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The weekend might not be here just yet, but your favorite dispatch from the great outdoors is.
So grab your coffee or whiskey (no judgement) and let's get caught up on the outdoor news and views from the past 24-or-so hours.
Here's what's worth reading about today:
Dumbasses - Yellowstone visitors furious about low-flying drone harassing grizzlies 🚁
It’s lit - Michigan’s DNR is blazing forests to save elk and rattlers 🔥
Daring rescue - Indiana firefighters brave raging river to save a deer fawn 👨🚒
Wisconsinonians only - Wisconsin’s elk hunt is residents only and if you are a resident, you best get your application in ASAP 🧀
Oh, come on in - A Quebec resident came home to an unexpected visitor in his living room 🫎
PEAK MODERN TOURISM STUPIDITY
VISITORS FURIOUS AFTER FAMOUS MOTHER GRIZZLY HARASSED BY ILLEGAL DRONE IN YELLOWSTONE
There’s no doubt that we all kind-of-sort-of love technology. Personal drones are genuinely pretty cool, that is, until someone ignores basic human decency (not to mention the law) and decides his TikTok channel supersedes the enjoyment of anyone else in the country’s most famous National Park.
On May 14th, in one of the most visited corners of Yellowstone, a crowd was peacefully watching Beryl, a well-known mother grizzly, and her two cubs near Grizzly Lake. That peaceful moment was interrupted by the buzzing of an illegally-operated drone whose pilot thought it would be a good idea to get an up-close-and-personal shot of the bears…
QUICK HITS // FROM AROUND THE WEB
Erie County Legislature overrides County Executive's veto, adopts youth hunting law: The Erie County Legislature voted to override a veto from County Executive Mark Poloncarz, clearing the way for 12 and 13-year-olds in Erie County to legally hunt big game. Read the full story.
Michigan is intentionally setting 309 acres on fire today to help elk, save threatened rattlesnakes: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will conduct prescribed burns this week in Oakland and Otsego counties to maintain habitat for various wildlife species. Read the full story.
Cow Caribou Hunting Seasons Closed In Three Southwest Alaska Units: This Emergency Order closes the state resident hunting season for cow caribou in Units 22, 23, and that portion of 26A within in Colville River drainage upstream from the Nuka River and drainages of the Chukchi Sea south and west of and including the Kuk and Kugrua River drainages, also known as 26A Southwest. Read the full story.
Video shows Indiana fire department rescuing baby deer from flooding waters: Captain Joe Sinclair went into the water and rescued the deer, bringing it safely back to shore. Medics on scene provided aid until the deer could be transferred to a local animal rescue. Read the full story.
After saving a human from a sinking vehicle, firefighters went and grabbed a struggling fawn as well. | Madison Twp. Fire Department
Gresham angler cited for several hunting and fishing violations: Oregon State Police stated, “Multiple angling violations were observed, and the angler was in the unlawful possession of two game birds. The angler admitted to harvesting the game birds in the Lookout Mtn WMU. A firearm and the game birds were seized as evidence.” Read the full story.
Only Wisconsin residents can hunt elk, but the clock’s ticking for applications: Anyone hunting for a Wisconsin elk license is quickly running out of time — and with only 16 tags — applications need to be turned in before May 31. And tags are only available to hunters who live in the state. Read the full story.
VIDEO // SOME THINGS JUST HAVE TO BE SEEN
🫎 “Honey come quick, there’s a moose in the living room.” A resident of Trois-Rivières, Quebec got a surprise visit on Wednesday morning after a moose broke in through a window and proceeded to cause a little bit of a commotion.
Fortunately, no one was injured…
WEEKEND MEME // SEE YA
WANDERINGS // A SFW GLIMPSE OF OUR BROWSER HISTORY
I love honey. It’s God’s sugar and I can drink it by the gallon (along with pure Canadian maple syrup). The story about how bees first made it to America and changed the whole damn landscape is a fascinating one. The first brand new car Steve McQueen bought was a beautiful 1958 Porsche 356 A 1600 Super Speedster and is what officially launched his racing career. A stark contrast to that new electric Ferrari, which is definite no for me, dawg. And three buttons we continue to push, despite them doing very little to improve our lives.
EYE CANDY // PICTURES > WORDS
The pull of the weekend.
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