Expanded MRS
Dec 05 2006
We have reworked and expanded the MRS (Members Research Supplement) section to give you the reader even more valuable hunting information. We’ve researched areas that potentially produce opportunities for quality trophy big game. In fact, I will be giving you picks that I personally believe are solid areas.
The first three issues of the year the MRS section will be packed with information on where and how to draw tags out West. In the last three magazines of the year the MRS section will focus on how to find and hunt a particular trophy. Rest assured that the information you receive from us will be unbiased and without conflict of interest. We here at Eastmans’ don’t take any kickbacks or under the table payments from outfitters or landowners. Check it out, it’s only for you the subscribers.
First Edition Hunting High Country Mule Deer
Nov 17 2006I found a few of the first edition Hunting High Country Mule Deer books and offered them for sale a while back. Well, we are getting calls from mule deer hunters that have purchased the book. The big question they have is, “How do you tell the first edition from the other four printings?” Well it’s really pretty easy, I only printed 2500 copies of the book on the first printing. The book will have on the outside spine, MHE Ventures and some of the photos inside are four color. Plus, when you open the book the end sheet is four color of me on one of my mountain horse looking over a cliff for mule deer. All the other printings were black and white and don’t have an end sheet. I hope this will clear up the confusion of what the first edition looks like.
Eastmans’ : The Original Trophy Hunting Magazine
Nov 07 2006
I just got back from hunting the other day and it seems I have been going steady for some time without a break. I had a filming/hunting trip to Quebec and Guy, Cameron and I did well. It seems that traveling outside of the country is getting harder and harder. When you throw bows and guns in the mix it is almost impossible.
The Eastman Family
Nov 07 2006
The hunting season so far has been great. We are right in the middle of editing TV shows and Guy and I have been burning the midnight oil working to get them done. The responses we have received from you folks on the content of the show are very inspirational. Thank you very much. Some of the hunts that we have completed this season are Guy and Cameron taking P&Y caribou, plus I was lucky enough to harvest a monster 400-plus-inch caribou. We got a lot of footage of this great bull. Guy and I just got back from a great D-I-Y antelope hunt on public land and Guy took a monster antelope that went 85 gross on video. I also harvest a 30 inch-plus mule deer on film. I hunted most of the season for the old boy. Check out these hunts at eastmans.com.
Record Book Tundra Bulls on the Outdoor Channel
Sep 01 2006
Mike, Guy and Cameron have just got back from a Quebec trophy caribou hunt and the action was nonstop on record book bulls. Observe Guy’s trashcan lid tops bull and Cameron’s monster with a 57-inch spread being taken by archery gear, spot-n-stalk style as they push their envelope of endurance and hunting skills. Be over these two hard-core hunters’ shoulders witnessing four spot and stock hunts up close and personal.
But even with the hot weather and no migration, watch hundreds of bull caribou plus several B&C bulls. Mike Eastman holds out until the last hours of the hunt to harvest a huge bull. This old monarch has an unbelievable 50 points plus 52-inch main beams and a shovel pushing over 24 inches in depth. To top it off the bull has a 16-inch back scratcher. This rifle bull could gross over 450 B&C. For sure one of the biggest bulls harvested this fall.
Catch Guy and Cameron’s trophy caribou bowhunts in a two-part episode on the Outdoor Channel starting the 25th of September. Then take a seat for the up and coming 2007 season, as Mike’s rifle episode on this huge bull will air.
Hawks-eye View: The edge you need for big mule deer
Jun 15 2006
I was looking at the Utah 06 hunting orders and there is an ad for the Hawks-eye View, the affordable helicopter. Now all those hunters that have a Paraplane can upgrade to a helicopter. It fly’s at 80 mph and is less in cost then a high-end SUV. Now I know from my days in Vietnam that a helicopter is great for finding game. A Hunter Killer Team was an effective way of killing VietCong . I know from personal experience. Oh, but wait, at the bottom of the helicopter advertising page is the disclaimer. ‘Federal & State laws strictly regulate aircraft use around wildlife.” The Utah game and fish many years ago like most agencies didn’t have a clue that flying around looking for wildlife could be a federal crime.
The Best Mule Deer Hunting Book Ever Written.
May 08 2006
If you purchased my book Hunting High County Mule Deer and liked it, then you need to get the next generation mule deer hunting book. David not only tells where to find trophy bucks but also goes further by braking down state-by-state trophy areas. The reader is also let in on little know deer movements and behavior during the fall. The backpacking section is worth the price of the book alone. I will guarantee you the hard-core Mule Deer hunter will also pick up tips, techniques and trophy hunting information. I will be editing a companion 60-minute DVD that goes along with the book. In this special edition DVD David gives the readers information on equipment, glassing techniques and strategies for hunting a smart buck and much more. Plus you will go along with David on a D-I-Y solo high country hunt for a trophy-class buck.
No Fences Here
Apr 11 2006
Journey back in time when grizzly bears, wolfs, elk, bighorns and mule deer lived in a wild and natural setting before the on slot of settlers moved in. Back when old trappers were still alive, like ones that trapped with Jim Bridger and Joe Meeks. A time when an adventures soul could stake out a chuck of western grassland, and country needed tamed with wild wilderness right out your cabin door. A book titled Cow Range and Hunting Trails by Malcolm S. Mackay takes you back to this special time. Mackay was an easterner who migrated out west in the 1890’s to find advantage. In the process he became a cowboy and outdoorsmen. The book published by Stoneydale Press is a reprint of his journals written solely for his family members in 1925.
Owner and Governor Tag Raffle
Mar 28 2006
Last week I went down to Salt Lake City for the ISE hunting show and met a lot of big game hunters. The article I wrote in the Feb/March issue titled Hot Topics about land owner and governor tags sold and raffled off to the highest bidder hit a nerve. If you remember, I asked the Eastmans’ Hunting Journal readership what your thoughts on this heated subject was. Well, as you can see by the e-mails below I had a lot of negative responses on the subject.