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  • Video on Utah big game transplants

    Ralph Maughan

    I think moose have been the biggest success story in Utah- This video is a 5-minute overview of big game transplants in Utah from the Salt Lake Tribune.

  • Wyoming wolf report – Nov. 10, through Nov. 21, 2008

    Ralph Maughan

    Latest report says mange too is now hitting the Yellowstone Park Wolves- Ed Bangs just sent out the Wyoming wolf report. It is below. I cut off the redundant “blah, blah” about delisting, etc. that is at the outset of every report. The key is news is that mange it now hitting Yellowstone Park wolves.…

  • How did moose get CWD? Star Valley deer, elk likely have the disease as well.

    Ralph Maughan

    Damn!! In the Greater Yellowstone and on the Idaho border- How did moose get CWD? Star Valley deer, elk likely have the disease as well. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole News and Guide. Maybe Idaho should sue Wyoming for wildlife malpractice?

  • Chronic Wasting Disease issue heats up in Wyoming

    Ralph Maughan

    Infected moose in SW of Jackson, plus Forest Service renewal of elk feedgrounds and doubledealing stoke the issue- Wildlife disease debate heats up. By Chris Merrill.  Casper Star-Tribune environment reporter. I have this feeling that the Forest Service and Wyoming Game and Fish are about as trusty as sub-prime mortgage investments. Update. Oct. 22, 2008. Groups…

  • Terrible news !! Moose in Star Valley, Wyoming tests positive for chronic wasting disease

    Ralph Maughan

    First case of “mad elk” (chronic wasting disease) in the Greater Yellowstone area- Not surprisingly there a several Wyoming Game and Fish winter feedlots in this valley near the Idaho border for keeping elk like livestock and feeding them in the winter. Moose in Star Valley tests positive for chronic wasting disease. By Cory Hatch.…

  • Unlikely aroma: Man's business sells dried moose droppings as rustic-smelling incense

    Ralph Maughan

    Montana Moose droppings for incense. Sales are smoking! The man gathering and selling this unique product is not just anyone, but our own Jerry Black who regularly comments here. I got some from him. It really does smell like willow (well sort of). Unlikely aroma: Man’s business sells dried moose droppings as rustic-smelling incense. Missoula.com.…

  • The Wolf and the Moose: Natural Enemies That Need Each Other

    Ralph Maughan

    The Wolf and the Moose: Natural Enemies That Need Each Other. Scientific American. By Adam Hadhazy. This is about the 50-year study of moose and wolves on Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior. The wolves have not wiped out the moose despite the island being a very simple ecosystem, and in fact should the…

  • Winter Kill in Idaho

    Brian Ertz

    The long winter has had an effect on ungulate populations in Idaho so hunting permits, especially moose permits, will be reduced so as not to effect the populations as much for the coming winter. Winter Kill in Idaho KPVI TV – Pocatello, Idaho Be Sure to watch the attached video as well as it contains…

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