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Hello, hunting season!
Tomorrow’s the first of several big openers for hunting season. I don’t hunt a lot of big game openers, because everybody else seems to want to get out in the field for those. I prefer […]
Year: 2020
Great Outdoors
Time goes slowly when you’re ready to hunt
I’ve never been the kind of hunter who can get an elk on a one-day hunt. I know there are guys out there who just drive up to the woods, hop out of their truck, […]
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Wyoming Department of Corrections COVID-19 Update
WDOC 8-27-20 As we indicated in our last update on Wyoming State Penitentiary Covid -19 results, comprehensive retesting has been completed at this facility and of the 726 samples taken there were only 5 positive […]
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Public Health Orders Extended Without Changes
Gov 8-27-20 An extension to Wyoming’s current public health orders released today by the Wyoming Department of Health contain no changes. The orders, which remain in effect through September 15, continue to allow outdoor gatherings […]
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Wyoming Certifies Primary Election Results After Record Voter Turnout
SOS 8-27-20 The Wyoming State Canvassing Board certified the primary election results on Wednesday morning, August 26th, making the 2020 Primary Election results official. The State Canvassing Board examined the results of state-level races […]
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I refletch my arrows every year — like it’ll help
Every year, I sit down at the kitchen table and scrape the old fletchings off my arrows. Well, at least that’s what I’ve been doing for the last 10 years or so. Before that, when […]
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Governor Calls First 10% State Budget Cuts “Devastating but Necessary”
Gov 8-26-20 Governor Mark Gordon has finalized the first round of state budget cuts totaling more than $250 million, with an additional $80 million in cuts to maintenance of state buildings and those at the […]
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Keep your hunting regulations handy
I have a pre-hunting-season ritual I go through every year. Well, I guess I have several rituals. It’s not that I’m superstitious, but I figure it can’t hurt, right? The ritual I’m talking about is […]
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Wyoming Unemployment Falls to 7.1% in July 2020
DWS 8-25-20 The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 7.6% in June to 7.1% in July. Wyoming’s unemployment rate […]
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USDA and Wyoming Sign Shared Stewardship Agreement to Improve Forests and Grasslands
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue joined Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon today in a virtual ceremony to sign a Shared Stewardship Agreement between USDA’s Forest Service and the State of Wyoming. […]