Out & About: Buy two 2011 Duck Stamps
OUTCONSERVE – Ducks Unlimited is asking waterfowl enthusiasts to “double up for the ducks” by purchasing two federal duck stamps this year.
“The federal duck stamp has been an important tool in waterfowl habitat conservation for 77 years, but its ability to purchase and conserve important waterfowl habitat has been greatly diminished by inflation and rising land prices,” said Dale Hall, the group’s CEO.
“The purpose of the ‘Double Up for the Ducks’ campaign is to show that hunters support the program and are willing to pay more for the duck stamp in order to conserve waterfowl habitat. We view the duck stamp as an investment in conservation, not as a tax on hunters.”
This effort is part of a larger campaign by several groups to increase the price of the duck stamp.
Griz wrangler, horse on Letterman Oct. 11
OUTSTANDING – The David Letterman Show has scheduled two segments on Oct. 11 to feature Erin Bolster, the 25-year-old wrangler who rode her horse to the rescue of a boy being charged by a grizzly bear on July 30 near Glacier Park.
Her story swept across the country after appearing in The S-R Outdoors section on Sept. 18.
On Saturday, Bolster said the show is making arrangements to bring her hero-horse, Tonk, to New York. The trip will take five days in a comfort-controlled van.
Calf found dead; wolves targeted
OUTMANAGE – Oregon wildlife officials will kill two wolves from the Imnaha wolf pack, including the collared alpha male, after they killed livestock in Eastern Oregon.
The department tracked an adult male wolf with a GPS collar to the calf that was killed last week.
Killing the adult male and a second, uncollared wolf will leave two wolves in the pack. Other wolves from the pack have dispersed.
The wildlife-advocate group Oregon Wild has protested the proposed kills, saying they are a “major blow” to Oregon’s wolf recovery program.
The Imnaha pack has been blamed for 14 livestock kills since mid-2010.
Wolves in the area were delisted from the federal Endangered Species Act in May, when the department killed two other wolves.
The number of wolves in the state has fallen from 21 to 12. The number is expected to climb.
Hiawatha Trail closing for season
OUTCYCLE – The popular Route of the Hiawatha Trail rail trail near Lookout Pass is scheduled to close for the season today.
Beginner fly tying
What: Learn the basics and how to tie six flies in two nights.
When: 6-9 p.m., Oct. 10-11.
Where: Silver Bow Fly Shop, 13210 E Indiana Ave.
Instructor: Angela Morgan.
Cost: $75; preregister, space limited.
Contact: Silver Bow Fly Shop, 924-9998.