Bill Monroe/The Oregonian The term "salt of the earth" carries an important meaning in the wild, where deer, elk and other animals must get vital minerals from natural resources. Here, animals ...

OUTLAW – Elk and deer are crazy for salt, and that craving, exploited by unethical and illegal hunters, is getting them killed, according to Idaho Department of Fish and Game conservation officers.

Elk and deer are crazy for salt, and that craving, exploited by unethical and illegal hunters, is getting them killed, according to conservation officers at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game ...

DUBOIS, Wyo. (AP) Ranger Bob Jackson has been catching poachers for 21 years, but he s at a loss to combat the latest threat to Yellowstone National Park s wildlife.

There is no evidence to link the controversial practice of using salt to bait elk from Yellowstone National Park with dead grizzly bears or injured humans outside the park, federal ...