Outdoors

Potential For Conflicts With Grizzlies Rise As Wyoming Hunters Take To Backcountry

Wyoming hunters are taking to the field just as grizzly bears are trying to fatten up for hibernation; a recipe for conflict.

Mark HeinzSeptember 02, 2022

Wyoming’s Luck With Wildfire Holds, So Far

Despite high temperatures and loads of dead fuel in its forests, Wyoming has so far avoided a nasty wildfire season -- but with post-summer outdoor activity ramping up, luck might not hold, officials said.

Mark HeinzSeptember 02, 2022

Record-Breaking Gun, Ammo Sales Windfall Helps Wyoming Conservation

Wyoming will get its share of the record-breaking $300 million-plus in excise tax funds posted by the gun and ammunition industry in the first quarter of 2022.

Mark HeinzSeptember 01, 2022

Airbnb Competition With Wyoming Motels Could “Gut” Hunting Season Lodging Business

One Pinedale motel owner said competition from Airbnb has gutted his business for hunting season. Guided vs. unguided hunters might make the difference, he said.

Mark HeinzAugust 31, 2022

Yes, Snipe Hunting Is A Real Thing; Wyoming Season Opens Thursday

Sending tenderfeet on a snipe hunt is a time-honored practical joke among outdoors enthusiasts. But snipe are a real wetland bird species that can be hunted in Wyoming and the season opens Thursday.

Mark HeinzAugust 31, 2022

Game Tracking Dogs Are Helping Wyoming Hunters Find Lost Kills

Using tracking dogs to track lost game animals is fairly new to Wyoming as it was just legalized in 2019, but is starting to catch on.

Mark HeinzAugust 30, 2022

National Elk Refuge Gets Gigantic Elk Incinerator To Burn Carcasses In Case Of Wasting Disease

The National Elk Refuge has added a gigantic diesel-powered mobile crematorium to its property so it can incinerate any elk that come down with Chronic Wasting Disease.

Mark HeinzAugust 30, 2022

Northern Arapaho Man’s Artwork Chosen To Commemorate 150th Yellowstone Anniversary

Robert Martinezs signature style, portraits of Native Americans overlaid on maps or other vintage documents, is reflected in his art piece commissioned by the Wyoming Office of Tourism to commemorate Yellowstones milestone.

Wendy CorrAugust 30, 2022

Yellowstone Flood A 1,000-Year Flood? It Was Significant But Not Likely

Wyoming meteorologist Don Day scoffed at the Yellowstone flood being called a "1,000 year flood." He said there's not 1,000 years of precipitation records anywhere in the world and the phrase is a "statistical pretzel based on 80 years of rainfall data."

Mark HeinzAugust 29, 2022

With Fall/Winter Approaching In Wyoming, “307 Radio” Gives Search And Rescue Big Help

A 307 two-way radio frequency gives Wyoming search and rescue teams better odds of finding people stranded in the backcountry, a Sublette County rescue coordinator said.

Mark HeinzAugust 29, 2022

Cody Stampede Rodeo Board Member Resigns Over Animal Cruelty; Board, PRCA Reject Charges

A Cody Stampede Board member told Cowboy State Daily that he resigned from the Cody Stampede because of the way a 2,000-pound elderly Brahma bull was being treated at the Cody Nite Rodeo.

Leo WolfsonAugust 29, 2022

Wyoming Scientists Worried About Declining Bee Population

Because of a significant decline in the bumblebee population in Wyoming and the entire country, there are many species of bumblebees that are under consideration to be listed as endangered, including four in Wyoming.

Wendy CorrAugust 28, 2022

Wyoming Combat Veterans Offer to Dart Wild Mustangs with Birth Control

Having veterans shoot mustang mares with birth control darts could help solve the conundrum of wild horse management in the West, including Wyoming, a veterans advocate said.

Mark HeinzAugust 26, 2022

Mudslide Strands Tourists Outside Yellowstone; Florida Man Totals Car Trying To Drive Thru It

A mudslide near the east gate of Yellowstone stranded travelers for hours on Wednesday night. A Florida man was impatient and tried to drive through it but ended up totaling his car.

Mark HeinzAugust 25, 2022

Ducks, Not So Much, But Wyoming Goose Hunts Could Be Great

Time might start to drag in duck blinds this fall across the Cowboy State, but out in the fields among big spreads of honker decoys, things could get lively.

Mark HeinzAugust 25, 2022

Two Months Later, Campgrounds Near Cody Finally Opened After June Flood

Its taken two months, but campgrounds east of Yellowstone National Park have finally fully reopened after sustaining heavy damage during the historic flood event of June 13.

Wendy CorrAugust 25, 2022

Game And Fish Want Elk Blood From Hunters’ Kills To Track Outbreaks Of Brucellosis

Samples of elk blood taken from hunters kills are key to tracking outbreaks of Brucellosis, the Wyoming state veterinarian said. This disease can be transmitted from wildlife to cattle and threaten the livelihood of Wyomings ranchers.

Mark HeinzAugust 24, 2022

Newly Released Sasquatch Data Shows More Wyoming People Are Bigfoot Believers

According to official Sasquatch data, the most frequent sightings of Bigfoot in Wyoming has been in Park County followed by Lincoln, Teton, and Carbon counties.

Wendy CorrAugust 24, 2022

Wildlife On Highway 34: Driving Thru Sybille Canyon Is Like “Game Of Frogger”

Wildlife on Highway 34 through Sybille Canyon is particularly bad this time of year. The Game and Fish Dept is most concerned about a herd of Bighorn sheep which is hanging out near the highway in the canyon.

Mark HeinzAugust 23, 2022

U.W. Professor, Who Is World’s Foremost Authority On Squirrels, Says Splooting Is OK

The world's foremost authority on squirrels, who happens to be a University of Wyoming professor, said when squirrels sploot, that's ok.

August 23, 2022

Mule Deer Palooza Planned In Wyoming To Raise Money For Mule Deer Conservation Projects

The fundraisers for the Mule Deer Foundation used to be called "Gun-A-Palooza" but social media companies have outlawed anything to do with guns so they've renamed the fundraiser "Mule Deer Palooza."

Mark HeinzAugust 22, 2022

Chronic Wasting Disease Testing Mandatory In Four More Wyoming Deer Hunt Areas

Mandatory testing of hunters kills for chronic wasting disease has been implemented this year in four popular deer hunt areas in the Laramie Mountains of southeast Wyoming. It will also continue in two deer hunt areas in Fremont County.