Copper bullets might widely replace lead-core ammunition for big-game hunting in Wyoming, because of bullet performance, as well as human and wildlife health concerns, some hunters and a gunsmith said.
After nearly losing half of her hand in a crossbow accident and then getting hit with medical bills of almost $200,000, Casper’s Trudy Archuleta hasn’t given up her dream of bagging a bull elk.
Newcastle’s Chris Rhodes put down his hunting rifle and picked up a handgun about 20 years ago, and has exclusively hunted with handguns ever since.
After getting mauled by a grizzly on a hunting trip outside of Yellowstone in the Thorofare, James Davis was determined to go back to fill his elk tag. Less than a month later, he returned to the same location and bagged a bull elk.
When an elderly man from Vermont died in September without an obituary or funeral, a Wyoming Game and Fish biologist who developed a friendship with him 12 years ago, posted her own tribute and made sure his cat was taken care of.
A Virginia teenager battling an untreatable disease fulfilled his dream of hunting elk in the West, and said he can’t wait to return to Wyoming.
An Iowa hunter who shot a Wyoming elk that made it to private property before dying said he wasn’t allowed by the landowner to retrieve the animal, and the carcass was left to rot.
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A renewed push to ban lead ammunition on federal lands could hurt hunting and target shooting in Wyoming, says longtime wildlife biologist and gun advocate.
Transplanted elk from Wyoming and other Western states are thriving in the East. So much so that Virginia is having its first-ever elk season. But Wyoming is still tops for elk hunting, say wildlife experts.
An Iowa hunter said he had to live every hunter’s worst nightmare as had to spend hours watching a bull he’d shot die because he couldn’t get permission to go 20 yards onto private land where the bull had fled.
Wyoming hunters had a front-row view of a battle royale between two angry bull elk – and have the video to prove it. They said the battle lasted over 20 minutes and ended in a stalemate.
A 12-year-old Wyoming girl learned hunting ethics from her stepfather every step of the way toward her first big game hunt, which ended with Greybull’s Addison Coscarelli bagging a large bull elk.
A hunter who shot a large mule deer buck in Wyoming’s remote Hoback range says someone stole the trophy head and choice cuts of meat as he was hauling his kill back to his camp.
It was not a good day for a Wyoming hunter who was being cited for trespassing near Glendo reservoir when he dropped his meth pipe inside a game warden’s truck.
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Former Wyoming Attorney General Pat Crank recalled three bullets zipping over him and his hunting partner as they were trying to close in on a cow elk during a recent hunting season’s opening.
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Should shooting an antelope at 2,000 yards be considered fair chase? Just how far is too far for ethical hunting shots was the subject of a lively discussion before the Wyoming Wildlife Task Force on Friday.
Back in 2000, Gov. Geringer had one doozy of a hunt. It was full of tenacity, horrible weather, miles and miles of hiking, tourists scared out of their wits, and more.
Blazing weather during the opening week of many of Wyoming big game bow hunting seasons might make it difficult, though not impossible, to find elk, some hunters said.
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The ArmaLite, or AR-15 rifle remains popular among Wyoming hunters and sport shooters, Wyoming hunters and gun shop owners say.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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The current idea for a “90/10” split for allocation of big game hunting tags in Wyoming has stalled with a wildlife policy advisory board, but an advocate for the idea said he and others hope to keep pushing the matter in the Wyoming Legislature.
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department released its annual hunting forecast and elk is at the top of the list for good hunting followed by deer and antelope.
A searing early August hampered the archery antelope season start, but overall, the 2022 hunting outlook is good, Wyoming outdoorsman say.
Jackson resident Norma Winder is donating her bison hunting tag, which she won in a raffle, to a disabled female veteran.
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is considering a substantial change to its “preference points” system to give longtime applicants for moose and bighorn sheep hunting licenses a better chance of drawing one of the tags.
Josh Kirk, the Lander resident who stars in the TV show “Mountain Men” will take people on bison hunts this summer but warns it’s not a ‘glamping trip’ and hunters will fully harvest their bison.
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The Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce has unanimously recommended that the Wyoming Legislature split hunting licenses for white-tailed and mule deer.
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Because of a new law passed earlier this year, 90% of hunting licenses for “big five” wild game animals will go to Wyoming residents, leaving only 10% for non-resident hunters. The new law takes affect in 2023.
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A continuing drought and disease have prompted the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to cut by more than 11,000 the number of mule deer and pronghorn hunting licenses it will issue.
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By winning the SuperTag Trifecta (the odds were 1 in 16,000,000) Buffalo detective James Kozisek can hunt three big game animals. He can choose from: bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goat, elk, wild bison, deer, pronghorn, black bear, gray wolf, and mountain lion.
The first topic was the distribution of “big five” tags and would suggest a big change to the licenses allotted for moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, bison and grizzly (if they are ever delisted).
Sporting Lead-Free hopes to reduce lead consumed inadvertently by people and wildlife and is proposing ways to help anglers and hunters see the positives of choosing tackle and ammo that doesn’t poison the environment.
June 1 is a big day for Wyoming hunters; it’s the deadline to submit applications for many fall hunts for residents and nonresidents.
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Two Buffalo residents have been fined and will lose their hunting privileges for the foreseeable future in connection to a 2019 case where a bull elk was killed illegally
Some kids grow up with tales of great hunts and outdoor adventure. They dream of future exploits while gazing at mounted critters on their walls.
The Sheridan Police Department is launching a program again that will harvest deer from the city limits of Sheridan.
A longtime all-women’s hunting competition will enter its 41st year on Saturday as teams take part in the Wyoming Women’s 5-Shot Rabbit Hunt near Shoshoni.
War is hell, but returning to civilian life can be equally daunting for many military veterans, especially those whose wounds complicate the reintegration process.
Outdoor activity in Wyoming contributes a larger share to the state’s economic activity than the majority of states, according to a federal report.
I am happy that you’re out having adventures, and hopefully getting some tasty meat for the freezer. I know that you look forward to hunting season all year long, and it’s a big part of why you are in this great state, whether as a resident or a visitor. And I appreciate that so far this year, all but one of you have honored our ranch gates by leaving them as you find them.
Fall is in the air and it’s the time of year when hunters around Wyoming are finalizing their plans for a successful hunting season. The Wyoming Game & Fish Department has prepared a fall forecast of its eight regions to make planning much easier.
A coalition of environmental groups plans to sue the state over a new law giving it the authority to conduct grizzly bear hunts.
