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Grizzly 122, The Boss, is Canada’s favorite bear. He lives in Banff National Park, Alberta.

Meet 'The Boss,' Canada's Legendary 700-Pound, 28-Year-Old Grizzly Who Beat A Train

In Wyoming, the most famous bear was Grizzly 399. In Canada, it's a gigantic 700-pound grizzly known as "The Boss." Not only did he walk away after being hit by a train but biologists say he's fathered half the cubs in Banff National Park in Alberta.

Mark HeinzDecember 13, 2025

Wyoming’s Yellowstone bison look miserable when caked in snow and frost, but their thick coats, fat reserves and efficient digestion keep them warm and fueled through brutal winters. Even so, late winter stress, thin ice and humans kill many each year.

Buried In Snow, Yellowstone's Bison Have No Problems Weathering Winter

Wyoming’s Yellowstone bison look miserable when caked in snow and frost, but their thick coats, fat reserves and efficient digestion keep them warm and fueled through brutal winters. Snow acts as extra insulating layer, said one biologist.

Mark HeinzDecember 13, 2025

The alleged torture of a moose in Uinta County is the latest in a string of Wyoming residents accused of cruelty to animals, raising concerns about the state’s reputation. “It makes us look like a bunch of freaking jackasses,” outdoorsman Zachary Key said.

Moose, Wolf, Horse And Wombat Cruelty Allegations Staining Wyoming’s Reputation

The alleged torture of a moose in Uinta County is the latest in a string of Wyoming residents accused of cruelty to animals, raising concerns about the state’s reputation. “It makes us look like a bunch of freaking jackasses,” outdoorsman Zachary Key said.

Mark HeinzDecember 12, 2025

A riverbank improvement project West of Cody aims to save the country’s oldest ranger station from sliding into the North Fork river, while also helping Yellowstone cutthroat trout and bighorn sheep.

With 1,000 Logs, Project Aims To Save The Nation's Oldest Ranger Station

Crews are dropping more than 1,000 logs along the banks of the North Fork of the Shoshone River in hopes of protecting the nation’s oldest ranger station. The massive floods of 2022 caused severe erosion and the Wapiti Ranger Station is in danger of falling in.

Mark HeinzDecember 12, 2025

Glacier National Park is ending its reservation system for getting into the park, which was meant to keep the park from getting mobbed. But insiders say national parks are getting overrun anyway.

Glacier National Park Drops Reservation System As Crowds Keep Growing

Glacier National Park is ending its reservation system for getting into the park, which was meant to keep the park from getting mobbed. But insiders say national parks are getting overrun anyway.

Mark HeinzDecember 12, 2025

The two pack horses that wandered off in late October north of Moran are still missing. An owner of one of the horses has conducted aerial searches, both in a small plane and with a thermal drone.

Search Intensifies For Horses Missing Six Weeks In Wyoming Backcountry

Two horses that went missing north of Moran in late October still haven't been found despite aerial searches. An outfitter is also missing horses in the same area, and the parties have joined forces in their search efforts.

David MadisonDecember 11, 2025

Josh Baker, right, comforts his friend, Bhuvan Unhelkar of Sarasota, Fla, who was seriously injured in September while horseback riding in Cody

Florida Professor Survives Horrific Fall During Wyoming Horseback Ride

A Florida professor was seriously injured in a horseback fall near Cody, sliding into a tree and crushing several vertebrae. After emergency surgery, he recovered and plans to run a half-marathon but vows never to ride again.

Scott SchwebkeDecember 09, 2025

Photographer Beth Moos captured the dramatic rescue of four bull elk, which involved some aerial dynamics provided by a helicopter from Central Copters Inc.

Photographer Captures Dramatic Helicopter Rescue Of Elk Stuck In Icy Lake

When photographer Beth Moos heard of some elk stuck in an icy lake, she grabbed her camera. What she captured was an incredible helicopter rescue that saved all of the animals. Even better, the rescuers did it out of the kindness of their hearts. 

Andrew RossiDecember 09, 2025

Areas in the Snowy Range in Albany County received over 75 inches of snow in 40 hours over the weekend.

Holy Cow! Wyoming's Snowy Range Gets 75 Inches of Snow From Weekend Snowstorm

Areas in the Snowy Range in Albany County received over 75 inches of snow in 40 hours over the weekend. The wet, heavy snow boosted the snowpack in Wyoming's southern mountains by more than 30% during that period. The town of Centennial received 12 inches.

Andrew RossiDecember 08, 2025

Despite it being December, most of the angling at Flaming Gorge Reservoir is still open-water fishing.

Ice Fishing In Wyoming Way Behind Schedule, Anglers Still Fishing Open Water

Despite being early December, most Wyoming anglers are still fishing open water due to warm weather. It may not be until the beginning of the year until ice fishing season begins, which is more than a month behind schedule.

Mark HeinzDecember 08, 2025

Nobody knows when or how "Infrastructure Spring" appeared in Yellowstone's West Thumb Geyser Basin, but it's one of the most unique thermal features in the park. The water that created the mudpot flows through old pipes.

Old Yellowstone Pipes Taken Over By Mysterious Spring To Feed A Bubbling Mudpot

Every thermal feature in Yellowstone has a natural system of subterranean "plumbing" that feeds water and steam to the surface. "Infrastructure Spring" is unique in that it has claimed human plumbing into its own system. 

Andrew RossiDecember 08, 2025

A grizzly bear found shot to death outside Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming in a 2023 file photo.

Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Death Toll On Track To Match Last Year’s Record Of 72

So far this year, 71 grizzlies have died in and near Yellowstone, compared to a record of 72 in 2024. Seasoned black bear hunter Joe Kondelis of Cody said he's not surprised as he's seeing more grizzlies than ever. “This spring, I saw 35 grizzlies in 20 days,” he said.

Mark HeinzDecember 07, 2025

Doug Samuelson remains involved with lion and elephant conservation work through the Ivan Carter Wildlife Conservation Alliance.

How A Wyoming Rancher Is Bringing Back Lions To African Area Riddled By Poaching

Wyoming rancher Doug Samuelson expected to hear lions while camped out in Mozambique but was crushed to hear poaching had wiped them out. So Samuelson went to work. His coalition has pulled off the largest international relocation of lions ever attempted.

David MadisonDecember 07, 2025

Joey Puettman of Sheridan, Wyoming, has been building fly rods since he was 10 years old. He now owns two fly rod companies and has taught over 3,000 people how to build their own fly rods.

Sheridan Man Builds Premium Fly-Fishing Rods — And Teaches Others To Make Them

Joey Puettman of Sheridan turned his passion for fly-fishing into a career building premium fly fishing rods. Over the past 20 years, Puettman has also taught more than 3,000 people how to fly fish and build their own rods.

Jackie DorothyDecember 07, 2025

A beaver slide hay stacker photo posted by a Weston rancher who asked if people knew what it was brought a lot of different responses.

What The Heck ... Are Those Contraptions That Look Like Medieval Torture Devices?

Those contraptions that can still be found in fields across Wyoming and the West look like Medieval torture devices. Turns out, the 30-foot rectangular gadgets are called beaver slides, and they have nothing to do with beavers.

Dale KillingbeckDecember 07, 2025

There have been only two major eruptions of Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser in 2025, and it's been more than 200 days since its last eruption. Scientists say the world’s tallest geyser may blast off again tomorrow, next month or not for decades.

Steamboat Geyser, The World’s Tallest, May Not Blast Off Again For Decades

There have been only two major eruptions of Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser in 2025, and it's been more than 200 days since its last eruption. Scientists have no idea when it will erupt again as it has stopped exhibiting one of its only predictable behaviors.

Andrew RossiDecember 07, 2025

Buddy Gee, who is just shy of turning 82, shot this big white-tailed buck in Fremont County. He donated the meat to Wyoming First Lady Jennie Gordon’s Food From the Field program for the needy. The Gee family, of Wyoming and Michigan, has hunted with these two rifles for decades: A Remington 700 BDL, chambered in .25-06, and a Winchester Model 1886, chambered in .45-90.

Hunter, 82, Still Bagging Wyoming Big Game With Rifle He Bought In 1968

Brian Gee started hunting in Wyoming in 1968 with a rifle he bought for $121 that year. Now nearly 82, Gee still hunts — and still bags big game with the same Remington BDL.

Mark HeinzDecember 06, 2025

Skinned black bear paws eerily resemble human hands, said bear hunter Owen Miller, who provided this photo of a skinned bear paw.

‘Human Hand’ Found In Park County Dump Turns Out To Be Skinned Bear Paw

A freaky-looking severed “human hand” reportedly found at the Park County dump turned out to be a skinned bear paw. Outdoorsman Owen Miller said it is an easy mistake to make because, when skinned, they can look so much like human hands it's "creepy."

Mark HeinzDecember 06, 2025

The Ferris-Seminoe bighorn sheep are prized as one of Wyoming’s healthiest, most vibrant herds.

Wyoming Officials Fear Seminoe Power Project Could Ruin Premier Bighorn Herd

Wyoming wildife officials and others fear a Utah-based company’s plan to build a 900-megawatt power project at Seminoe Reservoir could ruin the state's most-prized bighorn sheep herd and a blue-ribbon trout fishery.

Mark HeinzDecember 03, 2025

It took three hours, sedatives, a lot of manpower, and a special forklift tractor rig to get a horse out of a ditch in northeast Colorado on Sunday. In the Rocky Mountain West, rural responders are prepared for livestock rescues.

A Lot Of Manpower — And A Forklift — Rescue Horse That Fell Into Colorado Ditch

It took three hours, sedatives, a lot of manpower, and a special tractor-forklift rig to get a horse out of a ditch in northeast Colorado on Sunday. In the Rocky Mountain West, rural responders are prepared for livestock rescues.

Andrew RossiDecember 02, 2025

Large black hogs are being used to root our weeds from suburban lots as part of a pilot program in Fort Collins, Colorado. It’s hoped the idea catches on in Wyoming and other states.

Fort Collins Calls In 600-Pound Hogs To Root Out Weeds; Are They Better Than Goats?

Rock Springs hired a 300-goat army to eat through weeds clogging drainage canals this past spring. Now homeowners in Fort Collins, Colorado, are using 600-pound hogs to root out unwanted weeds, but are they better than goats?

Mark HeinzDecember 02, 2025

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