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Sam Lungren

Sam Lungren

Sam Lungren is MeatEater's Supervising Editor and a former freelance writer/photographer, commercial fisherman, and editor of BHA's Backcountry Journal. Though originally from Whidbey Island, Washington, he's been in Montana for almost a decade and probably isn't leaving—except during steelhead season. Send him an email sam@themeateater.com or follow him @samlungrenmedia.

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Forest Service Wants Your Input on Mine Adjacent to Boundary Waters

Public Lands & Waters

Forest Service Wants Your Input on Mine Adjacent to Boundary Waters
Some casts just feel too picture-perfect to produce—an expectation likely borne of experience with fishing busy waters where everyone hits the obvious, great-looking spots. It was with that skepticism that I landed my big silver spoon in the wash of a tall waterfall clattering down a sheer granite...
Inside the Wyoming Corner Crossing Case Everyone is Watching

Public Lands & Waters

Inside the Wyoming Corner Crossing Case Everyone is Watching
In early October, four hunters were pursuing elk and mule deer in the foothills of southern Wyoming. Brad Cape, Phillip Yoemans, John Slowensky, and Zach Smith, friends from Missouri, read on the Wyoming Game and Fish website that crossing adjoining corners of public land parcels was not in...
What the Infrastructure Package Means for Hunters and Anglers

Public Lands & Waters

What the Infrastructure Package Means for Hunters and Anglers
A group of Republican and Democratic Senators reached an agreement last week to advance a trillion-dollar legislative package aimed at restoring the country’s roads, bridges, waterways, and public lands. The “Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” has won support from several...
Drunk Tourist Jailed for Bad Behavior in Yellowstone

Public Lands & Waters

Drunk Tourist Jailed for Bad Behavior in Yellowstone
Regular readers are likely quite accustomed to headlines about people doing really stupid stuff around wild animals in Yellowstone National Park. In just the last two months, a woman was bluff charged by a sow grizzly after getting too close to its cubs, another man was smacked around by a bear...
Subsistence Board Responds to Alaska Public Land Hunting Closure Proposal

Public Lands & Waters

Subsistence Board Responds to Alaska Public Land Hunting Closure Proposal
On June 16, the Federal Subsistence Board discussed a contentious proposal that seeks to close nearly 60 million acres of federal public lands to any hunters who are not qualified for subsistence use. After three hours of debate, the board chose to delay their vote and defer any action on the...
Bar Room Banter: Alaska’s World Record Tsunami

Public Lands & Waters

Bar Room Banter: Alaska’s World Record Tsunami
There’s a difference between book smart and bar smart. You may not be book smart, but this series can make you seem educated and interesting from a barstool. So, belly up, pour yourself a glass of something good, and take mental notes as we look at the tallest wave known to man. On July 9, 1958, at...
Lost Angler Found Alive After 17 Days in Wilderness

Public Lands & Waters

Lost Angler Found Alive After 17 Days in Wilderness
Harry Burleigh’s wife, Stacy, reported him missing on May 7 after he didn’t return home from fishing in Oregon’s Umpqua National Forest the day prior, according to KOIN News. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office found Burleigh’s vehicle at the Twin Lakes trailhead on May 8 and began looking for him...
This Proposal Could Change Hunting in Alaska Forever

Public Lands & Waters

This Proposal Could Change Hunting in Alaska Forever
Nearly 60 million acres of federal public lands in Alaska may close to non-resident and the vast majority of resident hunters if a new proposal is approved by the Federal Subsistence Board. The Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council is seeking to limit harvest of caribou and moose in...
Will Oil Lease Sale for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Lead to Actual Drilling?

Public Lands & Waters

Will Oil Lease Sale for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Lead to Actual Drilling?
On Jan. 6, 2021, the Department of the Interior will hold the first-ever sale for oil and natural gas leases within the boundaries of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—exactly two weeks before the new presidential administration begins. Many hunters and anglers are anxious to know whether oil...
Judge Ousts BLM Director Pendley; Conservationists Call for Retractions

Public Lands & Waters

Judge Ousts BLM Director Pendley; Conservationists Call for Retractions
On Sept. 25 a federal judge said that William Perry Pendley, who has served as the acting director of the BLM for more than a year without Senate confirmation, must be removed from his post. Now some conservation groups are calling for the DOI to vacate decisions and regulations authorized by...