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Join an expert bone-hunter for a four-hour off-trail foray near Laramie to find, identify, and legally collect animal bones. Learn field ID, permitting, and cleaning techniques while hiking across high-elevation prairie.
Join an expert bone-hunter for a four-hour off-trail foray near Laramie to find, identify, and legally collect animal bones. Learn field ID, permitting, and cleaning techniques while hiking across high-elevation prairie.
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Operated by Bone Hunter · Laramie, Wyoming
You step out of the Chevron into thin, bright air — wind running fingers across sage and shortgrass — and meet the guide who has turned scavenging into science. The van rumbles off-road and the track fades; soon you are moving over pocked ground where the prairie folds into dry draws and benchlands. Bones show up like punctuation: a rib, a vertebra, half a skull catching the light.
moderate.
4 hours.
Moderate fitness needed for several hours of off-trail walking at ~7,000 ft; steady balance and basic stamina recommended
Permitting depends on land ownership and species; your guide will explain state and federal rules and assist with appropriate permits for protected or regulated finds.
The hike is moderate — several hours of walking on uneven, non-trail ground at near 7,000 ft — so basic cardiovascular fitness and good balance are important.
No. Some species and archaeological remains are protected; the guide will indicate which bones can be kept, which require permits, and which must be left in place.
Children may join if supervised and physically prepared for off-trail hiking; pets/service animals policies should be confirmed with the operator in advance.
Ranching and grazing shaped land use here for over a century; older Pleistocene deposits also lie under the surface and influence where bone assemblages appear.
Collect responsibly: document finds, avoid disturbed cultural sites, and follow guide instructions to minimize impact on wildlife and archeological resources.
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