Archive for August, 2008
Utah Archery Hunt - Success on Long Odds
Saturday, August 30th, 2008John Baxter just returned from a church mission in time to hunt the Utah archery season.
Having not shot a bow for over two years, John had to make up for lost time. After too many shots to count, John finally killed a very nice buck on the last day of his hunt.
Amateur Velvet Bucks
Saturday, August 30th, 2008This is just to whet your appetite.
This is one of the bucks that will be featured on our upcoming DVD
Young hunter bags HUGE Utah archery buck
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Rock Chardeen arrowed a massive muley buck during Utah’s 2008 archery hunt.
Rock figures the buck will gross score in the 190’s. Hunting is a family affair for the Chardeen family. Three of them ride together on one four-wheeler, and have done so since the boys were little. Rock and his brother are accomplished hunters, bull [...]
Managing a herd of Chickens
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Not long ago, a subscriber to the, now defunct, Utah DWR forum made the comment that the DWR could not manage a herd of chickens. I wondered if they could manage a herd of sheep. Managing sheep isn’t all that different from managing mule deer ( I have seen both some pretty wild sheep [...]
Somebody Cried Wolf
Friday, August 8th, 2008The wolf-huggers have pulled off a slick trick. By taking their lawsuit before a liberal Montana Federal judge, they have succeeded in getting an injunction against wolf hunting in Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana for the 2008 season.
The judge decided that the wolves in the three states had not interbred enough. He doesn’t know it, but [...]
Wolves in Washington State
Friday, August 8th, 2008Biologists work to verify wolves are back in the state
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Coyotes in Town
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008At about 9:00am on the morning of August 1, 2008, I was in the yard watering trees when I heard a howl that sounded much like a wolf. It was soon followed by several answers that were definitely coyotes. Almost every day, I hear coyotes howling, so I don’t usually perk up that much at [...]
Money stolen from Arizona Game and Fish
Friday, August 1st, 2008The Legislature and Governor’s Office swept $7,560,695 from the Arizona Game & Fish Department (AGFD) to balance the 2008 budget deficit. The funding sweeps included $4,732,700 from the Watercraft License Fund, $395,000 from Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Fund and $2,827,600 from the Game and Fish Fund (La Osa Sheep Settlement money). [...]