Robby hosts RokStaffer Josh Boyd.  Josh's real job is a Hydrologist for the USFS.  Josh keeps a close eye on snowpack across the West and is a great resource when determining how the weather affects our big game animals.  Snowpack, Snow Water Equivalent, SNOTEL, Soil Moisture, The Drought Monitor, The Jet Stream, El Nino, La Nina and more are all discussed in today's episode. Josh is your source for a Winter Snowpack Checkup. You can access Winter Snowpack here

Snowpack Maps (usda.gov)

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Winter Snowpack Checkup with Josh Boyd

Gear reviews and tips and tactics for backcountry hunters

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We are winning the mountain lion fight in Colorado! Robby is back with Dan Gates of C.R.W.M with an update and why we can't let up now. Hunters can and must win this fight!

Topics covered in this episode:

 	Update on C.R.W.M since Travis Hobbs' January 1 episode here
 	Funds raised
 	Nonresidents contribute over 80% of individual donations!
 	Are we winning?
 	Why this fight won't stay in Colorado
 	Post-Colorado Long Term Plan

Listeners can get involved and support C.R.W.M & Dan Gates here

Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management (savethehuntcolorado.com)



See you August 10th at Colorado Sportsman Conservation Banquet here

What Winning Looks Like, with Dan Gates

This Tipsy Tuesday is Everything Kifaru with Aron Synder and Anders Christianson. We cover Kifaru's move to Riverton Wyoming, jump into new material choices, and close out with what future holds for Kifaru. This week's reviews start with Les Welch's Mathews Lift https://www.rokslide.com/mathews-lift-review/. Sam then has Dustin Diefenderfer to talk about workouts and what's new at MTNTOUGH (https://mtntough.com/). Sam then shifts the talk toward the other Rokslide.com gear reviews [https://www.rokslide.com/category/gear/] and recaps the latest Western news.

Kifaru- https://kifaru.net/

Half Ass Hunting Academy https://www.unknownmunitions.com/product/half-ass-hunting-academy/.

Mule Deer Days- Mule Deer Days Rock Springs Wy 

Howl for Wildlife https://www.howlforwildlife.org/take_action 

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TT#29 Everything Kifaru with Aron Snyder and Anders Christianson

Most of us have been there, it's the worst day you can have hunting. You tried to do everything right, yet somehow you made a bad shot and now you have a wounded animal. A truly emotional rollercoaster ride. Now, the trail has gone cold, and you just can't sort the track out any further. It doesn't get much worse than this when hunting. This is where Rocky Mountain Big Game Recovery just might be able to help.

I was recently at the Mile High Hunt and Fish Expo and a booth caught my eye. Rocky Mountain Big Game Recovery, I walked up and met Scott Gillespie, the President and founder of sure enough, a non-profit organization out west that works to help hunters find wounded big game animals with leashed tracking dogs. How cool is that?

In this episode, Scott highlights some of what they do, and how this all came about. I know I hope I never have to call them, but it's sure an awesome resource to know about if that horrible day ever does come.

They are actively growing this organization, if this sounds like something you might be interested in doing they are also looking for trackers.

To find out more, check out their website and if you're a facebook user, they also have a group there.

www.rockymountainbiggamerecovery.org

Rocky Mountain Big Game Recovery Facebook Group

Rocky Mountain Big Game Recovery

Robby hosts Brandon Diamond on today's Rokcast.  Brandon is the Area Wildlife Manager for Colorado's Gunnison Basin and beyond.  Brandon has been on the Rokcast before here and brings a depth of knowledge and experience to managing Colorado's mule deer. They talk about the current over-winter survival for the Gunnison Mule Deer and other parts of Colorado.  They talk about the challenges of managing for a variety of users, buck:doe ratios vs. age class, the increasing pressure from technology and motorized access, and the upcoming 5-year management plan for Colorado. There is still time for hunters to comment on the proposed changes to season dates and more.  If you want more mule deer in Colorado, listen in and get involved in the upcoming Colorado Parks and Wildlife Meeting May 1-2 in Montrose here

Colorado Parks & Wildlife - May 1 - 2, 2024 (state.co.us)

They also talk about the number of Gunnison Mule Deer deer licenses issued under the current limited quota management verses the OTC management this system replaced in the late 1990s, including buck to doe ratios.  You might be surprised at this data!

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Gunnison Mule Deer and Beyond with Brandon Diamond

Robby hosts Southeast Idaho Regional Wildlife Biologist, Eric Freeman, on today's Rokcast episode. Eric is tasked with the challenge of moving Idaho's Southeast mule deer herd into the future. Eric recently co-authored an article titled "Harsh Winters Mean Harsh Truths for Southeast Idaho Mule Deer". In this episode, they dive into over-winter counts on the Southeast Idaho Caribou mule deer herd, buck:doe:fawn survival and the interesting trend of bucks surviving at a higher rate than does.  Eric also discuss these engaging topics:

-Why the survival difference variability on individual winter ranges in same units?

-Hunter participation vs. buck harvest graph

-Mule Deer Advisory Group Forming

-Is it realistic to expect mule deer numbers to climb back to previous highs?

-Historical data on buck:doe ratios during that hayday

See the co-authored article by Eric Freeman here 

https://www.idfg.idaho.gov/article/harsh-winters-mean-harsh-truths-southeast-idaho-mule-deer

Follow IDFG on Instagram @idahofishandgame

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Winter Snowpack Checkup with Josh Boyd

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