It's not unusual to see a few deer along Highway 485, but one man said he recently saw a pair of black wolves while driving the road to Laramie.

Van Myers said he saw the wolves near the Muddy Mountain area, about 30 miles south of Casper, during a work trip.

"I drove off the road there, and I watched them for probably 4 or 5 minutes through my binoculars," Myers said. "I just assumed they were probably deer or antelope."

Myers works for an oil company with fields in Laramie and makes the drive on Highway 485 frequently.

"I was very surprised to see them in that area," he said. "I travel that road through Shirley Basin quite often. We see antelope, deer, coyotes and elk, but this was kind of unusual."

Myers said he reported the sighting to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, but never heard back from anyone.

A spokesman for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department said the agency recently has received calls from several people saying they've seen wolves in the Muddy Mountain area.

"We have not confirmed any wolves in that area," Eric Keszler said. Keszler also noted there have been no reports of livestock attacks.

Myers is certain it was a pair of black wolves that crossed the road in front of him, whether or not Game and Fish can confirm his sighting.

"Like usual when you see Elvis, Sasquatch or UFOs, I didn't have a camera," he said. "We see antelope, deer, coyotes and elk, but this was kind of unusual."

Reach education reporter Jasa Santos at (307) 266-0593 or at Jasa.Santos@trib.com.