Grizzly bear and black bear attacks-
Last week there were two bear attacks in Idaho. One was in the Island Park area near landmark Sawtelle Peak (10 miles west of Yellowstone Park). The other was near the western Idaho town of McCall.
Idaho Fish and Game personnel trapped and then killed a male black bear in […]
Continue Reading →A classic kind of grizzly/hunter interaction near Island Park, Idaho-
About a week ago, a lucky (or unlucky?) hunter survived a bite from a grizzly that had taken the hunter’s elk. A Michigan archery hunter and his friend who had hunted the area numerous times before wounded a bull elk about 15 miles west of […]
Continue Reading →Todd Wilkinson has written another excellent opinion piece which appears in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. He compares the rhetoric coming from outfitters who complain that wolves are ruining hunting while simultaneously promoting their outfitting services by saying the hunting is better than ever.
So who are we to believe – the outfitters who insist wolves […]
Continue Reading →Latest chapter in a thick book of controversy over hunt is being written-
The inclusion of most of the area inside Grand Teton National Park (the valley portion) happened after a long and bitter controversy. The present boundary of the Park was established in 1950 after significant concessions to the usual opponents of change in […]
Continue Reading →Madison Valley most successful. Number of deer killed down slightly-
Elk hunters successful in 2010. Bozeman Chronicle. By Daniel Person.
In addition hunting was good in Northwestern Montana. Here’s the story. Ideal conditions close hunt season. By JIM […]
Continue Reading →Too many griz were feeding on gut piles from past hunters-
The Beattie Gulch area on the Gallatin N.F. has been closed to hunting by the Forest Service. Larry Thorngren reported to us the other day that this gathering of grizzly bears was taking place. Hunters have been mauled before in Beattie Gulch, e.g., two […]
Continue Reading →Weather plays biggest role in elk populations
Idaho mulls shorter elk hunting season
Associated Press
“Hunters have blamed growing numbers of wolves. Hayden acknowledged that wolves are a factor, but he said the winter of 2007-08, which was colder and longer than normal, was the primary reason for the low calf numbers.”
Continue Reading →Here is the story in the Jackson Hole News and Guide. By Corey Hatch.
Elk from Grand Teton National Park where there is no general elk hunt migrate out of the Park early and seek refuge at the southern end of the National Elk Refuge near small city of Jackson. Most elk on the […]
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