CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said Tuesday that it relocated a sub-adult male grizzly on Sunday and an adult male grizzly on Monday after livestock depredations occurred on private and public land. The bear captured on Sunday was relocated to the Bailey Creek drainage about 11 miles from Yellowstone National Park’s […]
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Goodbye Sky? Wyoming astronomers ponder the future after Musk’s ‘satellite train’ flies overhead
CASPER, Wyo. — University of Wyoming Professor of Physics & Astronomy Daniel Dale was backpacking in the Snowy Range last month when he suddenly spotted something moving in the moonless night sky. “It was pretty insane,” he said, recalling the site of some 60 bright, low-orbiting satellites in a perfect line speeding overhead. “It was […]
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Yellowstone opening lottery for winter snowmobile permits on Aug. 1
CASPER, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park will begin accepting applications for its 2022–2023 winter lottery for snowmobile permits that allow access in the park without a commercial guide. Yellowstone’s Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program was launched in 2013 and allows people who successfully get a permit to enter the park for up to three days with groups […]
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Wyoming reservoir closing to boats due to invasive zebra mussel discovery in South Dakota
CASPER, Wyo. — The LAK Reservoir east of Newcastle, Wyoming, will be closed to watercraft starting 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1 due to the recent discovery of zebra mussels in Pactola Reservoir 27 miles from the Wyoming border in the Black Hills in South Dakota, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. The LAK […]
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After historic flooding, Yellowstone sees June visits drop 43% from record month in 2021
CASPER, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park saw 938,845 recreation visits in June 2021, a record for the park. A year later, park visits were down 43% to a total of 536,601 in June 2022. The June visitation numbers released by Yellowstone’s Public Affairs Office on Monday give a sense of how historic flooding that occurred […]
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Wyoming options limited in Colorado River drought effort
Under a federal deadline to commit additional water to downstream states, Wyoming officials say they can’t get specific about volumes. Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Wyoming joined the three other Upper Colorado River Basin states this week in telling federal officials they will take on additional water conservation efforts, but cannot commit to sending specific volumes of […]
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Wyomingites asked to report dead sage grouse for West Nile virus testing
CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said Monday it is asking people to report dead sage grouse to help the department’s efforts to monitor for West Nile virus. There are no signs of a West Nile virus outbreak in the state. Each year, Game and Fish asks people to report dead sage […]
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Wyoming Game and Fish urges anglers to help protect fish during hottest stretch of summer
CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said Monday it is asking anglers to adjust their practices to help protect fish from the heat during the hottest stretch of summer. The state is experiencing hotter temperatures and much of Wyoming is experiencing drought conditions. With less water flowing in streams and rivers, the […]
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Agencies bring personnel, equipment to help Wyoming in wildfire season
CASPER, Wyo. — A wet spring followed by hot, windy conditions have primed the pump for what could be a long and difficult fire season in central Wyoming. Fire restrictions will go into effect in Natrona County and nine other counties in the region on Friday, according to authorities. To assist in that challenge, the […]
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Wyoming Game and Fish hosting Kids Outdoor Day at Medicine Lodge Archaeological Site
CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said Tuesday it will be hosting a Kids Outdoor Day in conjunction with Wyoming State Parks on Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site in Hyattville. There will be activity stations set up for kids of different age groups, with the overall event […]
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Grizzly bear captured in Wyoming, released near Yellowstone’s northeast entrance
CASPER, Wyo. — On July 16, a subadult male grizzly bear was captured due to “conflict with anthropogenic attractants on private land,” the Wyoming Game and Fish Department said on Monday. The bear was then released in the Fox Creek area about eight miles from the northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park. Game and Fish […]
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BLM closing Price Road near Casper until late October for re-route, improvements project
CASPER, Wyo. — Price Road, 18 miles southwest of Casper, will close on Aug. 1 for a road improvements and re-routing project, the Bureau of Land Management’s Casper Field Office announced Monday. The closure is expected to remain in effect until construction is complete in late October. The road is located across the North Platte […]
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Crazy Woman Canyon Road to close for the summer
GILLETTE, Wyo. — The road through Crazy Woman Canyon in the Big Horn Mountains will close for the remainder of the summer for repairs starting Monday, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Crazy Woman Canyon Road will close every weekday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting July 18 and will not fully reopen until […]
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Wyoming Game and Fish issues fire restrictions in six counties, including Natrona
CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced this week fire restrictions affecting Game and Fish managed lands in six counties, including Natrona. The fire restrictions impacting lands in Natrona and Converse County were announced Thursday and were in conjunction with Bureau of Land Management restrictions in effect in both counties. Restrictions impacting […]
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Gnarly, dudes: Central Wyo Trails Alliance asks for votes to win $15K grant from sports nutrition maker
CASPER, Wyo. – The Central Wyoming Trails Alliance took to social media to ask for 100 votes to help compete for a $15,000 grant from Gnarly Sports Nutrition. “The grant will assist with trail design and projects,” said the post, which included the online link to vote for the community organization. There is also a […]
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WATCH: Bison takes leisurely stroll by Yellowstone’s erupting Old Faithful
CASPER, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park may have been battered by floodwaters in June, but beauty continues to abound in this national treasure. Professional photographer Chris Fabregas captured a beautiful moment on Sunday when a Yellowstone bison leisurely strolled by Old Faithful as the iconic geyser was erupting. “Yellowstone Park and the geysers are an […]
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Fire restrictions expand to all Game and Fish lands in Natrona and Converse counties
CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has issued fire restrictions on all lands owned or managed by the Game and Fish Commission in Converse and Natrona counties due to continued dry conditions. The fire restrictions are in conjunction with fire restrictions issued by the Bureau of Land Management and are effective immediately, […]
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Oil and gas, green groups both pan reduced Wyoming lease sale
Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Oil and gas companies successfully bid for the right to develop 71,251 federal acres across the West in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s first onshore oil and gas lease sale since President Joe Biden took office. Most of the newly leased federal minerals are in Wyoming — 67,627 subsurface acres, according […]
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Leftover Wyoming elk, deer hunting licenses available over-the-counter, online starting Wednesday
CASPER, Wyo. — Leftover Wyoming elk and deer hunting licenses will go on sale at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. “Leftover license availability changes each year based on what hunters applied for and received in the initial draw. Jennifer Doering, license section manager with Game and Fish, […]
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Federal tax offset pays 8.5 times Marton Ranch property levy
A program to compensate for nontaxable federal land generated far more per acre for Natrona County than county and state Marton Ranch agricultural land taxes. Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile Federal and county data appear to undercut worries that the federal conservation purchase of the 35,670-acre Marton Ranch near Casper will diminish tax revenue to […]
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Game and Fish shuts down hunting, fishing licensing Saturday
CASPER, Wyo. — All hunting and fishing licensing systems through the Wyoming Game and Fish Department are offline, but they are expected to be back up later this weekend, the department says. The shutdown started at 7 a.m., per Game and Fish, signaling a temporary pause on residents’ ability to purchase hunting or fishing licenses, […]
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Black bear killed in Story over ‘safety concerns’
GILLETTE, Wyo. — A black bear was euthanized by wildlife managers in Story this week after it repeatedly received food rewards from unsecured garbage, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. The bear was located on Presbyterian Road after managers responded to a bear report on July 4, one of several similar reports involving […]
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Wildfire contained west of Casper Friday afternoon burned estimated 40-50 acres
CASPER , Wyo — Natrona County fire crews made short work of a brush fire that caused a brief evacuation of nearby residents west of 10 Mile Road Friday afternoon. The fire burned about 40-50 acres of grass, Natrona County Fire District spokesman Leighton Burgen told Oil City News. No buildings or resources were affected. […]