Category: Cultural critique
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The feds, the states, and the critters
Since before the Revolutionary War wildlife in the United States has been public property, and for almost as long the oversight of that wildlife has been the purview of the states. Just as with almost every other issue, from education to health care, the integrity and coherence of state control has become less clear as…
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Wind River high
There are several controversies which must be dispensed with before discussing a high backpacking route through the Wind River range. The first is integrity. A few years ago Alan Dixon and Don Wilson released a detailed, free, online guide to a route they hyped as “better than the Sierra High Route.” If online reports are…
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The closest I’ve come
This post the other week got me thinking about the fact I’ve never called for or thought about calling for a rescue, on what occasions I’ve been closest to doing so, and what things prevented me from doing so. The following is a fairly hasty and not especially hierarchical overview of the incidences which came…
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Shills and ambassadors
Seek Outside BT2. Didn’t pay for the mid, and Seek Outside fast-tracked a prototype nest so we didn’t get munched by sandflies last winter. Such treatment is both a privilege and a burden. Getting free stuff is awesome. And not primarily because you don’t have to buy it yourself, though as someone who went down a not…
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The woods are small enough
It seems to me that hunting is close to turning a corner in the popular imagination. Sicmanta (watch if you haven’t), the hipster hunting movement, and the reach of hunting clothing all point a finger. Right now I’m less interested in whether this is in fact the case, or in how the space for such…
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North Bob Marshall forest fire roundup
As most everyone knows, the mountains of the lower 48 have over the past month produced a fire season which will be discussed for decades. However outstanding, this cannot be a surprise. The mountains of Washington, Idaho, and Montana all had a fairly to egregiously mild winter, and without fail an early spring and a…
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That 78 year old bastard
The Pittman-Robertson Act turns 78 years old today, and this anniversary should have the whole non-consumptive, not hook and bullet, REI crowd a bit ashamed of themselves. 2 people and ~2000 dollars of gear in Grand Canyon National Park. Short story long, back in the days of FDR a tax on firearms and ammunition, with…
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Roasted vegetable venison meatballs
Note 1: this is a fantastically versatile recipe. I’ll discuss in detail the stereotypical italian version pictured above, as well as a few other variations. Note 2: the recipe below is adapted for ultra lean ground wild game meat. It works equally well with very lean beef (<7% fat). If you want to use fattier…
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Thompson Creek Fire: What’s burning in Glacier?
Looking down into the Nyack Valley from near Red Eagle Pass. Thompson Creek is the major drainage entering on the right. Yet another fire got started in Glacier NP over the weekend, and in the last few days of hot weather and strong winds has blow up exponentially. The Thompson Creek fire is already several…
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