Mule Deer

  By Dan Carlson Weather is going to play a huge factor in big-game hunts across the American West this fall.  It is, of course, always a factor but trends established in 2014 have continued through 2015 and that may pose added challenges for those pursuing game in many areas. …

As humans we are not born with hunting instincts, everything has to be learned. There are different ways to shorten the learning curve but the best teacher is experience. Experience tells you where to look for game and how to walk through country. It dictates when to stalk and when …

“The wolves, cougars and grizzly bears start to take a few more elk and moose each year as their unchecked populations grow and expand. The state does not react at first with cuts in the tag quotas. This would mean a decrease in revenue that would have to be met …

Which Would You Rather? A 600″ deer. I’m pretty sure I read that correctly. I have no idea of the origins of the text or the photo, but from the looks of it, the deer seems like it could be about 600″, not like I’m used to judging something of …

Most of us can agree that conservation is not regulation. If you find yourself in a slight state of confusion over the two, here is the fundamental difference. Conservation resides in the world of “yes” and regulation mostly orbits the dark side of “no.” The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and …

By Brandi Gideon Just because a woman marries someone who hunts doesn’t mean that’s how she got her start! Take myself for example; I married a hunter but my hunting experience started long before I met my husband. Currently, I work at Eastmans’ as the Marketing Coordinator. I’ve been hunting …

Just 9%, remember that number. As most of you who applied for a tag in Wyoming now know, the odds are getting tougher than ever before to draw a top quality big game tag. With a sheep herd that is on the wane, a moose herd that has been all …

By Aron Snyder The snow’s melting, spring run off is cranking and you’ve drawn your tag for the upcoming fall season! So now that you’ve got the tag, you’re going to need to start scouting but when is going to be the best/most productive time to head out? At this …

If you can’t find the game animals you have a tag for, you won’t be notching your tag. This may sound like an oversimplification, but that is the truth.  We have developed strategies for effective glassing that make finding the animals we are hunting easier and in turn have made …

Super Tag Raffles Provide Wyoming Dream Hunts CHEYENNE, Wyoming — The inaugural Wyoming Super Tag raffle lived up to its expectations. All the winners of the big game raffle harvested animals with some being record-book and others very close. Wyoming joined other western states in 2014 in initiating a hunting …