🚧 Outdoors | Cowboy State Daily

Wyoming is working on projects, most notably wildlife crossings, that could reduce the number of roadkill incidents on highway around the state, which ranks eighth in the nation in that statistic.

Despite Having Fewest People, Wyoming Piles Up 8th Most Roadkill

Wyoming may have the fewest people of all 50 states, but when it comes to roadkill, Wyoming ranks No. 8 overall, behind northern neighbor Montana at No. 2.

Mark HeinzAugust 18, 2023

Massive Winterkill Is Impacting Wyoming Antelope Hunts

Massive winterkill prompted Wyoming Game and Fish to cut thousands of hunting tags, and some regular hunters say they’ll forego this season to help decimated herds recover.

Mark HeinzAugust 18, 2023

There is General consensus over preserving the Greater Little Mountain area in Sweetwater County, although a draft plan for managing other federal lands around it was slammed by Wyoming elected officials.

Wyoming Blasts BLM Over Plan To Limit Uses For 1.8 Million Acres

Gov. Mark Gordon and other Wyoming elected officials are blasting a draft BLM land management plan to limit uses on 1.8 million acres for environmental protection.

Mark HeinzAugust 17, 2023

Yellowstone Grizzly Death Count Hits 24, Including 20-Year-Old Shot Last Week

A 20-year-old grizzly killed in Montana last week for preying on cattle is the 24th grizzly to die so far this year in the Greater Yellowstone area. Six have been killed in Wyoming for livestock depredation.

Mark HeinzAugust 17, 2023

Anglers Warned Yellowstone River Fish May Be Poisoned From Train Crash

A train crash that dumped molten sulfur and asphalt into the Yellowstone River North of Yellowstone Park might have poisoned fish, and officials are warning anglers not to eat their catches from the river.

Mark HeinzAugust 16, 2023

This man photographed chasing wolves in Wyoming’s Lamar Valley could be the same man filmed jumping out his vehicle to charge at black bears by the roadside

Yellowstone Photographer Believes Shirtless Bear Chaser Started By Chasing Wolves

The mystery of an unidentified man caught on video harassing black bears has deepened – photos have surfaced of what could be the same shirtless man chasing wolves in Yellowstone

Mark HeinzAugust 16, 2023

Why Presidents Can’t Designate National Monuments In Wyoming

Democratic presidents dating back to Jimmy Carter have used the Antiquities Act to create new national monuments in Western states without any congressional participation. But it can't happen in the Cowboy State due to a legal loophole that Wyoming politicians pushed through in 1950.

August 15, 2023

Anti-Hunters Appointed To Colorado Wildlife Commission Could Be A Warning For Wyoming

A former Wyoming Game and Fish commissioner says Wyoming doesn't need to worry about anti-hunters infiltrating its wildlife commission now, but is concerned with "up-and-coming wildlife biologists" because of the bias they are taught in the university system.

Mark HeinzAugust 15, 2023

A young male black bear on to the porch of Roseanne and Kim Gentry’s home in Big Horn on the afternoon of June 20, and was later killed by game and fish wardens.

Bear Breaks Into 82-Year-Old Woman’s House In Colorado, Woman Comes Out Victorious

A black bear broke into an 82-year-old woman’s home near Trinidad, Colorado, late Friday and the two got into a shoving match before the bear gave up and ran away. It was the fourth bear attack reported this year in Colorado.

Mark HeinzAugust 14, 2023

Infinite Outdoors CEO Sam Seeton with huge 5x5 archery bull

‘High-Tech Rednecks’ Offer Access To Private Land For Hunting Thru Digital App

Casper-based Infinite Outdoors say they want to change the way people hunt in Wyoming by getting them on exclusive private properties at rates average folks can afford. They say their approach will help keep hunting from becoming a "rich man's pastime."

Mark HeinzAugust 13, 2023

Wyoming Has Too Many Elk, And Nobody’s Sure What To Do About It

There are way too many elk, particularly in eastern and northeastern Wyoming, and lawmakers, ranchers, hunters and the Wyoming Department of Game and Fish are in a quandary over how to handle it.

Mark HeinzAugust 11, 2023

A collection of firearms for sale at Rocky Mountain Gun Trader in Cheyenne.

Colorado Raising Gun Purchase Age To 21 Likely Unconstitutional, UW Law Prof Says

A new Colorado law raising the legal age to purchase a firearm in that state from 18 to 21 has already been blocked by a federal judge, and will likely be proven unconstitutional, a Wyoming gun law expert said.

Mark HeinzAugust 11, 2023

Jeff Royce of Bozeman, Montana applies medicine to bite wounds that his wife, Jen suffered earlier this month during an otter attack on the Jefferson River.

Montana Woman Says She Feared For Her Life During Otter Attack

A Bozeman, Montana, woman who survived a vicious attack by an otter while float tubing on the Jefferson River says she had a “this is how I’m going to die” moment.

Mark HeinzAugust 10, 2023

Stands of dead timber like this one in Yellowstone National Park are a common sight along Wyoming roads in the wake of a massive pine beetle epidemic. Efforts continue to remove hazardous trees before they fall into the road.

The Standing Dead — Wyoming’s Roadside Ghosts Forests Are Here To Stay

A pine beetle epidemic that ripped through Wyoming during the 2000s and 2010s have created roadside ghost forests in Yellowstone and just about anywhere else the Cowboy State’s roads wind through mountains with forested slopes.

Mark HeinzAugust 10, 2023

Man Holding Infant Walks Right Up To Yellowstone Bison

Despite recent bison gorings, a man holding a small child on Tuesday got dangerously close to a massive bison near Old Faithful.

Mark HeinzAugust 09, 2023

‘No Different Than Friggin’ Grizzly Bears’: Rancher Wants To Trap Wyoming Otters

Following a vicious attack by otters in Montana that left a woman hospitalized, it’s time to start trapping otters in Wyoming, a rancher said. But the Game and Fish Department isn’t ready for an otter season.

Mark HeinzAugust 08, 2023

A man suffered wounds to his upper right arm when a bear bit him as he was relaxing in a hammock in a Colorado campground late Saturday.

Colorado Wildlife Agents Intend To Kill Bear That Bit Man’s Arm

Colorado wildlife agents on Tuesday are tracking and want to kill a black bear that bit a man’s arm while he was relaxing in a hammock over the weekend.

Mark HeinzAugust 08, 2023

It's unusual, but not unheard of, for bears to break into homes while looking for food, as in this file photo from a video of a bear break-in a few years ago.

Man Shoots Bear In His Living Room Near Wyoming

A Montana couple got up close and personal with a black bear that broke into their house last week. It ended up in their living room, where the homeowner shot it with a handgun.

Mark HeinzAugust 07, 2023

‘Surprise’ Grizzly Mauling Near Dubois Leaves Man Hospitalized

A “surprise encounter” grizzly mauling near Dubois early Saturday left a man hospitalized, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Mark HeinzAugust 07, 2023

Jenna Bourgeois of Big Timber, Montana breeds Karelian Bear Dogs. He likes to camp at Vedauwoo in Wyoming, where there’s plenty of space for the energetic dogs.

Karelian Bear Dogs Can Fend Off Grizzlies, But Are Also Friendly

Karelian bear dogs are trained to protect their owners from grizzly bears, but are also friendly enough to make good family dogs.

Mark HeinzAugust 05, 2023

Otter Attacks Women Tubing On Montana River, Sending One To Hospital

A vicious otter attack on a Montana river that left a woman gravely injured mirrors an otter attack near La Barge, Wyoming, several years ago.

Mark HeinzAugust 04, 2023

A wolf in Wyoming gets a drink in this file photo.

Vedauwoo Wolf Sighting Report Likely Legitimate, Biologist Says

A retired wildlife biologist said the reporting of two wolves in the Vedauwoo area between Cheyenne and Laramie is likely legitimate. He said the wolves are probably from Yellowstone or Colorado.

Mark HeinzAugust 03, 2023

The Cheyenne East High School clay target team practices at a local range in this file photo.

Wyoming Rebuffs Feds That Hunter Education Is ‘Dangerous Weapon Training’

Potential cuts to teaching hunter education in public schools because they provide “dangerous weapon training” are wrong, misguided and would deprive Wyoming kids of valuable “life skills,” local officials say.

Mark HeinzAugust 02, 2023

Black Bear, Cub Killed After Attack Near Wyoming State Line

Game agents tracked down and killed a female black bear and her cub, after the female attacked a homeowner near Victor, Idaho, near the Wyoming state line. The incident mirrors dust-ups with black bears this year in Wyoming.