Felony Charges Rock Idaho Hunting Scene

Idaho Influencer Charged 🫣 | Snowplane Legend ❄️ | Oregon Tag Changes 🦌 | Record Gator 🐊 | Monster Bull Elk 🏹 | Close-Call Moose 😬

If your weekend felt shorter than a September bugle, you’re not alone.
Let’s pour a strong coffee (or whiskey — no judgement) and catch up on what’s shaking across the West.

Idaho Influencer Charged | Snowplane Legend | Quick Hits | Wanderings / Eye Candy | Poll + Sign-Off

In Idaho, the online hunting world just collided with the courts. Ryan Lampers, better known as STHealthyHunter, faces eight hunting-related charges, including potential felonies.
👉 Read full story at KTVB

Officers allege multiple wildlife violations across several hunts. The case is rattling the influencer community and raising questions about ethics, enforcement, and trust in the field.

What to watch:
• How Idaho courts interpret each charge
• Whether it sparks tougher enforcement statewide
• What this means for future “hunt-fluencers” filming in the field

Bottom line — credibility in the hunting space has to be earned the hard way, not edited in post.

Long before GoPros and sponsorships, one Idaho inventor was literally flying across frozen lakes.

In the 1940s, H.L. “Helmet” Wiese of Swan Valley built his own snowplanes from aircraft tubing and spare engines after spotting a design in Popular Mechanics. His creations hit 75–110 mph and by 1947 he’d driven them into Yellowstone — possibly a first.
👉 Read full story at Cowboy State Daily

Wiese went on to build 100+ machines, then moved into airboats and snowmobiles as tech evolved. He was still tinkering and teaching innovation well into his 90s — a reminder that real influence comes from doing the work.

📸 Imagine ripping over ice at 100 mph in open air with nothing but goggles and grit.
That’s the spirit that built the West.

The Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission is ditching decades-old WMUs for new Deer Herd Ranges based on GPS data from 1,400 collared mule deer.
Goal: align tags with true population ranges and migration corridors.
No changes this season; new rules land July 2025.
👉 Full story on GOHUNT

Hunters tagged 205 gators this year — a new state record.
Public-land success hit 68% (up 10%), and the top lizard measured 13 ft 1 in.
👉 Read at AGFC

After four years chasing the same bull, Terrance Monger of Wyoming sealed the deal — a 374 ⅜-inch elk on public land with a general tag.
The 12- to 15-year-old bull had evaded hunters for years before stepping out at 50 yards this September.
👉 Full story at Cowboy State Daily

Wyoming hunter Owen Miller grunted like a bull moose — and one charged to within ten feet.
“I’m brave, but I’m not an idiot,” he laughed after the bull finally backed off.
👉 Story and video here

📸 Vintage Snowplane Shots from the ’40s — search H.L. Wiese archives for the black-and-white images of open-cockpit machines skimming Yellowstone ice.

🎥 Watch: That Wyoming moose encounter clip is a must-see for rut behavior fans.

😂 Meme idea: “Influencer life: expectation — hero shot 📸 / reality — court date 📅.”

Which type of story should we lean into next week?
🦌 Regulations & draw updates
⚙️ Old-school gear & heritage
🐻 Predator & wildlife management
💪 Hunter fitness & field prep

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Another week, another set of reminders that the West never stops evolving — from courtrooms to snowplanes.
Keep your powder dry, your ethics clean, and your coffee strong.

Western Vantage