Idaho elk ranchers push new "cervidae council bill" to punish Democrats and protect elk farms
Idaho elk ranchers push new cervidae council bill. Council would be for public relations. By Matt Christensen. Times-News writer.
Idaho’s livestock industry has really been showing its fangs this year.
Senator David Langhorst, Democrat of Boise, who his introduced a bill to make illegal the shooting of elk behind a fence is no doubt one of the targets of their ire.
He has a blog. You might be interested in his post “Elk for sale,” and the subsequent comments.

Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University with specialties in natural resource politics, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting and elections. Aside from academic publications, he is author or co-author of three hiking/backpacking guides, and he is past President of the Western Watersheds Project.
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