Go bow hunting for moose with Dan Pickar. Moose hunting in the timber of British Columbia is a game of patience in this Eastmans’ Hunting TV episode. Dan Brooks of Crystal Lake Resorts shares his tips for locating moose and calling to bring a bull in close!
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Field Optics Research – Microlite FT-5017C I’m always looking to cut space and weight in the backcountry and this is exactly why this tripod caught my eye. Upon handling it, the quality stood out to me. Precisely machined components and carbon legs all orchestrated with twist leg locks. …
Read More »WYOMING RANGE DEER UPDATE (Mid-Winter)
Buck to doe ratio and fawn recruitment up nearly 40% since 2017!!! For some reason it sure seems like good news is hard to come by these days. So you can imagine my elation as this press release sat on my desk awaiting my return from the first round of …
Read More »Buck Drops Both Antlers at Once! Mule Deer Shed Hunting
https://youtu.be/L4dTmL963n8 Shed hunting takes skill just like deer hunting, but it takes luck to watch a mule deer buck drop both antlers at the same time! Watch this buck shedding antlers with a jump and a head shake.
Read More »ANTELOPE TEST! Weatherby’s ALL NEW Rifle (Hunting Gear Review)
Come along for a rifle hunting test with Weatherby’s Backcountry TI in this hunting gear review. This brand new lightweight hunting rifle by Weatherby harvests a public land antelope buck. Hunter Jake Helms is shooting the Backcountry TI in 6.5-300 caliber in this rifle review.
Read More »Animal Activists Target Ranchers Yet Again
January 21st activist groups presented their intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service within the next 60 days for allowing continued livestock grazing on roughly 170,000 acres in the Upper Green River Rangeland of Wyoming. This seems to be a growing trend with animal rights advocates as we see legal …
Read More »Collecting Grizzly Claws
“What are you doing here then?” “I hunt griz…” “Griz?” “Grizzly bears, pilgrim! I collect the claws.” This direct quote from the popular movie Jeremiah Johnson was supposed to take place in the 1800s. Back then you could hunt grizzly bears and collect the claws if you wanted to. …
Read More »Guy’s Top Wyoming Elk Areas 2020 Edition
The elk hunting in Wyoming continues to be very solid. The 2018 and 2019 seasons posted solid elk hunting results with about average hunter success while not setting any records, the hunts were average nearly state wide. The late and record setting cold spring did put a bit of a …
Read More »Sportsmen Paid 120K For IDFG To Shoot Elk
That’s right, $123,241 dollars funded by sportsmen to be precise. The other 250K (roughly) for the research/project was Federally funded. Over the course of several months IDFG (Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game) tested methods for decreasing elk depredation on crop lands across southern Idaho. During this time, IDFG staff/employees …
Read More »How To Pick a Top Quality Mule Deer Area
Choosing the right mule deer area can be a very difficult and sometimes confusing task. Every state and area has its own set of unique challenges and barriers that lie between you and that buck of a lifetime. Learning to pair your own goals and expectations to an individual area …
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