Eastern Idaho, Yellowstone’s Gateway
March 20, 2024
People from all over the world come to fish in the rivers and streams of Eastern Idaho. Some consider the rivers in this area to be the “Epicenter of top-notch trout fishing.” As much as people are drawn to Eastern Idaho for the fantastic fishing, people are also drawn here to visit Yellowstone National Park. […]
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See Bears in Yellowstone – Tips from a Guide
March 05, 2024
As a tour guide in Yellowstone, one of the top questions I receive from guests is: “Will we see bears in Yellowstone?” Their hopes are high, but their faith is often lacking. I remind them that nothing in nature is guaranteed — but their chances of seeing a bear in Yellowstone are good. Many people […]
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Breaking Down Fences
April 29, 2018
I sat in an informative meeting tonight concerning the idea of a wildlife fence and overpasses going into the Island Park, Idaho area. Before I get into the proposals let me give you some background on myself. Wildlife is my passion and my business. I am both a wildlife photographer and an owner of a […]
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My Owl Survey Part 1
April 24, 2018
If you are familiar with Dan Hartman and Wildlife Along the Rockies you may have heard of his yearly owls surveys. Talking to him recently I believe he said he is on his 9thyear listening for Boreal Owls (it may be longer). After reading some of his survey experiences on https://yellowstonereports.com last year, in 2017, […]
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Only as good as the story behind it.
August 03, 2015
I often asked my guests after a trip through Grand Teton, or Yellowstone National Park what was their favorite thing. Most of the time I hear “the Lower Falls”, unless we had a pretty good wildlife trip. Then I may hear some of the responses I heard on my last trip, “the bison fighting”, “the […]
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An American Legend
July 27, 2015
For years I have traveled to Yellowstone National Park. My first trip was with my family. After that I traveled to Yellowstone with my brothers, and as we grew older I traveled by myself. In most cases we were always in search for bears and wolves, (two of the top animals on the awesome list) […]
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Birding 201
May 20, 2015
Last week I visited one of my favorite birding locations, Chester Wetlands just North of Saint Anthony, Idaho. While I was there I could hear Soras all over the place. I decided to sit down at a location that I thought I would be able to find one. Knowing the habitat of the Sora helped me […]
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Birding 101
May 13, 2015
It has been about 5 years since I started bird watching, well “officially” anyways. Growing up outside of Rexburg, Idaho I remember having a bird feeder out our kitchen window. I don’t remember many of the birds that came to the feeder, but I remember that I enjoyed watching them. What really got me into […]
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Discoveries in Yellowstone Part 2
April 26, 2015
I made a knew discovery today! I have always had a love for Yellowstone growing up close by with ample opportunity to frequent the area I made my way their often. Five years ago I even had the chance to live on its Northern edge in Gardiner Montana. The last couple years Grand Teton National […]
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Discoveries in Yellowstone Part 1
April 16, 2015
I will be spending the next three weeks in Yellowstone National Park being taught by and learning with a very diverse and knowledge group of people. Being able to spend this much time in the park and being able to learn this way I have and hope to make some amazing discoveries. American Dipper nest […]
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