Sportsman's Spotlight

More deer management

The P word. Many hunters point to predators as the biggest factor in deer and elk mortality, and in some cases, they’re correct.

Bow Mitt

Walking through the Boise Outdoorsmen show and ran into Randy Stoppenhagen who is selling the bow mit that he invented.

Kris Millgate

Tight Line Media founder Kris Millgate is an avid outdoor enthusiast.

Scorsey's turkey

Dear friend Corey Skoren went turkey hunting. I caught up with him to hear his experience.

RD's Bass Tournament

Deep South. Bass fisherman RD Trammel has a great story.Bass Fishing has always been a real big thing around home.

RD's Bass Tournament

Deep South. Bass fisherman RD Trammel has a great story.Bass Fishing has always been a real big thing around home.

Hatch

I talked with my friend Mark Roby who went out flyfishing on the Owyhee River and there was just one of those huge mayfly hatches.

Road kill 3

One last tidbit to consider in the case of CHAD HOOD and the deer that was hit by a car and ended up in his front yard.

Road kill 2

We heard a story from Chad Hood who found a mortally injured deer in his front yard that had been hit by a car and he turned it into very good venison

Road Kill 1

Dear friend and very capable outdoorsman, Chad Hood found himself in an interesting situation.

Leave young alone

F&G reminds folks to leave young animals alone as we approach spring wildlife baby boom

Venison

 A book written by Jon Wipfli entitled VENISON has more than 50 gourmet recipes for venison.

Ted salmon and dams

US Fish and Wildlife Wildlife biologist Ted Cook delivers a very unique perspective on dams and salmon.

Ted salmon and dams

US Fish and Wildlife Wildlife biologist Ted Cook delivers a very unique perspective on dams and salmon.

Helping Fish and Game

Reporting wildlife crimes – how to be a good witness.

Elk hunt in CO

RD Trammel, who lives near Lake Charles, Louisiana, as is evident by his accent, found himself in Colorado.

Tick Prevention

Dr. Amanda Bachmann says ticks are becoming active,.

Rotary screw traps

A day at a rotary screw trap

Eating moose meat

On a guided hunt in northern Idaho. Bill Agler had shot the first moose in his life.

RD and Son buck hunting

RD Trammel and his son went whitetail hunting because his son wanted something.

RD and Son buck hunting

RD Trammel and his son went whitetail hunting because his son wanted something.

Bangs and Bear

Ed Bangs, who for led the effort to reintroduce and recover healthy wolf populations in the northern Rocky Mountains, retired.

Outdoor Steward.

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by this but Washington State Fish and Game seems to be doing a very good job in the area of conservation.

NAVHDA Scoring

Electrofishing

Fish and Game uses different electrofishing methods to collect data on fish populations.

Hog Fish

Eddie Sanchez is quite the outdoorsman. Rifle and bow hunter, fisherman and spear fisherman.

Good outfitter

Kent Goodman is an outdoorsman with a preference.

New fly fisherman

I had to find something else to take over my OCD when I stopped playing so I ran into a few guys who got me into fly fishing and I have been hooked ever since.

Bird bag

You're out on a bird hunt.

Agler moose

Bill Agler tells the story of his guided moose hunt in northern Idaho.

Turkey Blind

I haven’t done a ton of turkey hunting in my time but I have been with enough expert turkey hunters to know this… Turkeys have incredibly good vision and.

Chop Chop

Chop Chop.Almost every angler started out as a cut-bait fisherman

Agler moose 3

Bill Agler tells the story of his guided moose hunt in northern Idaho.

Agler moose 2

On a moose hunt, Bill Agler had to establish himself at a very remote outfitters camp down along Forest Service Road.

Agler moose 1

After hunting two mule deer successfully, Bill Agler couldn't get enough.

Scotty's Miss

Good friend Scotty Cyr went on an elk hunt and had to remain patient.

Lob Shot

TED KOCH was on a mountain elk archery hunt at the top of a canyon moving down searching for a cow elk.

Permit that got away

Outfitter Brian Oakland took his son on a fishing trip to Mexico looking to catch permit.

E collars or not

Kyle Admonson is a first rate dog trainer that breeds and trains griffons as a specialty.

Lava Ridge

Magic Valley Energy is seeking authorization to use BLM managed public lands in southern Idaho to construct the Lava Ridge Wind project.

Oregon Steelie fishing

Last week we talked steelhead fishing in southern Oregon with Jeff Gitzen in Medford.

Trail cam ban

The state of Kansas is the latest to join a growing number of states that are cracking down on the use of trail cameras by hunters.

Bill's 3 hunts

Longtime friend and tennis partner sometimes, tennis opponent other times, Bill AGLER, loves to hunt.

Beaver Dam Analog

Southeast Idaho's Jason Fellows and his brother build Beaver dam analogues.

Broadheads

Edwin Harpole’s a lifetime hunter 1st and an outfitter 2nd.

Dams and salmon

US Fish and wildlife biologist TED KOCH talks about the pros and cons surrounding the whole issue of dams and their impact on salmon migration.

Gun training

Dog trainer and Griffon breeder Kyle Adamson describes his method of gun training a dog

Bill's Montana muley

Avid big game hunter BILL AGLER got lucky this year. He drew three tags.

Arctic Fox

I ran into Denis Peirce at the Boise Sportsmen’s show. Denis is a lifelong angler who was introduced to fly fishing by his grandfather in the 1960s. 

Report poaching

How to report someone shooting from the road and be a good witness for wildlife