Both of the past two seasons Utah’s OTC elk permits have sold out in a matter of hours. This has caused a panic and much grumbling among the citizenry, who heretofore could easily obtain an OTC tag for weeks after they were released. It has also prompted Utah wildlife officials …

GUEST AUTHOR: Scott Salmon “Sarcocystosis is a disease caused by a parasite called Sarcocystis. There are numerous species of Sarcocystis. This disease usually affects animals but also can also cause disease in humans.” https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/sarcocystosis/faqs.html   2021 was the year I had planned to use my Wyoming elk points. I had …

“Talk of your cold! through the parka’s fold it stabbed like a driven nail. If our eyes we’d close, then the lashes froze till sometimes we couldn’t see; It wasn’t much fun…” The Cremation of Sam McGee – Robert W. Service Snow, ice, sub-freezing temperatures, bleak landscapes seemingly void of …

“Hey bud, guess how many miles we’ve put on today looking for a buck on public?”  “I don’t know, a lot.” “Yeah, odometer says 253 miles and that doesn’t count how many we’ve put on our boots.” “Wow! I’ve never seen so few antelope in this region and the fact …

This review features Weatherby’s Mark V Backcountry 2.0 Carbon hunting rifle. This rifle features the industry’s lightest carbon fiber stock, redesigned bolt and improved carbon fiber barrel. Todd Helms has put this rifle to the test and found it to be a tack driver. He hit three of three successful …

Stop Moving The Recovery Goalposts! It seems that grizzly bear attacks and altercations are rampant this year. Recently another group of hunters in Wyoming shot and killed a charging boar grizzly while they were elk hunting. In Montana a small group of hunters have killed a sow with no cubs …

Accuracy on the range or in competition means the difference between hurt pride and lost money or a big smile and a fat check. These stakes are low in comparison to making a poor shot in the field, hunting big game. A steel plate, if hit poorly, isn’t going to …

“But, but, I “feel” like a Wyoming resident.” Feelings are apparently not good enough for the Wyoming Game and Fish residency requirements. Shocker!  Of course I’m being more than a little saucy here but the fact remains that poachers will do and say just about anything to avoid the long …

A grizzly bear mauled a hunter west of Cody, Wyoming on Saturday, October 2nd. The hunter was subsequently flown to Billings, MT for treatment of his injuries. The Wyoming Game and Fish is investigating the incident at this time. The bear, a sow with cubs, was killed by the hunter …

This rifle review features Bergara’s B-14 Wilderness Ridge Rifle. This rifle boasts high-quality steel and a one-piece fluted bolt for maximum accuracy in an affordable factory package. It’s designed to be tough as nails and minimized for weight to tackle any hunt you can dream up. Each stock is hand …