THE BEST OF AUGUST 2026 //
It’s the first weekend of the month, so here’s our most popular articles, photo, video and meme of August 2026.
Have a great long weekend, see you Tuesday.
TOP PHOTO // PROOF THAT PICTURES > WORDS
Mr. November
📸 by @danyoung238
TOP STORIES // READERS FAVORITES
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Ohio Poacher Gets Jail Time, Fines, and a Forced TikTok Apology
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Serial Poacher Busted After 174 Illegal Trips Across Five Wisconsin Counties
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Idaho Couple Ordered to Pay $115,000 for Illegally Guiding Mountain Lion Hunts
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River Otter Mauls Open-Water Swimmer on Lake Tahoe’s East Shore
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“Woefully Unprepared” Hikers Rescued Deep in Wyoming’s Grizzly Country
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First Felony Arrest Under Hawaii’s “Duke’s Law” After Illegal Hunting Bust on West Oahu Ranch
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“I Could Hear All the Bones Crunching”: Washington Hunter Survives North Slope Brown Bear Attack
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Sheriff’s Deputy Charged After 3-Year-Old Daughter Fires on Fellow Hunters During Youth Turkey Hunt
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Dad’s Compound Bow Saves Toddler After Backyard Black Bear Attack
1.
Hunter Avoids Criminal Charges After Mistakenly Killing Colorado Wolf
TOP VIDEO // Y’ALL COULDN’T BELIEVE IT
😳 This is like that scene in Jurassic Park. But instead of a velociraptor surprising its prey, this elk instead surprises the hunter.
Dang heart would have beat right out of my chest…
TOP MEME // IT MADE ME LAUGH
It’s for your own safety!
