deer, right.

Driskill Sponsors Bill To Create Separate Whitetail, Mule Deer Hunting Seasons In Wyoming

Senate President Ogden Driskill is the primary sponsor of a bill that would create separate hunting seasons for whitetail deer and mule deer. Advocates argue separating the seasons would be an important step toward helping Wyoming’s struggling mule deer herds.

Mark HeinzFebruary 16, 2024

Bill Could Break Deadlock On Returning Bighorns To Prime Wyoming Habitat

A bill before the Wyoming Senate could break a deadlock over whether bighorn sheep should return to prime habitat in Central Wyoming.

Mark HeinzFebruary 15, 2024

Joe Capone of Ohio has hunted Western big game, including this huge New Mexico mule deer buck. He hopes to hunt Wyoming next.

Is Wyoming’s Coveted Hunting Worth The $2,000 Tag For Nonresidents?

The expense — up to $2,000 — and complexities of Wyoming’s hunting tag drawings is having a chilling effect on nonresidents, two avid out-of-state hunters say.

Mark HeinzFebruary 14, 2024

This Subaru is one of two vehicles that have broken through the ice on Boysen Reservoir in the past week.

Now Is Not A Good Time To Go Driving On The Ice At Many Wyoming Reservoirs

Two cars broke through the ice at Boysen Reservoir last week and another vehicle went down at Keyhole Reservoir. Officials at Seminoe are discouraging anyone from driving on the ice.

Andrew RossiFebruary 12, 2024

Although A Grizzly Is On Its Flag, California Unlikely To Reintroduce Grizzlies

Although there are talks to reintroduce grizzlies to other parts of the northwest, California isn't on the list. Wildlife authorities say the large human population wouldn't make reintroduction a good idea.

Mark HeinzFebruary 11, 2024

Even with elk tags pushing $2,000, people are still clamoring to hunt in Wyoming.

Even With $2,000 Elk Tags, Hunters Still Want To Hunt In Wyoming

With price hikes that have some nonresident elk tags nearing the $2,000 mark, sticker shock might be keeping some hunters away, but Wyoming still retains a strong pull for hunters all over the country.

Mark HeinzFebruary 10, 2024

Members of the Cheyenne East High School trap shooting team take aim, waiting for a clay target.

Massachusetts Senator’s ‘Paramilitary Bill’ Could Shut Down Wyoming Shooting Sports

Wyomingites wanting to just grab a couple of friends and go target shooting could be breaking the law if a federal bill introduced by a Massachusetts senator passes. The act could be used to ban any gun-related activity, a Cody firearms instructor said.

Mark HeinzFebruary 09, 2024

A moose ran down a ski slope at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort with a host of skiers this past weekend.

Holy Cow! Moose Gallops Down Ski Slope At Jackson Hole Ski Resort In Wyoming

It was a wild day on the ski slopes at the Jackson Hole Ski Resort in Wyoming as a moose joined dozens of skiers down one of the runs. A skier who took video of the galloping moose can be heard warning others to “go faster” to avoid getting trampled.

Mark HeinzFebruary 08, 2024

Looking down the Banana Couloir from atop Prospector's Mountain in the Grand Tetons.

Skier Carried 1,500 Feet In Grand Teton Avalanche Seriously Hurt

A 29-year-old woman was seriously hurt in an avalanche in Grand Teton National Park on Sunday when a violent wave of snow carried her 1,500 feet down the Banana Couloir on Prospector’s Mountain.

Andrew RossiFebruary 08, 2024

The Gardner River runs past washed-out sections of North Entrance Road following historic flooding in Yellowstone National Park that forced it to shut down June 19, 2022, in Gardiner, Montana.

Since Historic Flood, Yellowstone’s North Access Has Been Old Stagecoach Road

Since a 500-year flood wiped out parts of Yellowstone National Park, including its North Entrance Road along the Gardner River, visitors have relied on an old stagecoach road. Now a more permanent solution is in the works.

Andrew RossiFebruary 06, 2024

A skier on a California slope was taking video when this bear charged across, missing skiers by inches before barreling down the other side of the slope.

Don't Let Your Guard Down — Some Restless Wyoming Bears Come Out In Winter

People may think they're safe from bear encounters in Wyoming during winter, but officials say don't let your guard down. Some reports of restless bears have put them on the ski slopes in Jackson and near Yellowstone.

Mark HeinzFebruary 05, 2024

Rancher ‘Not Surprised’ Colorado Wolves Already Near Wyoming State Line

Colorado’s new wolves have covered a lot of ground in about a month, including some forays near the Wyoming state line. Meanwhile, a coalition of ranchers, hunters and others are suing to have any further wolf releases delayed.

Mark HeinzFebruary 05, 2024

Left is a still image from a video showing an alleged bigfoot in Utah. At right is an image from video shot by a Cheyenne couple in Colorado also of an alleged bigfoot.

After Wyoming Couple Gets Video Of Bigfoot In Colorado, He Pops Up In Utah

Video supposedly showing a Sasquatch tearing across a snowy slope in the Utah mountains on Wednesday seems authentic to a Cheyenne couple who captured video of their own Bigfoot encounter in Colorado.

Mark HeinzFebruary 03, 2024

Companies Pay To Have Grizzly Bears Rip Products Apart In West Yellowstone

At the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, bears are turned loose on garbage cans, coolers and other containers to see if these products can get certified as "bear resistant."

Mark HeinzFebruary 02, 2024

A wolverine photographed in the Greater Yellowstone area.

Wolverines Are Super Rare In Wyoming, But Now Colorado Wants Them Too

Wyoming might have about only 15 wolverines, and now Colorado is considering reintroducing the fearsome critters, even as Montana is suing to have them delisted from threatened species protection.

Mark HeinzFebruary 02, 2024

A herd of wild horses cross a stream in winter.

Wild Mustangs Bully Wyoming Deer And Antelope Still Reeling From Winterkill

Wyoming’s mustangs could be a huge roadblock for the recovery of big game herds devastated by winterkill, and the Bureau of Land Management needs to remove more of them, an avid hunter and retired wildlife biologist said.

Mark HeinzFebruary 01, 2024

Lane Jones of Cheyenne has been hunting in Wyoming since he was old enough to follow his dad out into the field. He recently conducted a survey about other hunters’ thoughts on how technology is changing the sport.

For Wyoming’s Gen Z Hunters, The Future Is Technology-Driven Tradition

Like everything else in Wyoming, hunting has been impacted by technology, and one young Cheyenne hunter is asking others to consider the boundaries of tradition that are being pushed by technology.

Mark HeinzFebruary 01, 2024

Shooting Coyotes From The Air Could Save Wyoming’s Premier Mule Deer Herd

Game and Fish has approved another $200,000 for aerial gunning of coyotes to help save the Wyoming Range mule deer herd – which is still reeling from the devastating winter of 2022-2023.

Mark HeinzJanuary 31, 2024

A mule deer buck uses an underpass along Interstate 25 north of Kaycee. A nearly completed wildlife crossing there should save as many as 40 deer a month from getting struck on the highway.

Wyoming’s Second-Deadliest Highway For Deer Gets Wildlife Crossing

A section of Interstate 25 between Kaycee and Buffalo is known as Wyoming's second-deadliest stretch of highway for mule deer, but $4.4 million and 36 miles of fencing are expected to eliminate hundreds of deer-vehicle collisions a year.

Mark HeinzJanuary 30, 2024

A young McCollough Peaks mustang that admirers called “Kat Ballou” recently died of head injuries she accidently suffered in a holding corral.

Wild Mustang Advocates Outraged After Popular Mare Dies In BLM Corral

Advocates for Wyoming’s wild mustangs say the BLM’s methods of managing the population of herds are cruel and led to the death of a popular mare called Kat Ballou.

Mark HeinzJanuary 30, 2024

A coyote barks and postures at David Mossburg over the weekend as he was hunting for elk near Riverton.

Wyoming Elk Hunter Has Rare, Weird Standoff With Belligerent Coyote

A Riverton man had a rare and bizarre standoff with a coyote while elk hunting over the weekend. The wily critter barked belligerently and kept getting closer – but finally backed off before the hunter decided to open fire.

Mark HeinzJanuary 29, 2024

The Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park looks like a primordial volcanic field waiting to erupt.

Yes, Yellowstone’s A Supervolcano, But Its Top Scientist Says Stop Calling It That

Yellowstone is one of the largest volcanoes on the planet and it technically qualifies as a “supervolcano,” but calling it that is misleading, says Mike Poland, scientist in charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.

Andrew RossiJanuary 28, 2024

A proposed 25-mile trail route from Powell to Cody, Wyoming, follows an active railroad on one side and a canal on the other.

Powell-To-Cody Another Link In 500-Mile Trail Corridor Through Wyoming

A proposal to build a 25-mile recreation trail from Powell to Cody is another link in an effort to create a 500-mile trail corridor through Wyoming, connecting to the 3,700-mile Great American Rail Trail.