The School of Trout and Other Adventure Schools

[ad_1] John Juracek, one of the best fly-casting teachers on the planet, squints at my reach-cast and tells me to tweak the finish with a bigger sweep of my arm. Then Juracek moves down the row of students, critiquing, slapping his leg with a yellow section of rod as if it were Patton’s riding crop. […]

Montana Legislation Would Give Majority Hunting Tags to Outfitted Hunters

[ad_1] Montana legislation (House Bill 637) could drastically impact big game hunting for nonresident DIY hunters. Here’s what’s at stake if wildlife becomes private property. Each fall thousands of people from around the country flock to Montana to hunt. They come for the state’s wilderness, abundant game, and the mythology that imbues its vast, open […]

Sheriff Waging War on Cougars, Hound-Hunting Violations Be Damned

[ad_1] Everyone agrees that cougars do, in some situations, attack livestock, pets and, on rare occasions, humans. However, science and the sheriff do not agree on what constitutes dangerous cougar behavior. increasing hunting of cougars can actually increase the risk of human-cougar conflicts. “There is a misperception that seeing cougars in particular places at particular […]