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Sign the Asian Carp Petition

by Wayne Mumford January 30, 2010
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Petitions are kind of old fashion, an abacus tally of populous decent with a personal touch. The actual voice of the republic speaking their mind kind of thing. It’s personally putting your name on the list and telling them your are right here at this address and if you have the balls to contact me [...]

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Save the Bull Trout but leave that Asian Carp alone

by Wayne Mumford January 20, 2010
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A few days ago the Obama administration decided to overturn a Bush era decision to cut back on the expansion of critical habit for the endangered Bull Trout and return it to USFWS original recommendation and then some. Looking at a map of the proposed areas it roughly covers the greater share of the Pacific [...]

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Corporate food control comes to dinner

by Wayne Mumford January 18, 2010
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After dinner on Sunday evening we sat down to watch a show, actually more of a documentary called Food Inc.  After watching the show I wouldn’t recommend this for after dinner fodder if you have weak innards. In fact if you are planning on going on a diet this show will get you off to [...]

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Blackfeet Reservation Stocking Report, 2009

by Wayne Mumford January 3, 2010

While picking up some new ice auger blades at Snappy’s Sports Center in Kalispell I was offered a copy of the Blackfeet lakes stocking report for 2009. It is a scoop of sorts as a little research shows our government fish and wildlife agencies probably won’t be updating last years information for at least another [...]

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Another Bass Smackdown

by Wayne Mumford June 15, 2009

I think I’ve had about enough of dredging for Largemouth with a bottom setup on the fly rod. I sometimes have a hard time feeling the bite on spinning outfit with a Texas rig much less a sinking line with what sometimes seems like a cannon ball tied to the end of it. I’m thinking [...]

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Remember, it is Memorial Day

by Wayne Mumford May 22, 2009

To all the men and women in uniform who laid it all down, we thank you. To those of you who made it home, thank you. And if you fish, may you always have tight lines. Take a moment out of your day and say a few words for our countries soldiers.
All of them…(from Buster [...]

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Yellowstone Club lender gets the hardwood

by Wayne Mumford May 13, 2009

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Ralph B. Kirscher ruled Tuesday that Credit Suisse’s secured claim to $232 million of the remaining $310 million loan balance to the Yellowstone Club would be “subordinated” to the claims of tradesmen, vendors and other unsecured creditors in the case.
“The only plausible explanation for Credit Suisse’s actions is that it was [...]

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Montana beer to go to 14% alcohol

by Wayne Mumford May 7, 2009

It’s amazing how some really important things just slip by you. All this time I figured that the legislators were basically d***ing off and running up the electric bill they actually did accomplish a couple of important things and one of them would have went by me unnoticed if not for Bill Schneider’s legislative scorecard.
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