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When Bergen Love shot his first sage grouse, he was whooping and hollering. He was that excited. Bergen is 10 years old and this year was the first year he could hunt birds. Friday night he was hoping to get another sage grouse. His grandfather, Wildon Ward, was 10 years old when he hunted his first sage grouse and Ward is thrilled to pass on the family tradition. Bergen seems to have inherited his grandfather’s love for all things outdoors, as he is climbing over tree roots and running a...
Months of planning have passed and it’s finally hunting season for some. But before you hit the trail this fall, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department wants to remind people who recreate in bear country to take safety precautions and be on the lookout for bears — and signs of bears. Besides the fact that hunters and bears are often in the same places at the same time during the fall, hunters face an increased potential for bear encounters due to several factors associated with their activities. They often pursue game quietly, making it dif...
The anticipation for hunters has been building for months, and now the time has come or is rapidly approaching as seasons for big and small game are about to open across Wyoming. Some trends — good and bad — figure to hold true once again in 2024. Mother Nature always plays a role in hunter success and animal survival, as does the time and effort put forth by hunters. Whether you are after pronghorn along the sagebrush plains, deer or elk in the foothills, bighorn sheep high in the mountains or birds along the flatlands and wetlands, check out...
Starting this year, all licensed sage grouse hunters will be required to carry a free, annual sage grouse hunting permit. This new regulation aims to enhance the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s efforts to survey sage grouse hunters and gather valuable data on their hunting experiences. Who needs the free sage grouse permit? - All licensed sage grouse hunters must carry the permit alongside their game bird license. This requirement applies to daily, annual, lifetime and pioneer license holders. - Wyoming hunters under the age of 14 are e...
Hunting season is around the corner for some locations throughout Wyoming. No matter the species or method of harvest, it’s wise to know and follow a few safety tips to make sure that dream hunt doesn’t turn into a tragedy. Katie Simpson, Wyoming Game and Fish Department hunter education coordinator, and numerous hunter education instructors in the state use the acronym T.A.B.K. as a reminder of four key safety elements: - Treat every firearm as if it’s loaded. - Always point your muzzle in a safe direction. - Be sure of your target and what...
Gerald Crist’s hunting season just got a little busier. The Greybull resident had three big game licenses secured, but in mid-June Crist added a fourth as he won the Wyoming Governor’s Wild Bison raffle. For the sixth consecutive year, Governor Mark Gordon donated a bison license to support Wyoming wildlife conservation. The raffle, open to Wyoming residents only, raised $8,380 this year. “I was glad to call Gerald Crist to deliver the good news that he was the winner of such an iconic Wyoming hunt,” Gordon said. “I want to thank all those who...
It’s a dream for any sportsman to be able to fill three large game tags in one season. One young hunter in Encampment, however, has done it twice. Coy Munroe is a freshman at Encampment K-12 School and has been hunting on his own for the past three years. Growing up in Wyoming, hunting has been a way of life for the young Munroe who has grown up on the Munroe Ranch south of Encampment. In his first year hunting, Munroe filled his antelope, mule deer and elk tags during rifle season using h...
POWELL — From a distance it may have seemed like a fairly easy hunt. Not far off the road a nice pronghorn buck was spotted in an agricultural field near Heart Mountain. A group of three men, experienced in successfully hunting North America’s fastest land mammal, guided a nonresident hunter to within 100 yards of the target. It’s a fairly typical scene during hunting season in northwestern Wyoming. This picturesque region full of trophy big game animals is at the top of most hunters’ bucket...
Now five years into their program, four playing a varsity schedule, Encampment Tigers six-man football will see a number of experienced players return to the gridiron hungry to push beyond the semi-final playoff round this season. Returning players include seniors Tyrel Brown, Baylin Sifford, Gunner Henrie and Brian Smith. Joining them are juniors Korbyn Barkhurst, Dashaal Baysinger and Caleb Koehn and sophomores Kannon Gilbert, Raden Miller and Chase Brown. Last season, the Tigers ended their...
Heading into the 2024 season, Saratoga Panthers has 10 returning players filling out their deep bench of 17. Under new head coach Jared Mason, the 9-Man program is focused on becoming a more improved team. Senior Allyster Ingraham is joined by juniors Burris Berger, Hazen Williams and Newt Williams. Sophomores Easton Mason, Griffin Bartlett, Jace Westring, Ben Miller and Brent Drake round out the returning players. Also suiting up this year is senior Skylar Wood. Last year, the Panthers finished...
Last season, Saratoga Lady Panthers volleyball finished 3rd in the 1A Southwest Conference with a record of 4-4. This year, they're hoping to improve on that. Shayley Love, Saratoga Lady Panthers head coach, said her girls are focused on winning enough games to earn a top regional spot. No easy feat as they compete in the tough 1A Southwest Conference. A conference which, this year, has become even more challenging with the addition of the Ft. Washakie Lady Eagles. "Every year, our goal is to...
Last year, Encampment Lady Tigers volleyball finished fourth in the 1A Southwest Conference with a record of 1-7 and a 9-11 overall record. This year, the Lady Tigers are focusing on improving their record and setting goals to win more games than last year. Janice Peterson, head coach of the Encampment Lady Tigers, said her team has set high expectations for themselves. "I believe we will be contenders this year," Peterson said. "We have four seniors leading this team with two juniors who have...
Saratoga's distance runners are hoping for a successful year with 10 returning high school student athletes to continue the cross country program. This year, the Saratoga boys' and girls' cross-country teams are working to do their best and put in an honest effort. Rex Hohnholt, head coach for the Saratoga Panthers cross country team, said he wants to set his goals with his boys' and girls' cross-country teams without putting any pressure on them. "My goal would be to have a couple of kids...
Saratoga Cross Country Date Opponent Location Time Friday August 30 John Martin Invitatonal Fort Collins, CO TBA Friday Sept. 6 Wyoming Indian Invite Ethete TBA Friday Sept. 13 Rawlins Invite Rawlins TBA Friday Sept. 20 Sweetheart Invite Loveland, CO TBA Friday Sept. 27 Shana Ward Invite Saratoga TBA Friday Oct. 4 TBD TBD Friday Oct. 11 Leroy Sprague Invite Cheyenne TBA Friday Oct. 18 PreMeet Saratoga TBA Saturday Oct. 26 State Cross Country Cheyenne TBA Saratoga High School Football Date Opponent Location Time Thursday Sept, 5 Cheyenne South...
On the fences of Harmony Park in Encampment you will find a couple murals depicting a cartoon. This cartoon was Stampede by the late Jerry Palen. Jerry Palen and his family gave the Platte Valley Arts Council permission to use the Stampede comics for the mural. The Platte Valley Arts Council decided to pursue this project in memory of Jerry Palen. Palen had touched many lives with not just his work but by being an all around kind person. He was known fondly by much of the Valley. The arts...
Los Cheesies is a high-energy fusion party band with a reputation for playing different genres of music. “It's hard to explain what Los Cheesies is,” said Shawn Camden, Los Cheesies’ frontman. “It is an experience you have to see for yourself. I guess you could say when you see us perform it makes you feel like you are hanging out with Weird Al Yankovic or Jim Morrison of the Doors, out in the desert in Mexico taking peyote.” According to Camden, his band plays a combination of Rock ‘n’ Roll,...
Southern Fryed Is making its third visit to Carbon County in four months and will be opening for legendary rock star Lita Ford at Saratoga Days on Saturday, June 6 Southern Fryed made its first appearance in Carbon County on April 27 at the Parco-Sinclair Theater and visited the Platte Valley on June 14 at the Encampment Festival. Russ Brown, Southern Fryed frontman, said the band is excited to make its Saratoga debut. He said it is a great honor to be an opening act for a legend like Lita...
For yet another Independence Day weekend, the freedom of expression will be celebrated at the Platte Valley Community Center in Saratoga with the return of the Festival of the Arts. Local and regional artists will be set up in the Great Hall, showcasing a variety of talent spread across multiple mediums ranging from two dimensional art to mixed media to three dimensional art. An opening night gala will be held July 5 and the art show will be open July 6 and July 7. Two Dimensional Art Dan Andrews "I strive to make each painting an emotional...
At the annual Festival of the Arts, the Platte Valley Arts Council (PVAC) will be holding a silent auction for a one-of-a-kind bronze inspired by a one-of-a-kind wild horse. The bronze, “Desert Dust,” was created by the late Jerry Palen and donated by his wife, Ann. Desert Dust was a famous wild palomino stallion from the Red Desert. According to Ann, the sculpture donated to the PVAC is an artist-proof edition and is the last of its kind. “Jerry was working on another bronze and decided to do...
Next time you are considering a burger or steak, consider 307 Pub and Grub. Not only are you sure to have a wonderful meal, but you will also be supporting the Platte Valley economy. That’s because 307 Pub and Grub buys local beef. To date, 307 Pub and Grub in Encampment has bought steers from Zeller Cattle, the Silver Spur Ranch, the Big Creek Ranch and, at the 2023 Carbon County Fair, a steer raised by Quade Jordan. Each steer is appropriately named 307-1, 307-2, and so on. These steers h...
The University of Wyoming’s annual ram test will conclude with a public field day Saturday, April 13, at the Laramie Research and Extension Center. The event, which begins at 11 a.m., will present results from the 140-day performance test and discuss how test results can be used to make selection decisions. Lunch, provided by Wyoming Wool Initiative, will be served at noon. Starting at 1 p.m., attendees will have the opportunity to view the tested rams and participate in a silent auction. “We’ve conducted this central performance test since...
When Ed Glode’s great-grandfather, E.J. Shively, bought Tilton & Son Hardware Store in December 1925 it came with a list of vendors. “The top vendor was International Harvester,” said Glode, who is the fourth-generation to own and run the business. “When they settled the West from Chicago to San Francisco, next to every other rail hub was an International Harvester dealer. We were the product of one of those. Most of those are closed in the western United States. We’re one of the few that’s st...
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