In this hunt breakdown, Dan Pickar walks through one of his recent backcountry elk hunts and the decisions that led to success in the mountains. From preseason scouting and understanding elk behavior to navigating rugged terrain and hunting deep in the backcountry, Dan explains the strategies that ultimately put him in position on a mature bull. This breakdown covers ...

Washington state commissioners have pretty much turned the committee into a 3-ring circus instead of focusing on what they are meant to do, which is to oversee the management of wildlife in this state. My last blog post focused on Commissioner Rowland who recently published an op-ed under the guise of her role on the commission and not as a private citizen. Her counte...

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If you’ve had a few elk tags in Wyoming, you probably have been mailed a little brown cardboard box with a blood sampling kit inside it. That sampling kit is part of Wyoming’s long-standing brucellosis monitoring program that keeps livestock producers and the rest of us store-bought meat-eating carnivores safe from a pretty nasty diseas...

Written by: Brandon Moss

Many western states, including Montana have had an abnormally warm and dry winter this past year. Don’t remember too many days where I had to tell the dogs, “It’s too cold to go out today.” This resulted in a slightly different off-season, which allowed for a lot of days exercising dogs and running into wild birds. It’s...

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“But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and ...