January 11, 2007

Wilderness-Sportsman Music Club

Filed under: Video — Mike @ 2:05 pm

Wilco with “Hummingbird”:

Ex number 2 Interior official target of Abramoff probe

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 2:02 pm

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department’s former No. 2 official has been told by federal investigators that he is a target in the Jack Abramoff corruption probe.

Virginia: Warmer waters could mean fewer trout in state’s streams

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:58 pm

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ROANOKE, Va. — Researchers warn that if current climate projections hold true, warmer temperatures could mean fewer trout in Virginia’s 2,300 miles of wild trout streams.

Montana: Wilderness group opens backcountry via snowshoes

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:55 pm

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The Montana Wilderness Association will help: The group that loves wild places kicks off its fourth annual Winter Walks program tonight at 7 in the Central Christian Church, 1025 Central Ave., Great Falls.

Washington: Mount Rainier National Park officially closed

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:53 pm

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ASHFORD — On the south side of Mount Rainier, Rampart Ridge curves high above National Park Inn. Most winters, the valley is filled with the roar of snowplows, the droning of cars and the coming and goings of guests and day visitors.

Montana: Coyote killing event brings howls

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:48 pm

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BAKER, Mont. — The barren, wind-swept buttes surrounding this small ranching town will offer scant places for coyotes to hide this weekend, as some 180 hunters from across the country converge for a “calling” contest to see who can shoot the most coyotes over three days.

Scientists: Warming could shrink ski season

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:47 pm

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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Another winter storm headed to Utah could bring two feet of snow and frigid temperatures to the Wasatch mountains.