AIRCRAFT SCOUTING NOW ILLEGAL Under a new rule it will be illegal to scout in Wyoming with aircraft from August 1-January 1. What do you think, is this rule a good thing, or a rule that will likely be abused? CRITICAL MULE DEER RESEARCH  Are mule deer and elk interactions having …

With the Wyoming deer and antelope draw deadline looming on the near horizon the #1 question I get from hunters is, “How was the winter in Wyoming this year?” Keep reading for the answer. In one word, our winter has been about average. Overall the Cowboy State had an about …

  Most of you who get EHJ may already know this but for those of you who don’t get the magazine, make sure you get your subscription re-upped now and you won’t miss the Wyoming MRS for deer next year. Just in case you were wondering – here are my …

On a dark and snowy winter night last week near Bondurant, Wyoming a cruising pack of wolves mercilessly killed 19 elk in one single night. The argument that wolves only kill to eat was yet again debunked as pure myth by this wildlife atrocity. Very little was eaten from any …

This whole mess with people crying out for federal public land to be transferred to the states has me really scratching my head. I will never be one who supports the vast bureaucracy that we currently have at the federal level because I am a firm believer that government should …

Mountain Lions are one of North America’s most reclusive species and it often takes a lot of time and effort to harvest one. The seasons often provide for some of the prettiest hunts in snow covered high country and steep terrain. Guy Eastman heads to northern Montana to try his …

We aren’t that far separated from the last presidential State of The Union Address and the full court press for the next POTUS has begun. This has kind of got me thinking, what is the state of western hunting? Now, I am not the president of big game hunting, nor …

Here it comes Colorado! The feds are considering transplanting the small-statured Mexican wolves in the Centennial State to help the endangered species. Most of you probably knew this was headed your way, but we probably wouldn’t have predicted it would be coming this soon. However, CPW voted to reject the …

When Cain killed Abel he had the audacity to ask God if he was his brother’s keeper. Many hunters have probably done the same thing over the years, turning a blind eye when one of their brothers or hunting buddies have committed a hunting violation. The state of Washington has …

This should get sticky real fast. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has been in contact with the Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana game management agencies about getting ready for a potential delisting of…grizzly bears. The last time we got this far it resulted in a temporary delisting that was derailed …