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Canadian Man Takes Down Attacking Moose With .22 Rifle
Can you knock down a moose with a .22? The answer is “yes”—but it takes about 15 bullets. Just ask Shawn Tuffnell, of Stoughton, Saskatchewan. On January 22, Shawn was going about his morning after having spent the night at his mother’s house when he heard her screams coming from outside. Angie had...
Eli FournierFeb 17, 2026
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Pine Beetles Poised to Decimate Colorado’s Ponderosa Forests
In Colorado, beetles are on the move—and it could have big impacts on mule deer habitat. The insects, mountain pine beetles, are the same ones that destroyed many of the state’s lodgepole forests over the last decade, and they’re now moving into ponderosa stands along the Front Range. The US Forest...
Eli FournierFeb 10, 2026
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Sharpshooters Will Eradicate Deer on Catalina Island Under New Plan
Last week, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife approved a plan to eradicate mule deer on Catalina Island, located about 23 miles off the southern California coast. Behind the plan is a nonprofit called the Catalina Island Conservancy, which owns 42,000 acres on Catalina—about 80% of the...
Eli FournierFeb 9, 2026
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Wyoming Hunters Accuse Ranchers of Using a Plane to Herd Elk
Editor's Note: This article has been updated since original publication. It’s a cool, misty morning in the rolling hills and sand dunes northeast of Casper, Wyoming. It’s the middle of archery elk season—September 18, to be exact. A handful of bulls are bugling and fighting before dawn as Mark (a...
Eli FournierFeb 2, 2026
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