The New Mexico hunting regulations go by four-year rule cycles with the NM Department of Game & Fish, (G&F) calendar year beginning April 1, 2022 thru March 31, 2023 for the current hunting season. Of interest, is the fact that this year is the end of the current rule …
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Mapping Migration Corridors Provides the Foundation for Science-Based Management and Conservation
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently published a 2022 “Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 2” Scientific Investigations Report. The 156-page report goes into detail on how ungulates such as elk, deer and antelope must migrate seasonally and the impact rapid human growth across much of the western …
Read More »E-Bikes: the Forest Service’s New Ruling
Recently the United States Forest Service made a decision on e-bike usage on roads and trails. This decision has been long awaited by the public, especially since the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had already concluded how they planned to define and regulate e-bike usage on BLM land a couple …
Read More »Bow Hunt Elk w/ Eastmans’ Subscriber
Bow hunt elk in grizzly bear country with Eastmans’ Hunting Journals subscribers Paul Clock and Bob Legasa. This is a backcountry, horseback hunting adventure for a public land bull. It’s September, and the elk rut is on!
Read More »Montana Black Bear Season Update
Spring bear season is upon us in Montana and there are a few new things to keep in mind. The big news from last year is that running bears with hounds is now legal so be sure to keep that in mind for the non-houndsman that are out there …
Read More »Free Landowner Elk Tags in Montana
Due to legislation in 2021 there have been some changes to free landowner elk tags and after the changes, there has been a jump in interest by landowners. There have been free landowner tags in place for the last ten years but just a few have taken advantage of them …
Read More »Jet Boat Turkey Hunt!
Spring turkey hunting by boat! Join Todd Helms and friends on the Yellowstone River for a spring surf and turf adventure. Between turkey hunts, the guys load up on catfish for a fish fry. Todd’s river bottom gobbler boasts some incredible spurs on this episode of Wingmen by Eastmans’ Hunting …
Read More »Wyoming Winter Range Report
The general synopsis of the Wyoming winter conditions for 2022 would be, “mild,” very, very mild up until just recently. In fact, up until this week the outlook for snow pack and spring run off was almost scary. However, a large spring storm has sent the Cowboy state a snowy …
Read More »EBJ Feature Video – THE CAVE BEAR
TITLE: THE CAVE BEAR PULL QUOTE: “From there, we followed the blood trail through this thick area and saw what looked to be a cave in the rock face in front of us.” ABOUT THE AUTHOR: I was born and raised in a small town in Minnesota, which is where …
Read More »Fewer Elk and Predators = More Mule Deer
The Wyoming Game & Fish Department is looking at intentionally managing our struggling mule deer herds in the state by considering adding more aggressive elk management and predator management to the mix. To date, the Wyoming Game & Fish Department has a separate ongoing project “which focuses on improving habitat, …
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