Montana Declares State Sovereignty Through Gun Legislation

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Montana’s Governor Schweitzer has signed into law HB246, the so-called Montana-Made Gun Bill. What makes this bill unique and extremely interesting is that it is another attempt through gun legislation to reaffirm the state’s right to sovereignty.

HB246 declares that “A personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in Montana and that remains within the borders of Montana is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration……” Read more

More Idahoans Demanding Something Be Done About Wolf Management

From reports I’ve gotten about a recent meeting in Hailey, Idaho about wolves, perhaps the tide is beginning to turn in favor of once and for all forcing the hand of the federal government to let the people of that state and others take care of the gray wolves the feds dumped in their back yards over 14 years ago.

I wasn’t at that meeting but one report I have says as many as 350 were in attendance and the estimate was that 99.9% were there hoping to see wolves managed properly by the state before more damage is done by expanding wolf packs. Read more

Idaho Department of Fish And Game Under Investigation

A North Idaho investigation company, Confidential Investigations, says they have been hired to look into the misuse of state property. According to KHG.com who hired CI remains unknown at this time. I read through the article and most of what I am reading in this report appears to be a bit gray and nit-picking. However, I have yet to read the complete report.

Most of you should recall the old adage, “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when at first we practice to deceive.” This may be one of those instances and time will tell. This is taking on all the personality of a growing snowball. Read more

Wolf Wars Appear Eminent

Speaking of gray wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming only, it now appears that wolf wars may be on the horizon. Sportsmen, ranchers, individuals, legislators and other rational thinking people are coming to the end of their ropes on this wolf issue. One item may have temporarily stemmed the tide – Obama’s announcement to proceed with removing federal protection of the wolf. How long will this put off the inevitable?

This means very little to most in the Northern Rockies who have been lied to in the past, promises made and promises reneged on. And now in some areas, sportsmen sit helplessly by as years of money and effort are being flushed down the drain as an unmanaged and out of control wolf pack destroys deer and elk herds. Read more

New Wolf Control Facts

Note: The following article was originally printed in The Outdoorsman No. 33, February 2009 by the publisher, George Dovel. With his permission, I am republishing for Black Bear Blog readers.

Before I present the current Idaho wolf population data, the following highlights from the Alaska Board of Game wolf and bear control program approved in early March 2009 are very interesting. Because Alaska DFG Biologists are the undisputed experts in North American wolf research and in state control of wolves adversely impacting big game populations, this information should be read and discussed by every legislator and biologist involved in the wolf delisting process.

In early February, 2009, before the AK Game Board even met to consider requests for wolf control, Defenders of Wildlife (DOW) mounted a television campaign in opposition to aerial wolf control, using Hollywood actress Ashley Judd as its spokesperson. Judd called aerial killing of wolves “senseless savagery,” and attacked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for approving the practice (ID and MT take note). Read more

People Think Obama Should Oppose Wolf Delisting Because Bush Supported It

It appears maybe Barack Obama will have his recent statement that all his decisions will be based on science tested immediately. Shortly before leaving office, the Bush administration once again announced plans to remove protection of the gray wolf. Upon Obama’s taking over the White House, an order was sent out suspending all pending actions by the Bush administration. This included the wolf delisting proposal.

Ken Salazar took over at the Department of Interior and recently it was announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would proceed with the proposal Bush and then Sec. Dirk Kempthorne had devised. Needless to say this angered a lot of people who, it seems, just assumed that Obama would oppose delisting because it was a Bush initiative. Read more

Montana’s Wolf Recovery Act: An Exercise In “We The People”?

I’m sure the majority of Americans know absolutely nothing of Montana Senate Bill 183, the Short Title being, “Montana Wolf Recovery Act”. As I understand the proceedings, the bill is up for second reading in Committee as small items get tweaked.

The Montana Wolf Recovery Act may be a preview of more of what is to come in this country as more and more people are becoming completely fed up with the shenanigans that go on in Washington and the takeover of environmentalism. Just today I posted a YouTube video of a reporter in the U.S. Senate building asking Senator Charlie Rangel to explain his current tax cheating, among other things. His response, “Why don’t you might your own god damn business!” It’s this sort of tyranny that is beginning to get to the people. It’s supposed to be “We the people” not mind your own god damn business. Read more

Wolf-Killed Elk – Winter 2009

Steve Alder, Chairman of the Clearwater Chapter of Sportsman for Fish and Wildlife Idaho, compiles a field study, with graphic photos, of some of the carnage cause by wolves so far this winter in the Lochsa River area. The Western Institute for the Study of the Environment logs the story for us.

Tom Remington

Wolf Reintroduction Poor Investment

The state of Idaho estimates that of their 824 wolves (not many believe this estimate to be nearly high enough), they kill 9,517 deer and elk annually at an estimated cost to the state of around $24 million.

Tom Remington

Idaho Wolves Killing Each Other

2Newstv.com is reporting that Idaho Director of Fish and Game, Cal Groen, says the wolves are getting over crowded, are reducing deer and elk herds by 15% and that the wolves are now beginning to kill each other.

He says big game populations are decreasing by as much as 15 percent a year. Without the wolves, Idaho’s deer and elk herds would be increasing 7 percent a year.

Groen says the wolf packs have become overcrowded and wolves have begun to kill each other.

Now, that statement by Groen is sure to become a burr in some people’s undies as this is information they don’t want to hear. Read more

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