Photo Credit: Mike Eastman / Article By: Jaden Bales In October 2023, I guided an older gentleman who used his maximum preference points for one of Wyoming’s premier hunting areas. This man had hunted top units in Utah and Colorado and had taken quite a few nice bulls over his …

There is something special about glassing up a big old buck in a burn. They often are magnets to mule deer across the West with the new forage growth, something ecologists would call an “early successional habitat” that brings all the muley boys to the yard.  The natural cycle of …

Folks paying attention to the ongoing saga of delisting the grizzly bear finally woke up to long-awaited response on the morning of February 3rd. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced their take on petitions for delisting that were submitted by Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. While the 90-day findings the …

  For the past 14 months, the Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce has debated some of the most contentious issues in wildlife management for the Cowboy State. Everything from license allocations to landowner licenses and habitat improvements have been at the table for this group. Throughout the entire process, members of the …

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.   You may have seen an increase in interesting hunter headlines coming from the Cowboy State lately. Part of the hubbub is related to the …

  How to NOT stoke the fire of extreme animal rights movements! Do you remember the Oregon petition that was floating around a while ago calling for an end to traditional animal husbandry, forms of animal training, and of course, hunting and trapping?  The petition, originally known as Initiative Petition …

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 …

In 2021 the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation finalized the first phase in an acquisition of 15,500 acres for wildlife and hunters in northeast Oregon. When complete, the Minam River Wildlife Area will be 32 times larger than it sits now! The purchase of the first 4,610 acres was finalized in …

  Taking A Dive Into The Historical Data of Four Western States to Answer the Question   I am not too fond of the idea of hunting out West becoming a rich person’s game. Therefore, I initially set out to answer this question, thinking I could disprove the negative Nancy’s …