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Disclaimer: This is a personal article written by Jaden Bales and is not a reflection of any views, beliefs, or perspectives of the Wyoming Wildlife Federation. The Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce is a year into tackling the Cowboy State’s thorniest wildlife management issues. When they meet monthly in Casper, you can …

The fatal mauling of Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant by a female brown bear on Alaska’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson late last week serves as yet another stark reminder of just how tenuous life in the backcountry can be. Staff Sgt. Plant was killed while scouting an area of JBER for …

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) remains prevalent across much of Colorado and continues to negatively impact deer, and to a much lesser extent, elk populations. To date, CWD has been detected in 40 of 54 deer herds, 16 of 43 elk herds and 2 of 9 moose herds. Colorado Parks & …

    Mule deer across the West have been struggling for several years and 2021 was no different. Drought is the number one factor in why deer are on the decline. Habitat conditions have been poor and feed has been minimal, which leads to does that don’t fare very well …

  Watch over fifty hunting kills in twenty minutes! Elk, mule deer, moose, axis deer, mountain goat, and more crammed into one video.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently published a 2022 “Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 2” Scientific Investigations Report. The 156-page report goes into detail on how ungulates such as elk, deer and antelope must migrate seasonally and the impact rapid human growth across much of the western …

The Wyoming Game & Fish Department is looking at intentionally managing our struggling mule deer herds in the state by considering adding more aggressive elk management and predator management to the mix.  To date, the Wyoming Game & Fish Department has a separate ongoing project “which focuses on improving habitat, …

As the bull fed toward the timber I was running out of time, racing the rising sun that would send the elk into his daybed like Dracula returning to his coffin. The only shot he offered me was an extreme quartering away angle that would require my bullet to penetrate …

Learn how to survive a bear attack and defend yourself from a black bear or grizzly bear. Know your self-defense options and how to prepare for bear country whether you are hiking, camping, backpacking, or hunting. Dan Pickar (IG @danpickar) tests bear spray and shows how to use it properly. …

Go mule deer hunting during the rut in California’s desert country. Eastmans’ family friend Fred Trueblood hunts for a mature trophy mule deer buck. Fred also travels to Wyoming to hunt with Guy Eastman in a highly coveted pronghorn antelope area in Wyoming. It’s a two-for-one hunt on this Eastmans’ …