10 Million hunters, verified by hunting license sales, are not voting in national, state and local elections. Pennsylvania alone saw over 500,000 hunters NOT vote. Are you one of them? Is someone you know one of them?
Read More »Husky Killed For Mauling Deer
“He told us he was unable to get his dog to come back to him. He appeared very upset and stated he didn’t know why his dog would do something like this.” A Jackson, Wyoming man lost control of his pet Husky early this week and the dog severely mauled …
Read More »Horses & Winter: Too Much For Western Wildlife?
The letter below came through my email this morning. I’ll not divulge who wrote it and it was unsolicited, but it does mirror my personal views on the issue of feral horses competing with wildlife. The mule deer, elk and especially pronghorn of southern Wyoming are at a tipping point …
Read More »Colorado Wolves: Killing Pets & A Safe-Space
As Colorado nears the actual implementation of its fairy-tale wolf “reintroduction” plan, some inconvenient and ugly realities of plunging the large predator back into the mix of modern society are taking center stage. First, it seems that wolves harbor severe contempt for domestic dogs and they don’t discriminate whether the …
Read More »Wyoming Pronghorn – Disease & Winter Mortality: Worth Applying?
Wyoming Pronghorn – Disease & Winter Mortality: Worth Applying? – Todd Helms “This year, we are going to be at the lowest license issuance since I started tracking it in 1998,” Binfet said. “And it probably goes way beyond that.” Wyoming is a notoriously harsh place to call home; drought …
Read More »WYGFD: 2023 Proposed Regulations & Hunting Season Meetings
One of the best things about being a Wyoming resident is having the opportunity to speak your peace regarding wildlife management, especially hunting season dates and proposals. Well, for the next two weeks Wyoming residents get to do exactly that. I’ve posted the meeting dates and places below but for …
Read More »Forest Service Guns Down “Feral” Cattle
Forest Service Guns Down “Feral” Cattle – Todd Helms Aerial gunning of roughly 200 “feral cattle” in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest is set to begin today amid concern and opposition from the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association and others. The announcement of this plan was made by the Forest …
Read More »Utah Shed Hunting Closed… It’s About Time!
Utah recently closed down all shed antler hunting through April 30. The only question rattling around in my largely empty skull is, “What took so long?” Ungulate populations across southern Wyoming and northern Utah and Colorado are severely struggling this winter. I just passed through the Park City to SLC …
Read More »Public Comment On MT Grizzly Plan
The anti-hunters are more organized and vocal than we are! It’s time to voice your opinion on Montana’s Grizzly Bear Management Plan and a limited quota grizzly bear hunt. Leave your comments HERE. Groups like the Greater Yellowstone Coalition have put together pages with this same link but with the …
Read More »Colorado: Lions Kill 15 Dogs
“[It] was like a dragon took him out of the sky and then leapt 20 ft off the deck. I know we’ve all heard it before but this is obviously NOT normal coexistence behavior and I’m now scared for our children (and the grownups after seeing the size & strength …
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