Kentucky State

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Mark Menendez has enjoyed the fruits of a long and fulfilling career over the years. Each year, he looks forward to the prospect of heading North to chase big, hard-fighting smallmouth in an attempt to best his competition while enjoying the beautiful, mild weather compared to the heat and humidity of his hometown in Kentucky.

Menendez prepared for long runs, rough water, and big smallies

Montana State

Columbia Falls, MT

A 72-year-old Montana man shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked him while he was alone picking huckleberries, according to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

A 72-year-old was alone picking huckleberries in a Montana forest. Then, a grizzly bear attacked him

Dengarden

It goes to show you that you truly never know what you'll find in these old renovations.

Couple Discovers the Coolest Surprise Hiding Under Layers of Ugly Siding

Florida State

Drop off the main drag and you’ll often find your downtown side streets harboring some of the city’s best hole-in-the-wall diners and eclectic boutiques. Canals hold similar appeal, as they often link one water main body to another, while holding rod-bending opportunities along the way. You may find...

How to make canal connections

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Canton, NY

Yamaha pro and Toyota Bonus Bucks member Brandon Palaniuk is leaning on his extensive smallmouth experience and steadfast mindset as he heads to St. Lawrence River for the last Elite Series tournament of the year. We’re at the tail end of the annual smallmouth swing of the Elite Series and...

Palaniuk Focused on His Mental Game Heading into St. Lawrence

In this Tackle Tip Tuesday, Lake Champlain Champion Ed Loughran runs through his jig setup that accounted for most of the fish throughout his tournament. He also leaned on a topwater in practice and on Championship Monday to catch smallmouth.

Tackle Tip Tuesday: How Ed Loughran won the tighest Elite event ever

Whiskey Riff

Grizzly bears are some of the most notorious killers in the woods and there is a good reason for it. They are absolute beasts that grow massive, reaching over 1,000 pounds at their most. These massive bears can stand over 7 feet tall and will hunt just about anything. They have the power to take down a fully grown moose, with a bite that can crush bone.

Nothing is safe if a grizzly wants it.

So, the folks that deal with them for a living certainly have an interesting job. Anyone how works with wildlife learns their ways and is typically calm...

Ranger Blasts Grizzly With Bear Spray, Stops It In Its Tracks

Alaska State

Homer, AK

New York Post

A “beloved” Texas couple and their two young sons are feared to have died after the boat they were on capsized and sank into 51-degree water off a remote coastline of Alaska.

The US Coast Guard received a report at around 7 p.m. on Saturday that a 28-foot aluminum vessel carrying eight lives had sent out an emergency distress call that their ship had begun taking on water and was in dire need of being rescued, according to the Anchorage Daily News. 

A radio broadcast was quickly sent out by the Coast Guard to other ships in the area to aid in the...

‘Beloved’ Texas family feared dead after boat capsizes in frigid Alaska waters: ‘Hard to believe that this could be real’

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Mccall, ID

You have to be a special kind of wild to want to have a murder kitty at your house, leashed up or no leash, no matter how tame you think it is. I mean, think about it… your average house cats have plenty of fight, are amazing hunters, and can throw down with the best of ’em, even though they’re domesticated and “friendly.” You take a wild cat species, even if bred in captivity, and those wild cat instincts don’t just disappear.

Bobcat On A Leash Spotted Chilling In An Idaho Driveway

Red Lodge, MT

NBC News

A black bear attacked a child inside a tent in Montana on Aug. 11, according to state wildlife officials. In a statement released on Aug. 13, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said the attack happened at a private campground south of Red Lodge, a city about an hour southwest of Billings.

Child hospitalized after bear attacked her tent in Montana

USA TODAY

The girl was inside a tent near Red Lodge when the female black bear attacked the tent, injuring her, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said.

Black bear euthanized after it attacks, injures child inside tent at Montana campground

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

On Sunday night, a black bear mauled a three-year-old toddler who was sleeping inside her family’s tent at a campground in Montana, according to reports from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) and The Associated Press. The child is in the hospital, and there is currently no update on her condition.

Bear Mauls Toddler Inside a Tent at Montana Campground

A-Z-Animals

Ohio is home to four distinct types of habitats and has a rich history of aviation and a vibrant agricultural culture. These four habitat types include forests, prairies, marshes, and the Great Lakes. But despite the state’s seemingly unlimited habitat options, can you believe that only one wild cat species lives there? And that only […]

Mountain Lions in Ohio

Ahh, nature. Every once in a while, something gets thrown at you that is so unexpected and out of the ordinary that you can’t even comprehend what occurred. But… that’s where the excitement lies, right?. Members of the deer family typically only show aggression towards that of...

Aggressive Whitetail Buck Charges Big Bull Elk… & Walks Away Victorious

Fox Weather

A child was hospitalized Sunday after a black bear attacked her inside a tent in southern Montana.

Black bear attacks 3-year-old girl in Montana

Idaho State

Custer County, ID

Equipped with only 19 pounds of gear, 89-year-old Bing Olbum set off on what he intended to be a five-day hiking trip.

Beef jerky, salted nuts and iodine tablets helped an 89-year-old hiker’s ‘very unlikely’ survival in Idaho wilderness

The Susquehanna River is well known for its incredible smallmouth population. This major waterway passes through central and eastern Pennsylvania with its final destination into the Chesapeake Bay. At more than 400 miles long its the longest river on the East Coast. This fishery is unlike any other as the...

Kayak: top baits from Susquehanna River

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Loving the Northern Swing

I’ve been looking forward to the Northern Swing all year, and the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain demonstrated why. I’ve always enjoyed fishing this lake, but...

Loving the Northern Swing

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