Two cougars freed from the Manitowoc, Wisc. Lincoln Park Zoo by vandals were captured Thursday without incident. Vandals reportedly cut chain-link fencing overnight to free the two animals. “They are raised for the purpose of education. People who think they are releasing these animals as a service to the animals are just wrong,” said Mayor Kevin Crawford. As reported by AP and the (Manitowoc) Herald Times Reporter.
Shadow, a Rottweiler-cross, is being credited with alerting a man to the presence of hungry wolves near his children while the family was tobogganing east of Fort Nelson, BC. "I looked back and saw my dog intercept the lead wolf -- there were two of them. They were heading towards the kids and the dog came in," said Kyle Keays, who tracked and killed the male and female wolves. Reported in The Province.
The California Department of Fish and Game has placed numerous traps around the campus of Cal State San Marcos following repeating mountain lion sightings there. Students have been on winter break since Dec. 15. “The good news is that the campus is pretty clear of people,” said university spokesman George Cagala. In the San Diego Union-Tribune.
A compilation of cougar-related incidents in the Orange County Register. One death, three injuries from mountain lions since 1986. Good background data for those who track such things.
Remington Arms Company, Inc. ("Remington" or "the Company") the only manufacturer of both firearms and ammunition for Hunting, Law Enforcement/Security, Government & Military applications in the United States, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Marlin Firearms Company, Inc. ("Marlin"). The transaction is expected to close by the end of January 2008. PR Newswire via Fox Business.
Flanked by a dozen or so reporters who were seriously underdressed for the occasion, former Arkansas governor and GOP hopeful Mike Huckabee scored a ringneck the morning after Christmas Day in Iowa. The back of his hat read: EAT, SLEEP, HUNT. The Baltimore Sun.
The timing hasn't been set quite yet, but Dave Gannaway, the IHSA assistant executive director and a driving force behind the proposal, said a spring season is looking more and more likely. Best-case scenario has the prep anglers wetting their lines for the first tournament in spring 2009. Report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Idaho Fish and Game officials near Pocatello are shooting fireworks at mule deer as part of an effort to keep them away from roads where they can be struck by automobiles. On KPVI.
An Erie, Colorado woman received bite wounds and other injuries Sunday when she tried, albeit without success, to save her two small dogs from four attacking coyotes. The story is at KUSA-TV.
Blue Skeen is to slingshots what Peyton Manning is to quarterbacking: He may not be the best ever, but he's definitely part of the conversation. Skeen has spent the last three decades shooting, making and collecting slingshots. He figures he owns about 400, down from the more than 500 he had when he retired from the auto industry in 1988. Bob Hodge in the Knoxville News.
Authorities in Duluth, Minn. report that outdoor writer, columnist and bowhunter Jeff Murray has been charged with trespassing for allegedly posting no-trespassing signs on public property. Murray, 57, told the Duluth Tribune that he expects to be cleared in the matter. "I thank God I live in America where everyone can have their day in court," Murray said. "Once I've had my day in court I'm completely confident this matter will be dismissed." AP story here. Duluth Tribune (registration).
Earl Golding, whose coverage of the area’s hunting and fishing scene in the Waco Tribune-Herald earned him fans well beyond Central Texas over half a century, died Sunday in McGregor after a long illness.
It's the feel-good story of the holiday season. Well, not really. The owner of the Top Choice Meat Market in Vancouver, Wash., said the off-duty officer was upset because 4 pounds of his deer jerky was seasoned incorrectly. When butcher Mike Brannan gave the officer his meat and told him never to come back to the shop, that's when he pulled out a gun, according to Brannan. Fox 12 has the full report.
"I had to use both my hands to get around its neck," Dangerfield of that snake. With the help of bystanders and deputies, the snake was put in a body bag and ultimately donated to a serpentarium near St. Cloud. Read it in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
