We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Mike Bryson looks over the area now made accessible to hunters after a purchase of a 93-acre tract adjacent to Cow Island Trail in south Blaine County. The tract allows access to a state section that ultimately opens about 6,000 acres of public land to hunters. The area is considered prime habitat for elk and bighorn sheep as well as other big game species.
Reporter's note: Someone left a copy of the March-April, 2016 "Bugle" magazine on my desk at the newspaper office. The magazine is the official publication of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF). Not being an elk hunter I wasn't familiar with the publication, but an article titled "A New Fork on the Cow Island Trail" caught my eye. I recognized the road name because of some previous public land access stories I'd written.
The story was about the purchase of a 93-acre tract of land, by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, that opened up "more than 6,000 acres of great elk country above the n...
