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:
Insanity - Remember that psychotic Oregon anti-hunting, fishing and farming bill? It might end up on the ballot this fall 🗳️
To the highest bidder - Newly proposed legislation could see Michigan’s prized Pure Michigan licenses auctioned to the highest bidder 💰
Don’t feed the bears - A couple of knuckleheads have been charged for hand-feeding bears donuts in BC 🍩
Mandatory testing - Could be coming for some Colorado elk hunters this year 🧪
What you got there, fella? - What do you think this big cat is hauling home? 🐈
THIS INSANITY MIGHT ACTUALLY HIT THE BALLOT
OREGON’S RADICAL BILL THAT WOULD BAN HUNTING AND FISHING JUST CROSSED THE SIGNATURE THRESHOLD
If you thought the idea of a bill that would straight-up cancel hunting, fishing and even farming was something that would simply wander off and die somewhere, you, like me, would be wrong. By turning the dial up to about 11, Oregon’s animal rights crowd is continuing to shove Initiative Petition 28 right down our throats. The so-called “PEACE Act”, which was designed to treat hunting, fishing, and raising livestock like felonies, has officially submitted enough raw signatures to likely qualify for the November 2026 ballot.
According to the Oregon Secretary of State, supporters dropped off 120,935 signatures on May 20, clearing the 117,173 raw threshold needed. That’s a decent little cushion heading into verification, though we all know how these things go with invalid signatures, duplicates, and non-voters getting tossed. Still, the fact that this thing even got this far should have every hunter, angler, farmer, and rural Oregonian paying attention…
QUICK HITS // FROM AROUND THE WEB
Lost hunter rescued from swamp after search in Ohio: The Geauga County Drone Team was able to get a visual of the hunter overhead at 11:26 a.m. Due to the swampy and thick brushy environment to the area, Burton Fire said rescue boat assets were deployed to rescue the lost hunter. Read the full story.
Minnesota DNR electronic licensing system for fishing, hunting set to launch in June: The Minnesota DNR will roll out the first phase of the updated electronic system on June 9, starting with fishing and hunting licenses. The new platform replaces a licensing system that has been used in Minnesota for more than 25 years. Read the full story.
Proposed bill could add five auctioned Pure Michigan hunting license for top bidders: By the luck of the draw, three Michigan hunters get the incredibly rare opportunity to hunt just about anything they want in Michigan as part of the Pure Michigan Hunt. Proposed legislation in Lansing could change that. Hunters could still rely on luck to get all those licenses and opportunities, or they could simply be the highest bidder. Read the full story.
2 charged after they allegedly fed Timbits to bears along B.C.'s Alaska Highway: Two people have been charged after British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says they posted photos of themselves on social media hand feeding Timbits and hot dogs to bears. Conservation officer Sam Harris says it's alleged the man and woman were feeding bears from their vehicle as they drove along the Alaska Highway. Read the full story.
Just like a dog | BC Conservation Officer Service
Biologists studying DNA, genetics for color phase turkey: The Lavretsky Lab has partnered with Dr. Mike Chamberlain, the National Wild Turkey Federation distinguished professor at the University of Georgia School of Forestry and Natural Resources and founder of the Wild Turkey Lab, along with the NWTF, Ducks Unlimited, and the Low Country Game Bird Foundation, to conduct research to determine if turkeys possess genetics from domestic birds, or if they are 100% wild. Read the full story.
Mandatory chronic waste disease testing shifts to elk this year: Some Colorado hunters this year will face mandatory chronic wasting disease testing for the elk they harvest as part of Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s continuing effort to better understand the reach of the fatal big game disease and the effectiveness of measures the agency is taking to try to combat it. Read the full story.
VIDEO // SOME THINGS JUST HAVE TO BE SEEN
🍽️ What’s this ol’ cat dragging home for dinner? These guys were out hiking all day when the spotted this cat dragging something quite a ways off. They grabbed the camera and zoomed in.
An online poll on the post indicated that many viewers believed it to be a coyote. Have a look at the zoomed in view and let us know what you think.
What's the cat dragging?
- Coyote |
- Antelope |
- Deer |
- Cottontail Rabbit |
- Joe Momma
QUOTABLES // WORDS TO LIVE BY
Fishing is a condition of mind wherein you cannot possibly have a bad time.”
— Zane Grey
HUMPDAY MEME // TALK DIRTY TO ME
WANDERINGS // A SFW GLIMPSE OF OUR BROWSER HISTORY
The art form that is taking the free Costco sample in an effort to make an informed purchasing decision. I can’t say I have ever belonged to the ‘manosphere’ but as a man flirting with his mid forties, I feel as though I might be soon approaching the ‘oldmanosphere’ and it sounds like a much better place. Salted pork, coffee and a few other staples the old timey cowboys from out west consistently consumed. I’ve got to say, as a Florida resident I’ve never tried a guava pastry, which according to this, is the best breakfast food in the state. What’s your state’s finest early morning snack?
EYE CANDY // PICTURES > WORDS
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