In a headline that could come straight out of a “Dukes Of Hazard” episode a rather crazy poaching story has emerged from the great state of Wyoming. According to Cowboy State Daily a yet unnamed man poached a mule deer buck out of season and then proceeded to break through …
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California’s Governor Signed Bill AB 2571 Banning Marketing of Guns to Minors
The illustrious, or rather, notorious, Gov. Gavin Newsom (slicked back hair and all) signed bill AB 2571 under an emergency order banning the marketing of guns to minors in California. He even made a video of himself holding a “JR-15,” an assault weapon akin to an AR-15 that is made …
Read More »Elk Hunting by Horseback in Grizzly Country – Beyond the Grid
Saddle up and ride into the wilderness to hunt elk in Wyoming. Ike Eastman joins Eastmans’ staffer Luke Washington for a horseback hunt in the heart of grizzly bear country. Luke is following in the footsteps of his grandfather who killed a huge trophy bull in the same hunt area …
Read More »Text Message From Anywhere! Review: ZOLEO Satellite Communicator
This Eastmans’ gear review features the ZOLEO Satellite Communicator for backcountry communication and safety. Send text messages to family and friends no matter where you pitch camp. It’s durable, lightweight and makes it easy to send text messages with the click of a button or by using the ZOLEO …
Read More »CWD Vaccination in Elk
Recent news from a state game & fish agency shows the continued focus and research on the nefarious Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Researchers from the Wyoming Game & Fish Department, in partnership with University of Alberta, are potentially making headway on a vaccination for CWD. While vaccinations for protein-based diseases …
Read More »Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission License Distribution Workshop – Part II
The allocation for bighorn sheep, moose and mountain goat is 90% / 10%. There is no set allocation for pronghorn or black bear. Highlights of what was discussed during the workshop follow. 1st Problem Statement: Allocation Non-resident Perspective: There is no problem, support the status quo. Resident Perspective: Resident hunters …
Read More »$74,000 For Poaching… That’s More Like It!
In a case that reads like a Hollywood movie script, Cody W. Davis plays the bad guy who is eventually apprehended and is fined a whopping $74,000 for poaching a 232-⅞” mule deer buck in New Mexico back in 2015. Tipped off by the Operation Game Thief hotline, New Mexico …
Read More »Drones For Big Game Hunting?
Imagine sitting atop a favorite glassing point and scouting for elk the old fashioned way when you hear a mechanical whirring noise and look up to witness an “unmanned aerial vehicle”, drone, buzzing over the landscape as its operator “scouts” from afar. Not cool! Currently Wyoming law is a tad …
Read More »More Non-Resident Elk Tags For Wyoming!
7,250, that’s how many Wyoming elk tags non-residents have had allocated to them since 1980 in the Cowboy State but that could be about to change! Wyoming elk numbers have skyrocketed in the eastern portion of the state, putting a strain on socially and biologically acceptable elk populations, where a …
Read More »Good News For Sage Grouse
An easy winter coupled with a mild spring and lots of moisture have netted a 6% increase in Wyoming Sage Grouse numbers as witnessed by spring lek counts in 2022. This good news comes on the heels of increased efforts to push for an ESA listing of these icons of …
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