The Wyoming Woolgrowers Association and the Wyoming Stockgrowers Association will present to the next Wyoming Legislature bills to provide for the payment of grazing fees for deer and antelope feeding on private lands. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.37/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
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Posted inDecember 4, 1970: Skiing is great in Jackson Hole
More on wild horses
Letters from readers and responses from HCN editor Tom Bell concerning an article about wild horses. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.37/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inDecember 4, 1970: Skiing is great in Jackson Hole
Skiing is great in Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole sports the label of being the biggest ski area in the United States with its 4,135-foot vertical drop and its six square miles of ski country — terrain for everyone, from beginner to “super skier.” Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.37/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inNovember 20, 1970: Yellowstone is winter Mecca
Coyote control program announced
A Sweetwater County Predatory Animal Board in Wyoming will award hunters prizes for the most coyotes killed, the largest coyote killed, and the lightest coyote killed. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.36/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inNovember 20, 1970: Yellowstone is winter Mecca
Does development have to mean destruction?
What happens when unplanned development takes place in an undeveloped environment? Do companies have a conscience when it comes to use of land? The photos displayed here tell a story — not a pretty story. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.36/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inNovember 20, 1970: Yellowstone is winter Mecca
Yellowstone is winter Mecca
For the first time, the road to the south entrance of Yellowstone National Park will be plowed, allowing snowmobile enthusiasts to visit new winter wonders. (To read the full text, click on the “View a PDF from the original” link below, or download a PDF of the entire issue: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.36/download-entire-issue.) This article appeared in the print […]
Posted inNovember 6, 1970: Environment not yet a strong election issue
Environment not yet a strong election issue
The environment and environmental issues made some gains in this year’s elections. But environmental conditions existing at present did not make much impact on most voters. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.35/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inNovember 6, 1970: Environment not yet a strong election issue
Colorado offers varied recreation
Colorado offers plenty of recreation and relaxation to satisfy the active outdoor sportsman or the spectator who want to take it easy. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.35/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inOctober 23, 1970: Success slowed by lack of snow
Rifle scabbards … where and how?
Big game hunters who use horses are often faced with a problem — how to carry their rifle. Rifle scabbards hung on the saddle are a ready answer — but where are how do you hang the scabbard? Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.34/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inOctober 23, 1970: Success slowed by lack of snow
Success slowed by lack of snow
According to the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, lack of snowfall in the high country has made hunting for deer and elk extremely tough. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.34/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inOctober 9, 1970: Eagle's Nest Wilderness is set for hearings
Eagle’s Nest Wilderness is set for hearings
The battle lines have been drawn between aroused outdoor citizens and the U.S. Forest Service over final boundaries of the proposed Eagle’s Nest Wilderness in Colorado’s Gore Range. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.33/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inOctober 9, 1970: Eagle's Nest Wilderness is set for hearings
Fall fishing is excellent
When fall hunting seasons get underway, all but the most ardent of anglers put away their rods and reels and take up shotgun or rifle, thus missing out on the flurry of fishing activity that is often superior to the spring opening. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.33/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inSeptember 25, 1970: Rock hunter's guide listed
A monument for a special horse
The “Tipperary” monument in Buffalo, South Dakota, pays homage to the most famous bucking horse that the state ever produced: a horse that for ten years took on the best on the West and retired a champion. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.32/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inSeptember 25, 1970: Rock hunter's guide listed
More rivers reviewed
Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel and Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin recently announced the joint identification of all or portions of 47 rivers in 24 states as potential additions to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.32/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inSeptember 25, 1970: Rock hunter's guide listed
Rock hunter’s guide listed
The “High Country” Rock Hunter’s Guide is a current index to some of the finest rock hunting in the west. It was prepared especially for our readers who enjoy the sport of rock, mineral, fossil and artifact discovery. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.32/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inSeptember 11, 1970: Banish those billboards?
Elk closure blamed on dune buggies
An emergency elk hunting closure has been issued for the area between Rock Springs and Green River, Wyoming, because dune buggies have driven most of the elk away. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.31/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inSeptember 11, 1970: Banish those billboards?
National mining, minerals policy to be established
Energy fuels and environmental factors have been added to a bill designed to establish a national mining and minerals policy. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.31/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inAugust 28, 1970: Timber article publicized
Timber article publicized
The controversial article “Your Forest – Their Timber,” which appears in the current issue of the Colorado-Rocky Mountain West magazine, has been entered into the Congressional Record by Montana Senator Lee Metcalf. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.30/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inAugust 28, 1970: Timber article publicized
Mercury pollution widespread
As investigations continue, mercury pollution is becoming recognized as a widespread and serious threat to both man and wildlife, the Wildlife Management Institute reports. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.30/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inAugust 28, 1970: Timber article publicized
Sawtooth park proposed
The western United States may someday have a new national park that would encompass parts of the Sawtooth, White Cloud and Boulder Mountain ranges in central Idaho. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/2.30/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E