GILLETTE, Wyo. — Pumpkins, if not disposed of properly and left out for animals to consume, can make wildlife sick, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Per Game and Fish, it may seem harmless to leave pumpkins out, but quite the opposite is true, especially for mule deer, whose digestive systems can’t process […]
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Wondrous Wyoming (10/31/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming often features photos of Wyoming’s wildlife, but there’s a creepy crawly side to the state as well. Here, Christina Nelson snapped this photo of a Black Widow spider enjoying a summer day at Casper Country Club! Happy Halloween! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Wyoming? Submit […]
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Wondrous Wyoming (10/28/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming isn’t just about the wonders of nature scenes in the state. The state’s wildlife is just as wondrous, although you might not have to wonder what this snake was up to on Coal Mountain Road a few miles outside Casper on Oct. 15, as pictured by Chuck Tholl! Do you […]
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Wondrous Wyoming (10/27/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming is sharing the warmth of a gorgeous fall day in mid-October at Edness Kimball Wilkins State Park, as captured by Jim and Ann Jones. May the warmth of this picture carry you through this wintry blast! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Wyoming? Submit it by […]
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Wondrous Wyoming (10/26/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming remembers when it wasn’t so cold out, and it wasn’t that long ago. John Chaney will help us remember with this gorgeous view east from Sinks Overlook in September! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Wyoming? Submit it by clicking here, filling out the form and […]
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Chronic Wasting Disease detected in new Wyoming elk hunt area
By Breanna Ball, Wyoming Game and Fish Department CODY, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in Elk Hunt Area 58. The disease was detected in a hunter-harvested bull elk in early October. Elk Hunt Area 58 is in the Cody Region and is bordered by two […]
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Most Yellowstone National Park entrances, roads will be closed Nov. 1
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. — The West, South and East entrances and nearly all roads in Yellowstone National Park will be closed to regular vehicle traffic Nov. 1. The park annually closes roads at this time of year to prepare them for the winter season and snowmobile and snowcoach travel, which will begin Dec. 15. The last day for visitors […]
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Wondrous Wyoming (10/25/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming will have us looking up in the sky, which is where Andrea Wendling saw the aurora dancing on Oct. 20! A gorgeous light show happened throughout the night. Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Wyoming? Submit it by clicking here, filling out the form and we […]
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Casper golf course boosts rates in 2024, promising enhanced facilities
CASPER, Wyo. — At its work session on Oct. 24, The Casper City Council approved rate increases for the Casper Municipal Golf Course. The changes will be effective on Jan. 1, 2024. This move follows a business plan introduced in June 2023 that focused on increasing the golf course’s revenue while decreasing expenses. The ultimate […]
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Game and Fish releases 2022 Law Enforcement Report
By Breanna Ball, Wyoming Game and Fish Department CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming game wardens patrolled more than 600,000 miles in 2022, according to the annual Wyoming Game and Fish Department Law Enforcement Report. The report, attached below, details key statistics, operations and accomplishments of game wardens, wildlife investigators and other employees dedicated to protecting one […]
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Game and Fish: Fall fishing offers ample opportunity, few crowds
By Breanna Ball, WGFD Public Information Officer CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming’s largest reservoir will be a hot spot for lake trout again this fall, and anglers can help the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in its management of the fishery. Flaming Gorge Reservoir, which is nearly 91 miles long and stretches in Wyoming and Utah, can provide […]
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Wondrous Wyoming (10/24/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming will wake us up with this beautiful sunrise captured by Rose Fry while riding her bike along a Casper path in early October! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it! Please include day and […]
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Wondrous Wyoming (10/23/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming brings us to Casper Mountain, where Shannon Jones was enjoying a little adventure on Sept. 30 when she took this photo of the Quaking Aspens, which changed into a beautiful shade of gold, between the archery range and Bear Trap. Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of […]
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Wondrous Wyoming (10/22/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming will take us back in time a bit to May 2022, when Sterling Ingram captured this gorgeous scene in Afton. The wilds of Wyoming are hard to beat! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share […]
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Game and Fish unveils new beaver holding facility
GILLETTE, Wyo. — A new beaver holding facility in northwestern Wyoming will assist wildlife managers in their efforts to improve riparian and stream habitat, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Beavers are routinely used to improve habitat in Wyoming, and the newly constructed facility will increase the capacity for habitat enhancement using beavers […]
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Western Wyoming’s big buck country sees slowest hunt in 30 years
ALPINE, Wyo. — Gary Fralick’s calm demeanor shifted to a hustle for the hour that a steady stream of severed heads made their way through his check station on the last Saturday of deer hunting season. The Thayne-based Wyoming Game and Fish Department biologist and his colleague, Kelsie Hayes, checked one ungulate deadhead after another. […]
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Wondrous Wyoming (10/21/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming takes a look up at the beautiful blue Wyoming sky pictured from PD 564 north of Douglas by Josh Anderson. Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it! Please include day and location of photo.
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Wondrous Wyoming (10/20/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming today takes us to Gray Reef Reservoir in Natrona County, where Stan Campbell caught this beautiful scene of the sun beginning to peek out! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it! Please include day […]
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Up for auction? Could a corner lot in Grand Teton National Park really be developed?
by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile Uncertainty is swirling around what will become of a square mile of state land within the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park that’s positioned to go to public auction. It’s a common refrain in Jackson Hole and beyond that the best outcome for the 640-acre lot, a tract known as the Kelly […]
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Wondrous Wyoming (10/19/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming brings us to the Douglas High School stadium, where Judi Thompson Piontkowski took this beautiful photo on Oct. 2. Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it! Please include day and location of photo.
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Wondrous Wyoming (10/18/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming will see us trek to the gorgeous wild outdoors, where Aysha Dawn captured this view on Sept. 4 outside Dubois. Can you hear the sound of nature in the photo? Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we […]
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Wondrous Wyoming (10/17/23)
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming on Oct. 5 was a photo of a hot-air balloon flying over East 15th Street in Casper. That balloon was called The Shady Lady, piloted by Lea Shady, who submitted this photo of the balloon’s flight! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Wyoming? Submit it via […]
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Wondrous Wyoming Extra (10/16/23): Saturday’s Eclipse
CASPER, Wyo. — Wondrous Wyoming gets an extra post today, courtesy of community-submitted photos of Saturday’s partial annular eclipse over Casper. Thank you to all who submitted these wonderful images! Do you have a photo that captures the beauty of Wyoming? Submit it via Facebook Messenger or email to news@oilcity.news and we may share it! Please include […]
