Magazine
March 3, 1997
The notorious self-censorship the hunting press showed when "Outdoor Life" pulled biologist Tom Beck's article critical of bear baiting leads to speculations by an outdoor writer on why hunters are so thin-skinned about criticism.
Feature
The notorious self-censorship the hunting press showed
when "Outdoor Life" pulled biologist Tom Beck's article critical of
bear baiting leads to speculations by an outdoor writer on why
hunters are so thin-skinned about criticism.
Essays
A close encounter between a tribal biologist, a
self-described "tree-hugger" and a tentful of hard-drinking hunters
leads to surprising communication as each side overcomes its
stereotypes.
A Boulder, Colo., resident humorously describes his
attempts to co-exist with the deer that invade his
garden.
Dear Friends
Heaven-o... and Kissy the Cat lives; odds and ends;
changes on the HCN board.
News
The popularity of Seeley Lake, Mont., for snowmobilers
reveals a growing problem as the snowmobilers trespass with
increasing enthusiasm in nearby wilderness areas like the Mission
Mountains.
Conoco wants to drill one or two exploratory oil wells in
Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument before its
leases expire in November.
A male gray wolf reintroduced into the Yellowstone area
was found shot and dumped into Montana's Madison River.
Activists are protesting the state of California's plans
to build a low-level nuclear dump in the desert's Ward
Valley.
A Park Service decision to shoot introduced mountain goats
that are endangering plants in the Olympic Mountains receives
support from some environmental groups, although many problems
remain.
A Navajo tepee blockade at Mobil Oil Corp. offices near
Aneth, Utah, leads to concessions from the company, which activists
say has long exploited the reservation without giving anything back
to the tribe.
A federal judge in Idaho overturns the 1995 conviction of
12 activists charged with violating a road closure in the
Cove-Mallard area.
Local rancher Martin L. Thomas, known as a good steward of
the land, is charged with opening fire on elk with an assault
rifle, killing or crippling at least 10 animals.
The Department of Energy is considering using Hanford's
research nuclear reactor to produce tritium for nuclear
weapons.
The University of Arizona's Desert Laboratory, a unique
desert biological field station, faces the pressure of the city of
Tucson's growth and the uncertain future of the land.
Environmental organizations are petitioning the Secretary
of Agriculture to allow groups to buy federal timber and leave it
standing rather than logging it.
Book Reviews
A review of Ted Williams' "The Insightful Sportsman"
reveals a fiercely independent outdoor writer who is not afraid to
upset his fellow hunters.
A review of "Stone Canyons of the Colorado Plateau" cites
beautiful photographs by Jack Dykinga and intriguing text by
Charles Bowden.
A General Accounting Office report shows the Forest
Service is losing millions of dollars a year by undercharging the
recreationists that use forest lands.
A recent report says that Montana's rapid sprawling growth
is causing traffic problems.
A Wilderness Society report shows that Western rural
communities are not dependent on the extractive use of nearby
public lands.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife is distributing posters
to ask the public to keep its eyes open for the fast-disappearing
boreal toad.
"The Caretaker Gazette" helps ranchers and homeowners find
caretakers and live-in stewards.
PEER's report, "Tarnished Trophies," documents how safari
hunters bring exotic and endangered animals into the U.S. as game
trophies.
A review of Kathy Durbin's "Tree Huggers: Victory, Defeat,
and Renewal in the Northwest Ancient Forest Campaign."
Heard Around the West
USFS computers vs. face-to-face communication; "Boyfriend
in a Box"; Perfect Match dating service; Colo. elementary school
students on love and marriage; "Ranger Barbie"; having a gun but
not being rude in Tacoma, Wash.; wacky news in Denver's
Westword.
Letters
Opinion
A review looks at what's good and bad about the top five
American hook-and-bullet magazines.
A contrast between two attempts at consensus shows Oregon
ranchers willing to work at compromise while their New Mexican
counterparts "just say no" to any change.
Sidebar
Former "Outdoor Life" editor Stephen Byers, in his own
words, on what went wrong at the magazine.
The Wildlife Legislative Fund of America packs a lot of
clout among hunters and politicians.
The National Rifle Association may be losing some of its
hunter membership and other moderates as it moves farther to the
right.
