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Mountain Pursuit Advocates Prohibiting Trail Cameras for the Aiding in the Take or the Take of Wildlife
Mountain Pursuit advocates prohibiting the use of trail cameras for the take of any wildlife or aiding in the take of any wildlife.
Maybe Western Hunting Isn’t Dying After All.
According to the National Fish and Wildlife Service data, Western states saw a 14.67% increase while the rest of the nation only saw a 3.14% increase.
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Mountain Pursuit Recommends Wyoming Game & Fish Commission Stop Giving Tags to The Lander One Shot Antelope Hunt
A report completed this week by Mountain Pursuit, analyzes the male only hunting competition that receives a set-aside of 80 antelope tags from the Wyoming Game & Fish Commission every year.
Why did the Wyoming Wildlife Federation Betray Resident Hunters?
Earlier this month, the Wyoming Wildlife Federation betrayed resident hunters and threw in with the Wyoming Outfitter Industry to oppose SF0094, a bill which would have increased the number if big game hunting tags going to resident hunters.
Idaho Representatives Vote to pass Legislation that Limits Nonresident Hunters in Overcrowded Areas
On February 4, 2020, the Idaho House voted 55-15 in favor of limiting and increasing the price of nonresident big game hunting tags. This was proposed by Idaho Fish & Game in response resident hunter’s request to reduce the overcrowding in certain hunt areas.
Mountain Pursuit Sues Forest Service in Fight for Wildlife, Resource Protection in Western Wyoming Wilderness Study Areas
This week Mountain Pursuit filed a complaint against the US Forest Service in federal court over mountain biking in the Palisades and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) in western Wyoming, and over ORV/ATV use in the Shoal Creek WSA.
Field & Stream Questions Long Range Hunting
In its August-September issue, Field & Stream addresses how technological advances in firearms, ammunition, electronics, optics and overall ballistics has resulted in an incredible improvement in long range accuracy since 2009.
How Western State Game & Fish Commissioners Are Hired, Fired and Serve
A report by Mountain Pursuit, finds that 9 Western states give their governors the authority to remove commission members as they please. It investigates how each state appoints, dismisses, and distributes commission members, and what qualifications are required of them.
Wyoming Resident Hunter Moose Tags Down 76% in 20 Years
In 1998, Wyoming allocated 1,032 resident moose tags.
In 2018, Wyoming allocated 248 resident moose tags.
This is a 76% decrease in just 20 years. According to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department harvest reports, the entire moose tag allotment has been reduced by 898 tags counting both resident and nonresident tags in the same 20-year period.