Unpredictable fuel prices, economy worry Wyo's guiding industry
| November 13, 2008 |  View for printing |
Record-high gas prices this summer didn't hamper interest in hunting, fishing and wildlife-watching trips -- but they did raise the cost of doing business, big-time, several Wyoming outfitters said.
Many in the Cowboy State's tourism industry had feared high fuel costs would keep visitors away from Wyoming this summer and early fall, but most outfitters didn't find that to be the case.
The number of customers they served was pretty much in line with recent years, but the cost of shuttling those customers around and feeding them increased drastically, several business owners told the Star-Tribune.
By CHRIS MERRILL Star-Tribune staff writer
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