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  Almost 30 years ago I picked up my first bow with the intent of becoming proficient enough to go bowhunting that fall. I instantly fell in love with shooting a bow and arrow, as well as bowhunting big game. That first day that three young mule deer came within …

Although thousands of applicants already partake in Idaho’s second controlled drawing for deer, elk, pronghorn and black bear, it is a process that few know about or consider for their hunt plans. By the time this deadline hits, fall is fast approaching and most hunters are already lined up and …

If you’ve ever thought about trying to pull off dual residency to get resident hunting licenses in more than one state, you’d better think twice before actually doing it.  Recently, a Georgia man who had once resided in Colorado, was busted for buying hunting licenses and poaching game as a …

Learn how to securely tie in your peep sight on any compound bow. Dan Pickar shares his step by step method to secure a peep sight and keep it from moving. Whether you are bow hunting or target shooting, keeping your peep sight in its proper place is important for …

Last week a 450 pound male grizzly bear was euthanized by the USDA after it was confirmed that it killed a beef cow in the Big Snowy Mountains south of Lewistown. That’s right, Lewistown! This is way outside the current home range of Grizzly bears in Montana. The Snowy Mountains …

If you’ve ever hunted the vast expanse of public land out West, especially on BLM tracts of land, you’re gonna love this! So much of the public land out West is intermingled with private land and it is difficult at best to know whether or not you can trespass across …

  So, you want economic development? Have you thought of investing in the outdoors? Well, many have and the rest of us are reaping the benefits according to a new report.  “The data backs it up. Investing in conservation creates jobs, propels our economy forward from the past year, and …

HB 637 was developed to generally revise laws pertaining to Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks. This bill started as a clean up bill for multiple laws and definitions in FWPs rulebook, from how wolves are classified to a hunter mentorship for 10 year olds who haven’t taken hunter safety to …

The American Indian Caucus recently wrote a letter to the Biden Administration pleading the Interior Secretary to help them draft a bison reintroduction plan for Glacier National Park and the Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge (CMR) in eastern Montana. The tribes plead that bison hold a huge cultural significance …

PC: Mike Eastman Thanks, to member ColoradoV, I got my hands on the 2021 Colorado recommendations. In it were some interesting charts that show the trends in Colorado elk, deer, moose, antelope, and bear applications and licenses. Let’s look at the first three. Elk Look at the elk chart. Even …