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Montana News
Judge orders stop to use of helicopters to herd bison
Posted 6:34 AM 5/15/2012 by Marnee Banks (KXLH Helena)
HELENA- A federal court judge is putting a stop to the use of helicopters to herd bison in Montana.
Judge Charles Lovell on Monday granted a temporary restraining order against the Montana Department of Livestock, halting further use of low-flying helicopters to herd bison back into (More)
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Montana Outdoors
FWP hears concerns, support for larger bison presence in MT
Posted 9:58 PM 5/14/2012 by Dennis Bragg (KPAX News)
MISSOULA- Some fears, but also some support emerged as Montana game managers kicked off a three year plan for managing wild bison in the Treasure State with a Monday evening meeting in Missoula.
Bison, those once endangered, shaggy beasts of the prairie, are stepping into a new phase of (More) • Video (1)
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Montana Outdoors
Group threatens suit over proposed Blacktail trail changes
Posted 10:46 AM 5/14/2012 by Dax VanFossen (KAJ News)
KALISPELL- The Flathead National Forest Service may open more roads in Lakeside-Blacktail area, but not if a group of people who live there have their way.
Community members met on Friday to talk about how such a decision to open more mountain roads would affect them. Some voiced concerns (More) • Video (1)
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Flathead County Coverage
On the trail with Flathead Search and Rescue
Posted 7:21 AM 5/14/2012 by Justine Judge (KPAX News)
COLUMBIA FALLS- Montana might be known best for its great outdoors and as a destination for nature lovers and thrill seekers. But, if you're not careful, it's also a place where you could find yourself in trouble or go missing.
But, a group of canines and their handlers in the Flathead (More) • Video (1)
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Helena News
Urban chicken owners get tips in Helena
Posted 9:53 PM 5/13/2012 by Evan Weborg (KXLH Helena)
HELENA- Helena residents who own urban chickens got some tips about how to raise them on Saturday as people with just a few of the birds all the way to those with 60 chickens attended Poultry Workshop.
Sustainable poultry specialist Jim Adkins says the idea of raising your own chickens in (More)
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Montana Outdoors
Flathead camp grounds opening for the summer
Posted 9:46 PM 5/13/2012 by Katy Harris (KAJ News)
KALISPELL- Summer is on the way and that means that campgrounds in Flathead National Forest are opening up for the season.
The Tally Lake, Big Creek, Emery Bay, Holland and Swan Lake campgrounds all opened to the public over the weekend while Doris Point Boat Launch is also open for (More)
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Montana Outdoors
Team trains for Montana backcountry rescues
Posted 6:49 PM 5/13/2012 by Christina Lysacek (KBZK Bozeman)
BOZEMAN- Gallatin County's Search and Rescue alpine team practices different scenarios they may encounter in a real rescue situation out at Hyalite.
"What we're doing is, we get to the patient and then we lower the patient down and put the patient on a guideline to get them across the ski (More)
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Montana Outdoors
MT group seeks to block helicopter use to herd bison
Posted 5:01 PM 5/11/2012 by Marnee Banks (KXLH Helena)
HELENA- A non-profit group is asking a federal court judge to stop the state from using helicopters to herd bison.
The Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed the injunction this week claiming the use of low flying helicopters to herd bison negatively impacts grizzly bears.
The Montana (More)
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Montana Outdoors
Yellowstone Park's south entrance opens Friday
Posted 8:39 AM 5/11/2012 by News Staff (KTVQ Billings)
WEST YELLOWSTONE- The South Entrance to Yellowstone National Park opens for automobile travel Friday morning at 8 a.m., allowing spring visitors from the Jackson, Wyoming, area access to Lake and Old Faithful.
The roads from the park's North and West Entrances opened as scheduled on April (More)
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Glacier National Park News
Plowing continues on Going to the Sun Road
Posted 6:56 AM 5/11/2012 by Dax VanFossen (KAJ News)
EAST GLACIER- Crews are making slow but steady progress in getting last winter's snow off of Glacier National Park's famed Going to the Sun Road.
Plowing crews are working near Siyeh Bend on the east side of the park with a Glacier spokesperson saying the earliest possible opening date for (More) • Video (1)
