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May 18 2026 
The Burden of Proof: Commercial Fur Trapping Is Not “Science-Based” Just Because We Say It Is
Supporters of commercial fur trapping often frame their position as the practical, scientific side of the debate. They say trapping is regulated. They say fur is a renewable resource. They say modern traps and Best Management Practices have solved the problems of suffering and non-target capture. Above all, they claim that fur trapping is a necessary scientific management tool. -
May 04 2026 
The Shortcomings of Today’s Wildlife Management Plans
With the sentencing of Cody Roberts, the heinous “wolf whacking” incident near Daniel, Wyoming, appears to be behind us, and with Wyoming legislators’ subsequent passage of an “animal cruelty” law, we have to ask: what, if anything, has changed? Unfortunately, not much. -
May 04 2026 
Fair Chase Ends At The Trap
In the language of conservation, there is a phrase that carries both weight and restraint: fair chase. It is not a law or a season date written into regulation. It is something quieter, a boundary drawn not on maps but in ethics. -
Feb 04 2026 
A Call to End Cruelty in Our State
We speak of wide open spaces, hard winters, resilience and respect for the land. We celebrate wildlife as part of our identity, something that belongs not just to the state, but to the world. Yet the laws we uphold and the penalties we impose are telling a different story. -
Jan 29 2026 
What Wyoming Allows, It Teaches
We speak of wide open spaces, hard winters, resilience, and respect for the land. We celebrate wildlife as part of our identity, something that belongs not just to the state, but to the world. Yet the laws we uphold and the penalties we impose are telling a different story—one of tolerance for cruelty.
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