October 2009
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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…
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Genetic study shows remaining gray wolves mated with dogs to produce dangerous hybrids- Vancouver Island now again has real wolves, but could this explain some of the “wolf” attacks on hikers in the 1980s? B.C. cull led to hybrid ‘monster wolves,’ study shows. Nicholas Read, Vancouver Sun
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Big surprise. Dams don’t matter? Because they haven’t compared enough rivers, there are plenty of other hypothesis. I propose the Fraser River stocks do poorly because of all the disease breeding salmon farms the B.C. government has allowed between the mouth of the Fraser and the open ocean. Do Dams Make A Difference? Similar Survival…
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Until now only limited parts of the state have been open of wolf hunting- Now many hunters will be looking for wolves statewide along with many elk and deer hunts- Hunters being given chance to manage wolves. By Rob Chaney. The Missoulian Montana’s wolf quota of 75 is small compared to Idaho’s 220, despite Idaho’s…
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It’s good to know some data is actually being collected- This is interesting although based on only 9 kills and all in the A-B Wilderness north of Yellowstone. Details provide insight to first hunts. Billings Gazette.
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New path essentially creates a new road near Bear Lake Rancher admits that they departed from the approved route, which had an old fenceline already cut, because they didn’t want to go through the Forest Service process of getting it changed. “It’s just completely ridiculous, the process they have,” Wamsley says. The new route cuts…