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Pro Staff Questions & Answers
Q. Have just moved here from Portland and love reading your articles in the Journal.  The one today on McTucker Creek was
exactly what I'm looking to do with my kids!  But I can't find it on my gazeteer.  I find Springfield and Springfield Reservoir (on the
way to Aberdeen?), but I can't locate the ponds you refer to.  How can I find those?  Thanks for your work!  Jonathan from Idaho.

A. Thanks for your E-mail Jonathan. Your local Idaho Fish and Game office will have the exact information you are looking for.
Contact them at 208-232-4703 for more information. They have specific maps on these areas. Or you can contact BLM or the local
Forest Service. I.F.&G is your best bet though.

Q. I am coming your way and hunting area 76 with my bow, do you have any suggestions?
Thanks and LOVE the website! Roy from Reno, Nevada.

A. Roy, the Diamond creek area is a top bet for archers during the September season. Bulls are full of testosterone and are on
the look out for cows. Any of the draws are good bets a few miles back off the road. The key is to get off the road. Herds are
moving in and out of the draws and valleys. Stay in one area, odds are elk will be pushed into your draw and your chances of
harvesting a bruiser bull or cow have just increased.
Meet our Writers & Pro Staff
Van Tillotson
Pocatello, Idaho
18 years in the sporting goods
industry.
Life long Idaho outdoorsman.

HUNTING
Expert in game calling  including
turkey, elk, coyotes and
waterfowl.
Accomplished bowhuter
specializing in traditional archery.
Reloading & ballistics specialist.

FISHING
Professional Idaho steelhead
guide.
Experienced in most fishing
opportunities Idaho has to offer
including fly fishing.

van@westernstatessportsman.com

Van is a valuable asset to the
Western States
Sportsman
pro staff team.
Dave Langston
Chubbuck, Idaho
Owner of the
Western States Sportsman
18 years as an outdoor writer for
ESPN outdoors and
Fishing and Hunting News.
Seminar specialist including the
2008 International Sportsman's
Exposition (I.S.E.) Show Salt Lake
City.
Has hunted and fished Texas,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Canada, Montana & Idaho.

HUNTING
Whitetails calling and rattling.
Mule deer calling, archery and
rifle. Upland birds and waterfowl.

FISHING
Expert in warmwater fishing.
Large mouth and small mouth
bass, crappie, cats, pike, musky,  
sunfish, walleye and sauger.

Expert trout (spinning) angler.
Browns, rainbows and cutthroats.

westernstatessportsman@msn.com
August 2008
Date: Sat, Aug 02
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Contact: Roger Berends Sportsman's Warehouse Pocatello
Tel: (208)238-7500
:
Gate City Shooting Sports Association will be hosting it's second annual Oregon Trail Shootout. Factory Reps from most of the
gun manufacturers will be on hand with sample guns and scopes that you'll be able to try out.

Date: Sun, Aug 10
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Contact: Roger Berends Sportsman's Warehouse Pocatello
Tel: (208)238-7500
:
Sportsman's Warehouse in Pocatello proudly announces a one day cooking extravaganza by Pocatello's own Butch Welch.
Better known as Cee Dub in the world of Dutch oven cooking, he has written five Dutch oven cookbooks and hosted two television
series. Watch and taste the food as Cee Dub works his magic with his Dutch ovens preparing such dishes as Crab Rockefeller,
Chilly Morning Chili Cheese Pie, Peach Apricot Cobbler, Barbecued Brisket, and much more. In addition, he'll demonstrate baking
yeast rolls, sourdough bread, and corn bread. Plus, he'll show you how to make and stuff into casings your own homemade
bratwurst or German sausage. As an extra bonus, Cee Dub will share his tips for making the perfect jerky and smoked fish! Cee
Dub will spend the whole day cooking, autographing his cookbooks, and answering questions from the audience.

Date: Sat, Aug 30
Time: 1:00 PM until finished.
Contact: Eric Hancock Sportsman's Warehouse Pocatello
Tel: (208)238-7500
:
Join our local guru Jeff Houck to learn the basics of reloading metalic cartridges.
Shawn Sayer
Pocatello, Idaho
Lifelong Idaho outdoorsman

HUNTING
Accomplished bowhunter,
muzzleloader, rifleman, and
wingshooter. whitetail, antelope,
moose, bear, elk, and mule deer.

FISHING
Experienced in most fishing
opportunities available locally with
an emphasis on high alpine lakes
and small streams throughout the
region.

MISC
Three years professional
whitewater guide.
Lifelong horse packer,
mountaineer, winter sports
enthusiast
Buckskinning/Rendezvous
enthusiast
Trapping enthusiast
Shed hunting enthusiast
Taxidermy

shawn@westernstatessportsman.com

Shawn brings a vast amount of
knowledge to the
Western States
Sportsman
pro staff team.
Dave Boyd
Pocatello, Idaho
Outdoor Photographer

Dave started taking pictures
almost 50 years ago using a little
box camera that used 120mm
black and white roll film.   By the
time he was in high school he had
graduated to a 35mm SLR and
was shooting for the school
paper and annoying classmates
with his ever present camera.  
While in the Air Force, he was a
contributing photographer for the
base newspaper.  He now owns
Active Imaging Photography and
specializes in fine art outdoor
photography.  He also does
commercial photography for
advertisers and is an expert at
photo restoration.
Dave’s interests don’t stop with
photography.  He is an avid hunter
and shooter and competed at the
national level on the Air Force
Rifle Team.  He is an expert
marksman and loves the
precision shooting challenge
offered by varmint hunting.

I am glad to have this guy on our
WSS team!
boyd@westernstatessportsman.com
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Larry Dunn
Pocatello, Idaho
Biologist & Outdoorsman

SKILLS
Larry is registered with the
National Environmental Health
Association and is certified as a
Registered Environmental Health
Specialist. He  also is a certified
hunter education and bow-hunter
education instructor with the
Idaho Department of Fish and
Game.
 


INTERESTS
His interests lie in the ecological
effects of man on the
environment. Some of these
effects include: Habitat loss and
destruction, an over abundance of
predators, and over-harvesting.
Few things are more important or
enjoyable for Larry as being in the
outdoors hunting, camping, and
fishing with his family.
He also enjoys teaching young
people about wildlife and the
environment. Larry hopes to leave
with them with a respect for our
natural resources.


Larry is a welcome edition to our
pro staff team and brings a vast
amount of knowledge to children
and adults.

larry@westernstatessportsman.com