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The mule deer outlook in Wyoming remains somewhat bleak. Keep in mind, that a large proportion of our biggest deer reside on the Western side of the state and this area was hit very, very hard during the brutal winter of 2016-2017. The effects of that winter will be lingering …

Yup, you heard it correctly, it’s your fault as a hunter that a lion recently attacked two Washington State cyclists. According to Brooks Fahy the Director of Predator Defense, hunting and killing adult male lions puts the “social structure” of a cougar population into “social chaos,” with younger animals making …

As the spring season progresses and hibernation comes to an end, there is always the unplanned risk of encountering a bear in the field. Amber Kornak was unfortunately an example of this experience and was mauled by a grizzly bear on the job. Kornak, a 28 year old bear researcher …

Please Welcome All Your New Friends The Colorado numbers are out. In 2018, applications for sheep and goat are way, way up and your future draw odds will drop dramatically for bighorn sheep and goats. If you applied for Colorado Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep as a nonresident in 2017, you …

  Step 2 For The Trophy Of A Lifetime – The MRS: Using Your Tools The first step in getting started hunting the West is a subscription to Eastmans’ Hunting Journal and or Eastmans’ Bowhunting Journal. This enables you to learn from and be entertained by hunters just like you …

  Step 1 – For Your Trophy of a Lifetime Getting started in hunting western big game can be a daunting process and is certainly one where breaking it down into manageable parts, much like breaking down an elk in the field, will make the daunting task of where, when …

Do Convicted Poachers Pay Enough to Deter Others? All of us get frustrated when we hear about poachers violating the public trust and illegally taking the wildlife that we pay to see flourish and that every citizen has the right to enjoy. Law-abiding hunters that wait years to hunt that …

Photo taken by Mike Eastman After a very rough winter last year- it will go down in history as one of the toughest winters in nearly half a century, this winter has come as some welcome relief for our wildlife and big game herds. The long and short of the …

Guy Eastman reviews the new release from Zeiss optics, the Conquest V4 rifle scope. With an updated 33 mm tube to maximize light transmission, this could be the ultimate hunting rifle scope. Its functional zoom and focus rings plus a zero-stop turret make the Conquest V4 a powerful option for …

Our story begins with our grandfather Gordon Eastman and his adventure films that started in the 1950’s and showcased the wildlife of the North, the country they lived in and the grit it took to hunt them. From there, his son and our father, Mike Eastman created Eastmans’ Hunting Journals, …