ven•a•tic: fond of or living by hunting
NORTH AMERICA’S MOST-READ OUTDOOR NEWSLETTER
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:
Tipped off - Utah officials make another non-res bust after being tipped off during 2023 hunt 🕵️♀️
Mo’ roads - Pennsylvania opens nearly 470 miles of state forest roads for hunting 🙌
Foaming at the mouth - Bluetongue disease is ravaging parts of Wyoming 😵
Do the right thing - Massachusetts hunters can earn up to $150 for donating deer meat to families 🎁
Wrong perch - Check out this brave little grouse 🔫
PLENTY OF RUMORS SWIRLING ON THIS ONE
IDAHO MAN FACES 8-YEAR HUNTING BAN AFTER ILLEGAL ELK KILL ON RESIDENT TAG IN UTAH
An Idaho resident has been sentenced to an eight-year hunting suspension after killing a 6×6 trophy bull elk in Utah’s Box Elder County while holding a resident license he did not qualify for. In addition to the ban, which took effect this year, he was also ordered to pay a $453 fine and $12,000 in restitution to Utah’s Poaching Mitigation Fund after pleading guilty to wanton destruction of protected wildlife.
Utah Division of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement officers were first tipped off about the kill back in 2023 and later determined the man in question had obtained a Utah resident elk license without meeting the state’s residency requirements…
QUICK HITS // FROM AROUND THE WEB
East Nashville neighbors raise concerns over people hunting in woods behind their homes: People in the Rosebank area of East Nashville are looking for answers after finding trail cameras and piles of corn used as bait in woods near their homes, between Barclay Drive and Eastland Avenue. Neighbors said a man received permission from a property owner to hunt deer on a small patch of land near Shelby Park, but residents in the area were not given any warning. Read the full story.
Pa. opens nearly 470 miles of state forest roads for hunting: The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has opened 468 miles of administrative state forest roads in 18 of the state’s 20 state forest districts, expanding access for hunters and other visitors during the fall and winter recreation seasons. Read the full story.
Ohio pheasant season approaches as grouse, quail continue decline: Those hunters who walked Ohio fields in the middle of the 20th century would more than occasionally, sometimes despite themselves, bump into gamebirds. Read the full story.
Deadly Bluetongue Disease Has Deer Foaming At The Mouth In Parts Of Wyoming: Deadly diseases called bluetongue and EHD that leave deer with bloody foam coming from their noses and mouths has hit parts of Wyoming this year, especially white-tails. The disease, which has hit North Dakota hard, can kill up to 90% of a herd. Read the full story.
Bluetongue victim | Jessica Jennings/Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Bow hunter shot in chest raises safety questions days into Michigan hunting season: Days into bow hunting season, questions about safety are being raised after a hunter was shot in the chest over the weekend with an errant round from a target shooter, sending him to the hospital. The hunter was shot while sitting inside a hunting blind. Someone target shooting nearby fired the shot. Read the full story.
Mass. hunters can get $150 for donating deer to feed families on Nantucket: The Nantucket Conservation Foundation is offering hunters $150 for every whole deer donated this season to help feed local families experiencing food insecurity. Read the full story.
VIDEO // SOME THINGS JUST HAVE TO BE SEEN
🔫 That’s the wrong branch to be perching on. Watch as this fella gets an unexpected visitor sitting on the end of his gun.
Danger is this grouse’s middle name…
MONDAY MEME // IT’S EASY
WANDERINGS // A SFW GLIMPSE OF OUR BROWSER HISTORY
One thing I miss about living in a place that features all four seasons is the ability to wear big, wooly, obnoxious sweaters. I actually invested in a pretty sweet costume this year, but I do typically side with these costume ideas from Gen X, even though I’m a fringe Millennial. Scientists discovered an ancient virus that explains why the human brain is so special. And the most walkable cities in Canada and the USA.
EYE CANDY // PICTURES > WORDS
A Monday mouthful.
📸 by @dannycoynephotography
Oh, and one more thing…
