Montana
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On mounting a wolf for display- Wolf work mounts: With 1st Montana hunting season done, canine hides in taxidermists’ hands. Written by Rob Chaney. Missoulian.
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Critical elk migration route protected by easement- 3-way easement makes Upper Miller Creek ranch an elk haven. By Rob Cheney. Missoulian
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Two dead bighorns could be a big threat to East Fork Bitterroot Herd- The article says they have no knowledge that these bighorn encountered domestic sheep, but there are “isolated herds in the area.” Dying bighorn sheep. Herd to be culled. By Perry Backus. Ravalli Republic This is a large and successful bighorn herd.
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Western Watersheds new Montana office goes to work on another lawsuit- Environmentalists, outfitters file suit to end grazing in Upper Missouri River Breaks. By Matthew Brown. Associated Press Note that earlier they filed to let Yellowstone bison use national forests outside of Yellowstone. This lawsuit was assigned to Judge Molloy. The bison lawsuit went to…
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As many as 70 to 80 grizzlies may inhabit the high plains east of the Rocky Mountain Front- There is more about grizzlies moving east of the Rocky Mountains in Montana, out on the high plains. The article below appeared in New West. Grizzlies On the Move, Back to the Wide-Open Prairie. By Jason D.B.…
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Robert Hoskins’ op-ed on FWP giving the quarantined bison to Ted Turner- Op-ed in the Casper Star Tribune. Illegal plan just makes Turner richer. By Robert Hoskins
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New rules governing use of vehicles on BLM land will now go into effect- I’m not familiar with the details of vehicle use in this area, but it sounds like all sides appealed, although probably more on the off-roaders side. Travel plans, once relatively non-controversial documents, have become major public land controversies almost everywhere in…
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Poaching was on the Rocky Mountain Front west of Choteau- Wardens seek poacher who killed moose on Front. Great Falls Tribune.