We start off with a quick story and recap of our freezer dying and needing to process 200 lbs of meat into pre-made meals, jerky, and summer sausage.
We catch up with Michael in the fishing corner with some good times on some Montana rivers.
Results from new research on Chronic Wasting Disease shows different methods of detection which could lead to management implications.
Alaska’s Willow Project was recently been approved opening up oil drilling on millions of acres of land on the North Slope.
Utah now has year round mountain lion hunting despite pushback from hunting conservation groups.
A new bill in Idaho would allow the Fish and Game Commission to set shed antler hunting seasons.
South Dakota has now placed caps on non-resident archery deer and pronghorn tags after years of allowing unlimited tags on public land.
A new bill in Montana aims to phase out the largely unsuccessful pen raised pheasant program that started last year.
For the deeper dive we discuss different private land public access programs in the western united states, what we like and what we don’t like.
00:00 Intro/Meat Processing
01:50 Fishing Corner
03:21 CWD Research
05:14 Alaska Oil Drilling
06:26 Utah Year Round Lion Hunting
07:33 South Dakota Non-Res Caps
08:16 Montana Pen Raised Pheasants
09:37 Deeper Dive on Private Land – Public Access
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Are you able to see how much people donate to the Access Yes program in Wyoming when they buy a tag? A lot of people can't afford to buy or lease hunting ground, but they could spare, $20, $50, or maybe $100 dollars to donate to that program when they buy a tag. For states to say that a portion of your hunting license or habitat stamp goes to these programs is not nearly as impactful. Think about your taxes, if the government gave you the option to pick where your tax dollars went, some programs would be massively overfunded while others would die (as they probably should). If hunters could see their voluntary donation go directly to the aspects of hunting/conservation that they care about most, I like to think the potential of competing with outfitters and private lessees for hunting ground would be huge.
Randy mentioned Kansas. I haven't hunted that state in a few years. I remember pulling up to several WHA only to see it was nothing but fescue fields. Fescue doesn't hold any wildlife, just cattle grazing. I would like to see more emphasis on the wildlife habitat than acreage. You all always seem to represent the thoughts of 99.9% of those of us that hunt public land. Keep up the good work.
Man the gem at 2:50. Thanks
Get rid of outfitters buying up the ranch access that would help. 😂 That's never going to happen.
As a Wyoming resident I can apply to all the hunter management areas that are in the unit that I have a tag for. It has never been a raffle or a draw in my area, if I have a tag I can get a permit. I can only speak for the hunter management areas I have used.
can you tell me what mic and boom arm you guys are using ? also love the fresh tracks weekly!
Wyoming also includes a landowner coupon on tags that you leave in a box for the landowner if you get an animal on their property. They then turn those in for extra money. So the more animals they allow to be hunted, the more money they should get. Awesome video on a not commonly discussed topic guys.
Great stuff! 👍
Marcus, if the stubble field owner is paid via the number of hunter days then seems there will be a feedback mechanism to reduce the cost of that land. Hunters would effectively evaluate the land.. i.e. if it is low quality then they would not go back and would not recommend it to their buddies. Thank you guys.
I live in Nevada. Private land is really never a issue. Most Private land is in the valleys. It is great to pull up to a Mountain Range and know you can hunting every last foot of it.
I called the Hunt Planner phone number in Montana as a non resident and the woman I spoke with was very helpful. Didn't know that you needed a hunter safety course certificate (which takes about 8 hours to complete) OR the tag number from your last whitetail bow permit.
I am one of the weirdos who goes for antelope sheds, often they are have chewed on but I love central mt in the spring