Videos

A collection of videos we've shot ourselves and collected over the years.

"Invasion Biology"

Desert Bighorn, Mule Deer and Cougar in High Desert Mountains of Far-West Texas

The series contains many wildlife photos, and, discusses holistic wildlife management practices.

Resources

Deep in the Heart: Official Trailer

Narrated by Matthew McConaughey, Deep in the Heart is Texas' first wildlife movie

"Wolves"

Are Drones an Answer to Wolf Attacks on Livestock?

Hazing wolves with drones. NOTE: this article was originally published to Onland.WesternLandOwners.org on May 14, 2024. It was written by Ellie Gage. Over just 20 days in the summer of 2022, there were 11 confirmed depredations by the resident Rogue Pack wolves in Southern Oregon’s Klamath Basin.

Antler Genetics

Does Culling Wild Deer Populations Result in Improved Antler Genetics?

See the only known high speed footage of aerial deer captures and understand the methodology and results of this first of its kind study.

Videos

Costs of Coyote Eradication in California and Texas

Man descibes the cost of eradicating coyotes in California, versus Texas —

Bio-Diversity

Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West

WINTERSTONE is currently in production on Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West, a new documentary featuring the plight of wild horses in the American West. Directed by Winterstone’s Ashley Avis, the film comes on the heels of Disney’s Black Beauty, which Avis also wrote, directed, and edited.

Turkey

Mountain Thunder - Merriam’s Wild Turkey (Web Film)

The documentary delves into the ongoing debate about hunting and its role in conservation. It showcases the Merriam's wild turkey, a subspecies known for its distinctive appearance and habitat preferences.

Multi Species Grazing for Sustainable Farming

Multi Species Grazing for Sustainable Farming

View the webinar to learn about the interaction between livestock, vegetation, and soil, and management needs to extend the grazing season and improve animal performance when managing multi-species grazing systems.

"Invasion Biology"

Far-West Texas Mountain Wildlife 1

The series contains many wildlife photos, and, discusses holistic wildlife management practices.

Videos

Killing the Shepherd: The Last Keeper (Trailer)

Scotland’s history is romanticised for centuries of bloody feuds, warfare and forced displacement. In the glens today there is unfinished business, fuelled by modern agendas; well-meaning rewilders, urban land reformers and distant corporates plundering carbon markets.

Bio-Diversity

Livestock Pond Attracts Wildlife in Idaho Forests Near Yellowstone Park

At Pitchstone Waters in the Idaho forests near Yellowstone Park, we built a small stock pond to keep our cattle drinkers filled. This pond and other water additions are heavily used by a wide variety of wild animals.    Pitchstone Waters Wildlife at Grouse Pond from Christopher Gill on Vimeo. NOTE:

Conservation

WILD About Mountain Goats

Idaho’s’ mountain goats are adapted to living in rugged, remote areas, so it is natural that the mountain goat would appear mysterious. But this harsh habitat is also their defense.   NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on July 26, 2021. And again on Dec 28, 2021.

Holistic Management

An Introduction to Holistic Management

Occam's Grazer provides an introduction to Holistic Management and holistic grazing as well as many powerful insights, philosophies, and useful ideas from people who are using the framework and practices every day.

Beavers

Why Beavers Were Parachuted Into the Idaho Wilderness 73 Years Ago

The traditional way of relocating “nuisance” beavers in the 1940s wasn’t working. To increase the survival rate, one conservation officer turned to—yes—parachutes.

Beaver

Diversity of Life at a Beaver Pond

Beavers are a keystone species, because they alter their natural environment in such a way that the overall ecoysytem builds upon that change.

Bio-Diversity

Grizzly Pond Wildlife, Summer 2021

‘Grizzly Pond’ has proven very popular with wildlife.

Cattle

Holistic Management vs Conventional Management: A Stark Look

The footage serves as a powerful testament to the effectiveness of Holistic Management.

Fisheries

California Dam Demolitions a Victory for Some, Devastation for Others

"When people and their livelihoods are given equal weight with environmental outcomes, are dam removals good or bad?"

Bio-Diversity

Examples of Grassland Restoration - Excerpt from Talk by Allan Savory at Tufts University

Excerpted from Allan Savory's presentation on January 25, 2013 at Tufts University's Fletcher School

"Invasion Biology"

Can Sheep Save the Planet?

Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert,” states Allan Savory in his quiet but inspirational form.

Wild Horses

Wild Horses: Nature’s Survivors in North America

Quoting the experts in the film below: “With the reintroduction of wild horses, do we treat them as an exotic species or have we merely returned a native to its homeland?”

habitat restoration

King Charles: How Cattle Can Restore Habitat and Wildlife

Prince Charles comments on Allan Savory and his integrated approach to ranching and farming, and the role ruminants for the health of grasslands.

Cattle

Grazing Cattle to Restore Forest

Greg Judy and his men turn cattle mob into a forest of forage never grazed.

Grazing

Cattle Grazing in Scottish Forest

This short film has wonderful images of Highland cattle and explains the importance of their grazing to land management in The Great Trossachs Forest of Scotland.

Bio-Diversity

Mending Fences – An RMEF Film

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers joined Bighorn National Forest agency personnel and others to ease the way by replacing the old with new, wildlife-friendly fencing.