Results for keyword: sheep
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Loosening the grazing knot
A showdown in Idaho pits bighorn sheep lovers against longtime sheep ranchers, but if people are willing to work together, this grazing knot can be untied.
by Paul Larmer, Oct 01, 2007 -
The magnificent obsession of sheep herding
In rural Colorado, border collies and their handlers compete in a Western tradition, sheep dog trials.
by Morgan Heim, May 23, 2007 -
Shear Pleasure
A photo essay follows Matt Smith and the other New Zealanders who make up the company Shear Pleasure as they travel Montana, visiting sheep ranches, shearing sheep, and drinking hard at the end of the day
by Jeremy Lurgio, Dec 25, 2006 -
Sheepherders flock to better-paying jobs
Wyoming lawmakers are trying to pass a law to prevent sheepherders from quitting their jobs without notice in search of better-paying employment
by Emma Brown, Dec 12, 2005 -
Strange bedfellows make a grazing deal in Idaho
Anti-grazing activist Jon Marvel makes a deal with ranching magnate J.R. Simplot, allowing cattle to continue to graze on federal land in Idaho
by Ray Ring, Oct 03, 2005 -
The Last Open Range
Wyoming’s Green Mountain Common Allotment is one of the West’s last big, wide-open landscapes – but these days, ranchers, environmentalists, history buffs and the BLM are arguing over whether it’s time to start putting up fences
by Geoffrey O'Gara, Mar 01, 2004






