Fitness

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

September 10, 2024 Thomas Schwaab, MD, Ph.D., has been named the new Bank of America Endowed Medical Director of ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute and leader of the Cancer Service Line. Schwaab comes to ChristianaCare from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in upstate New York, where he spent more than 15 years as a highly experienced …

A mule deer killed with a bow in Colorado on opening day could be a new world record, according to a recent report. Instagram post by beast_broadheadsThe deer was shot by local hunter Seth Craft and measured as a typical, with an unofficial green score of 238 6/8 inches. When the deer is officially scored by Pope & Youngand if …

Steven Huege, MD, MSEd ChristianaCare’s Swank Center for Memory Care has been selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in a new alternative payment model to Medicare designed to support people with dementia and those who care for them. Delaware is a popular state for retirees and its aging population is expected to grow. According …