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“In response to an outpouring of concerns from hunting, shooting and conservation organizations and the state’s wildlife agency, California’s legislature passed a bill amending language in a recently signed law that broadly prohibited all advertising of firearms and firearms-related products to youth in the state. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the …

In a headline that could come straight out of a “Dukes Of Hazard” episode a  rather crazy poaching story has emerged from the great state of Wyoming. According to Cowboy State Daily a yet unnamed man poached a mule deer buck out of season and then proceeded to break through …

  The illustrious, or rather, notorious, Gov. Gavin Newsom (slicked back hair and all) signed bill AB 2571 under an emergency order banning the marketing of guns to minors in California. He even made a video of himself holding a “JR-15,” an assault weapon akin to an AR-15 that is made …

Saddle up and ride into the wilderness to hunt elk in Wyoming. Ike Eastman joins Eastmans’ staffer Luke Washington for a horseback hunt in the heart of grizzly bear country. Luke is following in the footsteps of his grandfather who killed a huge trophy bull in the same hunt area …

Recent news from a state game & fish agency shows the continued focus and research on the nefarious Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Researchers from the Wyoming Game & Fish Department, in partnership with University of Alberta, are potentially making headway on a vaccination for CWD.  While vaccinations for protein-based diseases …

The allocation for bighorn sheep, moose and mountain goat is 90% / 10%. There is no set allocation for pronghorn or black bear. Highlights of what was discussed during the workshop follow. 1st Problem Statement:  Allocation Non-resident Perspective: There is no problem, support the status quo. Resident Perspective: Resident hunters …

In a case that reads like a Hollywood movie script, Cody W. Davis plays the bad guy who is eventually apprehended and is fined a whopping $74,000 for poaching a 232-⅞” mule deer buck in New Mexico back in 2015.  Tipped off by the Operation Game Thief hotline, New Mexico …

Imagine sitting atop a favorite glassing point and scouting for elk the old fashioned way when you hear a mechanical whirring noise and look up to witness an “unmanned aerial vehicle”, drone, buzzing over the landscape as its operator “scouts” from afar.  Not cool!  Currently Wyoming law is a tad …

An easy winter coupled with a mild spring and lots of moisture have netted a 6% increase in Wyoming Sage Grouse numbers as witnessed by spring lek counts in 2022. This good news comes on the heels of increased efforts to push for an ESA listing of these icons of …

The Elk Management Citizen Advisory Group has made all of its recommendations open for public review and comment until Friday, October 14, 2022 at 5 p.m. The 15 recommendations are broad and include a wide range of topics. If you’re a Montana elk hunter or plan to be, I would …