Montanans on both sides of monument review

Though locals and travelers are drawn to the Upper Missouri River Breaks national monument's abundance of wildlife and history, Winifred-area rancher Trevis Butcher said he and other locals call it "the bloated guppy" because the way it is drawn on a map it looks like a dead fish.

"All it was was Bill Clinton's administration outlined the known natural gas reserves and declared it a monument," said Butcher, who added that he was "overwhelmingly opposed" to the establishment of the monument.

Butcher said he supports the Department of the Interior reviewing the designation of the monument,...