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Have you ever been standing in a sporting goods store looking at the hundreds of different ammunition options and scratched your head? It’s definitely a hard choice when you look at the possibilities. Some boast about their speed, some their penetration abilities, while others brag about weight retention. On top …

The outlook for Wyoming elk hunting this year is good. The wolves have been knocked back in some very critical elk areas, and the weather has been very, very good for elk over the past twelve months. The fall moisture and good winter snow pack this year, should equate to …

Come see us on January 9-12th in Sacramento, CA and in Denver, CO on January 16-19th. On display will be some of the largest deer heads in the country with stories about their unique history. Roger Selner has managed the tour for nearly 30 years, put on over two million miles …

In August of 1957 my grandfather, Gordon Eastman headed into the high country of Alaska with an 8mm film camera in hand to document an Alaskan hunting adventure. This would become his first of many films titled, Hunting Alaska Today and is probably one of the earliest hunting adventures ever to be …

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The hunting season has now come to a close as the cold winter months set in. I was fortunate enough to get some late-season elk hunting in this year and killed a very nice bull right before Thanksgiving in Montana. It seems like a lot of the elk hunting hype …

Arizona changes:  Fees are going up across some western states in 2014. Arizona for example has increased most of their non-resident fees by 10%, to almost 30% in some cases. For instance, an elk tag that was $595 in 2013 will now cost non-residents $650. Pronghorn tags went from $485 …

Anytime the winter range in western Wyoming gets the 30/30 as I call it (thirty inches of snow and -30°F temperatures) bad things usually happen. For those who don’t live in the area, it might be news to you that we’ve already had one 30/30 event this year. Last week, …

I think anyone who hunted in Eastern Montana this fall can agree that deer numbers were down significantly again this year. Some locals have told me that where there were once 600 deer they were lucky to see 60 this season. The trend has been in a substantial downward spiral over …

EHD is spread among deer, primarily whitetails and often antelope, as well as mule deer and occasionally elk. The disease is contracted by biting midges also known as sand gnats or “no-see-ums.” EHD is one of several hemorrhagic disease/viruses found in wild and domestic ruminants. A related disease, bluetongue virus, …