This is particularly discouraged in Wyoming due to fluctuating water levels in reservoirs and our wind impacting ice conditions.

If you do fall through the ice, a PFD will help you stay buoyant while grabbing the ice picks to get a grip to pull yourself up on the ice.

There are no sure answers for ice being safe. The general standards for safe ice are a good rule of thumb, but with variables in weather and water, ice fishermen need to always be cautious.

There could hardly be a more desperate predicament than to fall through the ice and have no one around to help you.

We're not really sure how the water was dropped down.

It's a dispensation. It's meant to be observed in an appropriate way.