Colorado Democrat Udall says his bill will combat a great natural disaster-
Yes there are millions of acres of beetle killed pine trees in Colorado, but also Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon and Washington, New Mexico, British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon. Local politicians respond to local demands to do something, but rarely do […]
Continue Reading →With many landowners eager to sell, much of the $5 million left in a fund to buy property could go to land deals-
Link is now fixed. Sour economy may be a boon to Boise Foothills preservation. Bethann Stewart. Idaho Statesman.
Continue Reading →Critical elk migration route protected by easement-
3-way easement makes Upper Miller Creek ranch an elk haven. By Rob Cheney. Missoulian
Continue Reading →Is there an explanation for this in the middle of the scheduled wolf hunt?
Right in the middle of the wolf hunt and in the zone where there is the highest quota, Wildlife Services took to the air this week in their gunships and blasted away the long-standing Basin Butte Pack at Stanley, Idaho. […]
Continue Reading →Obama asked for executive order-
This is clearly something the President could do quickly to rehabilitate his tarnished image on wildlife. Ironically, it was President Richard Nixon who in 1972 issued Executive Order 11643 banning the use of poisons to control predators on Federal land. Reagan later weakened this. In addition, there is plenty of […]
Continue Reading →NYT says more urban folks learning to hunt for safe, low carbon-impact meat-
The Urban Deerslayer. By Sean Patrick Farrell. New York Times.
Fewer and fewer people have been learning to hunt, to the dismay of many. Hunting is generaly taught as part of a family tradition or with young friends while growing up.
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Continue Reading →On Thanksgiving Day, this blog should record its 3-millionth visitor.
Thanks for reading and participating.
Ralph Maughan
Continue Reading →Below is this week’s Buffalo Field Campaign Update from the Field. I’ve been holding my tongue about “Buffalo Battle” which is a pilot episode for a possible new series about the bison issue and the Buffalo Field Campaign. The episode will air on December 5th on Planet Green.
I’ve seen two early cuts of […]
Continue Reading →Photography web site gives exposure to killing contest, provokes big reaction-
The “predator derby” held annually by Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife is not well known outside of its participants. I don’t know about it until someone brought it up in comments. One web site, however, really took note of it.
A story at Continue Reading →
Two dead bighorns could be a big threat to East Fork Bitterroot Herd-
The article says they have no knowledge that these bighorn encountered domestic sheep, but there are “isolated herds in the area.”
Dying bighorn sheep. Herd to be culled. By Perry Backus. Ravalli Republic
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