Spring '98
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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
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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
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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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