Entries for May 2010

Drawings for premium and quota units are taking place across the country, especially in the West. Startlingly, some of these tags are left unsold after the first entry period giving you the opportunity to potentially put together a good hunt after you thought all doors had closed.

There are numerous federal resources to borrow money for college and other levels of higher learning. Believe it or not, one of them is a guide school in Wyoming operated by outfitter Tim Doud that goes by the name of Bliss Creek Outfitters Wilderness Archery Elk Guide and Packer School.

As hunters we all can be proud of our record of giving back to the resource through self-imposed taxes, hunting licenses and generous donations to conservation organizations such as Ducks Unlimited, or the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation . Give yourself a pat on the back. It's because of you that we have strong game and nongame populations across North America.

The U.S. Federal Court spoke and it didn't like Scent-Lok's claim about "odor-eliminating technology" and any other statement that even comes close to that declaration.

Why a bus? The driver was obviously inebriated and with a cloudy state of mind grabbed the first vehicle with keys in it he could find. He was a pheasant outfitter and used the bus to move hunters from field to field; a common practice in the Great Plains.

It's time to talk about puppy season. Yes, many of you are in the middle of picking out a new pup or well immersed in puppy training this spring. Regardless if your puppy is for bird hunting or a wannabe coyote chaser like my new puppy, you need to outfit yourself with the right products to keep your new friend happy.

Bear hunting can be as involved as you want it to be. You can spend weeks setting up baits. Or you can hunt on your time schedule and do spot, and stalk hunting across the West.

Neither rain, nor snow, nor wind or any other weather anomaly was going to keep Katelyn and me from turkey hunting this weekend.

Have you tagged your spring turkey? Do you see months of doldrums until the fall hunting seasons arrive? You may be one of many experiencing hunting withdrawals. I would suggest that if it troubles you mentally to consider professional help, but first, try hunting varmints.

I just ran across a great program in South Dakota and I encourage any of you that are interested to take a good look at this program to see if it might work in your state or community.