October 2008
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Montana Moose droppings for incense. Sales are smoking! The man gathering and selling this unique product is not just anyone, but our own Jerry Black who regularly comments here. I got some from him. It really does smell like willow (well sort of). Unlikely aroma: Man’s business sells dried moose droppings as rustic-smelling incense. Missoula.com.…
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There is a public meeting meeting Monday, Oct. 6 in Boise on the proposal. A supplemental draft environmental statement just released by the Payette National Forest on bighorn sheep viability proposes a 61% reduction in domestic sheep allotment acreage to separate bighorn and domestic sheep, thus clearly protecting the bighorn from disease transmission of their…
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Utah’s Governor Huntsman wants a crackdown on ATV abuse- Guv: ORV off-trail damage an ‘abomination,’ crackdown is coming. By Robert Gehrke. The Salt Lake Tribune Although an off road vehicle spokesman condemned the governor, Huntsman is a dirt bike rider. – – – – – – Related. Oct. 7. ATV riders: Don’t be the bad…
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Protection for the Snake River and the Wyoming Range mountains still coming? This popular bill to keep the drilling rigs out of the steep, unstable, scenic Wyoming Range, south of Jackson Hole has stalled due to the election campaign. It looks like there’s going to be a lame duck session of Congress. Harry Reid says…
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New website: Sarah Palin’s Predator Holocaust. This was done by the Bear Viewing Association
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One the controversial grizzly bear DNA earmark- Bill Schneider writes about McCain’s persistent campaign story about the “horrible” congressional earmark to study DNA of grizzly bears. McCain, Palin, Earmarks, and the DNA of Bears and Harbor Seals. New West. By Bill Schneider. This whole thing has irritated me plenty. First there is McCain’s persistent lying…
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Wind turbines and birds- “A recent study has concluded that wind turbines pose less of a risk to farmland birds than previously thought.” Birds Not At Risk From Wind Turbines [misleading headline]. Red Orbit. While the study on European farmland birds shows small effect — good news — the headline above overgeneralizes.
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Fallout from the victory over snowmobiles- Groups: Snowmobile use plan still possible. Yellowstone officials say they have no authority to allow machines this year. By Corey Hatch. Jackson Holes News and Guide.