Mother and Daughter Found Dead in Suspected Grizzly Attack Near Bella Coola 🐻

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AUTHORITIES ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE BEAR
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER FOUND DEAD IN SUSPECTED GRIZZLY ATTACK NEAR BELLA COOLA

A mother and her teenage daughter have been found dead after a suspected grizzly bear attack on a trail near Bella Coola, B.C., marking the second serious grizzly incident in the remote Central Coast community in about a year.

Family members identified the victims as Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her 19-year-old daughter Selah Reed. According to reports, the pair left home for a walk on the Snooka West Trail, a familiar route about eight kilometres east of Bella Coola and only a short drive from their residence, on Saturday afternoon and never returned. After relatives reported them missing on Sunday, RCMP officials and local rescue crews kicked off a full-scale search for the missing pair…

Colorado ballot measure, seeking a constitutional right to hunt and fish, falls short of required votes on election night: A ballot initiative to enshrine hunting and fishing in the Colorado Constitution failed to receive the votes necessary to pass on election night.  As a constitutional amendment, the measure requires 55% of the votes to pass. By 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, support for Amendment 83 was trailing behind this threshold, getting only 44% of the vote. Unofficial results from the Secretary of State show that opposition to the measure was outpacing support by around 220,600 votes. Read the full story. 

Married just 2 months, Prineville business owner loses husband in hunting accident: The Prineville community is rallying behind a local small business owner whose husband died in a hunting accident just two months after the couple married. Jennifer and Steve Roberson were married in August. Stephen died during a hunting trip near Elgin, Oregon, due to what is described as an accident, according to a GoFundMe set up for Jennifer. Read the full story.

Two teens found safe after going missing on Boise County hunting trip: Two teens who went missing on Halloween Day while at a hunting trip in Boise County have been found safe, the sheriff's office said. The Boise County Sheriff's Office said it received a call Tuesday from a family member saying the 13- and 14-year-old teens were on a hunting trip when they were separated from their hunting party earlier in the day and didn't return to their designated pickup location. Read the full story.

Idaho deer hunter reports Bigfoot encounter in remote woods after he 'smells the smell': An Idaho deer hunter out on an evening hunt a couple of weeks ago in the mountains near St. Maries has now heard the knocks and smelled the smell of what had to be a Bigfoot. The hunter was minding his own business and walking down a trail on Tuesday, Oct. 20, around 5 p.m. when he first heard what he described to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization as "loud knocking on a tree." Read the full story.

USDA Invests $21 Million More in Hunting and Fishing Access : This week, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced $21 million for 10 new VPA-HIP projects, opening more private land to public hunting and fishing in Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. This second round follows $49 million for 19 projects announced in July, bringing NRCS’s total investment to $70 million across 29 state and Tribal access programs this year.  Read the full story.

Oklahoma quail numbers fall 51% ahead of hunting season: Oklahoma’s quail numbers fell sharply this year as extreme heat and drought took a toll, according to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s annual survey. The statewide average dropped 51%, from 4.54 quail per survey route in 2025 to 2.22 in 2026. The department’s roadside surveys cover 81 routes across the state, excluding Oklahoma and Tulsa counties. The results provide an index of quail numbers, not a full population count.  Read the full story.

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