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  • Federal judge says gray wolf hunts can continue

    Ken Cole

    Judge also indicates that delisting opponents may prevail in larger case. New Expanded story. Federal judge says gray wolf hunts can continue. Good chance plaintiffs may win in the end. By Matthew Brown. AP Here is the judge’s actual ruling.pdf Newer stories. 9/10. Wolf hunt will go on for now, court says. But the judge…

  • Pot growers like Idaho wilds

    Ralph Maughan

    Authorities are busting an increasing number of marijuana plots in remote areas- My opinion. Maybe one good thing will come out of the recession . . . an end to the “war on drugs” and all the economic, social, and physical damage it has caused. I’m glad to see some drug users are now being…

  • National Public Radio: Idaho Resumes Hunting Of Gray Wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho Resumes Hunting Of Gray Wolves. by Doug Nadvornic. Part of “All things considered.”

  • Are Hunters Stupid?–The Unintended Consequences of Wolf Hunting

    Ken Cole

    George Wuerthner has written an essay exploring the reaction of many people to the wolf hunt. Are Hunters Stupid?–The Unintended Consequences of Wolf Hunting . New West.

  • Salazar's legacy: historical first state-sanctioned hunt of Northern Rockies gray wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    Salazar is part of the West’s landed nobility- Salazar’s legacy: historical first state-sanctioned hunt of Northern Rockies gray wolves. Seattle Environmental Policy Examiner. By Jean Williams “The state’s [that is, Idaho] object is to reduce the current wolf population by half.  This is a species that was removed prematurely from ESA protection, under authority by…

  • Idaho Mountain Express’ news story on the wolf hunt

    Ralph Maughan

    The Mountain Express is central Idaho’s major weekly newspaper. It is published in the Wood River Valley, where a fair number of fairly rich people live amongst the larger population. This makes the area a target for “populist conservatives” who think that wealth means liberalism. At any rate, here is their local look at the…

  • Idaho wolf hunting map and success

    Ralph Maughan

    IDFG produces map to show wolf tag quota and zone, plus current tags filled- The URL is http://www.fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/hunt/wolf/quota.cfm Unfortunately, so far they are not keeping it up to date. We expect that they will (meaning should be required to).

  • Wolf hunt information and effects that need to be collected

    Ralph Maughan

    Side-effects of policies are often the most interesting- So the hunt is underway in part of Idaho. All of Idaho will be added in a month. Meanwhile Montana will begin a hunt. Most people will focus on whether somebody got a wolf, where, how?  There will be pleasure and outrage. Some basic statistics will be…

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