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2010 Dates Announced For "BowCast At The Bird"
Thu, Jun 17 2010Two Day Archery 3D Shoot set for July 10th-11th 2010 Englewood, CO (Press Release – March 5, 2010) – Bowcast At The Bird 2010, the annual 3D archery shoot hosted by the leading internet podcast BowCast , announced today that this year’s unique event will be held on Jul ...
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Your Magazine is in the Mail
Mon, Feb 08 2010Each year, right around now, we get a few emails from folks who have that mental thing pop in that says, "Hey, I haven't gotten a magazine in awhile." Just to let all EHJ subscribers know, there is a particular scheduling structure that creates this once a year lag. In order to be abl ...
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Off the Beaten Path Maps
Tue, Sep 15 2009Off The Beaten Path Maps is a GIS mapping and Navigation Equipment Company that specializes in developing custom digitized maps using a USGS Topo map base. You can find them on their website at http://www.otbpmaps.com/ or by calling 435-587-2886 and asking f ...
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Instant Bestseller
Fri, Sep 11 2009For those of you wishing to hunt the speedy pronghorn, Mike Eastman's book Hunting Trophy Antelope - a Do-it-Yourself Guide will get you on the right track. A bestseller in its first six months, this reference guide gives you the no-nonsense approach to hunting antelope in the West. Fall ...
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Back By Popular Demand
Fri, Sep 11 2009Cameron Hanes is undoubtedly one of the most popular Western bowhunters. Eastmans' Publishing, Inc. has once again teamed up with Cameron to bring you his bestseller, Backcountry Bowhunting: A Guide to the Wild Side. This popular book delivers backcountry hunting with an edge. Not only a ...
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New Mule Deer DVD from Eastmans'
Fri, Sep 11 2009Eastmans' Publishing, Inc. proudly presents its newest hardcore mule deer hunting DVD, Destination: Mule Deer. With over 75 action-packed minutes of Western hunting, follow the Eastmans' crew as their quest for big mule deer takes them from the backcountry settings of Colorado and Idaho ...
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Gear Review: Tripods - Our Little Three-Legged Friends
Wed, Aug 26 2009The tripod is arguably the most underrated and underutilized piece of equipment we hunters use. A tripod can easily double as a shooting rest, walking stick, and I even held up my tent in Alaska during a typhoon style windstorm with a tripod once upon a time. With huge variances in size, price, a ...
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Tips and Tactics: X Marks the Spot
Wed, Aug 26 2009More and more hunts across the West are turning to limited entry, and with that, more hunters are drawing tags for areas where they’ve never been. Worse yet, it might be a once-in-a-lifetime tag where you only get one shot to hunt that area. Hunters have no choice but to do a better job of ...
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Gear Review: 2009 Spotting Scope Review
Tue, Jul 28 2009For many hunters, a spotting scope is one of their most neglected pieces of gear, oftentimes getting left behind or left out altogether. We all see the value in having a good binocular, but too many of us decide to shortchange the spotting scope. The reasons for this are many, whether it’s ...
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Tips and Tactics: Developing a Pre-Hunt Routine for Your Next Backpack Hunt
Tue, Jul 28 2009As a teenager, I spent several years participating in Boy Scouts. I can still remember working for weeks on getting particular merit badges, as well as participating in some pretty cool outdoor activities and camping trips. During those years, I learned a lot of valuable lessons regarding outdoor ...
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Gear Review: G5 Optix XR Sight
Tue, Jul 21 2009As I slowly eased out over the cliff, the tips of the buck’s antlers started to appear, followed by his head and eventually his body. He was still in his bed and a quick click of the rangefinder had him at 56 yards. I dialed my adjustable floating pin on my G5 Optix XR sight to 56 yards and ...
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Tips and Tactics: October Bulls
Tue, Jul 21 2009The brilliant autumn colors are falling to earth in exchange for snow-capped peaks and frozen, inactive elk wallows. The mornings and evenings are eerily silent when compared to the Rocky Mountain ruckus that disrupted the peace here a mere three weeks earlier. The smell of autumn is all but a di ...
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Gear Review: Eastmans' 2009 Rangefinder Review
Wed, Jul 15 2009For modern-day hunters, laser rangefinders have become as essential as any piece of gear they carry into the field, and I’m no different. For the past ten years, this handy little tool has always accompanied me on hunting trips across the West and beyond. Rangefinders come in all different ...
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Gear Review: Ballistics Reticle Overview
Wed, Jul 08 2009We’ve all been there; you get a box of your favorite ammo and take your rifle to the range to sight it in, checking the bullet drop provided by the ammunition manufacturer for sight-in distances of 100 and 200 yards, respectively. Usually the perfect group is placed 2 or 2-1/2 inches high a ...
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Tips and Tactics: Planning Your Stalking Route, Part 2
Wed, Jul 08 2009At some point in every stalk, the hunter switches gears; the primary focus goes from covering ground to moving in stealth mode. The distance from the animal at which that happens varies depending on the species hunted, how wary the animal is, the wind direction, how noisy the ground cover is, the ...
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Gear Review: The Blaser R93
Wed, Jul 01 2009Growing up in the West in a family of modest means (at best), one quickly learns to get familiar with whatever can be picked up cheap and out of the box at the local sporting goods store. For years I've managed to get by with those same types of rifles, but not without the accompanying angst. I c ...
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Tips and Tactics: Planning a Dall's Sheep Hunt
Wed, Jul 01 2009The white specks were unmistakable, even at a distance of over two miles. Tucked in on a small grassy bench, high upon the small range of jagged peaks, the rams appeared to be bedded for the morning. Setting up the spotting scope, the rams revealed themselves as mostly immature, sub-legal rams. T ...
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Gear Review: Origo Guide Pro Watch
Mon, Jun 22 2009The first thing I noticed about the Hunting Guide Pro Watch by Origo was that it's a big watch. During the course of my numerous 2008 hunts, I was charged with testing it. The reason for its size soon became apparent - it has a wide array of menu options and features. ...
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Tips and Tactics: Planning your stalking route
Mon, Jun 22 2009After years of reading hunting books and magazines, I've found little information in them about one of the most important elements of spot and stalk hunting. Planning your route. Volumes have been written about the effectiveness of spot and stalk, where and how to glass, but the information gets ...
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Gear Review: Rocky Boots
Tue, Jun 16 2009I was born and raised in Cody, Wyoming and over the years have developed a passion for the outdoors. In Wyoming the weather can be unpredictable; it can be sunny and 70 degrees around noon and snowing by evening. Fortunately, these boots are great for hiking around in warm weather or trudging thr ...
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Tips and Tactics: Mule Deer Reality Check
Tue, Jun 16 2009It's that time of year again; a time when we reflect on the fall's hunts and start looking toward next season. This time of year I often feel a sense of distance from the hunt, as next season seems an eternity away; yet some planning and thought must still take place. Opportunities for quality mu ...
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Idaho nonresident fees go up; resident prices stay the same
Mon, May 04 2009Idaho has increased the price of hunting and fishing within its borders, but only to nonresidents. An initial attempt to raise fees to all sportsmen, including residents, failed. A second attempt, aimed only at the pocketbooks of visiting out-of-state sportsmen, passed. All new fees for nonreside ...
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Poll Question about Wyoming wilderness areas and nonresident hunters
Wed, Apr 15 2009Eastmans’ Hunting Journal’s poll question for the April/May issue is: Wyoming law states than any nonresident hunting in a wilderness area must employ the services of a guide. What best describes your view on the subject? It should be noted that this law ...
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Wolves Delisted in Most of Northern Rockies, At Least for Now
Mon, Mar 30 2009On March 6, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar affirmed the decision of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove gray wolves from the list of threatened and endangered species in Idaho, Montana, and parts of Washington, Oregon, and Utah. Wolves will remain a protected species in Wyoming. I ...
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New Mexico Changes Pricing
Wed, Mar 04 2009Please note that the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish has released a statement indicating that they have made some errors in the pricing for select hunts.The following hunts that were covered in the March/April issue of Eastmans’ Bowhunting Journal have now been designated ...
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Never Miss an Episode
Mon, Feb 09 2009Did you miss the recent episode of Eastmans’ Hunting TV, or any of the 2009 episodes for that matter? Fear not, you can now purchase all exciting Eastmans’ Hunting TV episodes right here! Whether it’s a backcountry deer hunt with David Long, or chasing speedy antelope with Mike ...
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Drawing Odds Speculation
Fri, Dec 12 2008Excerpt from Wyoming Game and Fish Website by Al Langston, Information Specialist Much of what we do in life is based on speculation. And whether it's speculation on our portfolio or upcoming hunting trips, there is always an element of uncertainty or cha ...
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New TV Shows for '09
Thu, Dec 11 2008There are going to be some great episodes airing during 2009 on Eastmans’ Hunting TV on the Outdoor Channel. We’ve been on the road since mid August filming hunts all over the West. So far this fall, we’ve been able to capture hunts on film in six different states and o ...
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State game managers incensed over proposal to place wild sheep under federal jurisdiction
Mon, Dec 08 2008Agencies object to proposed bighorn sheep policy By CHRIS MERRILLCasper Star-TribuneLANDER - The Bush administration is attempting to usurp wildlife management authority from Western states through an end-of-term, under-the-radar move on bigho ...
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2008 Elk Hunting Season Extension
Thu, Dec 04 2008While the general 2008 big game hunting season will end on Sunday, Nov. 30, in an attempt to reduce elk populations, hunting for elk will continue in 18 hunting districts in southwest Montana and two hunting districts in northeastern Montana, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. ...
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New #2 Colorado Non-Typical 306-3/8 B&C
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A trio of new titles for the serious Western trophy hunter
Tue, Nov 18 2008This holiday season, Eastmans’ is offering three great new books on Western trophy big game hunting.Hunting Trophy Antelope - A D-I-Y Guide - Buy Now ...
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Viewers respond to Eastmans' Hunting TV's "As Real as it Gets"
Tue, Nov 18 2008Eastmans’ Hunting TV is really catching on. The show is currently ranked 8th out of 98 shows on the Outdoor Channel. Its seems that more and more viewers recognize and appreciate that it doesn’t get any better than the honest, ethical, hard-core fair chase trophy hunting featured in e ...
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