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July 17-20, 2025: A Weekend in Casper, Wyoming, Supporting the Firearms and Outdoor Recreation Industry

 

CASPER, Wyo. – July 2, 2025 – The Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation is inviting the public to spend the weekend of July 17-20, 2025, in Casper for a series of exciting events. The celebration will focus on the firearms and outdoor recreation industry, featuring both the Wyoming Governor’s Match and the Firearms & Outdoor Recreation Expo.

 

The ninth annual Wyoming Governor’s Match will run from July 17 to July 20, 2025, at the Stuckenhoff Shooters Complex, just ten minutes outside of Casper. The Match attracts hundreds of competitors nationwide. This year, youth and adult competitors will be tasked with completing twelve stages, including a chronograph with a minimum round count of 400. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to watch the competitors go head-to-head throughout the weekend.  Eye protection is required for spectators, and ear protection is strongly recommended.

 

On Saturday, July 19, 2025, the third annual Wyoming Firearms & Outdoor Recreation Expo will take place at David Street Station in downtown Casper from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Expo is admission-free and open to the public. The Expo will feature exhibitor booths, live entertainment by Joey Patterson, and family-friendly activities. Local food and drink vendors will be on-site, including How You Bean, Papa Lombardi, Northern Ice, and Iskrem Truck.

 

Expo attendees can explore products, gear, and demonstrations by the following Wyoming-based brands and organizations:

• Advance Casper

• Cutting Edge Tactics and Training

• FEROX (previously known as Savage Works)

• Guardian Warrior Solutions

• Infinite Outdoors

• Lucid Optics

• MAVEN Outdoor Equipment

• National Turkey Federation - Bighorn Chapter

• National Rifle Association - Wyoming Chapter

• OCR Fly Reels

• Opal Ammunition

• Red White & Blued

• Stuckenhoff Range

• Thunder Beast Arms Corporation

• Victor Company USA, Inc.

• Wyoming Game & Fish Department

• Wilkinson Tactical, LLC

• Wyoming Cartridge Co.

• Wyld Gear

• Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation

• Wyoming Patriots

• Wyoming State Trappers Association

• 9x19 Fabrication

• & more!

To kick off the Expo, from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., an Outdoor Recreation Legislative Panel will be facilitated by the Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation. This panel discussion is free and open to the public, providing an opportunity for legislators and elected officials to discuss the importance of growing and sustaining the outdoor recreation and shooting sports industry. 

 

To RSVP or learn more about the Wyoming Firearms & Outdoor Recreation Expo, visit wyorec.info/expo2025.

 

To RSVP or learn more about the Wyoming Governor’s Match, visit wyorec.info/2025GovMatch.