Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, October 5, 2026

It's time to take a look at what's happening around Wyoming for Monday, October 5th.  I'm Mac Watson.

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A 16-year-old Diamondville boy died Thursday in a firearm-related hunting accident. One day earlier, his grandfather survived a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Cowboy State Daily's Emma Jane Jackson reports Ashely Stiles suffered two family tragedies in 48 hours.

"I spoke to the mom, Ashley Stiles, and she said that this is the second tragedy that her family has been through in two days. The day before, her son was killed in the hunting accident. Her father survived a self-inflicted gunshot wound, but she said that he has many surgeries and a long road ahead of him. I also spoke to a longtime family friend, Dani Whittaker, who launched a Facebook group after Austin's death to fundraise for his burial and anything else the family needs."

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office released a statement saying, "The accident investigation is ongoing and there will be no further information released at this time."

Read the full story HERE.

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Landowners across Wyoming and the West say they are encountering a new breed of "entitled trespassers" who think gates and No Trespassing signs don't apply to them. Cowboy State Daily's Kate Meadows reports that one rancher says people believe if they have a good reason for being there, they have a right to be there.

"One Montana rancher named Shawn Bilquist literally took matters into his own hands when he found a trespasser on his property. He moved hay bales around the vehicle that was not supposed to be there and left it there. So it's the message of, 'dude, figure this out.' When that trespasser returned to his vehicle, he was visibly upset. Billquist said and wanted to pick a fight. These trespassers are just entitled. They seem to run the gamut, age-wise, from you know the Millennials to the older hunters who, frankly, you know don't always know how to use their GPS system."

Wyoming law generally makes it criminal trespass to enter or remain on another person's land knowing you aren't authorized to do so, or after being told to leave.

And when it comes to hunting, fishing, trapping or collecting antlers, state