Thursday Outdoor Roundup

Bozeman Daily Chronicle:

Dave Mckee has another humerous article about the joys of owning dogs. Unfortunately there is no public link to the chronicle but I pulled a short piece from the article that will give you all an idea of how great of a writer Dave is.

"The pointer, a neurotic German shorthair, is a slightly different story. Though she’ll sit, stay, hold a good point and walk on a leash, she also takes food from the counter, kills cats and runs away with regularity. Several months ago, she ate a tub of zinc-oxide baby bottom relief cream followed by an enormous Costco frozen pizza. She too is our pride and joy. "

Billings Gazette: Experts offer tips to endure cold-weather emergencies

http://billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/02/14/features/outdoors/20-outdoorsquiz_z.txt

Stories about winter emergencies and how people have been able to survive some extreme circumstances.

Ravali Republic: Cats and dogs - Mountain lions in the Bitterroot

http://www.ravallirepublic.com/articles/2008/02/14/outdoors/0094outdoors.txt

The Missoulian didn't have any articles except for one about a proposal for a new lift at the ski area. So I headed to the Ravali Republic site to see what they had to offer for your reading enjoyment. The article highlights the activity surrounding cat hunting in Montana. No they are not chasing after some old lady's tabby, they are hunting mountain lions. I have been offered the chance to partake in this activity a couple of different times but busting through deep snow for hours to see a cat in a tree have not been of much interest to me. I guess you can call me lazy but I can find plenty of other activities to keep me occupied.

Denver Post: Zelinsky proves critics wrong

http://www.denverpost.com/huntfish/ci_8243955

Local ice fishing expert gets fired up about online chat stating that you can't catch small mouth through the ice. He sets out to prove them all wrong. Zelinsky is an ice fishing guide on Chatfield reservoir in Denver and he takes the reporter out to prove the myth wrong, maybe he could join the mythbusters team on the Discovery channel.

Breaking news on the Pebble Mine: Jewelers shun gold from Alaska mine

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8UP4SN00.htm

Several national jewlers have come out in opposition to the proposed gold mine in the heart of Bristol Bay in Alaska. They are against the mine proposal and say that they will not use gold that comes from the mine if the company gets approval to go ahead with operations. This is big news on the controversial issue and hopefully when the company fiqures out that their customers are not going to support the mine they will leave the area alone and find a better place to extract the gold from.