Posted: Bison Safe Zone! Agents not welcome! (D.Geist photo)
Date: 05/29/2008
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A peaceful morning on Horse Butte, before the DOL arrives. (D.Geist photo)
Date: 05/29/2008
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Horse Butte resident Ann Stovall reminds DOL agents they may not tresspass. While the horsemen stayed put, the DOL helicopter ignores private property rights and soon swoops in.
Buffalo Safe Zone: the Galanis property, to the left of the sign
Date: 05/29/2008
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The helicopter bears down on the buffalo. Moms, calves, and other family members soon run for their lives. (D.Geist photo)
Date: 05/29/2008
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The DOL's metal bird is a terror to the buffalo. Some have been harassed by this monster before, others - especially the little calves - have no concept of what this could be, but they know it means danger. (D.Geist photo)
Date: 05/29/2008
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DOL helicopter violates airspace, flying low over Galanis property, terrorizing buffalo families, including newborn calves.
Date: 05/29/2008
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The DOL uses the helicopter to haze the buffalo where the horsemen have been forbidden by property owners to venture. The DOL stops at nothing to get their way.
