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Experimental Vaccine Tests In Wyoming Elk Offer Hope In Wasting Disease FightÂ
The initial results of an experimental chronic wasting disease vaccine test on elk look promising, but arent a major breakthrough, researchers said.
Mark HeinzSeptember 14, 2022
Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries After Moose Attack In Northern ColoradoÂ
An archery hunter suffered life-threatening injuries inflicted by a moose on Tuesday after the animal gored and trampled him in a remote area about 70 miles west of Fort Collins, Colorado.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 14, 2022
Gun Advocate Fears Feds Behind Credit Cards Tracking Gun Sales; ATF & FBI Won’t Comment
A Gun Owners of America spokesman on Tuesday told Cowboy State Daily he fears the federal government will use a new credit card system tracking gun sales. The ATF and FBI would not comment.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 14, 2022
Draft Bill Would Give Wyoming Game Wardens More Authority To Ticket Trespassers
The draft bill would give game wardens the authority to write trespassing tickets in cases for which they currently have to wait for a sheriffs deputy
Mark HeinzSeptember 13, 2022
Legal Expert: Listing Of Bat As Endangered Species Will Wreak Havoc On Private Property RightsÂ
An endangered species expert said if the Tricolor Bat gets added to the Endangered Species List, theres nothing a property owner can legally do if the bat enters their house, barn, or other area of property.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 13, 2022
Second Amendment Expert Says Buy Guns With Cash, Check Terms & Use Of Credit Cards
A prominent Second-Amendment expert in Wyoming advised gun enthusiasts Tuesday to buy guns in cash or check their credit card companies' terms and use agreements, following new banking categorizations for guns and ammunition.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2022
Credit Card Companies Now Can Track, Report Gun And Ammo Sales
A new code specific to the purchase of guns and ammunition will allow credit card companies to keep track of who is buying these items and report suspicious and illegal activity to authorities.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2022
Wyoming Legislators Working To Make Sure Hunting With Drones Is Illegal & Strengthening Trespass Laws
Wyoming legislators plan this week to consider making sure drones are included in the legal definition of aircraft forbidden for scouting or hunting game animal.
Mark HeinzSeptember 12, 2022
Rabbit Disease Causing Unprecedented Golden Eagle Decline in Big Horn BasinÂ
In the Big Horn Basin, golden eagles are the apex predator, and their primary prey is cottontail rabbits. But a deadly disease has decimated the rabbit population and is now killing the golden eagles.
Wendy CorrSeptember 12, 2022
Bird Flu Now Killing Wyoming Raptors; Roughly 100 Eagles, Hawk, Falcons Dead
Bird flu usually kills wild waterfowl and domestic poultry, but now its starting to take a toll on Wyomings raptors. Roughly 100 eagles, hawks, and falcons have died of the disease in Wyoming.
Mark HeinzSeptember 12, 2022
National Guard Airlifts Stranded Front-End Loader Stuck In Remnants Of Yellowstone Flood
When a National Park Service front-end loader got stranded in the remnants of the Yellowstone flood, a gigantic CH-47 Chinook helicopter was the only way they could get it out.
Mark HeinzSeptember 09, 2022
Wyoming Trapper Hopes Russia Raccoon Market Opens Again Soon, Not Concerned About Rabies Epidemic
As a raccoon rabies epidemic rages in the Eastern U.S., a Lander trapper said he hopes Russian relations warm-up so he can restart his raccoon fur business to the country.
Mark HeinzSeptember 09, 2022
Wyoming’s Medicine Bow Forest Under Fire Restrictions, Cooler Weather Won’t Help
Stage 1 fire restrictions went into effect on Thursday across the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest and Thunder Basin National Grassland in east and southeast Wyoming, and impending cooler weather wont relieve them
Mark HeinzSeptember 08, 2022
Wildlife Mating Season In Wyoming: Tourists Warned Not To Approach, Pet, Saddle Animals
It's mating season for Wyoming wildlife which means it's time for seasonal warnings from wildlife agencies reminding people not to approach, pet, or try to saddle bear, moose, elk, and other wild animals.
Mark HeinzSeptember 08, 2022
Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser, World’s Highest-Erupting Geyser, Is Going Dormant
Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone Park appears to be going quiet. The geyser was highly active from 2018 until June of this year but now it's dormant.
Mark HeinzSeptember 08, 2022
Yellowstone Authorities Have Still Not Identified Floating Human Foot Found In PoolÂ
Authorities at Yellowstone National Park have still not identified a human foot which was found floating in a hot pool in Yellowstone over three weeks ago.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 07, 2022
Wyoming’s Wildfire Haze To Lift, Better Hunting Weather On The WayÂ
Wildfire smoke and mediocre elk hunting in extreme heat persisted in much of Wyoming on Wednesday, but cooler, clear weather should be on the way.
Mark HeinzSeptember 07, 2022
Gun, Ammo Excise Taxes Net $19.5 Million For Wyoming ConservationÂ
Wyomings share of this years federal excise tax funds from firearms and ammunition sales was nearly $19.5 million several million more than any of the previous four years, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Mark HeinzSeptember 07, 2022
Record Temperatures Makes Wyoming Elk Hunt Opening Day A Challenge, But Doesn’t Ruin It
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.
Mark HeinzSeptember 06, 2022
Wyoming AR-15 Fans Say It’s A Great Hunting RifleÂ
The ArmaLite, or AR-15 rifle remains popular among Wyoming hunters and sport shooters, Wyoming hunters and gun shop owners say.
Mark HeinzSeptember 02, 2022
Potential For Conflicts With Grizzlies Rise As Wyoming Hunters Take To BackcountryÂ
Wyoming hunters are taking to the field just as grizzly bears are trying to fatten up for hibernation; a recipe for conflict.
Mark HeinzSeptember 02, 2022
Wyoming’s Luck With Wildfire Holds, So Far
Despite high temperatures and loads of dead fuel in its forests, Wyoming has so far avoided a nasty wildfire season -- but with post-summer outdoor activity ramping up, luck might not hold, officials said.
Mark HeinzSeptember 02, 2022
Record-Breaking Gun, Ammo Sales Windfall Helps Wyoming ConservationÂ
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.
Mark HeinzSeptember 01, 2022
Airbnb Competition With Wyoming Motels Could “Gut” Hunting Season Lodging Business
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.
Mark HeinzAugust 31, 2022