High Country News

'Conservation' strategy is a wolf in sheep's clothing

The Bush administration’s doublespeak on roadless areas may alienate one of its constituencies: the hunters and anglers who love our wild country

by Chris Wood, Aug 16, 2004
A life in the wild

Carter Niemeyer's memoir Wolfer is the entertaining story of a government trapper who loves wildlife - especially serious predators like wolves.

by Hal Herring, Aug 21, 2011
A natural and cultural history of the Rocky Mountains

Gary Ferguson explores the history and culture of the backbone of the West in The Great Divide: The Rocky Mountains in the American Mind

by Stephen J. Lyons, Dec 26, 2005
A Western mystery with an environmental twist: a review of Buried by the Roan

In Mark Stevens' second novel, Allison Coil, a tequila-drinking hunting guide, investigates a mysterious death in a remote landscape much sought after by oil and gas developers.

by Erica Olsen, Aug 07, 2011
A wolf tale that’s all too true

Brian Connelly tells the harrowing story of a family of wolves killed by aerial gunners in Alaska.

by Brian Connelly, Nov 12, 2007
Alaska ho!

High Country News ventures into the rocky terrain of Alaska's wildlife politics.

by Ray Ring, Feb 20, 2011
Backcountry Ranger

Backcountry seasonal ranger Tony Prendergast has spent much of the past six summers working in western Colorado’s Gunnison National Forest

by JT Thomas, Dec 26, 2005
Big game tag auctions raise big bucks for Western states

Hunting tag auctions may get too pricey for a lot of Western hunters, but they also raise significant money for conservation projects.

by Marian Lyman Kirst, Apr 15, 2012
Confessions of an off-road outlaw

A hunter who once tore through the woods on his ORV rethinks his ways after he realizes that he’s scaring off wildlife

by Garrett VeneKlasen, Nov 06, 2009
Dogs could chase big cats again

The Oregon Legislature is considering a bill that would allow hunters to use dogs to chase down cougars

by J.M. McCord, Mar 07, 2005