Cats in the Cactus 2

Cats in the Cactus 2

“Cat tracks!” said I, pointing at bobcat spoor in the soft red sand. “Maybe earlier this morning.” Chris Treiber nodded an affirmative. We followed the tracks fifty yards before the cat walked onto a solid rock shelf overlooking a brushy creek bottom. “Let’s walk back...

Conservation Funding and Firearms

Conservation Funding and Firearms

I am standing inside the Smith & Wesson factory in Springfield, Massachusetts.  A headset protects my hearing from the rumble of industry, while the voice of my tour guide bleeds through via radio. Through a fuzzy static, he explains that much of the factory...

Tough Decisions

Tough Decisions

“Don’t know where that critter went,” said Juan in perfect English. “He was standing just to the left of the gray rock with the yellow algae that looks like a circular target. Obviously, he’s gone. Don’t know if something spooked him when I walked up the hill to come...

BLM Will Pay You to Adopt a Wild Horse

BLM Will Pay You to Adopt a Wild Horse

This originally appeared on at Buckrail.com WYOMING – As part of the Bureau of Land Management’s effort to find good homes for wild horses and burros removed from public lands, the agency this week began offering new financial incentives to encourage qualified people...

Hogging the Choctaw

Hogging the Choctaw

Bringing right hand’s index finger to lips, Travis Benes cautioned "quiet" then pointed with his left hand in the direction of tall grass less than twenty yards distant. I nodded, quietly set up my shooting sticks, rested my Ruger revolver pointing in the proper...

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