http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog Online Hunting Magazine Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:08:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Groups are suing to stop the supplemental feeding of elk at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson, Wyoming saying that by doing so it is promoting the growth and spread of diseases such as chronic wasting disease and brucellosis. Supporters of supplemental feeding say without it thousands of elk will ... http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/16/does-supplemental-feeding-of-elk-support-artificially-high-numbers-promote-disease/ Editor's note: The following appeared as an editorial in "The Outdoorsman", Bulletin 28 of the May 2008 issue. With permission from the editor of that magazine, I reprint it here. The editorial is accompanied by two graphic photographs of which I have chosen to include at the end of the text ... http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/02/well-be-quiet-no-more/ I have been meaning for some time now to get this information available for readers. I apologize that it has taken so long. The Outdoorsman, a print publication out of Idaho and published and edited by George Dovel, is one of the most informative publications available to outdoor sportsmen today. Granted ... http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/19/what-they-didnt-tell-you-about-wolf-recovery/ Barry Saddler lives in Northern Idaho. He says he's never shot and killed an animal before in his life but that all changed this week when he killed one wolf from a pack that was attacking his dog. Now that he has had a first hand experience in what it's ... http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/15/mindsets-change-about-wolves-when-problems-hit-close-to-home/ Peyton Knight of the National Center for Public Policy Research is warning sportsmen that the proposed Clean Water Restoration Act sponsored by Representative James Oberstar (D-MN), "would do more to threaten the cherished pastimes of hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts than it would to ensure the cleanliness of our ... http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/10/for-sportsmen-clean-water-restoration-act-goes-too-far/ I received the below comment that was sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pertaining to the removal of the gray wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act and the intent to list the population of gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains as a "distinct segment". With permission ... http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/11/comment-wolf-delisting-and-designation-as-distinct-population-segment/ How many elk are there in the Northern Rockies area in and around Yellowstone National Park where wolves now control the landscape? How many were freely roaming the forests and the plains in their peak? How many are there now? I'm not so naive that I don't understand at least to ... http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/29/where-have-all-the-elk-gone-long-time-passing/ The Associated Press has said that eleven groups have formally announced plans to sue the federal government to stop the removal of the gray wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act. A list of some of those groups, of which the Associated Press seems reluctant to announce, includes the ... http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/28/anti-fill-in-the-blank-groups-sue-to-stop-wolf-delisting-begin-campaign-of-lies/ While the topic is a hot one and I've had at least one reader ask for me to publish the wolf management plans for Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, I thought I'd give it a shot - at least provide you with links where you can get the information. This link (pdf) ... http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/22/three-states-wolf-management-plans/ Are you looking to get a different perspective on wolves other than the Disney version or one that is perpetuated by the mainstream media? Now is your chance. Western Institute for the Study of the Environment says: http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/20/undue-burden-the-real-cost-of-living-with-wolves/