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1 week ago | 
blog.eastmans.com | Rodger Holscher
Some of you might remember that in February 2024, the Idaho State Legislature attempted to pass House Bill 587. That bill would have made a statutory requirement for the IDFG to issue nonresident elk, deer and pronghorn tags via a draw system. (Read more about it here Idaho Ends OTC Deer, Elk and Antelope Tags? | Eastmans TagHub). While most people would agree that a draw would be a better system, everyone agreed that having the Legislature mandate this was a bad idea.
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3 weeks ago | 
blog.eastmans.com | Rodger Holscher
No you are not having dejavu. In 2024, a north Idaho bear hunter killed a young grizzly bear during the spring black bear hunting season (https://blog.eastmans.com/idaho-hunter-mistakenly-kills-grizzly-how-important-is-target-identification/). This sparked a change for Idaho black bear hunters. This new change was a mandatory Bear Identification Test in order to hunt black bears in the State. I wrote about this new requirement back in March of 2025.
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2 months ago | 
blog.eastmans.com | Rodger Holscher
If you commented/voted on the 2025 elk proposals for the Brownlee and Weiser River Zones, you might have noticed something. There were new/more tags being proposed in those zones. This was a pleasing sight when I cast my vote for the proposal. It came as no surprise to me when IDFG announced that they had conducted two elk surveys in that area and showed an increase in the elk population. Both the Brownlee and Weiser River Zones are covered in patchy public land surrounded by private land.
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2 months ago | 
blog.eastmans.com | Rodger Holscher
If you commented/voted on the 2025 elk proposals for the Brownlee and Weiser River Zones, you might have noticed something. There were new/more tags being proposed in those zones. This was a pleasing sight when I cast my vote for the proposal. It came as no surprise to me when IDFG announced that they had conducted two elk surveys in that area and showed an increase in the elk population. Both the Brownlee and Weiser River Zones are covered in patchy public land surrounded by private land.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
blog.eastmans.com | Rodger Holscher
Black Bear, Free Content, General, Idaho, Shed Hunting
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As some of you know, Idaho passed a new law that requires nonresident shed hunters to purchase a Nonresident Big Game Hunting License.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
blog.eastmans.com | Rodger Holscher
Photo Credit: harrycollinsphotographySince September 2023, the California Fish and Game Commission Wildlife Resources Committee (WRC) has been mulling over changes to the take (to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill; or the attempt to do the same) of nongame mammals within California. The committee has discussed the “concerns with, and the regulatory framework for, the take of nongame mammals” multiple times since September 2023 with the most recent being January 15, 2025.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
rifleshootermag.com | Rodger Holscher
Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. We earn from qualifying purchases. Cup and core (Match) bullets are made with a copper or copper alloy jacket and have a lead or lead alloy core. These bullets can be either tipped with a type of polymer or other materials such as aluminum, or they can be hollow points.
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Dec 24, 2024 | 
rifleshootermag.com | Rodger Holscher
In the past several years, the hunting space has seen a surge in new bullets. I remember when I first started rifle hunting, it seemed like my choices for bullets in factory ammo were Remington Cor-Lokt, Nosler Partition, Winchester Power-Point or Hornady Interlock. While they got the job done at the time, the way people hunt (the way I hunt) has evolved. The long-range shooting/hunting game led to an advancement in bullet technology that we are all benefiting from.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
rifleshootermag.com | Rodger Holscher
In the previous article on consistent long-range shooting, I discussed the proper setup of a rifle scope. In this article (Part 2), I am going to take a step back and talk about setting up your rifle for consistent shooting. I will be discussing setting up a rifle for longer range engagements, not busting brush in thick country. A good bolt-action design will work best for this type of shooting. These days, there are a lot of quality bolt actions that people can start from.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
rifleshootermag.com | Rodger Holscher
The capabilities of rifles, even factory rifles, have come a long way in the past 5-10 years. The one thing that doesn’t change is the shooter’s ability. I always like to say that you can have a 1-minute (1 MOA) gun, but if you are a 3 MOA shooter, you’ll never be able to get the full capabilities out of your rifle. In this article, I will talk about some of the keys to being a consistent, on-demand, long-range shooter. Consistency does start with the rifle, but it does not end there.
