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Many areas of the Red Desert in southwest Wyoming make up an outdoor recreation playground.

Controversial BLM Rock Springs Plan Could Devastate Tourism, Boosters Say

The Bureau of Land Management’s proposed plan for the 3.6 million acres in the Rock Springs area could devastate tourism in Sweetwater County, which generates millions in revenue and 1,400 local jobs, tourism booster claim.

Mark HeinzOctober 24, 2023

First-Time Wyoming Hunter Had To Watch Elk Suffer After Another Took Bad Shot

A first-time Wyoming elk hunter found himself in an ethical and legal quandary Sunday as he watched a bull elk shot by another hunter suffer and die slowly.

Mark HeinzOctober 24, 2023

Oregon Buttes is part of a huge swath of federal land that's included in the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan.

Former BLM Director Says Wyoming Would Win If It Sues Over Rock Springs Plan

The Bureau of Land Management’s controversial Rock Springs management plan for 3.6 million acres of public land probably won’t stand up to court challenges because it’s unconstitutional, says former BLM Director William Perry Pendley.

Mark HeinzOctober 23, 2023

Nets Could Help Cull Lake Trout Threatening Flaming Gorge’s World-Class Fishery

Fisheries experts will recommend to the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission that thousands of lake trout should be netted, cut open and sunk to the bottom of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir in order to help the remaining fish flourish.

October 22, 2023

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Hunting Wyoming: Campbell County Known For Antelope — If You Can Get To Them

Outdoors writer Mark Heinz is doing a series on hunting in all 23 counties in Wyoming. For Campbell County, Mark says the high plains big game herds are plentiful, but getting permission to access some of the best areas can be challenging.

Mark HeinzOctober 22, 2023

Harley Gonzales smiles after shooting her first antelope during last week's annual Wyoming Women's Antelope Hunt.

Rush Of Bagging First Pronghorn Never Gets Old At Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt

For more than a decade, the annual Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt has been growing. This year 45 hunters from 10 states participated, including 20 first-time hunters. Buffalo's Harley Gonzales was one of the rookies who bagged her first pronghorn this year.

Amber SteinmetzOctober 21, 2023

Wyoming’s Famous Hell’s Half Acre Could Soon Re-Open To The Public

A plan is in the works to renovate and re-open Wyoming’s famous Hell’s Half Acre, an otherworldly landscape made famous in movies like the cult classic “Starship Troopers.”

Renée JeanOctober 21, 2023

A line of ATVs make their way across a rugged trail through the Moab region of Utah.

Not Just Wyoming: BLM Has Controversial Plans For Moab, Other Areas Around West

A Wyoming off-highway vehicle enthusiast says he’s worried the BLM’s controversial and restrictive Rock Springs management plan is part of a broad effort to remake public land use across the West.

Mark HeinzOctober 20, 2023

The Wyoming Toad is an endangered species unique to the Laramie area.

Feds Spend $2 Million On Land Near Laramie To Save Rare Wyoming Toad

The federal government recently bought roughly 1,000 acres near Laramie as a preserve for the rare and endangered Wyoming Toad, in hopes of helping the toad population recover.

Greg JohnsonOctober 20, 2023

Hunting Wyoming: Elk Doing Well in Sweetwater County, But Deer, Antelope Down

Outdoors writer Mark Heinz is doing a series on hunting in all 23 counties in Wyoming. For Sweetwater County, Mark says the elk herds are doing great – but similar to the situation in Carbon County – antelope and deer herds suffered massive winterkill losses.

Mark HeinzOctober 20, 2023

A grizzly sow with her two cubs stand up to take a look around in this file photo.

After Tip From Ex-Wife, Wyoming Man Charged With Killing Four Grizzlies

A Powell man is accused of illegally killing four grizzly bears, including two cubs, after wildlife officials began an investigation based on a tip from his ex-wife.

Mark HeinzOctober 19, 2023

Controversial BLM Plan Comment Period Extended After Wyomingites Protest

Wyomingites spoke, and the Bureau of Land Management listened, announcing Thursday morning that the agency has extended the public comment period for its controversial Rock Springs Resource Management Plan to Jan. 17, 2024.

Mark HeinzOctober 19, 2023

Search and rescue responders and volunteers help retrieve a woman who slipped and fell in the Shell Falls area of Big Horn County on Sunday.

Woman Rescued After Fall Down Steep Ravine In Bighorn National Forest

A 50-year-old woman who fell down a steep embankment near Shell Falls in the Bighorn National Forest on Sunday was hurt and had to be retrieved using a rope and pulley system.

Andrew RossiOctober 18, 2023

If hunters want to keep the “dead heads” of winterkill elk they find, they must report them to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Hunters Warned About Taking Big Game Heads Left From Massive Wyoming Winterkill

Thanks to massive winterkill leaving big game carcasses scattered across the landscape, Wyoming hunters might get a chance to take home more than one trophy this fall, but they must follow the rules.

Mark HeinzOctober 18, 2023

Motorized trails in the Red Desert area of Wyoming, seen here in a documentary film on the RideBDR YouTube channel, could be closed to vehicles in the future under a proposed BLM management plan for the area.

Barrasso and Lummis Tell BLM To Back Off Controversial Rock Springs ‘Land Grab’

In a letter to the head of the BLM, John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis want the agency’s director to withdraw its preferred Rock Springs Resource Management Plan many say would kill many public and industry uses.

Leo WolfsonOctober 18, 2023

A loop of motorized trails in the Red Desert area of Wyoming near a place called Adobe Town is featured in this documentary film on the RideBDR YouTube channel.

If BLM OKs Controversial Rock Springs Plan, Don’t Expect Local Cooperation

Should the BLM approve its controversial and widely criticized plan for managing 1.8 million acres of public land in Wyoming, don’t expect local law enforcement to cooperate, Sweetwater County officials say.

Mark HeinzOctober 18, 2023

A large Dodge truck was totaled Sunday after it plowed into a herd of elk on Highway 120 near Meeteetse on Sunday.

‘Elk Massacre’ When Pickup Plows Into Herd Near Meeteetse

A “Sunday morning elk massacre” killed several animals when a pickup plowed into a herd along Wyoming Highway 120 near Meeteetse, an area where critters frequently cross the highway.

Mark HeinzOctober 17, 2023

Hunting Wyoming: Weston County Famous For Its Mountain Lions And Turkeys

Outdoors writer Mark Heinz is doing a series on hunting in all 23 counties in Wyoming. For Weston County, Mark says access to elk and deer areas can be hit and miss, but it has some of the state’s best mountain lion and turkey hunting.

Mark HeinzOctober 17, 2023

Jo Lynn Emerson of Rock Springs said she found four dead coyotes piled near a popular recreation area on Oct. 9, and three more added to the pile on Sunday.

Wyoming Hunters Angry Over Pile Of Coyote Carcasses Dumped In Public

Wyoming hunters are reacting with anger over whoever left a pile of dead coyotes along a road to a popular recreation area near Rock Springs. They say it undercuts the importance of ethical predator control.

Mark HeinzOctober 16, 2023

Patrick Edwards shows the world record 6-pound, 8-4.-ounce white sucker he caught in Wyoming.

Wyoming Angler Sets World Record Because Daughter Begged To Go Fishing

Wyoming angler Patrick Edwards got word Monday that the huge 6-pound, 8.4-ounce white sucker he caught six months ago tied a nearly 40-year-old world record. And it all happened because he promised his 11-year-old daughter they'd go fishing.

Clair McFarlandOctober 16, 2023

After being struck by a vehicle Oct. 9 along U.S. Highway 89 in Teton National Park, Wyoming’s beloved Grizzly 610 laid still for hours before finally rejoining her three yearling cubs. She was reported to be up and moving normally the next day.

Grizzly 610 Back With Her Cubs, ‘Moving Normally’ A Week After Hit-And-Run

After being struck by a car and laying by the roadside for hours Oct. 9, Grizzly 610, one of Wyoming’s most popular bears, was reported to be in good health Monday.

Mark HeinzOctober 16, 2023

State wildlife officials chased off a male grizzly from the area of the Paul Stock Nature Trail in Cody over the weekend.

Cody Residents Urged To Carry Bear Spray After Grizzly Chased From Public Trail

A male grizzly bear chased from a popular public trail in Cody city limits by Wyoming Game and Fish officials Sunday is a reminder for locals who share habitat with the apex predators to be careful. That includes carrying bear spray and staying in groups in the town’s wilder areas.

Andrew RossiOctober 16, 2023

View of the Paul Stock Nature Trail in Cody.

Wildlife Officials Run Off Grizzly Bear That Was On Trail In Cody City Limits

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department ran off a grizzly bear over the weekend after it had been seen on and around the 2-mile Paul Stock Trail, which is on the northern edge of Cody near several homes and residential areas.

Andrew RossiOctober 15, 2023

How To Go Hunting In Wyoming Without Getting Your Head Ripped Off By A Grizzly

One experienced hunter who lives in grizzly country says hunters can avoid deadly encounters with grizzlies in Wyoming by planning their exact routes to get in and out of the backcountry, avoiding thick brush, and not getting too close to streams and riverbeds.

Mark HeinzOctober 15, 2023

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