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TOP MONTANA OUTDOOR NEWS STORIES [No op-eds]

October 26, 2007 [Friday]

• Top Story: National Wildlife Federation Backs Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) on Support of Lieberman-Warner Bill [National Wildlife Federation]
• Response to global warming sought [Connecticut Post]
• Quakes are nothing new in area [Lake County Leader]
• Lake conference brings governments together for common dialogue [Lake County Leader]
• Trail work proposed at Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park [AP]
• Pair faces charges in albino bear hunt [Hungry Horse News]
• Opening day is going to be tough to beat in future [Hungry Horse News]
• State plans several fire salvage sales [Hungry Horse News]
• Study shows housing development on the rise near national forests [PhysOrg.com]
• Hunter kills charging grizzly bear on Two Medicine River [Great Falls Tribune]
• Terry man ordered to pay $15,000 in eagle killing [AP]
• Hunter charging grizzly [Great Falls Tribune]
• Canada to try to save unique, endangered mountain caribou [AFP News brief]
• Former Montana Extension leaders inducted into National 4-H Hall of Fame [MSU News Service]
• Planning, Zoning, and Water Problems: How Can We Solve Them? [New West]
• Preserving the ponds [Montana Standard]
• Crying fowl: Bird enthusiasts miffed at F&G's scheduled hunt at bird sanctuary [Times-News]
• MT Dept. of Fish, Wildlife & Parks
  • Fishing Access Proposed Near Paradise
  • Hunter Be Aware of Grizzly Bears
  • Region 6 Prairie Dog Implementation Committee meets Nov. 1
  • Bainville angler breaks state white bass record for third time
  • Southwest Montana Hunters Numbers and Harvest Fairly Average on Opening Days
• Interior Secretary Kempthorne Names Members for Committee to Address Wildlife Impacts of Wind Turbines [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service]
• Independent Audit Shows National Forests Perform Well in Meeting Sustainability Standards [USDA Forest Service]

October 25, 2007 [Thursday]

From the "OUTDOORS" Sections

• Billings Gazette
  • Wilderness cave is 2nd-deepest in North America
  • Montana Outdoors: Time to hatch an idea for lake trout
  • Gear Junkie: Traveler designs own luggage line
  • Man breaks state white bass record for 3rd time
  • Big Sky in top 10 according to ski poll
  • Just for kids: Tracks give an insider peek at animal behavior
  • Wyoming Outdoors: Hunting has minimal effect on sage grouse
  • Cooking with Vince: Casserole uses pheasant for Mexican flair
  • More hunters, mixed harvest for opener
  • Prairie dog group meets Nov. 1 in Malta
  • Trapshooting training classes offered
  • Region 5 seeks deer, elk heads for testing
  • Vandals sought in sign damage
• Bozeman Daily Chronicle
  • The Chronicle has reorganized their website and now offers their outdoors section to paying customers only.
• Montana Standard
  • Climbers get in touch with Black Cliffs
  • Sometimes snow sports aren’t all they’re cracked up to be
  • SkiNet offers all things skiing
  • Gearing up: Polar F11 monitors heart rate
  • Don’t take a drink until the water is safe
• Great Falls Tribune
  • Whitetails gone wild
  • Here's how to hunt the rut
  • First hunt is a success, well, sorta
  • Hunters: Pay attention this year
• Helena Independent Record
  • Cutting cords: Many options for cutting firewood
  • Trek of a lifetime complete
  • Outdoors briefs: Sage-grouse season closes at end of month
  • A nonhunting hunting story
  • Outdoors calendar: Friday, Oct. 26
  • Young hunter says persistence was biggest key to success
• Missoulian
  • Going batty: Kids learn that flying creatures of the night aren't so spooky
  • Hunters report slow but promising start to season
  • We're deep in the hunt now
  • Critter Corner - Loons a Canadian icon, but they live in Montana, too
  • Hunters reminded to keep vehicles on roads and trails
  • The Dakotas have plenty to offer hunters
  • Anglers may access State Trust lands
  • Get a bit daring with your pheasant
  • Outdoors Briefs: Thursday, October 25, 2007
• CAPTAIN'S COLUMN: 2007 Hunters' Checklist

And in other news...

• Big game hunters bagging their prey [Havre Daily News]
• Butte County game warden in a 'diverse' position [Black Hills Pioneer]
• Blackfeet Environmental hosts Region 8 meeting [Glacier Reporter]
• Montana ranked high in vehicle vs. deer crashes [KPAX]
• Report Details Agency's Animal Kills [AP]
• Too Many Elk, Not Enough Hunter Access to Private Land [New West]
• Energy session will examine decentralization, conservation [Great Falls Tribune]
• Blackfeet, state revise water rights compact [Great Falls Tribune]
• Mining company awaits day in court _ again [AP]
• Baucus backing cap on greenhouse gases [AP]
• A Farm Bill for Non-Farmers [New West]
• Mountain High [Missoula Independent]
• October brings thoughts of pheasants, farm bill [Rapid City Journal]
• Lieberman-Warner meets the microscope: America's Climate Security Act gets its first hearing [Grist]
• Sage grouse season is valuable despite complaints, GF&P official says [Mitchell Daily Republic]
• U.S. Farm Bill clears U.S. Senate committee [KPAX]
• Deer Rankings Rigged? [Flathead Beacon]
• Tight lines: While floating downriver, time to reflect on history [Salt Lake Tribune]
• Conservation group wins suit over forest records fee [Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press]
• REPAIR Act aims at braking invasive weeds [Ravalli Republic]
• MT Dept. of Fish, Wildlife & Parks
  • Grizzly Killed On Highway 2
  • State Park Poster Contest Winners On Display In Region 7
  • Bighorn Sheep Season To Close In Hunting District 303
  • Lone Pine State Park Keeps Getting Bigger And Better
  • Two Grizzly Mortalities In Northwest Montana
• National Forest Certification Studies [USDA Forest Service]

October 24, 2007 [Wednesday]

• Big Game Opener Sees Higher Hunter Numbers, Mixed Harvest [MT Dept. of Fish, Wildlife & Parks]
• Park officials oppose cell tower [Casper Star Tribune]
• County amends rezoning ordinance; coal plant backers can now reapply [Great Falls Tribune]
• Utility agrees to pay rent on riverbeds [Helena Independent Record]
• DENTRY: Drama coming down the pike [Rocky Mountain News]
• New cookbook features Yellowstone recipes [Bozeman Daily Chronicle]
• A Bid to Overhaul a Farm Bill Yields Subtle Changes [New York Times]
• Big game hunting opening weekend average in western Montana [Missoulian]
• Mining reform bill advances [Casper Star Tribune]
• Idaho accepts $1.5M settlement with loggers over 2003 fire [Magic Valley Times- News]
• Water watch [Casper Star Tribune]
• Habitat Improvement Projects Temporarily Limit Access to Blue-Eyed Nellie WMA [MT Dept. of Fish, Wildlife & Parks]
• “White House Continues Cold Shoulder on Global Warming by Doctoring Congressional Testimony” [National Wildlife Federation]
• Petition Seeking Endangered Species Act Protection for Mountain Whitefish in the Big Lost River [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service]
• Minnesota to Host 2008 Federal Duck Stamp Contest [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service]

October 23, 2007 [Tuesday]

• Busy Opening Day [Daily Inter Lake]
• Rep. Simpson Seeks Special Grazing For Fire-Riddled Idaho [New West]
• Montana Goes to Trial Over Dam Rent: Trial Starts in State's Effort to Charge PPL Rent for Dams [AP]
• Grizzly that mauled hunter is captured, relocated [AP]
• Regional power supplier plugging into wind energy [KULR-TV]
• Climate Expert Condemns Coal, Protest Pans Montana’s Energy Plans [New West]
• Proposed coal energy development protested in Missoula [KPAX]
• Park to use helicopter, cannon to keep pass clear of avalanches [AP]
• Meeting on Custer forest travel plan draws about 50 [Billings Gazette]
• NASA scientist urges action on climate change [Missoulian]
• Man pleads not guilty to felony game violations [Missoulian]
• NOAA asks for weather watchers' help [Bozeman Daily Chronicle]
• Healing the land: Officials hope to coax fire-scarred desert back to life [Magic Valley Times-News]
• MT Dept. of Fish, Wildlife & Parks
  • Now Is The Time To Reconnect To The Montana Hunt
  • Average Start for West-Central Montana Big Game Opener
  • Sampling for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Continues
  • Hunting Opener About Average In Northwest Montana

October 22, 2007 [Monday]

• Big game day - State hunting season opens [Missoulian]
• The Case Against Coal [Arkansas Times]
• Hunters aim high on first day of season [Great Falls Tribune]
• Mont. Environmental Standard Upheld [AP]
• Utilities fight rent claim for streambeds [AP]
• Increasing populations prompt tentative plans for wolf hunt [AP]
• Ranchers helping protect Montana from wildfires [KPAX]
• Season starts for big-game hunters [Helena Independent Record]
• Events marking environmental awareness being held in Missoula [KPAX]
• Wyoming's roadless rule challenge back in court [AP]
• Fish and Wildlife service investigating grizzly bear death [AP]
• Wolves on the prowl [Daily Inter Lake]
• Popular poultry [Casper Star Tribune]
• Forest Service publishes Bitterroot plan for public scrutiny [Missoulian]
• Bitterroot group calls for giving wildfires less fuel [Missoulian]
• Grizzly Captured, Relocated [MT Dept. of Fish, Wildlife & Parks]
• Leave Legs and Wings Attached to Birds [MT Dept. of Fish, Wildlife & Parks]
• OHV Use On The Rise But Not All Are Welcome [MT Dept. of Fish, Wildlife & Parks]
• Forest Service Announces Personnel Appointments [USDA Forest Service]

October 21, 2007 [Sunday]

• NORTH DAKOTA OIL: Number of rigs continues to rise [Grand Forks Herald]
• Group wins battle for Forest Service records [AP]
• Bitterroot group calls for giving wildfires less fuel [Missoulian]
• Hunting may be declining elsewhere, but in Montana, culture thrives [Missoulian]
• Like muskrat? How about some moose head cheese? [Daily Inter Lake]
• State access route called public road [Billings Gazette]
• Fly-fishing | Lure of the fly [Ellensburg Daily Record]
• Elk summit seeks to increase awareness, gather input [Great Falls Tribune]
• Hunters need to kill 12,000 more elk in Montana, FWP says [Great Falls Tribune]
• Fight Against Coal Plants Draws Diverse Partners [New York Times]

October 20, 2007 [Saturday]

• Missoula ducks being tested for bird flu [KPAX]
• Researchers find high levels of mercury in osprey [KPAX]
• Climatologist offers sobering water outlook for Wyoming [AP]
• National firefighting costs down when compared to 2006 [KPAX]
• Hunters gear up for Sunday [Helena Independent Record]
• A reminder: No hunting allowed in Glacier Park [Missoulian]
• Judge backs water quality standards [Billings Gazette]
• Hunters aim for opening day [Daily Inter Lake]
• Report: 240 grizzlies roam Glacier National Park area [AP]
• Writers on the Range: The West is always wild to the young [Summit Daily News]
• First day of Montana general hunting season in the books [KPAX]
• Hunters are the travelers [Pahrump Valley Times]

TOP OUTDOOR E-MAGAZINES:

• Field & Stream
• Outdoor Life
• Fishing World
• Buckmasters
• Gray's Sporting Journal
• Fly Rod & Reel
• Fishing Facts
• Peterson's Hunting

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