February 7, 2019 Oregon rancher’s wolf deterrent is…wacky The strategy has been similarly effective for Birdseye at the Mill-Mar Ranch. Every evening around 8:30 or 9 p.m., he drives out to the…
December 23, 2018 Despite ranchers’ protests, Forest Service releases feral horses into Malheur national forest Wild horses are a contentious subject in the Malheur National Forest, where ranchers say the animals trample stream banks to the detriment of federally-protected…
November 20, 2018 Grazing rights imperiled by presence of “threatened” plant Department of Justice attorney Sean Martin, representing the Forest Service, told Sullivan the 2015 range analysis was designed to improve habitat for catchfly, a…
October 6, 2018 BLM law enforcement ignores crimes against Oregon miner “I caught a claim jumper three weeks ago…Finally, I called the BLM Prineville office cop, but he was 350 miles away. I called the…
March 31, 2018 Innovative program uses cattle herding instincts to defend against wolves The training of the cattle is an easy installed response. Through our efforts on the ranch we put a lot of effort into separation,…
March 27, 2018 New ‘flexible grazing permits’ model being tested by western ranchers “Farmers and ranchers know the wildlife and the land they work better than anyone; it only makes sense that we would enlist them in…
March 25, 2018 Plan to shut down Oregon dams portends disaster for environment, energy consumers PacificCorp has made a deal with what is virtually no more than a shell-company with a fancy website called the Klamath River Renewal Corporation…
March 19, 2018 Wolves consume Oregon rancher’s time and livestock On Jan. 3, a 550-pound calf was killed and when found, all of its internal organs had been eaten or dragged away. On Jan….
February 3, 2018 Montana State Senator joins fight to free Hammonds from prison “WHEREAS, Rather than citing Dwight and Steven for a “trespass burn”, which is the standard citation under BLM land-use statutes, federal prosecutors instead charged…
January 11, 2018 Flashback: Ammon Bundy explains video of BLM agents burning private ranches In this video, which was taken in the summer of 2015, less than two weeks after the Hammonds were sentenced to prison for ‘arson,’…