DEER: Deal with problem rationally

In response to “Dalton deer drawing danger:” As a 20-year DG resident, I’ve seen the after-effects of predators coming into our community many times, but the prey weren’t usually deer; they were domestic chickens and ducks and wild pheasant, quail or other birds. The predators were most often raccoons, skunks, hawks, owls or an occasional lone coyote.

POISON IVY: Need to know

Thanks for the timely Sholeh Patrick column, “Leaves of three, let’em be.” I am terribly allergic to poison ivy. As a kid, I climbed trees to see baby birds in their nests. Georgia trees were inevitably covered in poison ivy, so I often found myself soaking in diluted vinegar baths and applying a baking soda and vinegar paste. Calamine lotion was ineffective.

BLM taking proposals for wild horse sanctuaries

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking proposals for establishing "eco-sanctuaries" for wild horses amid controversy over its handling of these icons of the range.

MY GARDEN PATH: It's here…at long last!

Believe it or not, spring isn't that far off.

SAVED: Little bird, big hearts

Last Thursday, while my wife and I were using the drive-up window at a local bank, we heard some faint chirping. Our attention was drawn to what turned out to be a small bird in the drive-up lane adjacent to ours struggling to walk, but being blown about by the cold, heavy winds we were experiencing. It apparently had been blown out of its nest.

Audubon Spring

Are you hearing a little music in the air nowadays? If not

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Sheepherder bonding

Ranchers share social time during fall shipping

HANSEN - The sky had just begun to lighten over Deadline Ridge, but the herders already had their charges on the move.

One pooch per

Shanghai's 1-dog limit causes anguish for owners

SHANGHAI - China's largest city is setting a limit of one dog per family in an effort to gain control over the soaring pet population and curb rabies.

In Idaho, cattle can conquer wolves

Bill awaits gov's signature before opening wolf-hunting floodgates

Backers of bill believe it will better Idaho economy

Disabled family happy for help

A "little old dog," religious faith and a sense of humor are what carries this wife through life's challenges.

World/Nation Briefs May 10, 2010

'Mountain to climb' for UK parties to reach deal

Pandemic leads to Idaho potato market woes

IDAHO FALLS (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has caused a once strong potato market to make an abrupt about-face, leading some Idaho growers to dump surplus spuds from storage cellars or to feed them to cattle.

RIP: Thank you to Annie

I was saddened to hear of Robin Ann “Annie” Davis’s passing. She was ornery and full of life and love for the dogs, especially her Basenjis. She was a county 4-H dog leader back when I started my leader training in the early ‘90s, and taught my sons Jason and Markie, and my daughter Sarah to Fit and Show. I went on to start many show dogs under her, and helped her a number of years to teach Show, Handling, and Obedience classes. Many others in our area have either gotten their show careers or those of their dogs started under Annie.

Snowy owl heaven

A magical moment when majestic animals take flight

POLSON, MONT. - We sat in the car under a setting sun, warming our frozen fingers, having all but given up on photographing the snowy owls that day.

How do animals beat the heat? Check the ears!

On sweltering 90-plus degree days we can retreat to basements or air conditioned buildings but how do animals beat the heat?

Heidi Rogers: Technology & community

IN PERSON

On the wall, behind a glass frame in Heidi Rogers' office, is a front page article from USA Today dated June 2000. It is about the need for technology in the classroom, even for elementary students.

UK palace says queen, 95, spent night in hospital for checks

The queen is now back at Windsor Castle, west of London

Walk to benefit Alzheimer's

It's like they say; all poodles may be dogs, but all dogs are not poodles. Put simply, dementia is a loss of brain function during aging, with many forms and degrees. It is not synonymous with Alzheimer's disease.

ADVICE: The Commonsense Dog

I deal with hundreds of aggressive dogs each year. Some are easy fixes and some take a tremendous amount of work from the dog, the owners, and me.