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Wolf Introduction Plans for Southern Rockies – Dangerous!
On December 2, 2011 Arizona Fish and Game commission released official documents, which would mandate wolf proliferation across the Southern Rockies and into Texas. The documents have been confirmed by several sources, including a regional director for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service testifying at Friday’s Arizona Fish and Game Commission hearing. Click here to download the “Executive Summary”. Despite denials by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding these plans, these plans are moving forward. This official “draft” was released for official comment by members of the wolf recovery team in the last couple of weeks. In the wake of criticism…
Two Iron County Buck Deer Shot And Left To Rot
November 15, 2011 – Iron County On November 13, 2011 the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources received information regarding a poached mule deer buck through Iron County and Beaver County dispatch. Officers Josh Carver and Brent Farnsworth responded to the scene, west of the Bald Hills in Iron County, where they located a large antlered buck lying dead. A necropsy was performed on the carcass and it was determined that the animal had been shot several times with a rifle. Further investigation of the area revealed a second, small two-point buck deer, that was also shot and left to waste….
Hoyt Expands into 150,000 sq.ft. Facility
Hoyt Archery, the dominant leader in the archery industry, has just announced its expansion into a brand new, state of the art, 150,000 sq ft manufacturing facility. The move into this new facility comes on Hoyt’s 80th year in business. Established in 1931, Hoyt has been a steady force and leader in the archery industry innovating and pioneering countless technologies and products that have changed archery forever with their latest being their revolutionary carbon bow designs. The continued and rapid growth of the Hoyt Archery company forced an expansion from their 85,000 sq ft building into their new, spacious, high…
Wolf Update
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Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife Helps Young Woman Fulfill Dream
Adam Eakle (KSL-TV Outdoors) spent a weekend in late August 2011 with a very inspirational young lady. 12-year-old Kierra made a great shot on a 3×4 mule deer buck despite her disabilities and claimed this trophy muley! Her story was the first show aired on KSL OUTDOORS in September. Kierra made a remarkable shot! A lot of sportsmen stepped up to help her achieve her goal, including SFW, Western Lands Outfitters, Rusty Hall, Trophy Hunter Magazine, and others. This is a story about sportsmen stepping up to help a courageous young lady fulfill her otherwise impossible dream. Meet Kierra and…
DWR Director Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Jim Karpowitz, director of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, recently received the prestigious Phillip W. Schneider Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more …
Field & Stream Picks Hoyt “2011 Best of the Best”
Best New Bow: Hoyt Carbon Element Last year, Hoyt introduced the best carbon riser in years—the Carbon Matrix. It has now refined that design in the Carbon Element, a bow that melds ingenious form, space-age material, and meticulous craftsmanship. Read more…
Parleys Canyon Wildlife Fence Reduces Roadkill
BY LEE DAVIDSON The Salt Lake Tribune Far fewer cars are crashing into deer, elk and moose along Interstate 80 in Parleys Canyon after federal stimulus money paid for a high fence to reduce roadkill along a deadly three-mile segment. Read more …
Wolf Update
Aug. 3, 2011 Today is a great day for wildlife! The federal government and Wyoming’s Governor announced that agreements have been reached to delist wolves in Wyoming. A subsequent court ruling upholding the Congressional action to delist wolves in Montana and Idaho quickly followed. Big Game Forever grateful to its members, SFW members and other sportsmen groups for the loyal support and many efforts in the fight for the future of wildlife in America. Expanded wolf delisting is coming closer to reality. If US Fish and Wildlife Service fulfills its commitments, Wyoming, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin should be delisted in…
Trophy Hunts
Editorial Opinion Published by The Salt Lake Tribune Most human societies have evolved past the point where hunting was the job of every man in the tribe. Today, hunting is a sport. And some Utahns believe that the alpha males and females in the tribe are taking more than their share simply because they have more clams than all the other hunters. Sunday’s Tribune profiled how big-game hunters pay up to $79,000 at auction for a special permit to hunt a trophy animal — a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, mountain goat, elk, moose, mule deer, bison, pronghorn, cougar, bear…
