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During the March 5-6 meeting, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission reviewed staff recommendations on proposed regulations changes.  After in-depth discussions, the Commissioners approved the following regulation to take effect in 2028.    Deer, Elk, Bear, Pronghorn & Turkey: Changes to the Primary Draw 50/50 split draw (Preference Draw …

Recent articles related to the reintroduction of Mexican Wolves have pushed an agenda of placing this species as far north as the Grand Canyon. Special interest groups would like to see the wolves placed into non-traditional habitat for varying reasons ranging from misguided to misleading.  The reasons include increasing ecotourism …

As some of you know, Idaho passed a new law that requires nonresident shed hunters to purchase a Nonresident Big Game Hunting License.  Idaho Code 36-508 states, “A nonresident collecting, possessing, or transporting antlers or horns shed from deer, elk, moose, or pronghorn in this state shall be required to …

In episode #66 of the Eastmans’ Journal Podcast, host Ike Eastman sits down with Tim Lesser of Leupold Optics. Tim is head of product development and marketing at Leupold. The guys sit down to talk about how Tim started answering phones in the company and moved all the way up …

What is your strategy for hunting applications? If you’ve read through the Eastmans’ MRS section within the pages of our printed magazines, you might sit back and ask yourself, what do I do with this information?  It is a large amount of data to consume and can be very intimidating. …

Last Friday, the Colorado Senate passed SB25-003. This bill initially called for a ban of virtually any semiautomatic...

Bow hunt wild red stags in New Zealand with Eastmans’ Dan Pickar. Hunting red deer in April is just like hunting elk in September. Maybe even better! After traveling around the world, Dan and his wife arrive at the peak of the red stag roar. The action heats up when …

Does this language in a current state legislative bill give anyone else pause besides me? “The department may not adopt a rule or implement a policy prohibiting or restricting the use of…” The department in question on this bill happens to be the North Dakota Game & Fish Department, but …

You may have read another Eastmans’ Blog about California possibly eliminating coyote hunting. The California Fish and Game Commission Wildlife Resources Committee (WRC) is proposing a change to prohibit the take of nongame mammals except per California Fish and Game code 4152.  This would move the take of coyotes into …

It’s that time again, time to plan your Colorado Hunts for next fall! The application deadline is April 1st...