Field Notes

Campgrounds open, pheasant hunting approved at Glendo

Deadly choice

Video exposes state's "poison and plant" program by George Ochenski A small plane swoops down over a high alpine lake, suddenly releasing a huge cloud in its wake. The fine droplets fall slowly, like the mist so common in the Flathead, sparkling in the sunshine from above.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

War of the wells

Before the drilling rigs arrive in Paradise Valley, Andrea Peacock thinks it's worth considering what it means to live in a gas patch. by Andrea Peacock Paradise Valley, my husband often jokes, is heaven only for real estate agents. Opulent log "cabins" crowd the banks of the Yellowstone River, and working family ranches can be counted on fewer fingers every year.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to ...

The grow-op bears: ‘Somebody really messed up by feeding them’

Dog food won't kill the black bears found at a Christina Lake pot-growing operation, but the animals' dependence on effortless meals probably will.

Lawmakers seek to delist gray wolf

Montana Congressman Denny Rehberg said he plans to co-sponsor legislation that will remove the gray wolf from Endangered Species Act protection.

Wolves remain listed as endangered

A federal judge ruled last week that taking wolves off the Endangered Species List in Montana and Idaho, while a novel approach, was a political move and was contrary to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service policy and the Endangered Species Act.

Security officer pays fine in illegal bear killing

A security guard at the ultra exclusive Yellowstone Club paid $1,735 in fines this week for illegally killing a black bear with cubs.

‘Someone really messed up’ by feeding B.C. grow-op bears: expert

Dog food won’t kill the black bears found at a Christina Lake pot-growing operation, but the animals’ dependence on effortless meals probably will.

Conservation group ends wolf predation payments

BOISE (AP) — A conservation group is ending its program to compensate ranchers for livestock killed by wolves, prompting criticism from Idaho officials including Gov. C.L. ‘‘Butch’’ Otter.

Conservation group ends wolf predation payments

BOISE (AP) — A conservation group is ending its program to compensate ranchers for livestock killed by wolves, prompting criticism from Idaho officials including Gov. C.L. ‘‘Butch’’ Otter.