Oh $&%#! This was my first thought when I spotted the tendril of smoke snaking its way skyward two ridges over. It was two weeks before the opener of archery elk season and I was scouting the unit I had waited so long to draw. The fire could change …
Read More »Trophy Hunting IS Conservation
In talking about society’s misperception of what Trophy Hunting is around the office, the topic of how many “trophy” big game animals we all have taken came up. Obviously there’s a bunch of them and the number of states, countries and even continents where we’ve done so was surprisingly high. …
Read More »First Lite Review: NEW Hunting Pants – Corrugate and Obsidian Foundry Pants
This First Lite hunting gear review features the Corrugate Foundry Pant and Obsidian Foundry Pant. Eastmans’ Todd Helms breaks down the features that make each pair of pants unique and shares his experience wearing them this summer. The Corrugate Foundry Pant is an all season pant with built in knee …
Read More »Oregon To Outlaw Hunting? Why Your Right To Hunt Matters!
If you haven’t heard about the radical Initiative Petition IP13 in Oregon gathering steam to make a ballot appearance in 2022 then it’s time to sit up and pay attention. The signatures to get this initiative on the ballot are stacking up as we speak! (Colorado had a brush with …
Read More »90/10 Tag Split For Wyoming?
I’m on the fence… yup, you read that right. I’m on the fence with the proposed 90/10 tag split being debated by the Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce as you read this. I wish I weren’t riding the fence because I hate being indecisive but the fact is that I honestly see …
Read More »Montana Grizzly Rips Woman From Tent
65-year-old Leah Davis Lokan, a registered nurse from Chico, California was ripped from her tent and killed by a grizzly bear earlier this week in Ovando, Montana. The bear had awakened Lokan and others earlier in the night and returned later when it killed her. Fellow campers rushed to her …
Read More »No More Game Cameras in AZ!
“On June 11, 2021, the Arizona Game and Fish Department Commission voted unanimously to ban trail cameras “for the purpose of taking or aiding in the take of wildlife, or locating wildlife for the purpose of taking or aiding in the take of wildlife,” according to the bill.” “The …
Read More »Bears vs. Humans: Who’s The Real Problem?
Yes, I’m actually posing that question. Who is the real problem, us or the bears? The reason I ask this question is due to the ongoing hazing efforts aimed at bear 863 or “Felicia” as her fans call her on Wyoming’s Togwotee Pass section of Highway 26/287. USFWS wildlife officials …
Read More »Just A Matter Of Time: CO Wolf Breeding
“The analysis determined that F1084 had been mislabeled and is in fact a female gray wolf.” A pair of wolves in Jackson County, Colorado exhibiting signs of denning behavior have thrown CPW biologists for a loop as one of the pair was thought to be male. CPW biologists worked with …
Read More »Swagger Bipods Review – NEW Steelbangers – Flexible to Rock Solid!
This Eastmans’ review features Swagger Bipods new SFR10 and SEA12 Steelbanger rifle bipods. These new bipods are designed to provide stability in hunting or shooting situations at extreme angles. The SFR10 bipod allows you to customize the flex-level of the bipod making it a dual purpose tool to take hunting …
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