August 2009

  • Wolf hunts are on as judge eyes request to stop

    Ralph Maughan

    Judge ponders rather than rule. Idaho wolf hunt begins Sept. 1; Montana Sept 15- Idaho’s first wolf hunt will begin as scheduled tomorrow. Judge Molloy heard the arguments and said he’d decide as quickly as he could, but he did not issue an injunction. Wolf hunts are on as judge eyes request to stop. By…

  • Big hearing on plea for injunction of Idaho and Montana wolf hunts is this morning in Missoula courtroom

    Ralph Maughan

    Judge Molloy could allow hunts to procede or stop them despite the on-going sale of tags- I’ve also wondered if some middle ground ruling is possible, given the intense emotion on both sides of the issue. I’d like to see a new delisting rule crafted. The content of the current rules bothers me more than…

  • Rancher found guilty in sheep-dog case

    Ken Cole

    Sheep dog bit woman while riding her bike and attacked another person’s dog. The dog had not been vaccinated. It is not uncommon for people to come into contact with sheep guard dogs while recreating on public lands and I have been told many times that these dogs are trained to not attack people. This may be…

  • Three charged in connection with shooting of record bighorn ram

    Ralph Maughan

    Ram was actually shot by an undercover agent. Issue sparks controversy on Internet- I don’t know if I should post this story, but looks like I did. Montana: Charges filed in connection with killing of record bighorn. By Michael Babcock. Great Falls Tribune Outdoor Editor.

  • Coexistence with grizzlies is generally a success in Montana

    Ralph Maughan

    Feature article says that despite notable incidents and failures, grizzly recovery in NW Montana is successful- Knowledge to coexist: For most part, industry succeeds in informing people about bruins. By Michael Jamison. Missoulian.

  • Mountain goat seen/photographed in Wyoming's Wind River Range

    Ralph Maughan

    Mountain goats were never native to Wyoming, although they have become established in YNP- Mountain goat in Wind River Range. By Mead Gruver. Associated Press writer. Goats are not native to Wyoming and have never been introduced for fear they will compete with bighorn sheep.

  • Man, 78, mauled by bear in Utah

    Ralph Maughan

    What is it about the small Utah bear population and Utahans? Man, 78, mauled by bear. “The man is recovering; the animal was shot and killed.”  By Brett Prettyman. The Salt Lake Tribune. Earlier Utah bear stories posted here: Aug. 5, 2009. Utahans killing bears at record rates June 18, 2007. Utah black bear rips…

  • Anti-wolf anger boils over into bad joke about "Obama Tags"

    Brian Ertz

    Rex Rammell jokes he’d buy an “Obama Tag” Wolves in the state have become an avatar, a pariah.  It often seems that the hatred has little to do with facts, science, or the wolves themselves and more to do with a deep-seated hatred for the federal government that will take any opportunity to emerge.  Rammell’s canned-elk,…

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