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Spring '98 Stories

 

Spring '98


On the cover: Pitchfork Ranch Cowboy David Ross drinks from a tin can in the shade of a mesquite bush in West Texas.

Photo ©Bob Moorhouse

Table of Contents

 

FEATURES

IN THE SHADOW OF THE CRAZIES
Barbara Van Cleve and Montana's Lazy K Bar. By Ian McCluskey

THE GREEN SCHEME
Pressures from environmental lawsuits in New Mexico are hog-tying the Forest Service. By J. Zane Walley

BAH BAH BRUCE
Babbitt is still a fine good name in Arizona, but... By Tim Findley

IN THE PATH OF CHANGE
Wyoming sheep ranchers are pulling out in the face of regulations and development. By Doug McInnis

UNNECESSARY CONFLICT
The paradox in rural communities is that oft-warring ranchers and biologists want the same thing. By Chance Gowan

YESTERDAY

LOG OF A COWBOY
The men threw themselves into their saddles. By Sherril Steele-Carlin

THE PERFECT LOOP
Bill took a while to get it right. By C. VanderHeiden

SPECIAL SECTION

GREAT WESTERN VACATIONS:
SADDLE SORES & CHARDONNAY
An unscientific and random sampling of pain, inspiration and delight in America's Outback. By Eileen DiCicco

PHOTOGRAPHY

OUT ON THE RANGE
With photographers Linda Dufurrena, Larry Angier and Larry Turner

PORTRAIT OF THE WEST
Ronnie Macdonell, Roaring Fork River Colorado. By Eric Grant
Doc Foster, Wind River Mountains, Wyoming. By Amy Raab

PEOPLE/POETRY

THE CONSENSUS BUILDER
Star facilitator Tommie Martin builds bridges between people. By Dan Dagget

BOOTS & SANDALS
My attitude toward cattle and ranchers doesn't sit well with my environmentalist friends. By Denis Hall

SOLACE FOR WYOMING SHEEPHERDERS
An environmental journal contains kind words toward ranching. By Barney Nelson

ONE GOOD COW
Ranchers helping ranchers after the Dakota disasters. By Raylene Nickel

CONFESSIONS OF RED MEAT SURVIVORS
Norman Ralston, Colo.; Dorothy Epps, N.M.;  Denny Jones, Ore.; Hank Christensen, Calif.; and Dorothy Simmons, Wash.

COWBOY HEAVEN
A poem by Baxter Black

OPINION

A SHIELD FOR SKULDUGGERY
The bloodletting of democracy. By Alston Chase

PRINCIPAL PREDATOR
Nature is red in tooth and claw. By W. M. Forsell

UNREASONABLE DEMANDS
The well-intended Endangered Species Act is a law gone loco. By Don Fife

HUMOR

A PUBLIC HANGING
The biggest difference in language occurs between men and women. By Lee Pitts

COWBOY LOGIC
Heavy metal rockers and cattle have a lot in common. By Ryan M. Taylor

SCIENCE/POLITICS

TWENTY-ONE YEARS
The ever-changing tale of Oregon's Bear Creek. By Wayne Elmore

WILDLIFE/CRITTERS

CONSIDERING THE BOVINE
Not just a cheeseburger. By John Bardwell

TWISTING THE TRUTH
The wolf is yet another pawn in a dangerous game. By J.T. "Jake" Cummins Jr.

DEPARTMENTS
UP FRONT
LETTERS
AMAZING FACTS & QUOTES
RANGE COLLECTOR SET
RANGE AGENTS
RANGE HEROES

 

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