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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:
Operation Night Cat - Massive bust in New Hampshire leads to guilty pleas in federal court 🐈
Stray bullet - Bow hunter injured by stray bullet from nearby target practice in Michigan 🤕
Yes, sir! - Lifelong Wyoming hunter finally bags his first bull at age of 67 💪
Hunters targeted - Someone opened fire on a group of hunters in Norway, leaving a father and son dead 🙏
Lend a hand? - You grab the head, k? 🐊
WHAT AN ENTERPRISING BUNCH
NEW HAMPSHIRE MEN PLEAD GUILTY IN SCHEME TO POACH 41 BOBCATS, SELL PELTS IN CANADA
A trio of New Hampshire men have entered guilty pleas in federal court for their role in a massive cross-border poaching ring involving the illegal hunting and trapping of upwards of 41 bobcats.
According to prosecutors, the men ran a clinic on the protected cats between 2018 and 2022 using bait piles on their own property and on state land. They then took the pelts to New York, where one of them obtained false CITES tags making the animals appear to have been killed there. Moving beyond New York, the enterprise took an international turn as the pelts were then shipped on toward a fur auction in Canada…
QUICK HITS // FROM AROUND THE WEB
Bow hunter injured by stray bullet from nearby target shooting, police say: A 38-year-old bow hunter is in critical condition after being struck by a stray bullet while hunting in Essex Township, police said. Preliminary findings indicate the shooting was accidental, Clinton County sheriff’s deputies said. Read the full story.
Ohio Approves $25 Million for Public Hunting Land Acquisition: In early 2026, the Sportsmen’s Alliance called on Ohio Governor Mike Dewine to earmark $25 million in the state’s Biannual Capital Improvements bill to acquire lands in southern Ohio formerly owned by the Mead Paper Company. Now known as Scioto Land Company-BTG lands, these tracts have become available as the company sells its holdings. Read the full story.
Healthy Elk Are Dropping Dead in Nevada and No One Knows Why: Over the last decade, between 10% and 30% of female elk in Elko, Nevada, have died each year. The Independence and Tuscarora Mountains are a remote landscape, home to elevated desert environments. Few animals are equipped to survive its harsh winters, but its native elk population typically thrives. That is, until the last ten-plus years. Read the full story.
Lifelong Wyoming Hunter Finally Bags His First Bull Elk Just Shy Of Turning 67: Though born in Wyoming and having spent his life here as an avid hunter, one goal eluded Mike Berryman: Bagging a bull elk. Two weeks before turning 67, he met that goal last week on the opening morning of rifle season in the South Fork area near Cody. Read the full story.
Mike Berryman and his first bull
Father and son shot dead in attack on Norway hunting party: A father and son were shot dead and a third person critically injured near the Norwegian town of Halden on Sunday morning, the NTB news agency reported. The victims, a man in his 70s and his son, who was in his 40s, were part of a hunting party that was preparing to set out when the gunman opened fire.
"They were standing in the yard waiting to be assigned their hunting positions when the perpetrator began shooting at the group," police prosecutor Anders Svarholt told NTB. Read the full story.
Hunter saved in helicopter rescue after becoming lost in steep ravine in rugged north Georgia terrain: After reaching and assessing the hunter, crews determined his condition was critical and the terrain was too difficult to safely carry him out on foot. Read the full story.
VIDEO // SOME THINGS JUST HAVE TO BE SEEN
🐊 When your Florida buddy calls and asks for a hand with something. This damn near 12-footer got himself into a bit of trouble and is going to need some help getting out.
I’ll grab the tail, you’ve got the head, right?
MONDAY MEME // DON‘T MAKE ME
WANDERINGS // A SFW GLIMPSE OF OUR BROWSER HISTORY
Is the American South set to be the next major player in the olive oil game? The Old Fiddlers Convention: where thousands of musicians gather every August to keep a centuries-old tradition from flickering out. The dramatic history of San Francisco’s Cliff House. And Spain's "most dangerous" walkway is now Spain’s “not-so-dangerous” cliffside adventure.
EYE CANDY // PICTURES > WORDS
That Monday morning feeling.
📸 by @domgattophoto
Oh, and one more thing…
