A Private-Land Pronghorn Hunt Built on Stewardship, Trust, and a Budding Bromance
Getting permission to hunt private lands can be a win-win situation for you and a conservation-minded landowner.
Throwback Thursday: When Beavers Bombed Into the Backcountry to Do Conservation Work
In the 1940s and 50s, “a struggling, odorous pair of live beavers” could actually help improve fish and wildlife habitat—the trouble was transporting them This is the story of a beaver named Geronimo and...
Ankle-Deep and as Carefree as We Can Be on Montana’s Smith River
What does the future hold for this beloved waterway, built on a history of local collaboration and respect? The crew is spread from here to hell and gone. Everybody is happy. Dana, Allen, Kay,...
Rob, the Henry’s Fork, and the So-Good, Very Bad Day
A memorable day on the iconic river cost our Idaho field rep his gear, his cell phone, and his dignity, but it was still a day on the water Sometimes a day in the...
The Three Kinds of Hunters Competing for the Best Tags of the Season
Win, lose, or fail to draw, everyone has his own wish list for the perfect fall season on public lands This Sunday is the deadline to enter the lottery for Idaho’s finest deer, elk,...
Stoneflies: A Gift to Anglers and a Vigilant Monitor of Water Quality
The hatch that defines a season, drives local spending, and indicates the health of our trout fisheries I roll over a riverside rock and smile. The stone’s now-exposed belly teems with life. Dozens of...
The legacy of Idaho’s High Divide
All hunters and anglers should join me in calling for conservation of intact and undeveloped backcountry areas Like most of my neighbors, I live in eastern Idaho because of the outdoors. Some days that...
