Hunting

A collection of 150 posts

Wildlife Management

The Last Keeper - Special Interview with Tom Opre

Tom discusses the Shepherds of Wildlife Society and their mission to educate the world about wildlife management.

earliest Native Americans

Archaeologists Found 23,000-Year-Old Footprints That Rewrite the Story of Humans in America

New evidence steadily accumulates that humans were in America 10,000 – 20,000-years earlier than previously thought

"Invasion Biology"

Miracle in the Nevada Desert

Beaver and cattle are symbiotic. Together they can turn desert into wetlands.        NOTE: this post was originally published on April 19, 2017, and then reposted on September 9, 2021

Conservation

BLM to Finalize Rule Allowing Federal Leases Targeted at Protection of Natural Area

It also creates two new types of leases focused on protecting natural areas. The BLM already leases parcels of land for extractive industries including energy development, mining and livestock grazing.

Bureau of Land Management

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox Vows to Sue Over New BLM Landscape Rule

The Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office said the rule directly impacts 22.8 million acres of land in Utah and, contrary to what the BLM asserts, it is not a positive step toward conservation.

"Wolves"

Valerius Geist: When Do Wolves Become Dangerous to Humans?

“Valerius Geist was the world’s foremost deer authority. Born in Ukraine, Geist was  heir to millennia of Central European cultural memory of wolves. He was neither anti-wolf, nor in denial regarding the threat wolves can pose to people. He came to his views as discussed in the following Wikipedia

"Invasion Biology"

Allan Savory and the Science of Tracking

How the world’s oldest scientific method has changed everything from grazing livestock to snaring poachers

Brush

The Case for Destroying Old Forest Roads

For the first 100-years of its history, the mission of the US Forest Service was to make public forests accessible for a host of human activities. Beginning 40-years ago the opposite mentality took hold. These well-intentioned attitudes have led to the woeful current forest conditions and their associated wildfires.   NOTE:

chukar hunting

Chukar Hunting in Utah's West Desert

Adam Eakle joins Brett Wannacott and friends on a chukar hunt in the mountains of Utah’s West Desert. They show you how to hunt these devil birds for tons of fun, and shooting action.     NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on April 26, 2021.

Browning Shotguns

Everything You Need to Know About Browning Shotguns

John Browning was the greatest gun designer who ever lived. He was from Ogden Utah, down the road from Pitchstone Waters Ranch. This video is all about Browning shotguns. Jonny breaks down some of their history/ historical significance & gives his opinion on where they stand in today’s market.

bear attacks

Grizzly Bear Attack in Canada's Banff National Park Leaves Two Dead

Once again, unhunted bear populations – with no fear of humans – are killing people.   This is what happens when environmental/wildlife decisions disregard people, their lives, and livelihoods.   NOTE: this article was originally published to Reuters.com on October 1, 2023. It was written by Nivedita Balu.   A grizzly bear attacked

Bio-Diversity

Bigger Kill Than Chill: The Uneven Roles of Humans and Climate on Late Quaternary Megafaunal Extinctions

As human populations spread out of Africa to other continents starting around 50,000-years ago, the greatest extinction event since the dinosaurs occurred. The “Great Debate” over the Pleistocene Extinctions (when 80% of America’s genera abruptly disappeared) is whether the extinctions were caused by humans, or by changing climate.

Bio-Diversity

Preserving The Future of Grouse, Woodcock and Hunting

Ruffed Grouse are numerous in the Yellowstone area, including Pitchstone Waters. This excellent video from the Ruffed Grouse Society discusses why “Hands-Off” forest management policies are destroying the health of national forests, and dragging wildlife health and numbers down as forests decline.   The Ruffed Grouse Society is North America’s

Bio-Diversity

Hunting Wild Pheasant in Idaho

We join Bret Wannacott on private land in Idaho to hunt wild pheasants.    We discuss how to gain access to private land by building relationships with land owners. Plus we delve into the tradition of hunting as Bret’s dad joins us (and Bret has a surprise for him). And

Conservation

Kerr, the Man Behind Jackson Hole's National Museum of Wildlife Art

As discussed in the article below, “Art portraying wild animals of the American West had been created since artists trailed early explorers and exploiters into the region. But there was something about the subjects being animals that made it less than serious in the wider world of art. The work

"Wolves"

State Seeks to Kill 50% More Lions in Hard-hit Deer Range

“Predator removals – paid for by the government for 150-years – have done vast damage to wildlife and habitat. How sad that despite all their accumulated animal knowledge and historical experience, the agencies apparently have “…learned nothing and forgotten nothing”.   NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com on June 19,

Bio-Diversity

4 Most Endangered Whitetail Destinations in America

Quoting the article below, “ The great state of Texas sports one of the most robust and proud deer hunting cultures in the nation, but it’s also home to what some consider the greatest threat to deer hunting in all of America: the captive deer industry.   NOTE: this article was

Bosque del Oso

Bosque del Oso

The Bosque Del Oso State Wildlife Area contains 30,000 acres of prime elk winter range. It holds some of the biggest bull elk in Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and others, preserved this area for all to access and enjoy.      NOTE: this post was

"Invasion Biology"

Horse Nations

Coming home: As discussed below, “Horses evolved millions of years ago in North America and, after spreading to Eurasia and Africa, went extinct in their homeland at the end of the last ice age. Along with nearly 40 other species of megafauna, from saber-toothed tigers and mammoths to camels, they

Beaver

Leave It to Beavers

“As discussed in the article below, “Beaver dams are why some ecologists insist that beavers may be able to help remedy the effects of climate change. Beavers build dams, which create ponds, which create ecosystems. They move water, and so could help alleviate both droughts and floods. They create “beaver

Conservation

Drake 2022 Christmas Wishes and Hunting Season Highlights

A great video from folks who make wonderful duck hunting gear.    — For more posts like this, in your inbox weekly – sign up for the Restoring Diversity Newsletter

bull moose

An Idaho Moose Hunt

This recent moose hunt was conducted from Pitchstone Waters Ranch.     Idaho Unit 62 Moose Hunt: October 19th – 24th 2022 By Jason Lepak, MD, Tulsa Oklahoma   In May I drew the once in a lifetime Idaho Moose Tag for Hunting Unit 62. This zone is as rugged as it is naturally

Bio-Diversity

Yellowstone Elk Migration Trail: Amazing Camera Trap Highlights

Like rivers, Yellowstone’s migration corridors have many tributaries. One of these passes through Pitchstone Waters Ranch. We see herds of as many as 100 elk exiting the national forest, passing through our meadows and across the Fall River, and then reentering national forest to the north. They are headed

Conservation

World Record Deer Migration Visualized In 3D For The First Time

This deer passed close by Pitchstone Waters, which is 5-miles southwest of the southwest corner of Yellowstone Park in Idaho.   NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on December 9, 2019

Bears

Grizzly Hunts With Nose

“The scent-detecting area of a grizzly bear’s nose is a hundred times larger than a human’s. A grizzly can zero in on the smell of food a mile away, from rotting carcasses to vulnerable young elk.”   NOTE: this video initially appeared on NationalGeographic.com and was originally posted