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Legislator Proposes All-You-Can-Kill Elk Permits For Ranchers
To alleviate elk over-population, a Wyoming legislator on Tuesday proposed an all-you-can-kill elk permit for $20 each for ranchers from Aug. 1 through April 1.
Mark HeinzOctober 31, 2023
Users Of Federal Trails Fear BLM’s Moab Closures Could Also Happen In Wyoming
The BLM’s decision to shut down hundreds of miles of roads and trails in the popular Moab, Utah, region could have implications for policy in the Rock Springs area.
Mark HeinzOctober 31, 2023
Guests Evacuated At Old Faithful Snow Lodge After Fire Breaks Out In Laundry Room
On the final night of the season at the Old Faithful Snow Lodge in Yellowstone, a fire broke out in the laundry room causing guests to be evacuated while firefighters extinguished the blaze.
Jimmy OrrOctober 30, 2023
BLM Plan To Trim Wild Horse Herd Near Cody A Bad Idea, Advocates Say
The Bureau of Land Management wants to remove 41 horses from the McCollough Peaks mustang herd near Cody, which numbers about 180. Wild horse advocates say that’s a bad idea.
Mark HeinzOctober 30, 2023
Huge Elk Herds With Wyoming Roots Take Over Colorado Mountain Town
Much like Wyoming’s Yellowstone and Grand Teton areas, Estes Park, Colorado, has wildlife jams and gawking tourists as elk herds pass right through town during twice-yearly migrations.
Mark HeinzOctober 29, 2023
Wyoming Teacher Makes 180-Mile Trail Run From Lander To Jackson
During a normal week of training, Lander's Gabe Joyes runs about 100 miles while gaining about 20,000 feet of elevation. But in August, he decided to go 180 miles in a mountainous four-day run to get from Lander to Jackson.
October 29, 2023
Chances Are That Grizzly Isn't Stalking You, It's Just Using The Trail
Despite some tourists in Canada being terrified over a pair of grizzlies “following” them for more than 15 minutes, grizzly experts say the bears probably just wanted to use the trail and didn’t have any interest in having the hikers for a snack.
Mark HeinzOctober 28, 2023
Hageman Introduces Legislation To Block Controversial BLM Rock Springs Plan
In a bid to bring Congress into the fray over the Bureau of Land Management’s controversial draft Rock Springs Management Plan, Rep. Harriet Hagman has introduced a bill to block it.
Mark HeinzOctober 27, 2023
Another Day, Another Bear Attack; This One In Glitzy Aspen Resort
A bear broke into the swanky St. Regis Aspen Resort on Monday and had a tussle with a hapless security guard. Officials called the encounter an attack, but if it was an NBA game, the security guard would probably be called for flopping.
Jimmy OrrOctober 26, 2023
Teton County Moose Lock Antlers, Drown In Furious Mating Season Battle
In the fury of a mating season battle, two large bull moose apparently fought to exhaustion and, with their antlers locked together, fell over and drowned in a creek in rural Teton County.
Mark HeinzOctober 26, 2023
Media Goes Bonkers Over Prairie Grizzly Near Montana Town
Although residents of Creston, Montana, said the sight of a giant grizzly lumbering through a field near the town isn’t that unusual, newcomers and media organizations have gone bananas over it.
Mark HeinzOctober 25, 2023
Proposed Colorado Mountain Lion Hunting Ban Shows Rural-Urban Divide
A proposed ban on mountain lion hunting in Colorado is based on emotion, not science, and will just create more problems between people and predators, a wildlife conservationist said.
Mark HeinzOctober 25, 2023
Fourth Montana Grizzly Shot By Hunter Claiming Self-Defense
For the fourth time this year, an outdoorsman in Montana shot and killed a charging grizzly bear, claiming it was in self-defense.
Mark HeinzOctober 25, 2023
Controversial BLM Rock Springs Plan Could Devastate Tourism, Boosters Say
The Bureau of Land Management’s proposed plan for the 3.6 million acres in the Rock Springs area could devastate tourism in Sweetwater County, which generates millions in revenue and 1,400 local jobs, tourism booster claim.
Mark HeinzOctober 24, 2023
First-Time Wyoming Hunter Had To Watch Elk Suffer After Another Took Bad Shot
A first-time Wyoming elk hunter found himself in an ethical and legal quandary Sunday as he watched a bull elk shot by another hunter suffer and die slowly.
Mark HeinzOctober 24, 2023
Former BLM Director Says Wyoming Would Win If It Sues Over Rock Springs Plan
The Bureau of Land Management’s controversial Rock Springs management plan for 3.6 million acres of public land probably won’t stand up to court challenges because it’s unconstitutional, says former BLM Director William Perry Pendley.
Mark HeinzOctober 23, 2023
Nets Could Help Cull Lake Trout Threatening Flaming Gorge’s World-Class Fishery
Fisheries experts will recommend to the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission that thousands of lake trout should be netted, cut open and sunk to the bottom of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir in order to help the remaining fish flourish.
October 22, 2023
Hunting Wyoming: Campbell County Known For Antelope — If You Can Get To Them
Outdoors writer Mark Heinz is doing a series on hunting in all 23 counties in Wyoming. For Campbell County, Mark says the high plains big game herds are plentiful, but getting permission to access some of the best areas can be challenging.
Mark HeinzOctober 22, 2023
Rush Of Bagging First Pronghorn Never Gets Old At Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt
For more than a decade, the annual Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt has been growing. This year 45 hunters from 10 states participated, including 20 first-time hunters. Buffalo's Harley Gonzales was one of the rookies who bagged her first pronghorn this year.
Amber SteinmetzOctober 21, 2023
Wyoming’s Famous Hell’s Half Acre Could Soon Re-Open To The Public
A plan is in the works to renovate and re-open Wyoming’s famous Hell’s Half Acre, an otherworldly landscape made famous in movies like the cult classic “Starship Troopers.”
Renée JeanOctober 21, 2023
Not Just Wyoming: BLM Has Controversial Plans For Moab, Other Areas Around West
A Wyoming off-highway vehicle enthusiast says he’s worried the BLM’s controversial and restrictive Rock Springs management plan is part of a broad effort to remake public land use across the West.
Mark HeinzOctober 20, 2023
Feds Spend $2 Million On Land Near Laramie To Save Rare Wyoming Toad
The federal government recently bought roughly 1,000 acres near Laramie as a preserve for the rare and endangered Wyoming Toad, in hopes of helping the toad population recover.
Greg JohnsonOctober 20, 2023
Hunting Wyoming: Elk Doing Well in Sweetwater County, But Deer, Antelope Down
Outdoors writer Mark Heinz is doing a series on hunting in all 23 counties in Wyoming. For Sweetwater County, Mark says the elk herds are doing great – but similar to the situation in Carbon County – antelope and deer herds suffered massive winterkill losses.
Mark HeinzOctober 20, 2023
After Tip From Ex-Wife, Wyoming Man Charged With Killing Four Grizzlies
A Powell man is accused of illegally killing four grizzly bears, including two cubs, after wildlife officials began an investigation based on a tip from his ex-wife.
Mark HeinzOctober 19, 2023