Outdoors

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

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.

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.

Mark HeinzAugust 02, 2023

Female hikers in Wyoming are alert after reports from nearby Colorado where a pervert has accosted women on trails.

Colorado Trail Pervert Has Wyoming Outdoorswomen Being Extra Vigilant

Wyoming hikers and trail runners are being extra vigilant after a hit-and-run sexual predator targeting women on some popular Colorado hiking trails remains unidentified.

Mark HeinzAugust 01, 2023

Yellowstone cutthroat trout have struggled in their native waters. The Forest Service is considering killing all the rainbow trout in a popular wilderness creek to give the cutthroats and edge.

Feds Want To Kill Rainbow Trout In Popular Yellowstone Wilderness Drainage

The Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife plan to kill all the rainbow trout in the Buffalo Creek drainage just north of Yellowstone Park and replace them with native cutthroats.

Mark HeinzJuly 31, 2023

Members of the Cheyenne East High School trap shooting team take aim, waiting for a clay target.

Wyoming Coach Criticizes Biden Plan To Cut Money For Shooting Programs

A Biden administration plan to cut federal money for school-sponsored shooting and hunting programs is part of the “wokeism” that’s “ruining America,” says Cheyenne East High trap shooting coach.

Mark HeinzJuly 31, 2023

A mosquito sucks blood. The tiny pest can be more than an annoyance, it can pass on deadly diseases.

What’s The Deadliest Critter In Wyoming? Potentially, It’s The Lowly Mosquito

Although grizzlies get all the attention, biologists say mosquitoes are the deadliest creature in Wyoming. That is, if they're carrying the 'right' disease. So the next time a grizzly is chasing you, just be glad it's not a mosquito.

Jake NicholsJuly 30, 2023

This notch is the only way through “The Great Wall” — one of the highlights of Wyoming’s “Big Balls” backcountry hiking trail.

Explore Wyoming: "Big Balls" Trail Is A Hidden Wilderness Gem

The “Big Balls of Cowtown Trail” — or as it’s more commonly called “Big Balls" — isn’t officially designated on any maps. But for those willing to go the extra miles to find it in the Gros Ventre wilderness, it’s a great hike.

Mark HeinzJuly 30, 2023

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists examine two yearling sibling grizzlies. The young bears, along with a third sibling (not pictured) had to be tranquilized and relocated from the prairie near Valier, Montana earlier this month. They had been hanging around peoples’ houses.

Rancher Changes View On Prairie Grizzlies, 'We Can Live With These Bears'

One Montana rancher said she resented grizzlies returning to the prairies at first because a bear killed several of her sheep but now she's OK with them reclaiming their home on the range.

Mark HeinzJuly 29, 2023

Farmer Videos Grizzlies Frolicking On His Potato Farm

Normally grizzlies are spotted in mountainous country, but their range has been expanding. Most recently, two grizzlies were filmed on a potato farm in eastern Idaho.

Mark HeinzJuly 27, 2023