Great Outdoors
You don’t have to spend a fortune on ice fishing
I love fishing, even though I’m not very good at it. I get skunked on most of my fishing expeditions. But that’s OK. I really go fishing just to get out of the house and […]
Year: 2025
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Just what I need … another caliber to think about
When I was trying to decide what caliber I should pick for my newest rifle, I contacted an old friend who is a legend in the shooting world. Ron Spomer is a hunting and shooting […]
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Coming down with a case of coyote fever
I do love to listen to coyotes yip and howl at night. I never want to live somewhere that I can’t hear that sound. There have been plenty of rabbits out on the prairie, and […]
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AARP Fraud Watch Scam of the Week
Over one-third of U.S. adults who have bought something through an ad on their social media feed report being defrauded, according to a new AARP survey. Don’t let scammers ad-vertise their way into your wallet this new year; […]
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Wyoming Unemployment Rises to 3.5% in December 2024
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 3.3% in November to 3.5% in December. Wyoming’s unemployment rate has been […]
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There is no “right” caliber for coyotes
There are a lot of calibers out there people swear by for coyote hunting. Some like the .22-250 for its flat-shooting, tack-driving capabilities. Once you get your ‘250 sighted in at 200 yards, you can […]
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Governor Gordon Updates Fire-impacted Communities on Status of Funding for Wildfire Recovery and Restoration
Governor Mark Gordon visited with hundreds of affected landowners, local elected officials, emergency responders, and the public in Sheridan, Gillette, and Wheatland on Monday to outline his $130 million supplemental budget request for wildfire restoration […]
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You don’t have to have a 4×4 to get into the toolies
I’ve been doing auto reviews as part of my freelance work for a couple of years now. I focus mainly on the four-wheel-drives, but once in a while, I test a vehicle that isn’t exactly […]
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2023-2024 Graduation Rates Released by the Department of Education
The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) announced that the four-year on-time high school graduation rate remained relatively consistent at 81.6 percent in 2023-24, a slight increase of 0.2 percent from 81.4 percent in 2022-23. 6,344 […]
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Get some shooting practice in your own home
Ammo availability is getting better all the time, but it got expensive during the pandemic, and it hasn’t seemed to have dropped much in price, even with more of it available. Even reloading supplies are […]