Back in December, I covered some Western militia meetings as part of a nationwide report on the militia movement. In the wake of recent events, those gatherings have taken on a more sinister glow. What struck me at the time was that every person I randomly interviewed was a recent transplant to the Northwest. It’s […]
Patrick Dawson
Posted inJune 17, 1991: A wilderness war: Utah's canyons cut to the bone
Montana spurns feds to hold spring grizzly hunt
Montana wildlife officials have rebuffed federal pressure to call off a special early grizzly bear hunt. Federal wildlife officials wanted it stopped in order to prevent a possible overkill this year of the threatened species. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/23.11/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 11, 1991: Idaho savors its waters as region seeks more hydropower
Montana’s bison extermination policy to continue
A national animal-rights group failed to convince a federal judge that the state of Montana should stop killing free-roaming Yellowstone National Park bison. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/23.2/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inFebruary 13, 1989: Are wildlife unbranded cattle?
Are wildlife unbranded cattle?
Ready access to fishing and hunting in states like Montana, Idaho and Wyoming is now threatened by the trend toward fee hunting by owners of large blocks of land. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/21.3/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJune 6, 1988: Will the Crow Tribe dribble away $29 million in coal tax money?
Will the Crow Tribe dribble away $29 million in coal tax money?
A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court opens up an old account and allows the tribe to set its own coal tax rates. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/20.11/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inApril 11, 1988: God's country is being developed
God’s country is being developed
Church Universal and Triumphant stirs controversy on the northern edge of Yellowstone National Park. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/20.7/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inDecember 7, 1987: Is Montana being (de)railroaded?
Is Montana being (de)railroaded?
Dennis Washington’s Montana Rail Link takes over 900 miles of track from Burlington Northern, prompting picketing (and possibly sabotage) by workers. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/19.23/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inNovember 9, 1987: Acoma Indians protest a proposed national monument in New Mexico
‘Big Open’ proposal arouses strong emotion and hostility in Montana
The plan would shift marginal agriculture on the northern plains toward an economy based on free-ranging wildlife. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/19.21/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E