Today’s Wilderness has just broadcasted it’s latest podcast show which features David Petersen.

David is an accomplished outdoorsman and author who focuses on the outdoors. A great deal of David’s writings reach into the world of elk habits and hunting and the infamous argument as to whether the great grizzly bears of Colorado still maintain and exisiting population.

As Petersen, and the host, Kevin Gardner, traverse through this podcast show it becomes evident that their trails have numerous connections on both their studies and research. This makes for some very intriguing conversation sure to capture the attention of hunters and outdoorsmen alike.

Don’t miss this latest installment of Today’s Wilderness Podcasting Show and stay tuned for future episodes.

Listen to David Petersen’s Podcast

Author: Kevin Gardner

It isn’t often I get to take the time to knock around in the outdoors without some exact purpose for being there. There always seems to be some utility reason, not by design, it just always seems to work that way. This really is something I should work on changing as it seems some of what I consider the most interesting things happen when there is no destination in mind or job to fulfill. Just a non-charted trip to explore new places in the wild. Maybe it is just the lack of focus on having a chore to do on the trip that lets karma sort of have its way with you.

I’ve never been shy about my feelings toward the hot summer months and all of the activities that go along with them. Perhaps as I get older and my blood thins, I may evolve an intolerance for the cool or cold weather of spring, winter and fall and begin to appreciate heat and humidity. I may start to enjoy seeing people everywhere I travel outdoors with their dogs, bikes, brightly colored clothes, bear bells and walking sticks. I may even awaken the Tuesday after Labor Day and actually be sad that everyone has gone back to wherever the hell it is that they came from, but until I make those statements, from the infirmary, I will likely loath the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day as much as I have for the last twenty or so years.
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For those who follow the news here at DeerFever.com you will notice that we have begun promoting one of our network websites that reaches into the world of podcasting. Those podcasts that deal with the subject of deer hunting, we will be reciprocating those shows here at DeerFever and, as of this posting, we have created a menu item to the right for further promotion and exposure to this network option. And this podcast show definitely deals with deer hunting as our host Kevin Gardner talks with none other than Steve Scott. Vice President of the Whitetail Institute of North America.

Steve and Kevin open the show with some company background and the foundation that the Whitetail Institute was built on as well as the most notable products such as Imperial Whitetail Clover. This podcast moves along with a wealth of information and insight as Steve explains the benefits of food plotting and goes further into the techniques before closing the show with some new food plot products and insight into the procedure and time that it takes to test and manufacture these new products.
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Additional expansions of three special deer management seasons in FWP Region 6 have been approved by state officials.

The special management seasons — in a portion of the Milk River Valley, in the Sandhills area near Medicine Lake, and in the Big Dry Creek area near Jordan — were put into place in mid-December to reduce crop damage on private lands and help bring deer numbers within state population objectives.

To help increase harvests, any legal resident or non-resident hunter may now participate in any of the hunts by using unfilled deer licenses or permits from the 2008 general season. In addition, up to five more antlerless Deer B licenses can be purchased by each hunter.

All hunters participating in the special seasons are required to report each deer they harvest by calling FWP at (406) 228-3700, sending an e-mail to fwpr6gd@mt.gov, or sending written correspondence to Montana FWP, Region 6 Headquarters, 54078 U.S. Highway 2 West, Glasgow, MT 59230.

To encourage their participation, non-resident licenses will be discounted to $20 after the purchase of the first antlerless Deer B license at the full price of $75. Montana residents can buy the extra Deer B licenses for $10 each. Maps of the management season areas and contact information for participating landowners are available at FWP offices or by calling (406)-228-3700.

Additional details about each of these hunts:
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PHOENIX — The 2009 Pronghorn Antelope and Elk Hunt Draw Information booklets are now available at all Arizona Game and Fish Department offices and license dealers statewide. Applications are now being accepted by mail only.

Apply before Jan. 22, and if there is an error in your application, the department will make three attempts, within a 24-hour period, to notify you by telephone (if a phone number is provided) to get the application to be corrected. Errors can cause your application to be rejected from the draw process.

A 2009 hunting license is required to apply. Department officials encourage hunters to get their license before applying for an elk or antelope hunt permit-tag if they wish to do any other hunting in early 2009. Licenses purchased through the draw process will not be mailed out until April 24, 2009, regardless of application success.

Hunters are reminded there is no online application process. The final deadline to submit paper applications for a 2009 hunt permit-tag for antelope and elk hunts through the draw process is Tuesday, Feb. 10 by 7 p.m. (MST). Applications must be received by mail or by hand delivery to department offices before the deadline; postmarks don’t count.
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COLUMBUS, OH - Hunters killed 16,382 deer on December 20-21, during the weekend of gun hunting, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

The extra weekend of gun hunting was first offered in 2006 in response to hunters’ request for additional weekend days to pursue white-tailed deer, the state’s number one big game animal. In 2007, hunters took 17,710 deer during those two days.

Counties leading the state in deer killed over the weekend included: Tuscarawas - 868, Harrison - 724, Licking - 594, Guernsey - 534, Holmes - 522, Coshocton - 514, Ashtabula and Washington - 426, Jefferson - 394 and Belmont - 389.

A total of 218,890 deer have been harvested so far this season when combining the adult and youth gun seasons, early muzzleloader season and the first nine weeks of the archery season. Hunters took a total of 232,854 deer during all of last year’s hunting seasons.

Hunters can continue to enjoy deer hunting December 27-30, during the statewide muzzleloader season, and through February 1, 2009 as the archery season continues.
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