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Unconventional Bear Defense Techniques

We’ve heard about using pepper spray, loud noise and aggressive posturing when confronted by bears in the wild, but here are some examples of unorthodox bruin defense. Black Belt Beats Brown Bear A Canadian man

Ringing in the Fish

This week we bring readers the tale of two fish, and two rings. Truth, Lies and Sailfish On December 28, 2002, Eric Bartos was fishing with two friends off the Florida coast near Ft. Lauderdale

I’m Just Dating my Shotgun

Recently, I posted the following request to the fans of Pheasants Forever on Facebook: “Tell us the Story of your First Shotgun.” As the lengthy comments extolling the virtues of their favorite scattergun stacked up,

Great Lab Work

This week we bring you three tales about everyday Labrador retrievers that performed heroic acts to save the lives of their fortunate-and grateful-owners. Junior Achievement You don’t have to tell most sportsmen that Labrador retrievers

A Yooper’s Pheasant Jambalaya

A good friend of mine processes a few of his pheasants into Andouille sausage each season. I’ve always associated Andouille sausage with jambalaya, so that’s how I’ve used his generous gifts of frozen packets. Last

Little Lunkers

Despite their diminutive appearance, two tiny fish recently landed the anglers who caught them in their respective state record books. Kid Catches Record, uh, Minnow There may be a bright future for Maxfield JonasKrueger as

Caddyshack Revisited

This week, we tie out three unrelated offbeat stories together with the help of actor Bill Murray and the 1980 classic movie, Caddyshack. Holey Moley It wasn’t exactly a reprise of Bill Murray’s memorable role

When do Bird Hunters hit their Prime?

Professional athletes’ ages are frequently part of the conversation when talking about the best players in a country’s major sports. With millions at stake, team owners want to make sure they are signing contracts when

Fowl Weather

How do you know you’re experiencing an especially severe thunderstorm? When waterfowl by the dozens begin falling to the ground – dead! It’s Raining–Duck! Some furious thunderstorms that rattled through mid-Texas resulted in heavy downpours,

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