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Nonresidents Are Selling Preference Points Under Wyoming's Liberal Party Hunt Draw Regulations
A forum post on monstermuleys.com offers to sell points to another nonresident and apply for a "party" tag under Wyoming's liberal point sharing rules.
Mountain Pursuit Urges the Mule Deer Foundation to Reconsider Its Title Sponsorship of The Western Hunting & Conservation Expo Because of Seminar Presenter Robby Denning
The Mule Deer Foundation, with its title sponsorship of the Western Hunting Expo and tacit approval of Mr. Denning as a Seminar presenter, is sending the wrong message to the general public about the American hunter's commitment to the Fair Chase ethic.
We’re Hiring! Executive Director Needed to Lead Mountain Pursuit
We need a courageous, hard working, passionate Executive Director to lead our multi-pronged efforts to fight for wildlife and preserve the tradition of big game hunting in the Western US.
Wanted: All-Star Research and Advocacy Intern!
We need a courageous, hard working, passionate Research and Advocacy Intern to assist in our multi-pronged efforts to fight for wildlife and preserve the tradition of big game hunting in the Western US.
Mountain Pursuit's Standards for Ethical Coyote Hunting
Mountain Pursuit considers the ethical issues and disturbing coyote hunting social media, hunting contests and other images as a potential public perception threat to the future of big game hunting in the West.
The "Gohunt Effect" Reflected in Nonresident Elk Tag Applications
Gohunt.com is the first website specifically designed to help non-residents research and apply for big game hunting licences in the Western States.
Nonresident applications for general elk tags in Wyoming, and limited quota tags in Montana, Idaho and Colorado increased an average of 62.4% from 2013-2018.
Mountain Pursuit Urges the Wild Sheep Foundation to Pull Its Sponsorship of "The Best of the West" Extreme-Range Hunting TV Show
The Best of the West TV show, website, and youtube channel, focus on extreme-range big game hunting, and extreme-range hunting violates the ethic of Fair Chase.
Why is Wyoming Giving 25% of our Bighorn Sheep Tags to Nonresidents??!!
Nevada, New Mexico, Montana, Idaho, Colorado and Utah allot just 10% of their bighorn sheep tags to non residents. Why is Wyoming so liberal?
Mountain Pursuit in the News, 1.9.19
Mountain Pursuit was covered in the Jackson Hole News and Guide this week.
Nonresident Western State Big Game Limited Quota License Allocation
Wyoming sticks out for its very liberal nonresident tag allocation for moose, mountain goat, bighorn and bighorn sheep - which averages double the percentage of other states.
Mountain Pursuit Calls for an End to Wyoming G&F Commissioner Complimentary Licenses
An in-depth report analyzes a decade of Wyoming G&F Commissioner Complimentary donations uncovered serious issues in tag allocation, financial accounting, and a disturbing disregard for Wyoming wildlife, resident hunters, and taxpayers' money.
Resident Hunters Should Have Significant Priority For Hunting Tag Allocation
Mountain Pursuit is a western states hunting advocacy group and strongly believes big game license allocation should be significantly prioritized for the residents of Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana.
Mountain Pursuit Supports Hunting-Related Penalties for ORV and Other Travel Violations During Hunting Season
The issue isn't use of ATV, UTVs, other ORVs or 4WD Vehicles during hunting season - the issue is the illegal use, either travel on closed roads or trails, or worse, creating new trails as depicted in the photo above, from the Polaris website.