Come see us on January 9-12th in Sacramento, CA and in Denver, CO on January 16-19th. On display will be some of the largest deer heads in the country with stories about their unique history. Roger Selner has managed the tour for nearly 30 years, put on over two million miles …
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Retracing Our Hunting Heritage
In August of 1957 my grandfather, Gordon Eastman headed into the high country of Alaska with an 8mm film camera in hand to document an Alaskan hunting adventure. This would become his first of many films titled, Hunting Alaska Today and is probably one of the earliest hunting adventures ever to be …
Read More »Eastmans’ Christmas Countdown
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Read More »Late-Season Elk
The hunting season has now come to a close as the cold winter months set in. I was fortunate enough to get some late-season elk hunting in this year and killed a very nice bull right before Thanksgiving in Montana. It seems like a lot of the elk hunting hype …
Read More »Members Research Section (MRS) State Updates: Arizona and Montana
Arizona changes: Fees are going up across some western states in 2014. Arizona for example has increased most of their non-resident fees by 10%, to almost 30% in some cases. For instance, an elk tag that was $595 in 2013 will now cost non-residents $650. Pronghorn tags went from $485 …
Read More »The 30/30 Winter Range Cold Snap
Anytime the winter range in western Wyoming gets the 30/30 as I call it (thirty inches of snow and -30°F temperatures) bad things usually happen. For those who don’t live in the area, it might be news to you that we’ve already had one 30/30 event this year. Last week, …
Read More »EHJ Hunt Winner Bucks the Odds in MT to Find a 29-inch Buck
I think anyone who hunted in Eastern Montana this fall can agree that deer numbers were down significantly again this year. Some locals have told me that where there were once 600 deer they were lucky to see 60 this season. The trend has been in a substantial downward spiral over …
Read More »Montana’s EHD and Blue Tongue
EHD is spread among deer, primarily whitetails and often antelope, as well as mule deer and occasionally elk. The disease is contracted by biting midges also known as sand gnats or “no-see-ums.” EHD is one of several hemorrhagic disease/viruses found in wild and domestic ruminants. A related disease, bluetongue virus, …
Read More »Eastmans’ Top Five Christmas Gifts under $60.00
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Read More »On The Horizon: EBJ81
No. 2 P&Y Wyoming Bison? Harvesting bison in the state of Wyoming with archery gear was legalized within the last three years, so there’s lots of room to get your name in the books. Thus far, there are only four entries from Teton County, Wyoming with the largest taken by …
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