Elk Habitat Conserved in New Mexico Elk Habitat Conserved in New Mexico Thanks to the actions of conservation-minded landowners, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation helped permanently protect 970 acres of important elk habitat in southcentral New Mexico. “We appreciate Gary and Laurie Fonay for their desire to reach out to us to place a conservation […]
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NEMO Donates Sleeping Bags to Big City Mountaineers
NEMO Donates 1,600 Sleeping Bags to Big City Mountaineers NEMO Donates 1,600 Sleeping Bags to Big City Mountaineers NEMO, an award-winning designer of outdoor gear and accessories that are built to improve the experience of adventure, has donated 1,600 sleeping bags to Big City Mountaineers and its partners in an effort to get more kids […]
Leftover Big Game Tags Still Available
Leftover Big Game Tags Still Available The Arizona Game and Fish Department has advised that there are still a lot of big game tags available for those that were unsuccessful in this year’s draw. For deer there are 1,614 leftover tags available, but they are mostly for antlered whitetail hunts in southeastern Arizona. There are 288 tags […]
BLM Ponders What to do With Coal-bed Methane Roads
BLM Ponders What to do With Coal-bed Methane Roads CASPER, Wyo. — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is studying what to do with 600 miles (960 kilometers) of roads that once served the Power River Basin’s coal-bed methane industry. The Casper Star-Tribune reports the agency wants to leave some roads open — to provide […]
Environmentally Friendly Hunting
Environmentally Friendly Hunting GROUPS AIM TO BOOST NON-LEAD AMMO FOR ECOSYSTEM HEALTH Wildlife agencies and sportsmen’s groups join coalition encouraging hunters to choose non-lead ammo when hunting. The North American Non-Lead Partnership — formed late last year by the Oregon Zoo, The Peregrine Fund and the Institute for Wildlife Studies — seeks to expand the […]
WYOMING | Game and Fish Surveying About Hunting Technology
WYOMING | Game and Fish Surveying About Hunting Technology CHEYENNE, WY – Wyomingites receiving an e-mail from the University of Wyoming seeking their opinions about advancements in hunting technology are alerted the survey is legitimate and are encouraged to promptly fill out the survey. The survey is a joint effort between UW and the Wyoming […]
Wyoming Game and Fish Adds Option To Mandate CWD Testing
Wyoming Game and Fish Adds Option To Mandate CWD Testing The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will not require hunters to test meat for chronic wasting disease in 2018, despite having new authority to do so. Earlier this year, the Game and Fish Commission and Gov. Matt Mead granted the department the power to require […]
Fast-growing Wildfire Reaches 6600 Acres in Hours, Threatens Cabins in Utah
Fast-growing Wildfire Reaches 6600 Acres in Hours, Threatens Cabins in Utah STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR — As many as seven cabins are threatened by a wildfire that ignited Sunday afternoon a few miles from Strawberry Reservoir, officials said. The Dollar Ridge Fire started about 41/2 miles southeast of Strawberry Reservoir and quickly grew to about 6,600 acres […]
Idaho Wildfire Season Causing Issues
Wildfire Season Expected to Cause Problems in Idaho if People Aren’t Careful Boise – Experts believe this wildfire season will be an above average summer for wildfires, they cited a mild winter that allowed grass to survive, when added to the growth of grass this year fire officials said that the fuel to cause a […]
Fire Restrictions for Certain Parts of Western Nevada to Start June 30
Fire Restrictions for Certain Parts of Western Nevada to Start June 30 Multiple agencies charged with managing western Nevada’s public lands announced Wednesday that fire restrictions would go into effect this year beginning Saturday, June 30 and last until further notice. The ban will be implemented across all land managed by the Bureau of Land Management Carson […]
BLM Seeking New Off-Range Wild Horse, Burro Pasture Bids
BLM Seeking New Off-Range Wild Horse, Burro Pasture Bids The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking proposals for new public off-range pastures that will provide a free-roaming environment for wild horses removed from Western public lands while also allowing for regular public visitation. The BLM said this action is part of its effort to […]
Bears, Pump Tracks and Trespassing
Bears, Pump Tracks and Trespassing It’s not a Bear Stewardship Committee meeting without some talk about who’s seen any bears lately. Most recently, reports via social media are coming in that a big bear with two cubs has been in the Mountain to Meadow Trail area. Some say it’s a grizzly, but it could be […]
