Smokeless fire pits have taken over American backyards, but not the campgrounds. While a smokeless fire pit is undeniably a better experience than a traditional campfire ring, there’s only so much you can fit in your SUV. Vargo, known in the ultralight backpacking world for its lightweight titanium products, has solved this problem neatly with the Vargo MegaHex. While other …
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Hunter criticized for letting grizzly bears eat elk carcass, officials say was not illegal
There are a couple of reasons why you shouldn’t leave your legally harvested elk carcass within reach of a family of grizzly bears. You’re guaranteed to lose a portion of the animal, and you’ll teach the bears a bad lesson (that backyards are great places to score easy meals). You may also get some flack from your neighbors, who might …
Read More »Garmin inReach Messenger Plus sends photos, voice memos and group chats
Satellite communicators just got a major upgrade with Garmin’s new inReach Messenger Plus, launching today. This new device uses different technology than its predecessors to send and receive photos and voice messages, in addition to the text messaging, GPS tracking, weather forecasting and SOS features you’ve come to expect. We got our first look at the inReach Messenger Plus , …
Read More »‘Godzilla’ snapping turtle so big, Virginia officials set new record
Chris Moore and Austin Rush were working at Green Top Sporting Goods in Ashland, Virginia on August 17 when a man walked into the store and said he had a large snapping turtle he wanted weighed. It was a first for Moore. “He had called the store earlier and said he had a huge turtle that might be a state …
Read More »‘I didn’t even try,’ says Florida diver who speared 915 lionfish, wins annual tournament
The FWC Lionfish Challenge in Florida saw record-breaking participation and catch numbers this year. Some 285 divers removed 31,773 invasive lionfish from fragile coral reef ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, according to a press release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. One of those divers was 46-year-old Baye Beauford of Jacksonville, who single-handedly …
Read More »Alligator Gar Released in Texas Could Be Largest Ever Captured by a Female
It was just after sunset on August 31 when Paul Myers, a well-known fishing guide on the Texas coast, settled into a private beach with his client Emilie Song. He rigged three heavy spinning rods with cut tilapia as bait and cast them into the backwater bayou. “I have fished that spot for years and it delivers [a lot] of …
Read More »What Do Moose Eat? | Outdoor Living
Planning a successful elk hunt requires a lot of preparation. Many hunters focus on the obvious things like fitness and gear, but understanding elk feeding habits should be more than just another task on your to-do list. It’s the key to unlocking their daily movements and behavioral patterns. It can be just as important as honing your shooting skills and …
Read More »Taylor Sewell Honored with ROSE Award
September 13, 2024 Taylor Sewell, assistant in the Community Health program, has received the Christiana Care ROSE Award. ROSE stands for Raising Our Standard of Excellence and recognizes outstanding partners in nursing who provide compassionate, excellent care to patients and families. Taylor Sewell (center) is a Community Health Program Assistant at ChristianaCare. Sewell was nominated by a patient’s family member …
Read More »The Most Underrated Food Sources for White-Tailed Deer
A deer eats a plant you don’t recognize. Then another, and another, and it “selects” it over your food plot or corn pile. On another hunt, a buck hits several obscure native species and completely ignores the crop fields, falling acorns, and other conspicuous food items that deer hunters should be targeting in the fall. So what’s going on? The …
Read More »Utah officials secretly shot 170 elk on church-owned desert land
In January and February, officials with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources shot 170 elk in the Deseret Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit, which is located within the Morgan-South Rich Hunting Unit and is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The DWR says it was necessary because of an overpopulation of elk in the area, but the …
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