Hunt for trophy mule deer with Mike Eastman in one of his favorite hunt areas. Mike is competing with his son Ike to see who can bring home the biggest buck with only a few short days of hunting season remaining. Deep sagebrush makes great cover for smart, old deer, …
Read More »How to cook Mike Eastman’s favorite salmon
Learn how to cook salmon with two easy recipes. Mike Eastman uses simple ingredients to create mouth-watering cedar plank salmon on his Traeger grill. Brown sugar makes one recipe kid-friendly and a vodka brine adds some zing to his other favorite fish preparation. RECIPES BELOW Get your own cedar planks …
Read More »Eastmans’ Family History
Mike Eastman shares the story of how the Eastman legacy of filming and fair-chase hunting began with his father Gordon. The late Gordon Eastman was a pioneer in the industry, and even worked with Walt Disney for part of his career.
Read More »Saving Hunting History! Roger Selner – The Trophy Whisperer
Eastmans’ family friend and trophy tour pioneer Roger Selner measured more big game trophies in his lifetime than any Boone & Crockett scorer. He traveled the country with his elk and deer tours for over 30 years covering one million miles. Known as the “trophy whisperer” and Uncle Rog to …
Read More »Field Judging Antelope with Mike Eastman
Learn how to judge antelope in the field while out hunting for a trophy buck. Pronghorn antelope can be one of the toughest big game animals to score on the hoof. Mike Eastman shares his tips to maximize your next trophy antelope hunt and help avoid ground shrinkage.
Read More »Buck Drops Both Antlers at Once! Mule Deer Shed Hunting
https://youtu.be/L4dTmL963n8 Shed hunting takes skill just like deer hunting, but it takes luck to watch a mule deer buck drop both antlers at the same time! Watch this buck shedding antlers with a jump and a head shake.
Read More »Photographing a Trophy Bull
One of the best ways to remember a hunt is with a quality field photo hanging next to your mounted trophy. However, enlarging photos to 8×10 or larger requires a digital camera that is capable of taking high-resolution photos. Most hunters will grab their smartphones or any old digital camera …
Read More »Hunting Late Season for Trophy Antelope
Hunting antelope bucks with a rifle in mid to late October is my personal preference. Many western states have hunting seasons that last well into that time frame. In fact, Montana’s antelope season sometimes runs well into November. A big advantage to hunting this late is that by the time …
Read More »What makes a 180" mule deer?
Back in the 60s and 70s, I spent the early winter months with my left eye plugged into a spotting scope watching mule deer bucks. It was in those years that I came up with a system to judge the rack size of a buck in the field. It came …
Read More »Hunting “Sagey”Bucks
Standing with a dead rest for two hours! I was peering through a Zeiss riflescope on a Savage .270 short mag padded up and waiting on a mule deer buck. Protruding above the sagebrush flat that’s dotted with aspen groves are two, 1” antler tips. Bedded is a trophy buck …
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