News From The American Redoubt:

66 years ago, beavers were parachuted into Idaho’s backcountry. – RBS

Hugh notes: Somehow, even after reading the article, it’s hard to put the image of an airborne paratrooper beaver out of my mind…

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Rustling suspected as Idaho cattle herds vanish. – G.S.

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Powered parachutist spotting deer fined. – RBS

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Flap over sage grouse spurs Congress to intervene. – RBS

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Hunters Are Not Bloodthirsty Barbarians As One Photographer Had Believed. – J.M.