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Mouth Disease Infiltrating Yellowstone Bighorns

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Scabbed lips and exposed teeth are taking away from the beauty of some of Yellowstone’s most majestic residents. Five bighorn sheep in the park have been sporting the frightening appearance after an outbreak of sore mouth disease in the region. Officials with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the National Park Service have stated that […]

Missouri Hunter Harvests 14-Point Doe

Rare circumstances allowed for a truly unique hunting experience for one Missouri hunter after he harvested a 14-point deer that turned out to be a doe. Following the deer for a few months on his property in Clearmont, Eric Howard stated that trail camera footage he had collected made this deer his target for this […]

BHA Steps Up with Reward After Missoula Hunter’s First Bull is Stolen

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After conquering a feat many hunters have yet to, 23-year-old Ethan Donaldson returned to his pickup truck the day after shooting his first bull elk and found the animal missing. It was a Sunday and the last day of the big game season when Donaldson dropped the 5-point bull. Prompting a phone call from the […]

Vermont Man Clubs Mother with 30-30 Over Chunk of Venison

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That’s right.  A Vermont man was in court Monday morning facing a felony charge of first-degree aggravated domestic assault with a weapon after attacking his mother over his newly-acquired venison. After downing a deer, the accused, Zachary C. Merriam, 21, allegedly became overly protective of the coveted provisions as an altercation broke out. Sharing is […]

The Kids Are Alright After Wisconsin Eliminates Age Restrictions for Hunting

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A week ahead of Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer hunting season was set to open, Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill that would afford the right to hunt to anyone in the state, regardless of age. The bill, supported by both Whitetails Unlimited and the National Rifle Association, did away with both the 12-year minimum age […]

Grizzly Bear Attacks Elk Hunter & Guide in Wyoming

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CODY (RELEASE) – Last week, a hunter and her guide were injured by a grizzly bear in the backcountry while elk hunting on public land south of Cody. Both individuals were injured in the attack, but the injuries were not life threatening. On the evening of October 26, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department was notified […]

Soldier’s Elk Head Stolen from Truck While Packing Out Meat

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It was his first successful elk hunt and one that was unfortunately tainted by the distasteful actions of another individual. After spending a number of days in Colorado’s backcountry, the man was able to have harvested an impressive 6×6 bull elk during the late afternoon hours of October 18. As he began to process the […]

Minnesota Police Officer Hits Deer While Traveling at 114 MPH

Ahead of the gun season in Minnesota, a sheriff’s deputy with the Isanti County Sheriff’s Office was responding to a call when he suddenly struck a whitetail deer on a secluded stretch of highway. According to reports, the officer was responding to a call about a man with a gun inside a local restaurant and after […]

Aggressive Buck Dispatched After Attacking Marathon Runners

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Voicing its disapproval for organized exercise, a young mule deer buck disrupted a marathon in eastern Washington state earlier this month. After receiving a call from one of the participants concerned about the well-being of the marathon runners, officials with Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Police were on the scene. Like a charging bull […]

Pair of Missouri Poachers Face Jail Time, Nearly $20k in Fines

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PRATT, KS (Release) – Hunter BOTTCHER, 20, Otterville MO, and Samuel Hawieson, 20, Sedalia MO appeared in the Pratt County District Court on October 24, 2017 where they each pleaded guilty to seven separate Kansas wildlife violations, including Criminal Hunting, Hunting with the Aid of Artificial Light, Hunting with the Aid of a Motor Vehicle, […]

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