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:
Bunch of idiots - Wyoming cowboys get felony charges for roping, riding and dragging a cow moose 🤦
Take it to the limit - Indiana’s bobcat season limits out early 🐈
Top honors - When it comes to dropping deer, northeast Ohio seems to be the place to be 🦌
Duck poachers going down - SC officials throwing the book at a bunch of busted duck baiters 🦆
Looking for info - Montana officials combing for details surrounding illegally killed deer in Troy 🕵️♀️
The fake-out - Watch as this young buck limps his way to a sudden attack 😳
REALLY?
WYOMING COWBOYS FACE FELONY CHARGES AFTER VIDEOS SURFACE OF ROPING, RIDING, AND DRAGGING AN INJURED MOOSE
What started as something of a twisted cowboy stunt has since escalated into a felony animal cruelty case, casting light into yet another case of blatant animal cruelty in the state of Wyoming. Three men with ties to the M Arrow Ranch near Evanston have been summoned to court after graphic videos emerged showing them lassoing, mounting, and hauling a weakened cow moose across the terrain. The incidents, captured in May 2021 but only recently uncovered, have ignited fury among wildlife advocates and locals alike, with penalties potentially including prison time and five-figures worth of fines.
In the high sagebrush country of Uinta County, “breaking” a horse is part of the job. “Breaking” a moose, especially one already stumbling and blind in one eye, is apparently where some locals decided the line should be crossed. The abuse unfolded over two dates on private ranch land, targeting a cow moose described by investigators as "visibly unwell”, and likely in distress from natural causes…
QUICK HITS // FROM AROUND THE WEB
Indiana’s bobcat hunting season quickly hits limit: The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has closed the bobcat trapping season after reaching the statewide quota of 250 bobcats in just four weeks. Read the full story.
KUIU Ultralight Hunting Acquired by a Collective of Conservation-Minded Families: High-performance hunting gear and apparel brand KUIU Ultralight Hunting announces it has been acquired by an investor group comprising conservation-driven families and businesses, including Cox Enterprises. Read the full story.
Northeast Ohio claims 4 spots on top 10 list for deer hunters as gun hunting season wraps up: Ohio hunters harvested 85,448 deer during the week-long gun season that concluded Sunday, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. Out of Ohio's 88 counties, Northeast Ohio had four of the top 10 on the list for the number of deer taken: Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll and Tuscarawas. Read the full story.
Illegal hunting activity leads to multiple citations in Horry Co., officials say: SC Game Wardens issued more than a dozen citations to a group of hunters who officials say were hunting "illegally" in the Waccamaw Heritage Preserve in Horry County. On Nov. 22, officers PFC Downey and PFC Williams discovered a group of four hunters illegally shooting over a heavily baited area on Preserve. Read the full story.
SCDNR
Montana wardens investigating white-tailed deer shot after hunting season near Troy: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wardens are seeking the public’s help in gathering information regarding the shooting of a white-tailed deer out of season along Eastside Road west of Troy in Lincoln County. Read the full story.
NY trio charged in alleged illegal deer hunt: Three individuals are facing dozens of charges after allegedly illegally hunting and killing two deer near Veterans Memorial Park, according to Tonawanda Police. Read the full story.
VIDEO // SOME THINGS JUST HAVE TO BE SEEN
🦌 This is incredible. Watch as this buck pretends to be lame in order to get in a little tighter and go for the kill.
Never have I ever seen something like this…
QUOTABLES // WORDS TO LIVE BY
“Angling is not a sport of the successful. It is a conversation with failure that sometimes ends in a fish.”
— Thomas McGuane
HUMPDAY MEME // TRUST ME
WANDERINGS // A SFW GLIMPSE OF OUR BROWSER HISTORY
Today was the first time I ever realized that I am unable to wiggle my toes one at a time, like I can with my fingers. Here’s why. A race car crash straight out of hell and how the driver miraculously survived. Pappy Van Winkle is arguably one of the most sought after whiskeys on the planet and with good reason. These guys have been giving one away every year for the past 12 years and here’s what they’ve learned. And why that first sip of whiskey after a successful hunt in the mountains hits a bit different.
EYE CANDY // PICTURES > WORDS
See you next year.
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