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Game And Fish Sick Of People Blasting Their Signs With Gunfire
Shooting signs might seem like a redneck cultural tradition, but it costs taxpayers big money. It’s also prompted Wyoming Game and Fish to close some public recreation areas to shooting.
Mark HeinzApril 28, 2025

Montana Anglers Fend Off Charging Grizzly With Gunfire
Two anglers were charged by a grizzly and scared it off by shooting at it in the popular Red Rocks Lakes National Wildlife refuge in southwest Montana. It’s another area where grizzlies are expanding their range.
Mark HeinzApril 28, 2025

Rumbling Alaska Volcano On Watch For Eruption That Could Impact Wyoming
Mount Spurr, a volcano 78 miles from Anchorage, is being monitored for signs of a possible eruption. If it blows, Mount Spurr could impact air quality and economic distress that could reach to Wyoming and much of the world.
Andrew RossiApril 27, 2025

Rustic Airbnb RV And Cabin Rentals Are For Those Not Quite Ready To Rough It
As Wyoming continues to draw outdoors thrill-seekers, one entrepreneur thinks he’s found the ideal niche market. Airbnb-style rentals for people who want to avoid the mobs but aren’t quite ready to rough it.
Mark HeinzApril 26, 2025

When Hunters Would Massacre Entire Flocks Of Waterfowl With Giant Punt Guns
Punt guns are essentially waterborne cannons that can slaughter up to 100 waterfowl in a single blast. Because punt guns were so devastating to the bird populations, some states started banning them for hunting as far back as 1860.
Mark HeinzApril 26, 2025

Just As Rattlesnake Season Starts In Wyoming, Pet Vaccine Drying Up
A vaccine that helps protect dogs against rattlesnake venom might soon be unavailable, just as rattlesnake season begins in Wyoming.
Mark HeinzApril 25, 2025

Study Says One Wolf Can Cost Ranchers More Than $160,000 In Losses
Wolves in California are costing ranchers millions of dollars far beyond just the price of cattle killed, according to a new study. A Wyoming rancher says the secondary costs of predation are well-known here.
Mark HeinzApril 25, 2025

Proposed Limits On Landowner Hunting Tags Could Cut Out Many Property Owners
Hunters worry that a plan to more than double the amount of land that people need to own to qualify for landowner hunting tags could cut out property owners across Wyoming.
Mark HeinzApril 24, 2025

Local Rancher Not Surprised Anatolian Pyrenees Dog Rescued Lost Arizona Toddler
Montana rancher Lauren Stoddard told Cowboy State Daily that she wasn’t the least bit surprised by the account of an Anatolian Pyrenees rescuing a lost toddler in Arizona this month. “These dogs identify need," Stoddard said.
Mark HeinzApril 24, 2025

New Ammo Sales Restriction In Colorado Could Push More Customers To Wyoming
A new Colorado law will require retailers to lock up the ammunition in their stores. A Wyoming gun store manager says Colorado’s firearms policies could push more customers toward Wyoming.
Mark HeinzApril 23, 2025

Wyoming Rancher Worries More Elk Tags Will Make Herds Hide From Hunters
Elk hunters in northeast Wyoming are facing a quandary — how to give hunters access to kill enough elk to keep the herds in check. An area rancher worries more tags will make the herds hide from hunters.
Mark HeinzApril 23, 2025

Red-Vested Dogs Deploy Around Wyoming And The World To Help Save Wildlife
Conservation dogs are easily identifiable by their red vests and noses to the ground. They’re trained to sniff out invasive plants, identify other animals and can even intercept poachers.
Anna-Louise JacksonApril 23, 2025