range rider

In a nod to the rich photographic tradition of the old “Roto,” the issue included a photo-driven piece about Foss Creveling, a range rider in the Methow Valley, with art by longtime Times photographer Josef Scaylea.

“They need a range rider out there, someone on guard,” Robertson said.

The Capital Press reported Thursday that Rodger Huffman, president of the Union County Cattlemen’s Association, and Cynthia Warnock, president of the Wallowa County Stockgrowers Association, will develop plans that emphasize non-lethal methods such as range rider, alarm boxes and electrified fencing to keep wolves away.

The agency has been spending more than $1 million a year on monitoring wolves, responding to conflicts with pets and livestock and organizing range rider and other programs to prevent wolf attacks on livestock.

For the last several years, John and Melva Dawson and their son Jeff, outside Colville, have used money from outside groups to hire their daughter to work as a professional range rider.