August 2008
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Here’s a story subject I didn’t think we’d see. Where Do the Veep Candidates Stand on Animals? Michael Markarian. Huffington Post.
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Nevada Governor Gibbons appointments rile sportsmen’s establishment. Wildlife Commission. Gibbons appointments rile sportsmen’s establishment New panel members align with group seen as radical. By David McGrath Schwartz. Las Vegas Sun. As a side note, Governor Gibbons (R) has quickly become the least popular Western governor with just 23% saying he is doing a good job.…
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The final roadless area rule for Idaho has been released. There are many improvements in the rule, especially in Eastern Idaho where I live. When President Bush tried to overturn the Clinton roadless rule (protecting all the national forest roadless areas as what you might call “backcountry” or sorts), western governors were invited to develop…
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Below is Kathie Lynch’s detailed wolf report for the end of the summer. It sounds like the return of the Druids must have been one of the most amazing wildlife sights wolf watchers in Yellowstone have ever witnessed. Yellowstone wolf report. July 11-Aug. 20. By © Kathie Lynch Summer in Yellowstone meant hot, windy days,…
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Senator McCain has announced that Alaska’s little known governor Sarah Palin will be his running mate. As a “reform” governor, she was elected after Alaskans tired of the corruption and cronyism in the state, most of it involving kickbacks and bribes from the oil industry. Despite her reputation for reform, she is a huge friend…
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Bear visits downtown Ketchum. Ketchum police run the animal out of town. By Terry Smith. Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer
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Wild Bill is taking on the NRA again. Wild Bill. The Anti-Conservation Mission of the NRA. Will hunters continue to support the demise of their sport by contributing to the National Rifle Association? By Bill Schneider. New West. As for myself, I belong the American Hunters and Shooters Association. RM