In the event that the weekend wasn’t quite long enough for you, here’s to hoping that your favorite dispatch from the outdoor world can give you 5-or-so minutes to prep yourself for yet another week.
So, without further ado, let’s grab that coffee or whiskey (no judgement) and get caught up on the outdoor news and views from the past few days.
Here's what's worth reading about today:
Closure - Authorities believe they have found the body of missing hunter ⛑️
Drowning accident - Minnesota hunter drowns in apparent hunting accident in North Dakota 🙏
I know my rights - Ohioans get a shot at constitutional right to hunt and fish 🗳️
Killed over hunting land - A Wisconsin man has been arrested after killing someone over a hunting land dispute 😥
More protests - Groups opposing Florida’s bear hunt have no quit 🐻
Uninvited guest - Watch as this fella decides to sample the cupcakes at Suzie’s birthday party 🧁
NOT THE OUTCOME WE WANTED
BODY BELIEVED TO BE MISSING HUNTER RECOVERED IN MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST
After more than two weeks of intensive searching, rescue teams recovered a body Sunday afternoon they believe to be that of 51-year-old Devon Dobek, an experienced hunter from Hubbard, Oregon, who disappeared while hunting alone in the Mt. Hood National Forest.
Dobek was last known to be hunting in a remote area approximately 20 miles southeast of Estacada. He was reported missing on the evening of October 31st after he failed to return home as planned. His truck was located at the Fish Creek Trailhead at the intersection of Highway 224 and Forest Service Road 54…
QUICK HITS // FROM AROUND THE WEB
Minnesota man drowns while hunting in south-central North Dakota: A Minnesota man hunting in McIntosh County on Wednesday drowned in a slough north of Ashley while attempting to help rescue a dog who was retrieving a bird that had fallen into the water. Read the full story.
Ohioans could vote on ‘a constitutional right to hunt and fish’ in 2026 : Senate Joint Resolution 8, introduced in October by state Sen. Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City), seeks to amend the Ohio Constitution to recognize hunting and fishing as fundamental rights. If approved by three-fifths of both legislative chambers, the proposal would appear on the November 2026 statewide ballot. Read the full story.
17-year-old taken to hospital after hunting accident in northeast Nebraska : The Stanton County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to a gunshot wound incident, several miles southwest of Stanton, on Saturday, Nov. 8, at about 10:25 p.m. Read the full story.
Man charged in fatal Shawano County shooting likely over hunting land: A 74-year-old man has been arrested and charged in the shooting death Wednesday of another man in Shawano County apparently over hunting land. Read the full story.
The accused shooter Brent Hoffman
Ontario hunters fined $11K for illegally shooting moose decoys from a boat: Two men from southern Ontario have been fined a total of $11,000 for multiple moose hunting violations after a court heard they shot at a decoy from a motorboat on a northwestern Ontario lake. Read the full story.
Protesters to mobilize against Florida bear hunt ahead of court hearing: The latest battle in a nearly year-long effort to block Florida’s first black bear hunting season in a decade begins Nov. 17 with a demonstration at the state's Capitol and will intensify a week later across the street in a Leon County courtroom. Read the full story.
VIDEO // SOME THINGS JUST HAVE TO BE SEEN
🥳 Party: Crashed. You’ve gone ahead and planned the ultimate birthday party for your little one only to get ruined by that one uninvited guest.
Hopefully he leaves some for the kids…
MONDAY MEME // JUST RELAX
WANDERINGS // A SFW GLIMPSE OF OUR BROWSER HISTORY
Check out the smallest owls in Alaska, the giant stars that are quite literally eating planets, seven spooky American ghost towns you can still visit and the most expensive Aston Martins ever sold at auction.
EYE CANDY // PICTURES > WORDS
Good Monday morning.
📸 : @kellys_wildlife
Oh, and one more thing…
