Gun sales have boomed over the past few years due to right-wing paranoia and the failure of fearful people to recognize that guns produce less practical, daily return on investment and produce more risk than groceries, clothing, appliances, power tools,…
Posts tagged as “U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service”
Spearfish residents and visitors will enjoy at least one more year of feeding trout and ducks in one of the prettiest spots in South Dakota. The D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery, a historic haven nestled in the outlet of Spearfish Canyon…
An eager reader forwards an e-mail from Senator John Thune that wins him nothing but praise from me and from anyone else who cares about intelligent investment in South Dakota communities. Senator Thune is telling constituents that he's willing to…
Holy cow... er, trout! Contrary to my usual experiences in Spearfish, I stop in the Queen City of the Black Hills, and the first thing I hear about is a really stupid idea. It comes not from Spearfishers, but from…
Your turn, Congress! The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has approved a plan to create the Dakota Grassland Conservation Area, a really good idea that would protect nearly two million acres of land in the eastern Dakotas and protect landowner…
Our friends at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just released their 2011 report on Trends in Duck Breeding Populations. If you like ducks, it's good news. Of the regions marked out in the FWS report, the Eastern Dakotas has…
If you think the 48,000 acres proposed for the Tony Dean Cheyenne River National Grassland Wilderness is a big deal, check this out: Mr. Kurtz reads about an ambitious conservation project proposed by our friends at the U.S. Fish and…