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, …
Read More »This is TagHub!
To draw a tag or not draw a tag? That is the question. Western big game hunting research has always been something that puzzles the mind and with the influx of hunters into the systems of several western states, the mind puzzle is getting harder to figure out. TagHub is …
Read More »CWD Management – Science or Money?
As I reported in my blogs on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) management in Wyoming in the spring (click here to read) and summer (click here to read) of 2020, the Wyoming Game & Fish management plan contains some potential management strategies that are very concerning, especially since there are …
Read More »Ravus Bino Pack by Alaska Guide Creations – Made in the USA!
This review features the . This innovative new binocular pack is built to be customized to fit the needs of any hunt. Add accessories, including a rangefinder pouch, bear spray, and pistol holsters. Eastmans’ staffer Brandon Mason breaks down all the pack’s features, including a two-way zippered pouch and convenient …
Read More »Mule Deer Money Allocated
Being a lifelong mule deer fanatic, it makes me elated to see so much attention and focus being put on the future of the species’ existence and long-term health. In late January the Wyoming Game & Fish Commission took another step to help improve habitat and protect migration corridors, …
Read More »Boone & Crockett says NO to Electronic Hunting Gear
Outdoor Life recently posted an article that said, “According to an update on the Boone & Crockett Club’s Eligibility Statement, which took effect Dec. 1, 2021, the use of “sights with built-in electronic range-finding capabilities” and “technology that delivers real-time location data (including photos) to target or guide a …
Read More »A SOLID breakthrough in Performance
The CX™ (Copper alloy eXpanding) bullet from Hornady represents the most advanced monolithic hunting bullet on the market. Its optimized design offers extended range performance, greater accuracy, high weight retention, and deep penetration.
Read More »Maybe This Time? – Grizzly Delisting
Man! I hope this happens this time. This 20-year dance of proving the recovery of grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) needs to see these critters delisted from the overreaching Endangered Species Act (ESA). “It was on Sept. 16 that Gov. Mark Gordon and Wyoming Game and Fish Department …
Read More »Outdoor Edge Knife Review – Replaceable Blade Hunting Knives
This knife review features Outdoor Edge’s RazorSafe series of replaceable blade hunting knives. These knives were purpose built for hunters by a hunter. The Eastmans’ Hunting Journals crew has relied on these knives for over a decade and haven’t been disappointed. From elk, deer, moose, antelope and beyond the sharp, …
Read More »Protecting the Bighorns in the Tetons
Bighorn sheep are such an iconic species out West and tens of thousands of hunters want to hunt them each year, yet few get to due to the bighorn’s limited range and population densities. With the ever encroaching and expanding human population out West, especially after the craziness of the …
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