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The Real-World Conflicts in Yellowstone Can Be Solved by Markets, Not Drama

Yellowstone” ©Paramount Network This article was originally published by Reason. “Yellowstone,” the modern-day Western starring Kevin Costner, is one of the most popular shows right now. The series, which just wrapped up its fourth season, follows Costner’s John Dutton as he fights to preserve his family’s way of life on a sprawling ranch in […]

Published on: January 24, 2022

A Note From “Yellowstone” Star Luke Grimes

This special edition of PERC Reports uses the hit television show “ Yellowstone’s” portrayals of the Rocky Mountain West to examine real-world western issues. Explore the full issue here.  When you spend time in Montana riding horses, moving cattle, and acting out the occasional gun fight, it’s hard not to fall in love with […]

Published on: December 16, 2021

PERC Film Elk in Paradise Wins Prestigious Award

[…] addition to the recognition, PERC also received a $10,000 prize. Elk in Paradise highlights the need to bring market-based solutions to the challenge of protecting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. This ecosystem is one of the last wild areas of its kind, but wildlife herds that enjoy the unique habitat often impose costs on ranchers. […]

Published on: December 14, 2021

PERC Reports: “Yellowstone” Winter 2021

This special edition of PERC Reports uses “Yellowstone‘s” portrayals of the Rocky Mountain West to examine real-world western issues.

Published on: December 9, 2021

PERC Reports: Winter 2021

This special edition of PERC Reports brings together researchers, practitioners, and policy experts—and even some “Yellowstone” cast members—to better understand the issues of the Rocky Mountain West. 

Published on: December 6, 2021

‘Oh, I’ll Keep ‘em Out’

This special edition of PERC Reports uses the hit television show “ Yellowstone’s” portrayals of the Rocky Mountain West to examine real-world western issues. Explore the full issue here.  In Season 3 of “Yellowstone” (Episode 6), a squabble hashed out at a barbed wire fence has the air of childhood spats over siblings crossing […]

Published on: December 6, 2021

Our Land, Our River?

This special edition of PERC Reports uses the hit television show “ Yellowstone’s” portrayals of the Rocky Mountain West to examine real-world western issues. Explore the full issue here.  In the series premiere of “Yellowstone,” bankers and land developers sit in a dimly lit conference room above downtown Bozeman, discussing their plans for a […]

Published on: December 6, 2021

Whose River Runs Through It?

This special edition of PERC Reports uses the hit television show “ Yellowstone’s” portrayals of the Rocky Mountain West to examine real-world western issues. Explore the full issue here.  Beth Dutton, daughter of Yellowstone Dutton Ranch patriarch John Dutton, skids to a stop on a bridge over an unnamed river on her family’s land […]

Published on: December 6, 2021

Yellowstone’ and the Endangered Species Act

This special edition of PERC Reports uses the hit television show “ Yellowstone’s” portrayals of the Rocky Mountain West to examine real-world western issues. Explore the full issue here.  Near the end of “Yellowstone” Season 1 (Episode 7), John Dutton catches a busload of tourists trespassing on his property to photograph a grizzly bear. […]

Published on: December 6, 2021

Securing a Future for Wolves in the West

This special edition of PERC Reports uses the hit television show “ Yellowstone’s” portrayals of the Rocky Mountain West to examine real-world western issues. Explore the full issue here.  “That’s $1,800 I can’t stand to lose,” rancher Randy Paulson tells Steve Hendon, a livestock agent for the Montana Livestock Association, during Season 2 of […]

Published on: December 6, 2021