"Homecoming"...

[1_pointer]

I finally drew a pronghorn tag in Utah for a unit that I spent a whole lot of time in for work at a previous job. Was very cool to be back in that country after being gone for 10 years. Lots are the same and some isn't. One of the things that is not are the number of pronghorn! The population is way, way lower than I remember from 10 years ago with very few good bucks spotted in 2 days of scouting and 2 days of hunitng. That said, I was able to get this buck on the second day of the hunt in an area where I helped do some pretty interesting management...
Untitled by Tyler Staggs, on Flickr

DSCN2877 by Tyler Staggs, on Flickr

 

[7mm08mo]

Congrats!!

 

[Nameless Range]

Heck yeah! I bet it felt good to be back in the neck of the woods hunting. Congrats!

 

[JohnCushman]

Congrats!!

 

[dcopas78]

Congrats!

 

[jabber]

Good job!!

 

[ashersdad]

Nice buck! Glad you were able to get it done.

 

[EastTNHunter]

Congrats!

 

[pj2578]

Very nice. Congrats!

 

[CRAZYCARL]

Congrats!

 

[kansasdad]

Congratulations sir!

@1_pointer I would love to know what you mean about your work, and how things have changed. I'm guessing sage and sage grouse having a part to play in the story.

 

[JLS]

Nice buck, glad to see you back around here.

 

[1_pointer]

Congratulations sir!

@1_pointer I would love to know what you mean about your work, and how things have changed. I'm guessing sage and sage grouse having a part to play in the story.

You're guess is pretty close. For a number of years I was a rangeland management specialist for the BLM, with stints acting as a wildlife biologist, forester, etc. Most of my time was spent doing vegetation management and administration of the grazing permits.

The county I spent most of my time working is in the unit I drew pronghorn. The "interesting management" I was involved in on the WMA I shot my buck off of was using cattle to kill sagebrush in an attempt to improve habitat for sage grouse. Happy (proud?) to see that they are still doing that work. It was fun to see how things of changed in the last 10yrs, both the good and the bad.

I hung this sign close to 20yrs ago. Its a livestock exclosure along a stream.
Untitled by Tyler Staggs, on Flickr

 

[rtraverdavis]

Pretty cool you got to go back and do that. Has to be satisfying. Congratulations on the great buck!

 

[AZ402]

Congrats!

 

[Ben Lamb]

Very cool, Tyler!

 

[elkrchr]

Congrats Tyler!

 

[Sytes]

Very nice! Grats! Seems your contributions have smiled upon you.

 

[fallfreak]

Congrats! Good to reminisce about old times.

 

[kenton]

Nice job, Tyler.