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With a proposed 400,000 acres up for wilderness designation, the Hidden Gems Wilderness Proposal is drawing a lot of interest in Colorado. coloradoindependent.com My take: Wilderness is the most extreme way to protect the land. Even unmotorized bicycles are prohibited in the wilderness, which is why the article above notes that local mountain bikers are against the [...] Bill Schneider wrote a great article about questions to ask when you want to book a fishing lodge. While his criteria are highly personal (e.g., be sure the lodge requires catch-and-release), you can ask the same questions and evaluate according to your own criteria. You just might want to keep some fish! The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a Coast Guard bill including a provision that would relieve fishing guides on Lake Texoma of Coast Guard licensing regulations. Since Lake Texoma falls within both Texas and Oklahoma, Coast Guard licensing is required for operators of small passenger vehicles. The CG has not been enforcing this for years, [...] The trial against Grand Teton Lodge Company has begun. Three rafters lost their lives in 2006 when a raft struck a snag, ejecting thirteen people. Lawyers for the plaintiffs argue that the defendants didn’t sufficiently warn the victims of the danger. The defense argues that the victims signed a waiver acknowledging the dangers of rafting, [...] Did I make that short enough? The November/December 2oo9 edition of Bugle Magazine has a good article about the dedication of hunting guides. The peg to the story is the death of Mike Robinson, who had donated many hunts for auction to benefit the Elk Foundation (RMEF). It goes on to mention that many outfitters have donated time, services, and other [...] The Jeep headed north on 222, mud from the road coating its underbelly. As I coasted through Dixie, the pavement lay just another four miles distant. Dixie is an interesting place, and while I am sure that it is inhabited by very good, kind, and upright people, it’s hard not to imagine hearing the theme [...] A proposal to expand the Wisconsin deer gun season from nine days to sixteen has divided some hunting groups. The Hunters Rights Coalition is in favor of expanding the season to reduce the size of the deer herd. The Wisconsin Deer Hunters Association prefers the “Earn A Buck” system (not under consideration), which would require [...] Snowmobile numbers allowed in Yellowstone National Park will be reduced by more than half during the next two winters. The 2009-10 and 2010-11 snowmobile season will see limits of 78 commercial snowcoaches and 318 commercially-guided, Best Available Technology snowmobiles. The East Entrance will have a shorter season. Gary Fales is the only approved snowmobile operator [...] Governor Brian Schweitzer appointed Lee Kinsey of Livingston and Shawn McNeely of Bozeman to the state Board of Outfitters. keci.com
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