It appears that whenever a calf doesn’t make it to the home pasture at round up time …. they tend to blame wolves… Funny how that always seems to be the case in Western Society. King 5 reports that Right now, ranchers across the state are rounding up their cattle. For those ranching near wolf packs, it’s a tense time. …
After decade of work, Montanans will consider banning trapping on public lands
A call to the phone number for Footloose Montana, the organization behind the initiative to ban trapping on Montana’s public lands, yields only an automated voice requesting you state your name for the party’s approval. Only if Footloose accepts your call will you be directed to organizer Chris Justice. The system was implemented after a series of anonymous death threats. …
Coyote Hunters killing Wolves need to loose hunting privledges
(Reuters) – Conservationists on Friday criticized as irresponsible a coyote hunter’s shooting and killing of a protected gray wolf that had likely trekked hundreds of miles (km) to Colorado from the Northern Rocky Mountains. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said late on Thursday that test results revealed the animal shot and killed outside Kremmling on April 29 was a …
Man pleads guilty to wolf poisoning
Pretty sad its only a misdemeanor , But coming out of Valley County… I wouldn’t expect to much… A central Oregon resident has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges related to placing poison on a deer carcass in the Frank Church-River of No Return wilderness that caused the death of a wolf and a dog. A central Oregon resident has …