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What is the DSA you ask and why is Hot Springs County included in it? It is Designated Surveillance Area (DSA) but to understand what that is you first need to know what Brucellosis is. Ask any area rancher what brucellosis is and they can probably tell you. Ask any elk hunter and they’ve probably heard of it, but may not know what it is. What is Brucellosis? Brucellosis is a highly contagious bacterial disease that has been known to be around since the 19th century. The disease affects h...
The Hot Springs County Weed & Pest hosted another successful resource tour last Tuesday. There were approximately 60 people that participated in the tour this year. The tour is normally a yearly event that has been taking place for well over 15 years. Hot Springs County Weed & Pest Supervisor Lindsey Woodward said "The tours are a chance to showcase current conservation and weed management projects that are going on in the county. It gets people out of town allows them to see different parts of...
4 is a year many will long remember for COVID-19, but area ranchers will remember it for other reasons beyond the issues caused by the virus. Many cattle ranchers in Hot Springs County are on the front lines of a drought. They are struggling amid poor range conditions, low water supplies, slow or little hay growth and grasshoppers. They are not only trying to figure out how to survive the virus but a drought as well. Earlier this year some ranchers were left with a backlog of cattle when meat...
Tymber Eckley, left, showed the Overall Reserve Champion Market Sheep at Hot Springs County Fair. Bridger Peil had the Overall Grand Champion Market Sheep....
A couple bull elk were spotted Monday morning on Owl Creek. Typically the animals are not spotted at such low elevations, but these two did not appear to be in distress. They were simple taking a roam around the area....
With the beautiful spring weather comes calving season for most area cattle ranchers. On occasion ranchers will see a set of twins from their cows. Here the mother cow is cleaning off the second calf as the first one is up and ready to start nursing. One estimate (Gilmore) puts the percentage at about 0.5 percent or 1 in every 200 births....
Perched in a Cottonwood tree a lone eagle is spotted looking out over a field. During winter months it is fairly common and certainly easier to spot eagles in bare trees searching fields for prey....
Tucker Lake holds a recently born lamb while its mother nuzzles close. Lambing season has started for those breeders that raise sheep for show lambs. Some breeders try to catch some of the milder weather before late winter storms bring in bitter cold and snow....
Jayssie Owsley helps trail the cows off the mountain pasture. As fall comes area ranchers bring their cows home from summer pastures to prepare for pregnancy testing, weaning and selling calves....
Steve Paisley, Wyoming State Beef Extension Specialist from the Univ. of Wyo. administers an ultrasound on Luke Dickey's lamb the week prior to fair. The HSC Fair board added the contest to fair this year. The purpose of the contest is to help introduce youth to real-life situations as their animals are graded and judged on carcass merit. It was an optional contest that had 17 beef, 24 sheep and 13 pigs that participated. Winners include, in order of finish: Beef: Rylee Agar, Jessie Pennoyer,...
Tymber Eckley waits patiently as she has Jessie Pennoyer heat seal the ends of her paracord. One of the counselor lead workshops was making paracord survival bracelets. The Hot Springs County 4-H members joined other 4-H'ers from Park, Big Horn and Washakie counties at the annual Big Horn Basin 4-H Camp at the H Diamond W Youth Camp in Grass Creek this past week....
The yearly ritual of having swine and sheep weighed and tagged in preparation for county and state fair was held on Sunday. Holt Ready pulls on his lead rope trying to get his reluctant lamb to lead after getting him weighed. Holt's brother, Eli also had his lamb weighed and tagged....
Ty Vass holds the front end of a calf as Seth Dickey holds on tight to a back leg as his dad, Dr. Kevin Dickey, helps restrain the calf. Anthony Martinez gets ready to brand the calf as part of the annual procedure of marking ownership of calves before they are turned out to spring pastures....
During one of our recent Spring snow storms a couple of cows wonder over to a creek for an invigorating sip of water....
4-H Mustangs Club members Chloee Owsley, Barbara Kissel and Sharon Burgess, with a little help from Cowpokes member Ruthanne Johnson, put together Valentine Survival Bags. As one of their Community Service projects this year the club decided to make candy goody bags for the Hot Springs County Search and Rescue volunteers to thank them for their service to our community....
Hayden Johnson showed 'Buster' during his presentation about hedgehogs on Monday at the HSC Extension Office. Eight youths gave presentations as part of the public speaking aspect of the 4-H program. Grand champion was Jessie Pennoyer, grand champion intermediate was Jean-Luc Willson, reserve was Owen McCumber, grand champion junior was Hayden Johnson and reserve was Summer Galovich....
The Adams twins, Arin and Zoe, and Sydney Shaffer shuffle one of their pigs down the alley heading onto the scales to be weighed. The annual event for 4-H and FFA youth was Sunday evening at the fairgrounds. The youth must have their animals weighed and tagged, with a Wyoming State Fair ear tag, in order to show and sell their animals at county fair later this summer....
Jerry Lake hands Ryan Axtell the old ear tag that was removed from his steer to make room for the new Wyoming State Fair tag as dad, Chip, hangs onto the lead rope. For eight-year-old Ryan this will be his first year in 4-H. FFA and 4-H youth must bring their market animals in to be weighed and tagged if they plan to sell a beef at Hot Springs County Fair this summer....
FFA members Ames Tschiffely, Dreama Thorpe and Kaitlyn Schmuck freshen up one of the trees that was purchased at the Tree Festival and donated to the Wyoming Pioneer Home. It has been a tradition that the FFA chapter spend the morning after the sale delivering the trees to the buyers. The trees are bagged and tagged then loaded into a horse trailer for free local delivery by the students....
Friday after school 4-H members Kaycee Stothart and Cody Mayfield help set up books for the Friends of the Library Book Sale on Saturday. As a long standing tradition of community service 4-H members have helped the group prepare for the sale by moving the many boxes of books, carrying them to the tables and unpacking them....
The local Farm Bureau organization served breakfast on Tuesday as part of a National Agriculture Day celebration. The officers and a few members helped cook eggs, pancakes, sausage and bacon while Thermopolis FFA members served the delicious breakfast to those who were in attendance. In addition to the breakfast, there was also a presentation by Holly Kennedy, the Northwest District County Farm Bureau Field Services Associate....
4-H Junior Leader Kaitlyn Schmuck carries around and shows off a basket full of goodies that was up for auction Saturday. The Hot Springs County 4-H held their third annual Free Chili Dinner and Dessert Auction. The event started with a dinner that featured chili, regular and green, as well as chicken noodle and potato soups. The dinner was followed by a dessert auction, silent and live, where attendees bid on yummy baked goods to finish off their meal. The desserts ranged from fancy baskets...
In preparation for the Hot Springs County Fair, Arnold Pennoyer tags Lance Axtell’s steer at the beef weighing and tagging at the fairgrounds Sunday....
Bryce McKenzie shows Lexi Overfield some tips on handling her sheep. McKenzie, from Buffalo, was brought in to put on a sheep fitting and showmanship clinic for the youth in preparation for Hot Springs County Fair....
