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Spring is all about the mud
Ask any wild turkey hunter what season it is, and they’ll all agree it’s mud season. Springtime in Wyoming isn’t the beautiful time of rebirth and new growth it is in other parts of the […]
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I got to break in my snowshoes — at home
I had been waiting to go up to the woods to use my new snowshoes, but Mother Nature brought me plenty of snow to shoe over right in my own yard over the weekend. It’s […]
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It’s not spring yet — keep the parka handy
The calendar says spring starts on Saturday. But that doesn’t mean it’ll be 72 degrees and sunny every day. In Wyoming, we tend to get a pretty good percentage of our yearly precipitation – including […]
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Keep your eyes open when traveling across Wyoming
Next time you travel across Wyoming, take it slow and easy. Watch the scenery as you move along, instead of just focusing on getting to your destination. On a trip from Cheyenne to Riverton several […]
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Flying a drone can be more than a little nerve-wracking
I got into drone photography when I was the photographer for North Dakota Game and Fish, and my boss sprung for a drone I could share with the department’s video guy. Mike was a little […]
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Everyone needs a place to go to escape the modern world
I grew up outside of Riverton, on a piece of land that abutted the Wind River. We had the yard and the pasture, and surrounding that were three large fields a local farmer took care […]
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I’m no Pat McManus, but I hope to make you laugh
I used to dream of someday taking Pat McManus’ place, writing those hilarious stories in Outdoor Life. But McManus had a unique genius that won’t ever be replaced. I have made a new year’s resolution […]
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Yellowstone had an unexpected, rare sighting
Last month, biologists in Yellowstone got an early Christmas present. They have trail cameras set up to keep track of mountain lions for a study they’re doing on the big cats, but those cameras often […]
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Wyoming companies make the best outdoor gear
You can put together your entire outdoor gear collection with products made or designed right here in the Cowboy State. When you start to look around at the brands of gear in the outdoors stores, […]
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Good riddance, 2020
Farewell, 2020, I can’t say it’s been good to know you. Between a political climate that was even more screwed up than what it usually is, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the civil unrest in much […]