Tag: Rocky Mountain Front
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Four Montana wolves taken on the Rocky Mountain Front
Fifty out of 75 tags are now filled in Montana wolf hunt- Four wolves taken along the Front. By Karl Puckett. Great Falls Tribune Staff Writer. The article provides some detailed information, but in short three of the four wolves were shot on private land southwest of Augusta, MT in the Bean Lake area. The…
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Rocky Mountain Front, wildlife, and other projects get funded in Montana in Interior Appropriations Bill
Bill includes funding to reimburse for wolf kills, but may also contain money for proactive measures- From what I’ve read, this sounds pretty good to me for wildlife and outdoors in Montana. Great Falls Tribune.
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Bird hunter kills sow grizzly north of Choteau
Unfortunately she had three cubs- Choteau (show toe). This took place on the plains on the Rocky Mountain Front. Despite the mention of Teton County, it is Teton County, Montana not Teton County, Wyoming or Idaho. This pheasant hunter was from Alaska. Story: Bird hunter kills sow grizzly north of Choteau. Choteau Arcantha. The grizzly…
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Rancher fined for killing grizzly; reward now up to $6,000 in Dupuyer, Montana area shooting
The Dupuyer case is the one of the giant grizzly bear (posted earlier)- Rancher fined for killing grizzly; reward now up to $6,000 in Dupuyer area shooting. By Karl Puckett. Great Falls Tribune Staff Writer
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Great News! More oil, gas leases retired along the Rocky Mountain Front
In 2006, Congress banned leasing federal lands on the Front, but many leases had already been given- The effort to protect Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front from natural gas development has been and continues to be pretty successful. These oil, gas leases along the Front were the work of two NGOs, The Coalition to Protect the…
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Oil and gas leases on Montana's Rocky Mountain Front pulled from auction
Oil and gas leases on Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front pulled from auction. AP A tremendous effort has been made by conservationists, the state, even oil companies to keep drilling off of Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front. So it only makes sense for the Montana Lands Department not to auction the small acreage of state land, especially because it…
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New Rocky Mountain Front travel plan emphasizes solitude rather than ATVs
The Lewis and Clark National Forest issued a new travel plan governing the lower two-thirds of the Rocky Mountain Front for the next 20 years. It came after a full environmental impact statement and receipt of 46,000 comments. It looks like good news for wildlife. Story originally from the Missoulian and reprinted in the Billings…