“Get out where it’s quiet, just tromp through the snow see the sights,” said Williamson.
It’s also the perfect day for dozens of others, like Scott Stoveken, who like to get into the backcountry – on snowmobiles.
January, 2007
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Colorado: Program aims to keep snowmobilers, backcountry skiers separate
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007Montana: Lengthy cougar study nearing end
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007GREAT FALLS – A 10-year-study of mountain lions by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is winding down, and researchers are almost gleeful with what they believe will be the results.
Using houndsmen to help radio collar the lions, deer hunters to report lion encounters and DNA samples to identify individual lions, researchers may soon be able to determine how hunting affects lion populations and to accurately predict the number of lions in a specific area.
Alaska: Snow buries state’s largest city
Monday, January 29th, 2007In one of the strangest winters across America in many years, Alaska’s biggest city has gotten more snow — over 74 inches so far — than it normally receives in an entire winter (68 inches). And there are still four more months of snowy weather ahead.
Anchorage Daily News columnist Beth Bragg cried, “Uncle!”
Montana: Land use plan would serve mixed interests in Blackfoot Valley
Monday, January 29th, 2007HELENA, Mont. — Logging and wilderness, snowmobiling and solitude — there appears to be something for almost everyone in a management proposal for nearly half a million acres in Montana’s fabled Blackfoot Valley.
Can wolves survive as federal protection ends?
Monday, January 29th, 2007“Already we’ve seen the state of Idaho propose a $26 permit fee to hunt wolves,” he says. “That’s right out of the gate. I’m sure we’ll see other states follow suit.”
Wisconsin: Bear hunting group to air ridiculous anti-wolf propaganda ad
Monday, January 29th, 2007Truly one of the most ridiculous ads I have seen. Surprise, Safari Club International is also behind the ad.
California: Mountain lion shot following attack
Monday, January 29th, 2007SAN FRANCISCO – A Northern California hiker attacked by a mountain lion last week is expected to be airlifted Sunday to a bigger hospital in San Francisco after his condition took turn for the worse this weekend.
On the Firehole, Yellowstone National Park
Monday, January 29th, 2007
Montana: Bison illegally killed in West Yellowstone
Saturday, January 27th, 2007A hunter in West Yellowstone, Mont. illegally shot and killed a bison on private property Jan. 23, prompting Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks to cite the man for hunting without permission.
Wyoming: Forest Service dismisses tram worries
Saturday, January 27th, 2007JACKSON (AP) — In approving Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s new tram, Bridger-Teton National Forest officials dismissed concerns that the tram could hurt bighorn sheep habitat in Grand Teton National Park.
The new tram, slated for completion in late 2008, will carry a maximum of 100 passengers, or 650 passengers per hour, nearly double the capacity of the iconic red tram it is replacing.
