August 11, 2017 A history of USFS malfeasance in Idaho’s Payette National Forest [paypal_donation_button] These structure fires occurred during the same time period that five cabins at Cabin Creek were ‘accidentally’ burned to the ground. In this…
July 23, 2017 Idaho plan to manage wolves like other large predators has advocates freaking out The document sets a threshold of 15 wolf packs. Above that number, wolves will be managed like other predators in the state. When the…
June 5, 2017 ‘Wildlife corridors,’ wilderness connectivity plans are sneak attack on property rights It is important to remember, there is no federal legislation for this agenda. What law allows arbitrary erasure of jurisdictional boundaries? This is a…
May 15, 2017 Idaho judge rebukes tribe’s claim to water rights outside reservation boundaries Also important, Judge Wildman found that the tribe’s domestic and agriculture water rights are limited to the lands within the current boundaries of the…
March 30, 2017 From the D.C. swamp to the West: Will Trump relocate federal land agencies? “[Zinke’s] view is that we have too many people working in Interior in Washington, D.C., when the work that needs to be done is…
March 6, 2017 BLM Idaho management plan to prohibit hobby rock collecting Approximately 3 million acres are targeted for withdrawal in Idaho. Affected areas include much of the land in and around the Lost River basin…
January 20, 2017 Feds order destruction of wolf elk kill data because helicopters were used Their stated goal was to learn why the elk population there has declined “related to excessive predation following federal reintroduction of wolves into the…
December 15, 2016 Six Western counties take Obama to court over exclusionary BLM planning rule The lawsuit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for Utah, involves Kane County, Big Horn County, Wyo.; Chaves County, New Mexico; Custer County,…
September 30, 2016 OPINION: Proactively addressing anti-hunting laws on federal lands “Anti-hunting sentiment could lead to anti-hunting laws on a federal level if lands remain under federal government control…A number of animal rights and anti-hunting…
September 28, 2016 Ranchers nervous about slickspot peppergrass ‘endangered’ listing Idaho mulling options following listing of tiny desert plant BOISE — It’s unclear if Idaho’s long-running battle with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
