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  • Mining mogul buys Montana ranch famed for conservation

    Ralph Maughan

    Sun Ranch bought by Richard C. Adkerson, CEO of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold- Mining exec buys Sun Ranch. By Daniel Person. Bozeman Daily Chronicle.

  • Montana: Landowners increasingly shut access to popular spots

    Ralph Maughan

    I see it as a way for our western “royalty” to try to coerce Montana FWP into supporting wildife and fish-harmful plans- The land barons are trying to use hunters to pressure FWP into policies that are harmful to wildlife, but friendly to their private interests. The article says that for access, lots of these…

  • Buffalo hazing frustrates the owner of Horse Butte

    Ralph Maughan

    Galanis’s brought the Butte to help wildlife, especially bison, but Montana DOL hazes the bison away to protect the non-existent local cattle- Buffalo hazing frustrates property owner. Conservation easement not getting intended use. By Brett French. Billings Gazette Staff.

  • Bison on Horse Butte Mercilessly Hazed out of Montana

    Ken Cole

    Buffalo Field Campaign Yellowstone Bison Update from the Field May 14, 2009 —————————— —————————— In this issue: * Update from the Field * The Wild in Us * Join the Front Lines * BFC Media Crew Needs a Laptop * Last Words * Kill Tally —————————— * Update from the Field Though a day early,…

  • Lawmakers shoot down new bison plan

    Ralph Maughan

    Opposition to bill brings out the real issue — cattle industry’s control over the rest of us- The cattle industry won’t even support property rights (except their own), much less wildlife. As this country runs into hard times how much abuse on the part of a small segment of population will the average Montanan put…

  • River access bill gets overwhelming support in Montana's House

    Ralph Maughan

    Looks like the Stockgrowers opposition was far from fatal- The bill passed 95-5. It must also go to the Montana Senate. River access bill gets overwhelming support in House. Proposal could be on its way to the Senate as early as today. By JENNIFER McKEE. Billings Gazette State Bureau

  • Montana Stockgrowers screws up stream access bill at the last minute

    Ralph Maughan

    Stream access bill snags on specifics. By Jennifer McKee. Helena Independent State Bureau. The proposed Stockgrower’s Association amendment would make the stream access bill largely meaningless.

  • More last minute Administration swipe at the economy and the environment

    Ralph Maughan

    Mark Rey set to hamstring Western national forests and counties allowing developers to pave Forest Service logging roads for remote subdivisions- The “Darth Vader” of the national forests is poised to strike again during the Administration’s deaththrows. Former timber lobbyist Rey, who bosses the Forest Service, will try to set in stone the plan to…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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