October 26, 2009
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Protection of the Wyoming Range was one of the big achievements of 2009- B. Henrie, who posts here under another name, provided the blog with some fine photos of these splendid mountains. He took them on a Sept. deer hunt. No doubt they are now covered with snow. A million acres was withdrawn from oil…
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Montana’s wolf hunt did not have a slow start like Idaho’s- Out of the quota of 75, already 23 wolves have been killed. In total eleven wolves were shot over the weekend. The entire state was open to hunting for just 3 days. Southern Montana’s quota was filled on Sunday with the hunt ending at…
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Remainder of the wolf quota was filled on the first day of the general hunt in district 3 (southern Montana)- Mont. shuts down wolf hunting in one of three districts. By The Montana Standard News Services – 10/26/2009
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Strong evidence that aspen groves are becoming healthier with presence of wolves. Healthier aspen groves support more bird species, which may in turn help the overall health of forests. One thing mentioned in the article is that the pine beetle infestations seen throughout the west could be impacted with greater diversity and larger populations of…