Great Outdoors
Don’t pick up outdoor catalogs right now
If there’s ever a time to turn the checkbook and credit cards over to your better half, this is that time. It seems outdoor gear catalogs come in the mail every day, but this time […]
Year: 2021
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Capitol Ceremony to Recognize 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Gov 8-27-21 Governor Mark Gordon will join the Wyoming Veterans Commission on behalf of the Wyoming Military Department and other state and local agencies to hold a wreath-laying ceremony on the 20th anniversary of the […]
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Bird hunting season is only days away
I’m pretty excited for bird season this year. That’s nothing new, though. I’m always ready for bird season. Any hunting season is welcome, but I always have better luck with birds than with big game. […]
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Make time to hunt this season
Back when I was the outdoors editor at the paper, my job was pretty sweet. I had the freedom to decide what I wanted to write about, then figure out how much time I wanted […]
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Cowboy QB’s Continuing to Improve During Preseason Camp
by Keith Kelley–25 Aug ’21 Wyoming head football coach Craig Bohl has not named a starting quarterback for the Cowboy’s opener next (Sept. 4) Saturday against Montana State. But, if last Saturday’s scrimmage is any […]
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I wish hunting season would hurry up
On my way home from work at the end of last week, I noticed movement in the grass on the side of our county road. I slowed down and took a closer look, and there […]
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I shouldn’t have waited so long for a new bow
Bows have gotten pretty expensive in the last 10 to 20 years. I think I paid $300 or $400 for my Browning Mirage back in 1991, and at the time, that was a hefty price […]
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Governor, Health, and Education Officials Make Keeping Schools Open A Priority Amid COVID Surge
Gov 8-23-21 As students return to classrooms across the state during a time of increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections, state leaders are describing priorities and expectations for students, staff and families. “Our goal for this […]
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Required UW Testing Finds 42 COVID Cases; Survey Indicates Strong Majority Vaccinated
UW 8-23-21 A total of 42 University of Wyoming students and employees so far have tested positive for COVID-19 in required testing to start the fall semester, with a test positivity rate of 1.19 percent. […]
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Lack of practice shows in trap shooting
There was a time when I could hit 25 out of 25 clays in a round of trap. But that was when I was shooting every week, and sometimes several times a week. Round after […]