Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the newsletter. If you’re still with us, that means you’ve made it to the middle of yet another week.
With that said, let’s all take a minute to grab a coffee or whiskey and get this mid-week dispatch out the door.
Here's what's worth reading about this morning:
Euthanized - California officials kill four wolves in Sierra Valley 🐺
See something, say something - Wisconsin’s bear den research study kicks off 👀
Moose spotting - A rare, yet beautiful bull moose was spotted in central Kansas 🫎
Unfortunate fall - Mass. hunter is dead after falling from tree stand 🙏
No school like the old school - Watch these fellas drag a bull moose like it’s 1908 🐴
FIRST TIME IN 100 YEARS
CALIFORNIA EUTHANIZED FOUR WOLVES AFTER UNPRECEDENTED LIVESTOCK ATTACKS IN SIERRA VALLEY
For the first time in over a century, California wildlife officials have killed gray wolves on state soil. In late October, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the lethal removal of four wolves from the Beyem Seyo pack in Sierra Valley, Plumas County, after the animals were linked to 70 confirmed livestock depredations in just six months, more than half of all wolf-related cattle losses statewide.
The decision, made in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, marks a turning point in California’s wolf recovery story and has ignited fierce debate over coexistence, timing, and the limits of non-lethal deterrence...
QUICK HITS // FROM AROUND THE WEB
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources asks for public’s help with black bear research study: The organization announced Tuesday that it is encouraging the community to report any sightings of black bear den locations across the state. The research project is ongoing and focuses on black bear reproduction in the state. Read the full story.
CPW confirms beloved Estes Park elk ‘Roundabout’ dies after being hit by vehicle: A well-known bull elk affectionately called “Roundabout” by Estes Park residents and visitors has died after being struck by a vehicle, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). Read the full story.
Indiana hunters face new changes to rules for upcoming hunting season: Hunting season in Indiana is right around the corner, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources wants you to be aware of new rules before the season begins. Read the full story.
Moose spotted roaming fields in north central Kansas: Topeka television station KTKA spoke with Laura Clawson with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, who said seeing a moose in the Sunflower State “is incredibly rare.” The last confirmed moose sighting in Kansas came in December 2019 near Scandia, also in Republic County, while the one before that was spotted in 1989. Read the full story.
He’s a beauty too.
Hunter dies in apparent fall from tree in Mass.: Authorities are investigating the death of a man who appears to have fallen from a tree while hunting. Read the full story.
Northwest Montana Hunters Report Steady Harvests: Hunter participation in northwest Montana was slightly lower than last year through the second weekend of general big game season, according to wildlife managers with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), but overall success rates and harvest numbers remain strong across the department’s Region 1. Read the full story.
VIDEO // SOME THINGS JUST HAVE TO BE SEEN
🫎 Now that’s how you pull your bull out of the bush. I know we all love our ATVs and side-by-sides, but sometimes we need to return to our roots.
This just gets me fired up in an old-timey kind of way…
QUOTABLES // WORDS TO LIVE BY
“I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least - and it is commonly more than that - sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements”
— Henry David Thoreau
HUMPDAY MEME // CURRENTLY ME
WANDERINGS // A SFW GLIMPSE OF OUR BROWSER HISTORY
Stealing cable, answering machines and a few other things that simply no longer exist anywhere other than Seinfeld reruns. You spent your Sunday afternoon shining up the wife’s car only to find it attacked by aerial poop-droppers the following day. You lament, but then soon learn that birds are more likely to deposit their doo-doo on specific types of cars. And your beautiful wife just so happens to drive one. Why do we call building floors stories? And if you’re still one of those griping about the recent time change, perhaps a little fall back whiskey cocktail is in order.
EYE CANDY // PICTURES > WORDS
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