#explorebigsky explorebigsky explorebigsky @explorebigsky ON THE COVER: Illustration inspired by an Americana football poster designed by Anderson Design Group for Syracuse University. ILLUSTRATION BY TAYLOR-ANN SMITH TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: News Sept. 16 – 30, 2016 Volume 7, Issue No. 19 Election 2016: Opinion.............................................................................4 Owned and published in Big Sky, Montana The basics from A to Zinke Local..................................................................................6 PUBLISHER Eric Ladd Regional.........................................................................14 EDITORIAL Montana.........................................................................15 EDITOR / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MEDIA Section 2: Environment, Sports, & Health Joseph T. O’Connor SENIOR EDITOR/ DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR Environment..................................................................17 Tyler Allen Sports.............................................................................20 ASSOCIATE EDITOR Amanda Eggert Health.............................................................................27 CREATIVE SENIOR DESIGNER Section 3: Inside Yellowstone, Outdoors, & Dining Taylor-Ann Smith GRAPHIC DESIGNER Carie Birkmeier Yellowstone....................................................................33 Bozemanite named Nat Geo Young Explorer VIDEO DIRECTOR Outdoors..........................................................................37 Wes Overvold Dining..............................................................................42 VIDEO EDITOR Ryan Weaver Fun....................................................................................47 SALES AND OPERATIONS To your health! CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Megan Paulson Section 4: Events & Entertainment.........................49 Special health and EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SALES AND MARKETING wellness guide E.J. Daws Special Section: Health & Wellness Guide EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Alexis Deaton MEDIA AND EVENTS DIRECTOR Ersin Ozer MARKETING COORDINATOR Amy Delgrande OPENING SHOT DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR Doug Hare CONTRIBUTORS Rachel Anderson, Johnny Armstrong, Marianne Baumberger, Evelyn Boswell, Matt Brailsford, Matthew Brown, Alan Bublitz, Ania Bulis, Bella Butler, Jackie Rainford Corcoran, Jeff Daniels, Theresa Da Silva, Carol Doig, Ronoan Donovan, Tara Gale, Sarah Gianelli, Ted Kooser, Jake Marlink, Mark McClure, Scott Mechura, Steven Meyers, Megan Mook, Brandon Niles, Colter Nuanez, Debra Nystrom, John Romney, Patrick Straub, Evan Tennant, Matt Volz, , Todd Wilkinson, Jessianne Wright, Ciara Wolfe, EDITORIAL POLICY Outlaw Partners, LLC is the sole owner of Explore Big Sky. 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Submit a maximum of three images via email to [email protected]. One photo per issue will be chosen for OUTLAW PARTNERS & EXPLORE BIG SKY P.O. Box 160250, Big Sky, MT 59716 the opening shot. (406) 995-2055 • [email protected] © 2016 Explore Big Sky unauthorized reproduction prohibited Tendoy Sheep reduction Yellowstone deputy Montana court rules to continue superintendent to retire to keep Libertarian MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE AND PARKS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE candidate on ballot During a conference call Aug. 29 the Montana Steven F. Iobst, deputy superintendent of BY MATT VOLZ ASSOCIATED PRESS Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a Yellowstone National Park, has announced his proposal from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Sept. 30 retirement after more than 42 years HELENA (AP) –The Montana Supreme Court to continue a bighorn sheep elimination effort of continuous service with the National Park ruled Sept. 13 to keep the Libertarian candidate in the Tendoy Mountains that was initiated for secretary of state on November’s election in 2015. The Tendoys contain bighorn sheep Service. ballots after the head of the state’s Republican hunting district 315. Party tried to have the candidate declared Iobst was appointed deputy superintendent ineligible. The action is a follow-up to last year’s commission of Yellowstone National Park in August 2011 decision to move forward with eliminating the and directed day-to-day operations of the The justices, in a 5-1 decision, denied GOP Tendoy Mountains bighorn sheep herd in an 2.2-million-acre park. Chairman Jeff Essmann’s request to remove effort to address a disease issue within the herd. Roger Roots from the ballot because Roots failed Disease in the Tendoy sheep herd is endemic Iobst began his career with the Park Service to file his required campaign finance disclosure resulting in poor reproduction. Following paperwork. as a student engineer in 1971 in Washington removal of the remaining 12 sheep, the plan is to D.C. In 1974, he accepted his first permanent restock the area with healthy bighorns. Roots is a long-shot candidate for the open position as a civil engineer and was responsible seat against Republican Corey Stapleton and FWP sold unlimited licenses for three days from for facility improvement projects in more than Democrat Monica Lindeen. He has neither raised Sept. 6-8 and begin the hunt Sept. 15 concurrent 40 national parks and park sites. nor spent any money in his campaign to replace with the traditional opening of bighorn sheep outgoing Secretary of State Linda McCulloch. season, which ends Nov. 27. He began his career at Yellowstone in 1979 in Essmann argued that Roots is not eligible as a maintenance and concessions management, candidate because he failed to file his business By statute, hunters harvesting a ram or a lamb then left Yellowstone in 1988 and became disclosure statement and several campaign finance would be subject to the seven-year wait to the chief of facility management at Rocky reports. Under Montana law, candidates who again apply for a limited either-sex or legal ram Mountain National Park. don’t file the documents must be removed from license. Hunters taking ewes are not subject to the ballot. the seven-year wait. In 1997, Iobst became assistant superintendent Essmann had asked the court to order county at Grand Teton National Park and served as the The remaining sheep have become very wary election officials to stop printing ballots and and will be difficult to find and harvest. Those acting superintendent there from November remove Roots’ name. who purchased a license were sent a letter 2000 to February 2002. concerning the hunt, reporting requirements, Commissioner of Political Practices Jonathan and the general areas where remaining sheep are Iobst returned to Yellowstone in 2003 as the Motl responded that Roots filed the documents, most likely to be found. chief of maintenance, directing the largest though some were late and one was lost in his office after Roots submitted it. Roots also said park-based asset management program in the During the 2015 hunt period 24 sheep were that he filed all the paperwork that was required Park Service. taken. Following the public hunting FWP of him. hoped to take any remaining sheep by helicopter or from the ground, so no public hunt was In June of this year, Iobst received the Department Roots said that he believes Essmann wants him proposed earlier. However, since the end of the of the Interior Meritorious Service Award. off the ballot because Roots would take votes 2015 hunting season five attempts by helicopter away from Stapleton in the race. Essmann denied that he was trying to give Stapleton an advantage and more than 20 days of effort from the After his retirement, Iobst and his wife Debbie against Lindeen by striking Roots from the ballot. ground have resulted in the taking of only four will reside in Jackson, Wyoming, to be near additional sheep. their children and grandchildren. New app designed to make hunting easier in Montana MOUNTAINWORKS “After safety, the single biggest issue for Montana hunters is knowing where The goal of a new smart phone app called “Montana Hunting Access 2016” is you can and cannot hunt,” said Scott Bischke of MountainWorks. to provide an all-inclusive guide to hunting in the state. Launched last year by Bischke’s frustration with the uncertainty of where he could hunt legally led Bozeman software company MountainWorks, the app provides hunters with him to work with software developer Katie Gibson to create the service. “The answers to critical questions about land boundaries and detailed information app is fully focused on providing the most up to date information on public regarding Fish, Wildlife and Parks Block Management Areas (BMAs). and private land boundaries,” Bischke said. Every BMA document

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