Around the 307
News, commentary, and other items of interest from the greater Wyoming landscape.
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For the week of March 30th, 2025 here are some Cowboy State news items:
On Tuesday, April 1st, we received an update from the Wyoming Wildlife Federation (WWF) on the status of some 90 kangaroos released onto the Wyoming landscape as part of a landmark experiment that began in 2017. Based on the data to date, it would appear these amazing marsupials have adapted to, and leveraged, the iconic Path of the Pronghorn to include establishing a veritable symbiotic relationship with Antilocapra americana. You can read the full update on this incredible story using this link from the WWF Facebook page.
April Fools folks! Sorry, I couldn’t resist especially since the photo below is just so awesome!
Also on Tuesday, this story about a Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC) initiative that compensates ranchers for not grazing cows on lands identified as crucial winter range for elk was published in the Star Valley Independent via the Wyoming News Exchange. The story follows the GYC “elk-occupancy agreement” established with Lincoln County’s Spring Creek Ranch—a deal that saved the rancher roughly $10,000 in cattle transportation costs and also defrayed some of the bill to feed his herd over the winter. The effort could help to eventually slowly divert elk off of the 21 state run feed grounds; the latter could save the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) millions of dollars.
And on Thursday, April 3rd, we learned in this story from Cowboy State Daily that Bob the Barrel is still waiting to break through the ice on Fremont Lake and drift his way to shore. You may recall last year we covered Bob’s arrival on dry land in this April 27th, 2024 Around the 307 post. The tradition of guessing when Bob comes ashore is an annual Pinedale Lions Club tradition that goes back to at least 1940. The “Barrel Guess” is one of the Club’s longest-running Sublette County fundraisers and a $10 ticket purchased before the end of March gets you in on the action. I missed my chance to get a ticket this year darn it! You can still track Bob’s progress this spring by checking out the Pinedale Lions Club Facebook page. Happy drifting Bob!
That’s all for today cowpokes! Thanks for reading and have a great week!
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