Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon
WLA’s executive director, Lesli Allison, sat down with Governor Gordon for a conversation about the governor’s passion for ranch life, his vision for how ecosystem service markets could help Wyoming
Why some ranches are requiring non-lead ammo
Many landowners put a lot of time and money into creating healthy wildlife habitat that rewards hunters with memorable and productive opportunities to bring home healthy food. So why would
The Balancing act: public wildlife on Private lands
Decades of experience with this conservation challenge has left longtime Private land wildlife manager Rick Danvir with some wisdom, and some scars. When I signed on with Deseret Ranch back in
Land on Fire
The apocalyptic dusk, tinged purple, is the product of some of the biggest wildfires raging in modern American history, casting a pall that has drifted in from hundreds of miles
Managing for Quality Mule Deer on Working Lands
I have had the pleasure of working with Rick Danvir, former wildlife manager at Deseret Western Ranches, on a number of different projects over the last seven years. If you’re
30×30 and the recreation-conservation seesaw
Within the “Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful” report, President Biden’s most detailed public plan to date on how to implement the 30x30 goal, are two inauspicious policy recommendations. One
How hunting season affects muley buck migrations
For years, researchers and managers who study mule deer migrations have placed GPS collars on female deer, primarily because they are the best indicator of reproductive success for populations. But
Being a good vecino
In the first issue of On Land, there is an interview with former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, my neighbor and friend on the Conejos River here in the
Placing ourselves beside a river
When John Maclean writes of the Blackfoot River, he invokes swirling foam, shallow rapids and bottomless holes below rock reefs. He conjures a powerful sense of place, one richly etched
Guzzlers offer simple solution to collect and store water for livestock and wildlife
Guzzlers are devices that catch and store rain and snowmelt for later use by wildlife and livestock. They provide water during typically dry periods of the year or on the
Mastering all aspects of the hunt
An advanced hunter education program in Montana goes beyond the shot to repair sportsmen-landowner relations. Beneath a grove of tangled cottonwoods growing within the vast and windswept Madison Valley of southwest
Landowners and sportsmen: Allies or adversaries?
It was just around 8:30 a.m. on a clear morning in mid-September in the southern Colorado Rockies. Turning aspen fluttered lightly in the soft breeze as Dennis, a neighboring ranch