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Megan Plete Postol
Megan Plete Postol is an award-winning outdoor journalist covering the hunting, fishing, trapping, and shooting industries nationally.
Her work has appeared in various publications and websites across the outdoor industry and beyond. She loves exploring the intersection of the human experience and the natural world.
She is based in the gorgeous Adirondack Mountains. Her professional affiliations include the Outdoor Writers Association of America and the New York State Outdoor Writers Association.
Recent Posts
Anthropology
Preserved in Permafrost: 3,500-Year-Old Brown Bear Discovery
A bear that died 3,500 years ago and then remained nearly perfectly preserved in the ice of eastern Siberia has undergone a necropsy that revealed its true age and genetics, among other secrets.
Scientists originally thought the bear, which was uncovered in 2020, was an extinct cave bear species...
Megan Plete Postol
Mar 7, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Study: The Future of Moose in the Adirondacks
Wildlife biologists in New York are currently in the midst of a multi-year research project to garner some insight into moose populations and the factors that could be affecting the population’s growth in the area.
Moose were extirpated from the Adirondacks in the late 1800s and early 1900s, due to...
Megan Plete Postol
Mar 1, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Polar Bear Kills Mother and Toddler in Alaska
A mother and her one-year-old son were killed Tuesday, Jan. 17, in a rare unprovoked attack in the remote village of Wales, according to Alaska state troopers. Officials identified the victims as 24-year-old Summer Myomick and 1-year-old Clyde Ongtowasruk.
The trooper’s report indicated that a polar...
Megan Plete Postol
Jan 20, 2023
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Fishing
32-Year-Old Burbot Record Broken Twice in Two Weeks
The Indiana State record for burbot has been broken not once, but twice in the past two weeks.
The first time happened on Dec. 30 when avid angler Scott Skafar caught a burbot that weighed 10.2 pounds on Lake Michigan. This catch broke the previous state record that had been in place since 1990 by...
Megan Plete Postol
Jan 19, 2023
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