Welcome to this Special Edition Podcast Series where I will be speaking with Natural Resources Representatives from our Western states regarding big game applications for 2010.

Our 2009 series was very popular and our listeners have been searching for the information again this year. We hope you find the short shows interesting, informative and encouraging enough to try your hand at a western State for a big game hunting experience of a lifetime.

Current Podcasts For This Series: Wyoming
Stay tuned for more additions to this area!

Wyoming

We’re launching this series once again with Jeff Obrecht from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Jeff discusses the upcoming big game permits that require immediate application to meet deadlines by March 1, 2010 and March 15, 2010 and the processes for both resident and non-resident Wyoming hunters when securing their licenses. We discuss the way Wyoming now handles leftover license on a first come-first served basis as well as how moose, goat and bighorn sheep permits are handled. We address the use of guides in Wyoming and the criteria that may require you have a guide. We sincerely hope you enjoy the first in the 2010 big game application podcast series.

Some highlights from this podcast:

• Wyoming leftover license available via the internet
• Use of Wyoming guides
• The ever improving Wyoming Access program opening lands to you to hunt
• Leftover license availabilities on July 6, 2010 for Deer, Antelope, and Elk
• Leftover license availabilities on July 20, 2010 for female Deer, Antelope, and Elk
• The Wyoming Conservation Stamp – online

Our guest for this show is Henry Chidgey, Co-Founder of Wildlife Analytical Laboratories. Join us as we discuss the process of how to accurately age a deer, or any other mammal, using the Cementum Annuli analysis method. This process is a real must for anyone implementing or following a Quality Deer Management (QDM) program that wants to make better select harvest decisions or back up their data with a scientific methodology. To some this is a new way to accurately age a deer, bear, elk , moose, sheep etc. or any other big game species, but it is a process that has been in the hands of researchers long enough to establish its accuracy and credibility, and now it is available to you as a low cost laboratory analysis. Aging deer by the wear of their teeth is like trying to age a car tire by looking at how much tread is left on it according to Chidgey , molar wear is not an accurate method for aging deer and we explore the science here to help you make better wildlife management decisions.

Podcast Specifics:
Run Time: 40:06 minutes
File Format: MP3
File Size: 45.8 MB

Join Kevin as he talks with the folks from Berry Game Calls, manufacturers of elk, deer and turkey calls. Kevin delves into the history of the company and their product line that includes bull elk calls, cow calls, calf calling, deer calls and turkey calls. Also covered is the hunting DVD series produced by Berry Game Calls/Big Bull Productions, and an elk hunter’s starter kit available only at the company’s website.

A segment on elk calling tips and techniques is also included in the podcast as many of the pitfalls that people experience when starting out calling are covered. If you’re looking for some really good advice on calling elk this fall, don’t miss a minute of this show!

Podcast Specifics:
Run Time: 30:44 minutes
File Format: MP3
File Size: 35.1 MB