Recent articles related to the reintroduction of Mexican Wolves have pushed an agenda of placing this species as far north as the Grand Canyon. Special interest groups would like to see the wolves placed into non-traditional habitat for varying reasons ranging from misguided to misleading. The reasons include increasing ecotourism …
Read More »Idaho: Bear ID Test & Shed Antler License
As some of you know, Idaho passed a new law that requires nonresident shed hunters to purchase a Nonresident Big Game Hunting License. Idaho Code 36-508 states, “A nonresident collecting, possessing, or transporting antlers or horns shed from deer, elk, moose, or pronghorn in this state shall be required to …
Read More »Colorado: Sweeping Restrictions on Semiautomatic Firearms Move Forward
Last Friday, the Colorado Senate passed SB25-003. This bill initially called for a ban of virtually any semiautomatic...
Read More »More “Ballot Box Biology” ??? Gotta Love Legislation Season
Does this language in a current state legislative bill give anyone else pause besides me? “The department may not adopt a rule or implement a policy prohibiting or restricting the use of…” The department in question on this bill happens to be the North Dakota Game & Fish Department, but …
Read More »Colorado Following California To Eliminate Coyote Hunting?
You may have read another Eastmans’ Blog about California possibly eliminating coyote hunting. The California Fish and Game Commission Wildlife Resources Committee (WRC) is proposing a change to prohibit the take of nongame mammals except per California Fish and Game code 4152. This would move the take of coyotes into …
Read More »2025 Colorado Hunt Planning
It’s that time again, time to plan your Colorado Hunts for next fall! The application deadline is April 1st...
Read More »CPW Gray Wolf Reintroduction Effort Update
On Saturday, January 18, 2025, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) successfully completed the second year...
Read More »Wyoming Kills Three Controversial Predator Bills—What It Means for Hunters
The Cowboy State’s legislators voted against the HB0186 - Bear coupons-game and fish...
Read More »Montana Poachers Plead Guilty to Fish and Wildlife Violations
Later in September wardens got a report that someone had shot and abandoned a bull elk on a ranch near Cascade...
Read More »Wyoming Mule Deer Are Rebounding!
Recently the Wyoming Game and Fish Department released an update on their annual observational flights...
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