Wyoming Wildlife

It's spring and many folks will be headed into the back country to spend some time with nature. Hiking, Camping, Mountain Biking, Fishing and Hunting are fun activities, but can also be dangerous in Wyoming and you should always be prepared to encounter the local wildlife!

The keen ears of the Red Fox can hear the mouse beneath the snow. He jumps diving head-first, but the fox may use more than just hearing to clutch its treat.

These deer are investigating a bobcat. The bobcat looks annoyed with its ears folded back. I can't help but think of my house cat getting annoyed by the dog.

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Two wolves rest on a crest of a hill near Yellowstone National Park. A few bluejays are scavenging alongside the two.

Elk, Deer and Moose all shed their antlers each year and regrow them throughout the summer months. The sheds can be big money for those who love the hunt of looking for antler sheds in the spring.

Bears are cool. This is a video of a bear casually strolling over a snow covered hill in Yellowstone. I'm glad the photographer has a good telephoto lens.

This video is oddly satisfying and humbling at the same time. It is a reminder of how much these mammoth animals endure just to survive.

In spite of dumb tourists posing for #bisonseflies in Yellowstone, your chances of being killed by an animal in Wyoming are very slim. According to statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1999 to 2013, only 10 of the nearly 3,000 fatalities caused by animals nationwide took place here in Wyoming; the fifth lowest rate in the country...

My dog was barking non-stop at something in the alley. Turns out my dog spotted a Great-Horned Owl perched on a power line. I ran inside and grabbed my camera.

The American Badger can be found all over Wyoming in elevations up to 12,000 feet. Like their relatives across the world, the Wyoming badger don't give a ... Here in the Cowboy State, badgers battle a unique nemesis...skunks. There are three species of skunks in Wyoming; the Striped Skunk, Western Spotted Skunk and Eastern Spotted Skunk...

This a dramatic showdown between the hunter and the prey. In this video, a trained golden eagle is hunting a jackrabbit in Wyoming. The eagle misses the rabbit on the first swoop, but the rabbit is not lucky the second time.