November 12, 2025
🐺 Feds Stand Down — No Nationwide Wolf Recovery Plan
Bear-country defense gear ⚙️ | Rut outlook 🔥 | Video pick 🎥
☕ Good Morning, Crew
We missed Monday (crud finally caught up), but the coffee’s hot and the wolves are back in the headlines. Temps are dropping, the rut’s raging, and the field reports are rolling in. Let’s get into it.
🔖 Quick Guide
🐺 Wolf Plan Dropped | ⚙️ Bear Defense Gear | 🔥 Rut Update | 🎥 Video | 📸 Eye Candy | 🗳️ Poll
🧨 Lead Story
USFWS: No National Wolf Recovery Plan Needed
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service says a nationwide gray-wolf recovery plan isn’t necessary, citing successful recovery and a shift to state/tribal management in most regions. Expect lawsuits and state-level debates next.
👉 Read more: Outdoor Life Outdoor Life | NW Sportsman Mag nwsportsmanmag.com
What to watch:
• Will Western states expand 2026 wolf quotas?
• Legal challenges from environmental groups
• Winter impacts on elk/deer herds where wolves are dense
⚙️ Gear Spotlight — Bear Defense Edition 🛡️
Headed into griz country? Don’t roll the dice — carry spray, train the draw, and have a sidearm plan.
🧴 Counter Assault 10.2 oz (40-ft) — guide-standard range & duration
👉 REI product page REI🧯 SABRE Frontiersman MAX 9.2 oz (40-ft) — max-strength, EPA-registered for bears and mountain lions
👉 SABRE product page Sabre Red🐾 UDAP Bear Spray + Griz Guard Holster — quick-draw setup, proven formula
👉 UDAP 7.9 oz + holster | Holster only udap.com+1🔫 Glock G20 Gen5 MOS (10mm) — reliable capacity + optics-ready
👉 GLOCK official GLOCK💥 Ruger Super Redhawk (.44 Mag / .454 / .480) — classic big-bore wheelgun
👉 Ruger models | Alaskan variant Ruger+1
🧠 Pro tip: Practice deploying spray from the holster (inert can if possible). Spray buried in your pack = decoration.
🔥 Rut Report — Western Whitetails on the Move
Short days + cooling temps = daytime cruising. The chase phase is peaking in many northern zones right now; all-day sits can pay.
👉 Forecasts & tactics: Deer & Deer Hunting (best days 2025) Deer & Deer Hunting | Bowhunter (top dates) Bowhunter | Field & Stream (7 best days) Field & Stream
🎥 Video — Some Things Just Have to Be Seen
🐺 Wolf vs. Elk in deep snow — a masterclass in predator patience.
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld3nEnlK4nI
📸 Eye Candy — Pictures > Words
“The look you get when the rut’s in full swing.”
Which deep-dive do you want Friday?
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Policy’s shifting, steel’s clapping, and the rut’s still rolling. Stay sharp, stay legal, and keep your coffee strong.
Western Vantage