First Confirmed Wolf Packs in Oregon and Washington

Uh oh… we all knew it was coming eventually.
A wolf pack that includes both adults and pups was confirmed in a forested area of northern Union County on Friday, the first evidence of multiple wolves and wolf reproduction in Oregon since wolves were extirpated from the state back in the mid-1940s.

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A New Mule Deer Record for Oregon

Archer Chris Dunlap shatters the Oregon State Record Non-Typical Velvet buck according to the North West Book for Oregon Big Game Animals. The buck scores 221 2/8″ Pope and Young. The former Oregon record has stood since 1960.
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NRA-ILA: Here today, gone tomorrow- 2nd Amendment

The Supreme Court has ruled, affirming what you, I, and the Founding Fathers already knew — the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right!
While this is great news, this ruling is only as good as a future Supreme Court allows it to be.  The work of five Supreme Court justices today can very easily be undone [...]

Part 3: Rifle Prep

Recently I was at my gunsmiths shop discussing the work he was doing for me. Like a couple pigs in mud we were rootin around the spare parts bins and grunting away about our latest exploits. The conversation turned to a discussion about a rifle leaned up against the wall that looked very much like [...]

Part 2: Bow Prep

Randy Ulmer and Chuck Adams I am not, however, I can usually hit the broad side of a barn if my target is close enough to it. Most people who bow hunt are pretty fanatical and know what they need to do and when to do it for hunting season. However, I have noticed we [...]

Web Site Tracks Waterfowl Populations, Habitat

A special Web site offers waterfowl hunters up-to-date information about all four of North America’s flyways.
The site, www.Flyways.us, a joint effort of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service, was developed by biologists and waterfowl manager across the Atlantic, Mississippi, Central and Pacific flyways.
“This Web site represents an excellent way for [...]

Equipment Prep: Part 1 of 3

Equipment: According to Webster’s equipment: 1. the equipping of a person or thing. 2. the state of being equipped. 3. the set of articles or physical resources serving to equip a person or thing: as (1) the implements used in an operation or activity, (2) skip this part- something about farm stuff, (3) mental or [...]

Wolves Returned to the Endangered Species List

A federal judge in Montana has ordered gray wolves in the Northern Rockies be returned to the endangered species list. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy granted a preliminary injunction Friday, July 18, 2008, restoring federal protections for the wolves.
Apparently, he feels that the 1,400 documented wolves in the tri-state region of Idaho Montana and Wyoming [...]

Spring Sharptails Look Good

Statistics from the 2008 South Dakota spring sharp-tailed grouse census indicate an increase in the number of male grouse counted compared to last year.
Statewide, 6,861 sharptails were observed on spring dancing grounds this year compared to 6,035 in 2007. Male grouse recorded per square mile increased from 5.9 to 6.7. More than 1,000 square miles [...]

Mountain Lion vs. Bighorn Sheep - Amazing Photos

An awesome sequence of pictures showing a mountain lion hunting a bighorn ram. Ron Elkin of Elkin Outdoors sent these photos to me.

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