Category: Retreat Locales

News From The American Redoubt:

The indictment count for the Malheur protests is now up to 26 defendants, and for the Bunkerville, Nevada protests now 19 defendants. (Some of those overlap, with the same folks getting charged for their involvement in both incidents.) The so-called “final indictee” of Malheur is said to be Jake Ryan, of Plains, Montana. (But some observers have voiced doubts about the eventual number of people who will be indicted for the Bunkerville protests, claiming that additional sealed indictments have been prepared.) The wording of the formerly-sealed Malheur indictments has numerous Federal conspiracy and other charges that if convicted and served …


News From The American Redoubt:

Idaho: House Suspends Rules, Passes Concealed-Carry Bill. JWR’s Comments: While not a perfect bill, this is still great news for the Constitutional Carry movement. The governor is expected to sign the bill into law. The Montana legislature is expected to follow suit, when it comes back into session. (They meet only in alternating years.) Montana’s Democrat governor has twice vetoed permitless carry bills, but the legislatures plans to send him another bill with a veto-proof majority. o o o Elias Alias (of The Mental Militia Forums) has produced a new documentary, filmed in northwestern Montana: This Land is Our Land. …


News From The American Redoubt:

Idaho Sheriffs Association Backs Permitless-carry Bill – Sent in by D.B. o o o Malheur County Oregon residents vote ‘no’ on canyonlands conservation – RBS o o o Jailhouse interview: Ammon Bundy says government’s story is unraveling o o o Suspect in Idaho pastor shooting arrested near White House – Sent in by RBS o o o Rebelling state politicians & Feds launch assault to crucify this honorable Oregon Sheriff, hopefully the citizens of Oregon will stand with & support him. If citizens don’t unite behind sheriffs like Glenn Palmer, they will also end up standing alone when the Feds …


News From The American Redoubt:

Eastern Oregon has lost a great defender of the Second Amendment: Don Curtis (RIP.) A SurvivalBlog reader wrote to mention some details that were not included in the newspaper obituary: “Don was one of the few remaining Charter Members of Snake River Sportsmen (SRS). He served as our Training Officer on the Snake River Sportsmen Board for many years; in fact since the founding of SRS some thirty three years ago I believe he held that position. Don was a Competitive Shooter participating on the National level in both Small Bore Rifle and High Power Rifle. He, in years past, …


News From The American Redoubt:

Anyone who has experience running a small restaurant and looking to relocate to the American Redoubt should take a look at this business for sale in the Palouse Hills region college town of Moscow, Idaho. o o o Wolf studies by UW and WSU reach different conclusions o o o Over at the Forward Observer blog site, there is a link to an insightful podcast: Podcast Episode 033 – Malheur Aftermath & Lessons Learned o o o Dozens of groups miss filing date for Montana’s Disclose Act o o o Spokane Valley mayor says firing city manager was legal


Letter: ShepherdFarmerGeek on Relocation to Belize

Dear Editor: SurvivalBlog’s spin-off site SurvivalRealty.com has just listed a unique retreat opportunity called Providence Belize. The Shepherdess and I a-l-m-o-s-t moved there ourselves last year, but God is clearly calling us to stay and stand where we are with the people He has led us to help. That said, we visited Belize once, for one day on a cruise excursion. It’s just beautiful (a subtropical paradise if you’re a gardener like me and tired of the drought conditions around Spokane!). Belize is a former British Colony. (It was called British Honduras, before 1973), and English is their primary language. I’ve …


Letter Re: Passports

Dear Editors: Regarding RM’s question about keeping passports current, here is a Wikipedia link that includes information on which countries allow entry to American citizens without the need to obtain a visa in advance.   That provides some interesting reading.  – JustCallMeAnn


News From The American Redoubt:

Video: The Oregon state sheriff association press release and Kris Ann Hall’s response to it. It’s pretty obvious that the police are (or at least think they are) federal. – J.A. o o o Eastern Washington ought to secede sooner rather than later. Those that couldn’t foresee this result from the lunatic “gender neutral” laws are ignorant progressives. – T.Z. o o o There are still some slots available for the North Idaho Boomershoot. (April 22-24.) This is a Rite of Spring, Idaho style. You gotta love an event where you legally shoot at explosives. OBTW, bonus points (and a …


News From The American Redoubt:

Militiaman Blaine Cooper claims patriot rancher LaVoy Finicum left his weapons at refuge before leaving on trip that led to his death – RBS o o o The Remotest Place in the Lower 48. (Of course it is in the American Redoubt.) o o o Rare weather event produces spontaneous snowballs in Idaho o o o Montana: Financial despair, addiction and the rise of suicide in white America – Not all is rosy in the American Redoubt. o o o SurvivalRealty.com has a client who as written about life in the Canadian Wilderness.


News From The American Redoubt:

I just heard about a company in Hayden, Idaho that makes great concealment holsters at affordable prices: Alien Gear. Made in Idaho! o o o If you want the pinnacle of long range accuracy in a bolt action rifle that weighs less that 12 pounds, then check out Montana Rifle Company’s MMR. Their small factory is located in Kalispell, Montana. o o o Radio Free Redoubt’s John Jacob Schmidt Smashes Liberal Columnist Maligning American Redoubt (Scroll forward in the audio stream to the 38:10 mark.) o o o Idaho: ‘Constitutional carry’ bill to be introduced o o o Okanogan County …


News From The American Redoubt:

Will Montana Soon Fall Victim to Refugee Islamafication? o o o Earrings, trophies and packaged meals: How Casper oilmen are surviving the bust o o o Hunter rescued after falling in Columbia River o o o Montana and Wyoming News: Plan to infuse small towns with Muslim migrants meets resistance o o o My #1 son, who operates our SurvivalRealty.com spinoff web site, recently put up two new For Sale By Owner listings in eastern Washington that were particularly interesting. One of them is a custom-built home in the hamlet of Stehekin, at the far end of Lake Chelan. What …


News From The American Redoubt:

Wyoming: Proposed bill allows lion trapping o o o Santa Claus sighting leads to Post Falls arrest o o o What is wrong with Spokane… never mind. – T.Z. o o o It is perhaps a little early to announce, but the viewpoints of the Republican candidate for governor up in Montana seem like a good fit for the American Redoubt: Greg Gianforte. – JWR o o o Western Rifle Shooters Association – Malheur Link Dump – B.B. o o o Grant County sheriff urges release of Hammonds – RBS


News From The American Redoubt:

Saeed Abedini’s church in Boise celebrates his release o o o Homeward bound? Lion that trekked 450 miles to Montana killed by hunter o o o Warning to U.S. Military and Federal LEOs: Do Not Follow Orders to “Waco” Ammon Bundy Occupation, or Risk Civil War – Sent in by T.P. o o o The Oregon Standoff in a Nutshell — From My Perspective — by Todd Macfarlane – RBS o o o Sent in by Reader RBS: Constitutional Carry in Idaho is for politicians not for the people o o o Rejecting ‘Refugee’ Invitations to North Idaho – B.B.


Becoming An Us, by K.L.

This may sound like an odd title to a story, but for anyone who has ever tried to move to a rural setting it takes on a complete meaning of its own. Learning how to get along with and even go so far as to ingratiate yourself with the locals in a rural community is a survival skill all its own. As a matter of fact, getting to know your neighbors in a rural setting cannot only save your life when the balloon goes up, but it can save your hearth and home and be of great benefit today, tomorrow, …


News From The American Redoubt:

Here is some food for thought, when considering retreat locales: Five Maps Showing the Extreme Variance in U.S. Population Distribution. Note that The American Redoubt has some of the least populous counties. o o o U.S. Government to Cull Hundreds of Yellowstone Bison This Winter – Sent in by T.J. o o o RBS sent in this article containing some odd photographs of a rare defect: Idaho Fish and Game mystified by rare, deformed mountain lion o o o The Californication of Washington continues. Here is yet ANOTHER reason for the Citizens of eastern Washington to seek partition! – JWR …