Navy SEAL Shooter from Butte Explains Going Public BY PAT HILL 12/11/14 Though the folks in Butte, Montana, already knew one of their own had served with the Navy SEALs, they learned with the rest of the world last month of Rob O’Neill’s claim that he was the man who killed Osama Bin Laden. O’Neill outed himself as the man who shot Bin Laden in a two-part Fox News special … [Read more...]
The Coyote, More Prolific Than Ever
BY LISA BARIL 12/11/14 A Crow Indian legend holds that Old Man Coyote created the earth from a paw full of mud drawn from the bottom of the lake that was the world. He created ducks and deer, cottonwoods and cougars. He created grizzly bears then sent them into their annual winter slumber for insubordination. He created people and gave them fire, and then, later, weapons … [Read more...]
When a Grizzly Charges, Should Hunters Use Bear Spray, or Shoot?
BY DAVE SMITH You're a big game hunter in the wilds of Wyoming, Montana or Idaho, and a grizzly is headed right for you, just like a freight train. Do you reach for bear spray, or use your rifle? For more than a decade, state and federal agencies have said hunters should use a firearm only if bear spray is unavailable. In 2011, Idaho's Fish and Game Department advised … [Read more...]
The Apache Kid
BY TOM HORN Originally published in 1904 (The conclusion of Life of Tom Horn) Early in April of 1887, some of the boys came down from the Pleasant Valley, where there was a big rustler war going on and the rustlers were getting the best of the game. I was tired of the mine and willing to go, and so away we went. Things were in a pretty bad condition. It was war to the knife … [Read more...]
Labor Bosses Reap Big Profits Off Teachers’ Dues
BY DUSTIN HURST 12/11/14 Life at the top has its perks. Just ask Eric Feaver, the head of the MEA-MFT, Montana’s largest labor union. Feaver, a formidable political force, stands with the little guy in the class struggle, at least in word. His pocketbook, though, reveals a deeper secret: He takes in enough money, extracted as union dues from Montana teachers, to put him … [Read more...]