Ranchers live in the shadow of wolves

By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press Posted 8/24/2012 LAURIER, Wash. —  On some evenings, Bill McIrvin will ride to the top of a ridge in the middle of his cattle range and let out a howl. Most of the time, wolves answer back with their own howls. “I’m...

Bill would make it easier to kill Oregon wolves

By JEFF BARNARD Associated Press/Capital Press Feb. 1, 2012 GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Frustrated that a judge has blocked a state kill order against two members of Oregon’s first wolf pack, the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association is pushing legislation to...