Todd Helms

2 weeks ago | blog.eastmans.com | Todd Helms

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” Dr. Ian Malcolm – Jurassic ParkYesterday Colossal Biosciences announced they had cloned and produced three “Dire Wolves”, a species long extinct, think since the ice age! As you can imagine the internet blew up with people heralding this science experiment as groundbreaking and others bemoaning it as a waste of time and resources that could have been better spent curing cancer.

1 month ago | blog.eastmans.com | Todd Helms

A pair of recent poaching cases have once again made me question whether the penalties for egregious and premeditated poaching are strict enough. I’ve held the opinion for a long time that suspended hunting privileges, slight monetary fines and gear confiscation don’t go far enough and these cases prove my point. First up is the case of serial poacher Travis Alexander Palmer of Oregon.

1 month ago | blog.eastmans.com | Todd Helms

Most folks have strong feelings about grizzly bears and their ESA (Endangered Species Act) status. Myself included. I will spare you too much opinion and simply say that the bears are recovered and management should be handed to the States. Exactly like western wolves in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. That said, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has extended the public comment period for grizzly bear management to Friday, May 16, 2025.

1 month ago | blog.eastmans.com | Todd Helms

“A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Western U.S. today ruled that corner-crossing, or accessing public land at a common corner with private land, is legal and protected by federal law.” Sportsmen and landowners across the West have been standing on one foot waiting for Federal ruling on the much discussed “Corner-Crossing Case” from Wyoming to know where to place that other midair foot.

1 month ago | blog.eastmans.com | Todd Helms

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