Outdoors

About 500 people attended an open house on proposed changes to BLM-managed lands in southwest Wyoming on Wednesday.

BLM Resource Management Plan An Economic Disaster For Southwest Wyoming, Local Officials Say

The Biden administration doesn’t give a damn about the economies of five southwest Wyoming counties if you believe the consensus of the estimated 500 people who attended a BLM meeting here Wednesday.

September 28, 2023

Heidi Pinkerton, a photographer from Minnesota, came across a family from Maine building a happy little showman at Sylvan Lake over the weekend.

Forget The Calendar: Early Season Yellowstone Snowman Means Winter Is Coming

There was enough snow at the high-altitude Sylvan Lake in Yellowstone over the weekend for an early season snowman, a sure sign winter is closing in on Wyoming.

Andrew RossiSeptember 27, 2023

Controversial BLM Plan Does Nothing For Wyoming Mustangs, Advocate Says

Wyoming’s thousands of mustangs are ignored by the Bureau of Land Management’s draft plans for the millions of acres it manages in central Wyoming, a wild horse conservationist said Tuesday.

Mark HeinzSeptember 26, 2023

This tree growing from a rock face on a ridge in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley resembles a moose head. But folks have to know just where to look to see it.

People Are On the Lookout For This Yellowstone ‘Moose’ That’s Actually A Tree

A tree in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley looks just like a moose head when seen from the right angle, something experienced Wyoming photographers say they're on the lookout for.

Mark HeinzSeptember 26, 2023

Terrified Woman Says Grizzly Was So Close ‘I Could Feel Its Heartbeat’

A Montana woman who lives in what is now prairie grizzly country in Montana said a grizzly got so close to her tent while camping she “could feel its heartbeat.”

Mark HeinzSeptember 25, 2023

BLM Says It's Misunderstood, Claims No Plans To Lock Public Out Of 1.8 Million Acres

Despite widespread condemnation in Wyoming, the BLM claims much of the criticism leveled at controversial Resource Management Plan is rooted in misinformation or hyperbole.

Mark HeinzSeptember 25, 2023

Ed Epperson of Cody bagged this massive bull elk, his first archery bull, with the help of his son, Dalton.

Wyoming Hunting: Dad’s Trophy Bull Elk Another First For Cody Father-Son Hunting Team

Father-and-son Ed and Dalton of Cody have been hunting together since Dalton was old enough to tag along. And Ed has always let Dalton shoot first. This year, the tables were turned and Ed bagged his first archery bull elk.

Mark HeinzSeptember 24, 2023

A beaver awaits relocation at the Wyoming Wetlands facility in Jackson.

Wyoming Halfway House Rehabilitates Instead Of Kills Delinquent Beavers

A partnership was recently created that features a new halfway house for delinquent beavers. Those involved say it’s a better alternative than killing them.

September 24, 2023

Hunting Wyoming: Teton County Has Great Outlook – Just Watch For Grizzlies

Teton County offers a variety of hunting opportunities and great access to public land, but hunters need to be keenly “bear aware” around the area’s robust grizzly population.

Mark HeinzSeptember 24, 2023

An 850-pound captive grizzly named Adam helped with a grizzly attack survival training course in Montana.

Former Navy Seal Offers Grizzly Survival Course For Wyoming Hunters

A former Navy SEAL offers a two-day grizzly survival training course that helps prepare hunters for trekking into grizzly country. His course incorporates the same principle of “forging" under stress that is used in Navy SEAL military training.

Mark HeinzSeptember 23, 2023

As Deadline Nears, Colorado Still Doesn’t Have Wolves For Reintroduction Plan

With an end-of-year deadline closing in, Colorado can't get any wolves for its planned reintroduction plan. Wyoming, and other Western states, have refused to send any.

Mark HeinzSeptember 22, 2023

Hunting Wyoming: Come For the Big Game, Stay For The Birds In Natrona County

Natrona County, Wyoming, is known for its prized antelope herds, but prospects may be down this year. Those hunting for big game should also be on the lookout for sage grouse, partridge and waterfowl.

Mark HeinzSeptember 21, 2023

Wyoming's vast red desert is part of 1.8 million acres the BLM wants to designate as an "area of critical environmental concern."

BLM Plan For 1.8 Million Acres In Wyoming Could Lock Out Hunters, Ranchers

Wyoming officials continue to blast the Bureau of Land Management’s plans for millions of acres in Rock Springs area, claiming it will shut out ranchers, energy developers and the general public.

Mark HeinzSeptember 21, 2023

Emergency responders load a boy onto a medical helicopter early Tuesday morning after he was stranded in the Wyoming wilderness overnight with his father when their truck went off the road.

Crash On Hunting Trip Leaves Father And Hurt Son Stranded In Wyoming Wilderness

After their pickup plunged about 40 yards down a hill off a remote road near Big Piney, Wyoming, a father cared for his hurt son for about eight hours until he could find his phone and call for help.

Andrew RossiSeptember 21, 2023

Woman Taking Huge Elk Rack From Yellowstone May Have Broken Multiple Laws

A woman photographed carrying a large elk skull and antlers in Yellowstone National Park could have been violating both Wyoming and federal wildlife regulations.

Mark HeinzSeptember 20, 2023

Camping on public land is just as popular in Maine as it is in Wyoming. People abandoning property in the woods, or squatting on sites, isn’t yet as big of a problem there as it is in parts of Wyoming, but Maine officials worry that it could become one.

Wyoming Ranger Likes Maine’s Solution To Campground Squatting

Why doesn't Maine — which has vast stretches of remote wild country and abundant wildlife like Wyoming — have the same problem with abandoned campers and people squatting in campsites? They credit a private-public partnership which helps keep campsites cleaned up.

Mark HeinzSeptember 19, 2023

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist Brent Lonner saw this grizzly out in prairie country, not far from where a bowhunter had just shot a whitetail buck.

Montana Prairie Grizzlies Going After Bird And Deer Hunters In Montana

Hunters in Montana had a pair of run-ins with prairie grizzlies where the people and bears walked away relatively unscathed.

Mark HeinzSeptember 18, 2023

A hunting education class for young students in North Dakota. Wyoming officials said Monday they intend to expand programs here despite Biden administration attempts to kill them at the federal level.

As Biden Defunds Hunter Education In Schools, Wyoming Expands Programs

Wyoming will go ahead with plans to expand hunter education and archery programs in public schools, despite the Biden administration’s stance they are “dangerous weapons training” for students.

Mark HeinzSeptember 18, 2023

A Wyoming mule deer during a rain shower. A new program where hunters donate their tags to help with herds decimated by a devastating winter is catching notice from hunters across the U.S.

Wyoming Hunters Giving Up Deer Tags Catching On Across The Nation

The Let a Deer Walk program started by a Wyoming hunter has gained fans all over the country, as people praise the idea of hunters giving up their deer tags this year so herds can recover from a devastating winter.

Mark HeinzSeptember 17, 2023

A herd of elk farmers call "the night raiders" are gorging themselves on crops, then making tracks before the sun rises.

Wyoming's Elusive 'Night Raider' Elk Gorge On Farmers' Crops

A herd of elk that farmers are calling “the night raiders” have been wreaking havoc in Park County, Wyoming, hay and barley fields. They’re always gone before daylight, so hunters can’t shoot them.

Mark HeinzSeptember 16, 2023

Yellowstone Wolf Pack Tries To Take Down Lone Bison, But Herd Of Bison Steps In To Save Him

A pack of wolves in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley made a rare attempt to go after a lone bison that got separated from its herd. Once the bison got back, the herd circled the wagons to protect him.

Mark HeinzSeptember 15, 2023

A young black bear Big Horn County beekeeper Kevin Clark has dubbed "Winnie the Pooh" has been raiding his beehives and gorging himself on honey, smashing the hives in the process.

Wyoming Bear Keeps Destroying Beehives, Gorges On Honey, And Disappears

A young black bear with a sweet tooth a Wyoming beekeeper has dubbed “Winnie the Pooh” has been raiding beehives in Big Horn County. The Game and Fish Department has set up traps, but he ignores them and then eats more honey.