It might seem like a “when pigs fly" story.

But this is a true tale about pigs being wrestled in the mud — a classic event at the Teton County Fair in years past — and who, going forward, will be allowed to wrestle them once again.

The Teton County Commissioners voted 3-1 Tuesday to bring back pig wrestling for the 2026 Teton County Fair after a six-year hiatus.

But the vote comes with a twist: only children and women can compete, and all competitors must take a 4-H training course called “Youth for the Quality Care of Animals” prior to wrestling the pigs.

Commissioner Natalia Macker, the only female on the board, was absent for the vote.

The issue of whether to bring back pig wrestling to the Teton County Fair has proven controversial, pitting Western tradition and what some see as “

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