One of the first pieces of Wyoming’s 500-plus-mile section of the proposed 3,700-mile Great American Rail Trail could be coming together soon near Casper.
A 3,700-mile coast-to-coast cycling and hiking trail, including roughly 500 miles across Wyoming, is ambitious in its scope, but actually getting it done is another story.
A rare form of pneumonia has killed at least 200 antelope near Pinedale, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. It’s not yet known where the outbreak originated or exactly how far it’s spread.
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Just in time for 307 day, the first grizzly of the year was spotted in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday. The 350-pound bear was, not surprisingly, eating at the time.
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A Rock Springs couple say they’ve found the perfect balance between stability and adventure, but rather than building out a sprinter van or truck, they prefer their SUV – where they’ve gained a considerable following and dependable income through YouTube and other outlets.
If you saw dead animals lying all over Wyoming’s highways at the beginning of the year, you weren’t alone. Roadkill numbers soared all across the state around the holiday season but no one has a handle on exactly why.
Wyomingites will soon be clear to chase mountain lions with hounds during the off-season, shoot coyotes through night vision scopes on public land, and ask for compensation for livestock killed by wolves anywhere in the state.
Jugs of urine tossed out vehicles along Wyoming highways have been dubbed “trucker bombs” and there could be thousands of them at any one time along I-80 and other roads. But one long-haul driver said that practice is generally frowned upon in his profession.
Forget about “Bambi,” deer can be incredibly aggressive toward each other, sometimes lethally so. A wildlife official said a viral video showing a deer wearing his vanquished opponent’s head demonstrates that people should keep their distance from wildlife.
Nonresidents will have to wait a full week longer than Wyomingites to start hunting shed antlers, under a measure awaiting Gov. Mark Gordon’s signature.
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Wyoming Republican Congresswoman Harriet Hageman joined the chorus calling for the delisting of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone area. She announced Tuesday that she’d introduced a bill to the House of Representatives to have the bears delisted.
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A 24-year-old man from Milwaukee, who died in an avalanche while in Lincoln County is this year’s second reported snowmobiling fatality in Wyoming. When a large section of snow gave way, the victim slid into a creek and was buried.
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Southwest Wyoming could become the next hot destination for off-road vehicle enthusiasts thanks to a bill that cleared its final obstacle with the Wyoming Legislature on Tuesday.
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A man killed Saturday in a snowmobile accident in the Snowy Range mountains near Centennial was well-known fitness guru and social media influencer Travis Just.
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Between 2010 and 2020, the mountain pine beetle wreaked havoc on Wyoming’s forests. That epidemic appears to have subsided, but now the spruce beetle and emerald ash borer are becoming a threat to Wyoming tree populations.
Anny Malo made history when she crossed the finish line on Sunday to secure her fifth consecutive Pedigree Stage Stop Race while Wyoming musher Alix Crittenden finished a career-high second place behind Malo.
Even though Elon Musk purchased Twitter, that doesn’t mean those who work for him follow the new regime’s policies. That was apparent when Montana Sen. Steve Daines’ Twitter account was briefly suspended for posting a hunting photo. His account was reinstated a few hours later.
A Minnesota snowmobiler who has been coming to the Snowy Range since 1994 said his son had a very close call with an avalanche, and warned that conditions in Wyoming are ripe for more.
Blasting prairie dogs is a popular activity in Wyoming, but some enthusiasts say finding good shooting spots on public land is getting tougher. One North Carolina man is putting out a call on social media to see if any Wyoming ranchers want him to come and rid their land of the rodents.
Don’t get Craig Bell wrong, just because one of the most popular products with his Wyoming customers is a vinyl decal proclaiming “I Hate People,” that doesn’t mean he actually hates people. Except when he sees a trailhead full of cars…
Snowmobilers reported anywhere from four to seven feet of new snow at Snowy Range over the weekend. The result is incredible snowmobiling conditions all across the area.
Wyoming has missed the mark by not having a world-class shooting complex that could draw tourism and boost the state to international status among firearms and archery enthusiasts, say proponents who are trying to launch the project.
Wyoming wind is famous — or perhaps infamous. But for residents like Justine Whitcare, those strong winds, coupled with our open landscape, can turn that wind into a natural sandblaster, stripping paint off her Laramie County house.
During the Wyoming House Appropriations Committee meeting on Tuesday, legislators debated whether it’s appropriate to let Governor Gordon, rather than the Wyoming Legislature, set the terms of tribal hunting agreements.
Despite their size and their abilities to battle wolves, bear, and other predators, livestock guardian dogs can be vulnerable — to humans. Wyoming ranchers are asking to please not ‘rescue’ their dogs as they aren’t “cold” and they don’t need rescuing.
Wyoming’s out-of-state snowmobile tourism is up 38%. It’s a $193.8 million industry for the Cowboy State, and it’s just getting stronger. Minnesota accounts for 28% of Wyoming’s snowmobile tourism.
Wyoming’s system for drawing allowed Joe Feeley of Aladdin to draw tags for all the “Big 5” trophy game species currently legal to hunt. Even so, he favors a bill that would reform the tag draw system because it would give young hunters better odds.
The bill would create a $50 million trust fund to pay for the Office of Outdoor Recreation to better promote Wyoming outdoors. Currently, Wyoming is last in dollars and jobs generated by outdoor tourism compared to 11 other western states.
Allowing off-road vehicles to pass underneath Interstate 80 near Evanston could connect a series of trails and be a huge boost to the area’s tourism, say proponents House Bill 42, which was moved to the House floor on Friday.
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Members of a Wyoming House committee narrowly voted down House Bill 48 which would have used $40 million to build pedestrian and bicycle paths across the state.
It could been a dire situation for Yellowstone snowmobiler Chris Brookhart as someone removed the ignition key from his snowmobile 15 miles from civilization on Tuesday. It turns out someone hid the key on purpose.
An overpopulation of aggressive squirrels and aging cottonwoods are clashing, prompting two dozen century-old trees to be removed from Holliday Park in Cheyenne. City officials say the overmature trees are no match for the damaging rodents.
Bills affecting the Wyoming outdoors in the 2023 legislative session include cracking down on drone usage so not to give hunters an unfair advantage and to address privacy concerns as well as legislation to protect Wyoming water along tributaries to the Colorado River.
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Mountain lions cut a bloody swath through the dog population around a town in rural Boulder County, Colorado, killing as many as 15 dogs in 30 days.
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With more than 70 false alerts from iPhones over Christmas weekend, a Colorado, search and rescue responder warns it could be a sign of things to come for Wyoming.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department was besieged with phone calls after a parody Facebook account announced that two rhinoceroses were running loose on I-25 after a transport vehicle crashed.
A 48-state hunting ban for poachers, which includes Wyoming, is a useful tool to help shut down illegal wildlife killers, particularly wealthy ones. Although they may just travel to Canada or Africa to poach.
After a minor wreck set off a snowmobiler’s iPhone emergency alert, search and rescue squads in two counties, along with a chopper crew from a third county, were scrambled for what turned out to be a fruitless three-hour search.
A new feature on Apple phones and watches that calla 911 when skiers fall down is causing chaos in many areas of the country. Wyoming authorities have reached out to Apple but have heard nothing.
Although the open water, 60-degree temperatures, and warm winds could appear to make for unsafe ice-fishing conditions, ice-anglers say it was more than safe.
Brent Sibley and his son, Forrest, had for many years dreamed of hunting elk together in Wyoming. Forrest was killed in combat in Afghanistan before they got the chance, so Brent dedicated his elk hunt this fall to his fallen son.
In what could be the start of a flaming arms race among Western politicians, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is showing off a flamethrower her staff gave her for Christmas.
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Although Wyoming is experiencing a severe winter storm, from a ranching perspective it’s nothing like the “Big Die-Up” of 1886-87, when hundreds of thousands of cattle perished across Wyoming and the West.
How about a flamethrower for Christmas? Or maybe a Krapp Strapp for that someone special? Perhaps a grizzly-proof suit? Outdoors writer Mark Heinz presents his top-10 gift ideas for the Christmas season.
Tracks of a wolf that was probably “three times the size of a German shepherd” were found earlier this week by a rancher outside of Lander, Wyoming.
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Unlike Canada where a retired wildlife official speculated that black bears are now hunting humans, Colorado authorities don’t believe that’s happening but black bear attacks on people did increase this year.
As the entire state is expected to be below zero by Thursday, it’s wise not to go out. If you must, make sure your car is packed with the essentials: a sleeping bag for each person in the car, high-calorie food, warm drinks, and a few sticks of butter.
Three people who were reportedly helping with an ice rescue fell into the ice themselves on Thursday; one of the helpers was rescued while two others haven’t been found.
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Don’t tell C.J. Box, but Wyoming is facing a big shortage of game wardens. Low salaries are probably to blame, Game and Fish director Brian Nesvik says.
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Mountain biking has been on the rise across the nation and Wyoming, with new trails and varied terrain, it has a lot to offer mountain bikers in summer and winter
An early freeze bodes well for Wyoming’s ice fishing season. There will be generous limits on smaller lake trout at Flaming Gorge reservoir, and no limit for burbot, a Game and Fish official said.
A drone with a flamethrower attached to it might seem like the perfect Christmas gift for that special someone but it turns out they’re expensive and require special licensing.
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Biologists are urging outdoors-people to stay “bear aware” in Wyoming as grizzly attacks, although rare, can still happen in the winter. There was a grizzly encounter last month in Fairbanks, Alaska and in late 2018, and woman and her infant were mauled and killed by a male grizzly.
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“Maverick,” “Goose” and “Charlie” are three black-footed ferrets that were just reintroduced to Meeteetse after being a part of a captive breeding program at the Phoenix Zoo. More than 500 ferrets have been born at the facility and then reintroduced to native habitat.
A makeshift firearm seized by cops and has become the laughingstock of the Internet was probably more dangerous to its user than anybody else, says a Wyoming gunsmith and former law enforcement officer.
A Wyoming Game and Fish biologist told Cowboy State Daily there have been no recorded incidents of grizzly bears eating bricks of cocaine and going on horrific rampages, unlike a new movie called ‘Cocaine Bear’ which is loosely based on a true story.
Outdoorsmen say the outlook is great for black bear hunting in Wyoming primarily because of the way the bears are managed with the quota system. As for grizzly hunting, however, go to Alaska because it’s not happening here anytime soon.
A Bridger, Montana, man was one of the latest of more than 300 disabled people who’ve been given a chance to hunt in Wyoming through the efforts of a Cody-based all volunteer group.
Neighboring Colorado, California and Utah all have large climbing communities. Smart marketing to these nearby enthusiasts could bring thousands more climbers to Wyoming and millions more tourism dollars.
Snowmobilers say they aren’t opposed to plowing a critical stretch of Highway 212 outside of Yellowstone as long as a replacement trail for recreation is created.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Metallica-themed goal at Saratoga Lake was to “kill ’em all.” And they succeeded as everything is dead. The department will restock the lake with trout in Spring 2023.
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Childhood brain cancer left Kenneth “Chip” Madren disabled, but that didn’t stop him from a hunt of a lifetime – and bagging a Wyoming bull elk.
A Laramie man told Cowboy State Daily that his 30-mile hike in 10,000+ foot terrain inhabited by grizzlies was worth it to fill his once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat tag – and has photos, video and a “dork stamp” to remember it.
Despite the availability of farm-raised and artificial Christmas trees, state foresters say Wyomingites are still going out to the woods to cut their own trees.
A Wyoming hunter said learning her deer was infected with chronic wasting disease caused her throw some of it away, and she remains on the fence about whether to consume the rest.
A video of a large mule deer buck limbo-ing his way under a metal gate is fun to watch, but not that unusual. Wyoming hunters say if they’ve lived that long to get that big, they’ve learned to be crafty to survive.
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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.
Karl Brauneis, a retired forester from Lander, told Cowboy State Daily that he thought the Krapp Strapp’s design was ingenious but would probably continue to just search for “a good log.”
Falconry, one of the most ancient forms of hunting small game and game birds, is still practiced in Wyoming. But don’t expect the birds of prey to be pets or behave like dogs…
A driver whose 4,000-pound trailer was flipped due to a 111mph wind gust on Saturday said he was frustrated with WYDOT because their signs warned of only 60mph gusts.
Wildlife disease, particularly “blue tongue disease,” hit deer populations in parts of Wyoming hard this year, seriously diminishing hunting opportunities in the Black Hills area.
A golden eagle captured in Wyoming as part of a program to mitigate depredation of Cowboy State sheep herds is doing well in his new home in Pennsylvania.
“Barbie Jeep Racing” – or grown adults cramming themselves into children’s toy plastic vehicles and careening down hills – has taken off in several states. A Cheyenne motorsports dealer said he wants Wyoming to be next.
Although a young girl was attacked by a golden eagle in Kyrgyzstan – that’s not likely to happen in Wyoming, wildlife biologists say. But sheep and small pets are a different story…
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Allowing off-road vehicles to cross under Interstate 80 near Evanston could be key to linking an extensive network of roads and trails and draw off road enthusiasts from around Wyoming and Utah.
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A non-profit organization in Cody received a $50,000 grant from T-Mobile to upgrade a little-known — yet to those who know how to find it — “spectacular” trail outside of Cody.
A Sheridan resident who recently moved from California said he’s ecstatic to have the freedom to enjoy using his flamethrower here, which he couldn’t do in his former home state.
A Wyoming hunter had to endure an extended stare-down with a huge, irritated black bear while making sure he was legally clear to shoot the bruin to fill his tag.
Prepare for state and feds to investigate if you kill a grizzly. And if your kill wasn’t in self-defense, you could pay up to $50,000, spend a year behind bars.
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Prices could rise dramatically for some nonresident Wyoming hunting licenses in a move some say will bring them more in line with averages across other Westen states.
One man from Colorado and another from Wyoming have been charged with aggravated assault and battery and theft after accusing a pair of hunters in Lincoln County of taking their elk carcasses.
Forget the expensive, big-brand hunting boots – a Wyoming girl dropped her first elk while wearing Crocs. The freshman from Lander say they bring her good luck.
A firearm found on the ground south of Rawlins led to the discovery of human remains Oct. 16, but the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office hasn’t yet released the identity of the body.
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Deer 255, a Wyoming mule deer doe, holds the record for the longest-documented land migration in the Lower 48. Her travels have been documented and watched via a collar cam for over 2,100 miles of migration across Wyoming.
A landowner recently was allowed by Wyoming Game and Fish to put down some wolves in the Gros Ventre mountains after they killed two foals and injured three other horses.
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The monster bull elk was missing the left side of its massive rack. When the hunters stumbled upon the broken antlers in an area larger than eight U.S. states, they were gobsmacked. So they MacGyvered it together to get the elk home.
Controversy has erupted over the future of the scenic Box Elder Canyon area near Glenrock. Some say they would like to see more trails there, but others want the rugged landscape left alone.
An elk hunter who purposely avoids hunting in grizzly country was charged by a black bear as he was processing his elk in the Bighorn Mountains last week.
The fall colors usually don’t last this long in Wyoming because of weather. There are a number of places all across the state to enjoy the foliage. But hurry up, inclement weather is on the way…
Somebody stole a trophy-sized bull elk skull and antlers from a backyard in Lander, mirroring the actions of thieves another hunter called “dirtbags” after his trophy mule deer rack was stolen in the Wyoming backcountry.
