Not sure what kind of weather you'll be in, but for temps below freezing, and snow, wool bibs are a good option. You can get by with a lot lighter jacket with them. These are a good ones, and quite a bit cheaper than other brands like Filson, Woolrich, etc. Codet makes good woolies too, but they...
Agreed Rob, members can make a difference. They vote for board members, etc. Though, it can be very hard to get people fired up enough to take action.
As far as outdoor journalists, I'll stand by my comments. They can pimp their own opinions all they want, but they are not immune from the...
Interesting situation that highlights a major weakness / risk in the business model these types of organizations are based on. A few large donors mean a lot more to the organization than small individuals donors or membership fees do.
In one conservation organization I was involved with, the...
I am thinking of doing a cast and blast (deer) MFS float trip next fall, looking at some dates now.
I see there is a controlled deer hunt in November, but that also means lower water levels, and colder temps. There is also a point restriction on the controlled hunt.
Any one gone after deer...
At least make an effort to educate them on the best way to do things.
For example:
1. Not effective to drive up the road, walk instead.
2. Bad etiquette to drop in on top of some one.
3. If you're gonna be in close to some one else, plan things out together for safety.
Its worth the effort...
My local grocery store sell's beef suet by the pound. I think I paid a little less than a dollar a pound last time. It comes in large pieces, usually frozen. Just slice it up and grind it, then mix it in with your ground meat.
This doesn't surprise me. There are some serious idiots out there, ruining it for everyone.
I can't even begin to count the number of times I've seen people on public land shooting in unsafe places, leaving shot up trash everywhere; and otherwise being destructive, unsafe and just plain old...
They both suck as far as I am concerned.
For fishing gear, my little local shop down the street has a much more varied and relevant selection of tackle than our Cabelas does. For example, Cabelas has a giant section of Walleye fishing gear, but there isn't a Walleye to be found within 400...
Buzz,
We've had similar doubts here in Idaho on population estimates. Through outreach to IDF&G, including public records requests, myself and a few others requested a copy of the "model" used to estimate elk numbers. I am a statistician by trade, and I wanted to take a look at their modelling...
I'm not super familiar with this issue, but from what I have read, the supposed impetus behind it is that elk numbers in Montana are exceeding objectives, and are causing conflict on private lands, so the number of cow elk need to be reduced, to bring numbers in line with objectives.
Are elk...
I have been hunting a new drainage this year, one that gets tons of hunting pressure. It is one of those spots that seems to attract tons of both residents and non-residents, and is also very popular with the recreational ATV crowd. It's the perfect the storm of everything you hate to see when...
Its hard to say that you really "killed" one when some one else did all the work, from scouting to packing, for you. Especially so when you're "hunting" at the zoo.