Mark Heinz
Mark Heinz covers the outdoors and wildlife for Cowboy State Daily.
He previously worked or freelanced for numerous newspapers and magazines across Wyoming, Idaho and Montana covering all manner of news and feature stories. He has a strong background in topics related to wildlife, hunting, and wildlands conservation. Hes written extensively since the 1990s about the controversies surrounding wolves, grizzly bears and mustangs.
He also enjoys people-centric stories with quirky edge of humor and has written several such pieces for Cowboy State Daily.
Mark lives in Laramie with his wife, Kendy, and the youngest of their five children.
Latest from Mark Heinz
Wyoming Hunter Saves Elk Tangled In Barbed Wire From A Slow, Miserable Death
A Wyoming oil field worker said his heart sank Saturday when he saw an exhausted bull elk trapped in a barbed wire fence facing a slow, miserable death. He untangled the elk, praying it would survive. It did.
Mark HeinzNovember 17, 2025
Wyoming Pilot Who Owns A Fighter Jet Co-Stars In New Disney+ Comedy
Pilot Matt Guthmiller of Alpine, Wyoming, owns his own fighter jet and was the youngest person to fly solo around the world in 2014. His latest adventure is co-starring in a new Disney+ comedy series, “The Worst Flight Around The World."
Mark HeinzNovember 16, 2025
Future For Wyoming's Walleye Fishing Shaky As Major Hatchery Faces Risks
There’s a huge demand for walleye in Wyoming but the main supply of walleye, from a North Dakota hatchery is in doubt because of a zebra mussel threat. To get ahead of the problem, Wyoming's Game and Fish Department is looking to ramp up its walleye hatchery program here.
Mark HeinzNovember 15, 2025
40 Years Later, Wyoming Still Loves Legendary Square Body Trucks
Chevrolet and GMC ended their legendary square body pickup line in 1987, and their square body Suburban and Blazer line a few years later. Now they’re hot again, and truck nuts around Wyoming want them.
Mark HeinzNovember 15, 2025
Bison Crossing From Utah Into Colorado Now Officially Protected Wildlife
Bison from Utah’s iconic Book Cliffs Herd have been venturing across the state line into Colorado, which recently decided to protect them as wildlife for the first time.
Mark HeinzNovember 14, 2025
Wyoming, Six Other Basin States Miss Key Colorado River Deadline
Wyoming and six other Colorado River basin states missed a key deadline to agree on water use, but talks continue. They now have until February before the federal government may impose its own plan.
Mark HeinzNovember 14, 2025
