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:
Dead - Cali’s plan for reintroducing grizzly bears is dead, for now 🐻
Fair game - For the first time ever, Quebec and Ontario residents can chase sandhill cranes 🪶
Colonel love - A bear broke into a Kentucky home and annihilated the homeowner’s bucket of KFC 🍗
Hospitalized - An Alaskan woman is in hospital after getting swiped by a bear while on her morning jog 🏃♀️
Bird feeder POV - That ain’t no red-breasted nuthatch 🐥
UNDOUBTEDLY THE RIGHT CALL
CALIFORNIA’S GRIZZLY ROADMAP DIES QUIETLY - AND THAT’S PROBABLY FOR THE BEST
It was earlier this spring when California lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 1305, a.k.a. The California Grizzly Recovery Assessment Act, which was set to quietly push a study outlining the return of the state’s official animal after a century of absence. The bill was not a promise to put bears on the ground immediately, but was rather intended to get Cali’s Department of Fish and Wildlife to start drawing out a multi-year roadmap that would examine habitat, viability, coexistence measures and tribal consultations.
Now just five months later, that roadmap is dead…
QUICK HITS // FROM AROUND THE WEB
What the Big Grass and Tartar fires mean for hunting in Southwest Idaho: Two large wildfires have burned through some of Southwest Idaho's most popular hunting units this summer, and with some early seasons opening Saturday, Aug. 15, hunters have questions. Here’s what the Big Grass and Tartar fires currently mean for hunting seasons, access, and wildlife in the region, how Idaho Fish and Game is responding, and how you can help. Read the full story.
Sandhill cranes will be fair game for hunters in 2 Quebec regions, parts of Ontario this fall: For the first time ever, sandhill cranes will be fair game for hunters in certain parts of Quebec and northern Ontario. The regions were chosen after nearly a decade-long assessment of the species and its growth carried out by the Canadian Wildlife Service for Environment and Climate Change Canada. Read the full story.
Bear breaks into Kentucky home, eats KFC: Kentucky woman is warning others after a bear broke into her home early Thursday morning, leaving behind a mess and a shattered glass table. Kendra North said she is a heavy sleeper and didn’t hear the bear break into her house, but her sister, who lives next door, did. Read the full story.
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Wisconsin deer farm quarantined after chronic wasting disease detected in Buck: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said the positive result came from a 3-year-old buck. The National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa confirmed the test. Read the full story.
Alaska runner hospitalized after fending off brown bear with bear spray: A woman running alone on the Wolverine Bowl trail in Prospect Heights, Anchorage, was hospitalized after using bear spray to fend off a brown bear, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said. Read the full story.
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission changes mountain lion hunting across state: The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is making changes to mountain lion hunting across the state. They said that the populations in the Pine Ridge and Wildcat Hills area have decreased, while the Niobrara Valley population has grown. Read the full story.
VIDEO // SOME THINGS JUST HAVE TO BE SEEN
That ain’t no red-breasted nuthatch…
MONDAY MEME // MY FAVORITE MOVE
WANDERINGS // A SFW GLIMPSE OF OUR BROWSER HISTORY
As someone who does a fair bit of writing, I am of the belief that reading is a very important skill to maintain as well, and one we might be losing as a society. As it would turn out, I wasn’t the first one to think this way because this dude sounded the alarm back in 1906. Another thing we’re losing? The lost vocabulary of the whaling industry and just how refreshing QVC was. No algorithms, no influencers. Sure, it was always on, but at least you had to tune in to be sold to. The oddly incredible story about how a couple escaped a memory-care unit after the husband miraculously was able to decipher the unit’s keypad code via morse code and hi memory.
EYE CANDY // PICTURES > WORDS
Chasing Kokanee in Idaho.
📸 by reader Jeff Coupe
Oh, and one more thing…
