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:
Making moves - Interior Chief announces plans to transfer grizzly management back to the states 🐻
Catch
and release- Colorado officials are urging anglers to keep their catch from the Timnath reservoir 🎣Shot down - A change that would make it harder for Wyoming veterans to qualify as disabled hunters, will likely be shot down ✊
Do you see what I see? - Video footage of possible grizzly in the Bighorns is making the rounds 🔎
Backyard deer feeding - A bill that would allow Michiganders to feed deer in their backyards is sitting on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk ✍️
Momma don’t play - Watch as this brave black bear takes on a grizz to defend her cubs 💪
A GOOD MOVE
FEDS ANNOUNCE PLANS TO HAND GRIZZLY BEAR MANAGEMENT BACK TO WESTERN STATES
In a move that is being hailed by Western governors and wildlife managers as long overdue, U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum joined Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, and Idaho Governor Brad Little yesterday near Big Sky to announce a proposal shifting grizzly bear management authority from Washington bureaucrats back to the states.
And while this isn't delisting (the bears remain "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act), it's a major step using a Section 4(d) rule that would give state agencies breathing room to handle problem bears, reduce livestock conflicts, and make decisions based on boots-on-the-ground data instead of desk-bound ideology from 2,000 miles away…
QUICK HITS // FROM AROUND THE WEB
Anglers encouraged to catch, keep fish in Northern Colorado reservoir as water levels to dry up: Beginning July 13, anyone with a valid Colorado fishing license can catch and keep as many fish as they want from the Timnath reservoir under an emergency public salvage authorization issued by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.. Read the full story.
WY Game and Fish drop disabled Veteran hunting permit changes: A change that would make it harder for veterans to qualify as disabled hunters, will likely be shot down by Wyoming Game and Fish as revealed in documents for a meeting in Sheridan on Tuesday night. Read the full story.
Ohio DNR Offers Special Deer Hunts On State Nature Reserves and Scenic River Lands : The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Natural Areas and Preserves is holding special deer hunts at state nature preserves and state scenic river lands across Ohio during the 2026-2027 hunting season. Read the full story.
Distant Video Of Bear In Bighorn Mountains Reignites Debate Over Grizzlies In Area: A Lovell man says he thinks a bear he spotted off Dayton Gulch Road in the Bighorn Mountains last week was a grizzly. Casey Jones took a quick video of the bear and said, "The hump between the shoulders, that’s what got me to thinking it’s a grizzly." Read the full story.
Bighorn grizz?
$197K grant awarded to state’s fishing and boating education programs: A grant that would fund education programs in over 10 counties across the state has been awarded through the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC), the agency announced Tuesday. Read the full story.
Michigan bill legalizing backyard deer feeding passes, but bans could remain: A bill that would allow Michiganders to feed deer in their backyards is sitting on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk, but, even if she signs it, the state may still prohibit some people from feeding. Read the full story.
VIDEO // SOME THINGS JUST HAVE TO BE SEEN
🐻 This momma black bear ain’t playing. Watch as this black bear puts the run on a good sized grizz to protect her cub.
A truly rare showdown…
QUOTABLES // WORDS TO LIVE BY
They say the seeds of what we will do are in all of us, but it always seemed to me that in those who make jokes in life the seeds are covered with better soil and with a higher grade of manure.”
— Hemingway
HUMPDAY MEME // TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER
WANDERINGS // A SFW GLIMPSE OF OUR BROWSER HISTORY
It’s been 35 years since Reeves and Swayze lit up the big screen with one of the coolest action movies ever. China is taking dopamine addiction/exploitation to a whole new level with their new 120-second TV shows. Why researchers are setting up pigeons with cute little backpacks. And pickle pie, longanisa cheese curb lumpia and a few other new additions to the food lineup at this year’s Minnesota State Fair.
EYE CANDY // PICTURES > WORDS
Fuzzy szn.
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