Great Outdoors
Protect your eyes in the field
Not long ago, I saw two posts within a week about guys getting stuck in the eyes by fish they’d caught. One was a catfish spine, and the other was a walleye fin. I don’t […]
Articles by Ty Stockton
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It’s the adversity that makes a hunting trip great
Not long ago, I saw a message on one of the hunting blogs I like to read. The writer wanted hunters to send in accounts of disasters they’d had in the field. I bet he […]
Great Outdoors
The Fall Lean is a real thing
Around the first of September, a good number of Wyomingites start tilting a little bit when we sit. Some of us develop a bit of a limp. It’s not a permanent malady, and it’s not […]
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Be careful with outdoors catalogs this time of year
Late October is a bad time of year for me. If I were independently wealthy, it wouldn’t be so bad. But I’m not. I’m a journalist, so it’s a little painful. It’s rough because this […]
Great Outdoors
Support those who support our wildlife & wild places
As hunters, it’s our responsibility to take care of the critters we hunt, as well as those we don’t. We have to obey the game laws. Police ourselves to be sure others respect the wildlife. […]
Great Outdoors
Advertisers should learn what noises animals make
Those 3 a.m. alarm clock buzzes on hunting mornings are getting harder and harder to answer. Not because I’m losing interest in hunting, but because I just don’t sleep very well anymore. I’m not sure […]
Great Outdoors
Protect our access: follow the rules on state land
As long as there are public roads leading to state trust lands, and as long as there are no cultivated crops on that land, Wyoming hunters can most likely hunt on those state trust lands. […]
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Don’t forget about small game in your hunting plans
The rabbit populations in the state are going crazy. I have a degree in zoology, so I feel I’m qualified to estimate the number of cottontails hopping around Wyoming. My best estimate is zillions. OK, […]
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There’s still plenty of time to get a whitetail
Quite a few mule deer hunters are already back from their hunts. They might even have had a venison steak for supper last night. But muleys aren’t the only deer in Wyoming. There’s also whitetail […]
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Let’s get more fans in the seats at War Memorial
We sell more nonresident fishing licenses in Wyoming than we do resident ones, and if you broke it down, I’ll bet most of those out-of-state anglers come from Colorado. We’re happy to take their money, […]