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Jody Haskell was busy on his tractor at Roteman Ranch when the Olathe police chief called early Wednesday afternoon. A hiker was in trouble at the bottom of rugged Bobcat

In the world of wildlife science, there is a huge difference between the status “threatened” and the status “endangered.” Endangered means imminent danger of extinction. Species can be endangered in

One of my favorite outdoor pastimes, is sitting in the woods, emptying every pocket in my pack, searching for something I know I put in the pack. Some of my

A man aboard a paraglider that crashed in December of 2022 was so impressed with the way Montrose County Sheriff’s Posse members responded that he later signed up — and

I had a neighbor for many years, who spent as much time as he could get away with, in the high country. He knew the Uncompahgre Plateau as well as

By Mark Rackay When I think about moose, the first image that pops into my head is that of Bullwinkle, a cartoon of my youth. Even though Bullwinkle did not look much like a moose, he still kept me entertained for hours. Bullwinkle was also a nickname that we secretly assigned to my grade school principal, but that’s another story. Up until about 30 years ago, the only moose you saw in Colorado, other than in the Denver Zoo, was probably a member of the Wyoming herd which got lost and foun...

By Mark Rackay I was staring vacantly out the window, listening to the whine. My wife happened by and yelled at me to stop that incessant whining and go do something useful. Problem is, this time of year is tough on an outdoor person, and she just does not understand preseason fever. For me, the hunting season ends a half hour after sunset on the last day of the season and begins again the following morning. This leaves me approximately 12 hours to read my mail, catch up on some sleep, and say ...