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:
Marching on - New World Screwworm continues its march towards the southern border 🪱
Dog rescued - A hunting dog was rescued after disappearing into the Mississippi River 🐕
Permission to come aboard? - WV angler surprised when a young buck decides to get in on the action 🦌
1K infections - Kentucky finds over 1,000 sick deer 🤮
This would fix me - Watch as this bull makes all the right sounds out in Rocky Mountain National Park 🤤
LET’S HOPE WE CAN HOLD THIS OFF
NEW WORLD SCREWWORM MARCHES CLOSER TO U.S. BORDER, EMERGES IN MARYLAND HUMAN CASE
Towards the end of August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported the first travel-related human case of New World screwworm in the United States. Identified in Maryland, the patient, who had recently traveled from El Salvador where the parasite is active, developed myiasis (larvae infesting a wound) but fully recovered after treatment. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the case via telediagnosis, while HHS spokesman Andrew G. Nixon reminded us that the public health risk remains “very low,” with no evidence of local transmission. And while that statement does provide some sort of hope, at least as far as humans are concerned, the rare infection is currently serving as a reminder of the parasite’s creeping threat to Texas’s wildlife and livestock.
Just a few weeks later, a livestock infestation was confirmed in Nuevo León, Mexico—only 70 miles from the Texas border near Laredo. That case, detected just last weekend, marks the northernmost detection yet, following earlier 2025 cases in Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico…
QUICK HITS // FROM AROUND THE WEB
From turkeys, rabbits, pheasants to geese, here's a look at Pa.'s new hunting seasons: While Pennsylvania is well-known for deer hunting, there are many other hunting seasons that are soon opening, including for rabbits, grouse, pheasants and turkeys. Read the full story.
Missing hunting dog rescued from Mississippi River after community-wide search: Waylon, nearly five years old, went missing after swimming into the river to retrieve a wounded goose while out with his owner, Eric Gaines. Read the full story.
Zillah man killed in hunting accident near Yakima RIver: Jacob Bloom was part of a four-man hunting party in the Sunnyside Wildlife Area/I-82 Ponds Unit between Zillah and Toppenish when he was shot with a muzzleloader, according to a sheriff’s office news release. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the sheriff’s office are investigating. Read the full story.
Angler surprised after deer hops into boat at East Lynn Lake: Steve Jackson was participating in the Western SQT at East Lynn Lake in Wayne County over the weekend when a small buck hopped into his boat, according to BASS Nation of West Virginia. Read the full story.
The surprise visitor | Steve Jackson
Over 1K Kentucky deer dead, sick due to contagious disease outbreak: The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KYDFWR) announced on Facebook Thursday morning that the Commonwealth is experiencing an outbreak of Hemorrhagic Disease (HD). Read the full story.
Country music star, actress wife nearly mauled by grizzly bear at Yellowstone: Country music star Tyler Rich told Taste of Country recently that he and his wife, actress Sabina Gabecki, narrowly dodged being mauled by a Grizzly bear while celebrating their anniversary with a vacation trip to Yellowstone. Read the full story.
VIDEO // SOME THINGS JUST HAVE TO BE SEEN
🤤 This video is both pleasing to the eyes and the ears. Watch as this big ol’ bull asserts himself in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Wish I was sitting behind that camera right about now…
QUOTABLES // WORDS TO LIVE BY
“It is easy for me to imagine that the next great division of the world will be between people who wish to live as creatures and people who wish to live as machines.”
—Wendell Berry
HUMPDAY MEME // TRUE LOVE KNOWS NO BOUNDS
WANDERINGS // A SFW GLIMPSE OF OUR BROWSER HISTORY
We’ve all heard the stories of people chugging down bottles of liquor or handing over grandpa’s pocket knife just before going through security at the airport. But what happens to all that loot? As it turns out, there is a way to buy what people leave at airport security. What it’s like growing up with a dad who moonlights as a magician. Speaking of magic, those dents on the sides of milk jugs? Do they act as some sort of freshness indicator or is it simply a part of the design? I know there are plenty of you from Texas on here, so you’ll have to forgive my ignorance on this one. I had no idea there was a Texas whiskey scene - and apparently a good one. Please accept my apologies while I sample one of the Lone Star State’s finest.
EYE CANDY // PICTURES > WORDS
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