September 23, 2017 Get feds out of the real estate business Mind you, we’re not talking about national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, or BLM land. The “public lands,” as westerners understand that term, comprise some…
September 21, 2017 Newly-formed wolf pack may be killing cattle in Washington A wolf that split from the Dirty Shirt pack and one that came from British Columbia have been in northern Stevens County since at…
September 20, 2017 Privately owned farms, ranches, forests are ‘cornerstones’ of conservation Privately owned farms, ranches, and forests, collectively known as working lands, are the cornerstones on which our nation was built. These lands not only…
September 18, 2017 Key BLM figure in Bundy Ranch raid, Dan Love, fired for corruption, theft Although the firing comes as no surprise to those who have followed reports of Love’s overreaching, corrupt, and often criminal conduct during his years…
September 17, 2017 Maine leads charge in ‘food sovereignty’ movement In other words, like many – if not most – government bureaus, the US Department of Agriculture effectively regulates to the benefit of large…
September 16, 2017 Ranchers urge permanent repeal of ‘Death Tax’ “I managed the ranch for my mother who passed away in 2012. In 1977 the ranch was worth about one million dollars, in 2012…
September 12, 2017 Conservation efforts need more private property rights, less politics “…embracing private property rights, as free market environmentalists have long advocated, can provide real, permanent conservation. Buying sensitive habitats, procuring conservation easements and giving…
September 7, 2017 Joe Robertson, elderly Vietnam vet convicted for ‘EPA crimes’ released from prison Robertson was released into his own custody to enter into a halfway house in Butte, Montana, with plans to later be admitted to the…
August 30, 2017 Oregon ranchers urge killing 2 wolf packs with voracious taste for cattle Northeast Oregon cattle ranchers have called for two entire packs to be killed, saying the state’s “incremental” approach won’t deter voracious wolves. Eric Mortenson…
August 26, 2017 10 biggest takeaways from Secretary Zinke’s Monuments Review summary Submitted comments from monument proponents were largely based on the false narrative that lacking monument status opened up the areas in question to the…
