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Pack Trail Fire active even as cold-front looms

  By Cali O’Hare Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE — Before the sun breached the horizon, hundreds of firefighters filed from their camp to their assignments on the 86,555 acre Pack Trail Fire burning in the Shoshone and…

Grizzly bears relocated 

CODY (WNE) — Two grizzly bears that attacked livestock on two different national forests in northwest Wyoming were recently trapped and relocated to the upper North Fork. After consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and…

Recreation fees increasing for some Wyoming public lands

  • Camping rates, day-use fees, cabin rental costs climbing to try to keep pace with maintenance and expenses.   By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Campground fees, day-use costs and cabin rental rates are climbing across many Wyoming public lands this…

Man injured in grizzly attack near Dubois

Yet another encounter between a man and a grizzly bear took place over the weekend. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGF) stated via a news release that on August 5, a “man sustained injuries when he encountered a single…

Game and Fish initiates long-term mule deer project as species declines

By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Seeking answers for declining mule deer populations, state wildlife managers and university researchers have begun a five-year project seeking more information on mule deer than ever before collected and…

Two Northwest College wrestlers mauled by grizzly

By Mark Davis and Zac Taylor Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL —Two Northwest College wrestlers were mauled by a grizzly bear while hiking Saturday on the South Fork. Kendell Cummings, a sophomore from Evanston, and Brady Lowry, a…

Pair of Northwest College wrestlers injured in grizzly attack

A grizzly bear attacked and injured two men who apparently surprised the bruin while they were recreating in the Shoshone National Forest in northwestern Wyoming, state wildlife officials said Monday. The two men are athletes are from the Northwest College…

Avoid Harmful Cyanobacteria Blooms on Shoshone National Forest

JACKSON (WNE) –- The Shoshone National Forest advises recreationists to be careful at Brooks Lake and certain other lakes in the Wind River Ranger District because of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in the water. Where blooms are present, people and their…