Powell bird farm's plans to raise sage grouse move forward
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November 30, 2017
POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — Hours after sunset, Karl Bear and a few farm hands began their work. With an order for 1,000 game birds due in Billings before sunrise, it promised to be a long night of work one recent Friday with few hours of rest.
Bear manages Diamond Wing Upland Game Birds, LLC, a Powell business and the largest game bird farm in Wyoming.
First up, loading 500 chukar by hand in specially designed crates. Bear uses a net to catch the speedy game birds. One of the hardest parts of the job is keeping count — 15 per crate. Luckily, his help arrived before the heavy wood and metal crates nee...
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