Man's Dream Elk Trip Becomes Nightmare
from the Clarion-Ledger
It should have been a hunting trip of a lifetime for Chipper Hicks, going to Colorado with his son and his son-in-law. But the memory that they hoped they would cherish for a lifetime is now one they wish they could forget. Hicks was arrested Oct. 22 in Brinkley, Ark., charged with illegal transportation of a cervid and had his trophy 6 X 6 bull elk confiscated - meat, antlers and all - by officers from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. More

Obama Gets a Blunt Question about Guns
from the Los Angeles Times
Barack Obama wanted to talk about the economy today as he campaigned in Pennsylvania, especially in light of the new government report showing unemployment increasing to 6.1 percent in August. But gun rights, it appears, is an issue Obama can’t avoid in the Keystone State. More

Father's Bow Shot Kills Grizzly Attacking His Son
from the Cody Enterprise
A Cody, Wy., bowhunter in search of an elk found a grizzly bear instead. And Ron J. Leming, 37, attributes his father's lifetime of bowhunting for saving his life. "There are not many people who could stand their ground like that, especially with a bow and arrow," Leming said. More

'Monster Pig' Case Lives On
from The Birmingham News
More than a year after the photo of an 11-year-old Carrollton boy standing behind a 1,050-pound "monster pig" appeared in newspapers across the world, the case continues to affect the lives of people on both sides of a controversy. "It is unbelievable what my family has been through over the past year," said Mike Stone, the father of Jamison Stone, who killed the hog on an Alabama hunting preserve in May 2007. "It has taken 10 years off my life." More

A Yearling Record?
from the Texas Whitetail Directory
It was over a month ago when the rumblings started. It was rumored that a yearling on a North Texas ranch was destined for greatness, carrying a mass of meaty tissue on his head fit for a king. With the growth of the deer industry, and the explosion of younger deer producing large racks, it wasn’t hard to fathom such a thought. More

Matador Ranch Opens Hunting Lodge to Stay Profitable
from The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Cattle aren't the only cash crop at the Matador Ranch anymore. Managers of the sprawling ranch 80 miles northeast of Lubbock have discovered there's something else on their land people are willing to pay for - deer. This month, the ranch opened a 10,000-square-foot hunting lodge, the latest amenity geared toward the ranch's growing hunting venture. More

Cameroon: Largest Ever Elephant Tagged
from Africa News
A WWF Jengi team recently tagged a male elephant in the strategically important Ngoyla-Mintom forest block. The forest block covers more than 932,142ha with 30 percent situated in the South Region and 70 percent in the East Region of Cameroon. More

Mountain Lion Sightings on the Increase in Texas
from the Plano Courier
I have spent a lifetime in the outdoors but have never actually sighted a wild mountain lion. I’ve come close, very close, on several occasions but can truly say I don’t remember ever actually sighting a lion in the wild. Mountain Lions are extremely secretive animals but sightings are becoming more and more common in Texas and much of the Southwest. There are simply more sets of eyes scanning the woods and roadsides these days than a few years ago. More

Tyler Hunter Takes Trophy Elk On Northern Colorado Hunt
from the Tyler Morning Telegraph
There is little doubt that Tyler's Bill Blomdahl will close the fall hunting season on a ranch in South Texas. He opened it in a big way on a ranch in northeastern Colorado where he took a 6X7 elk rough scored at over 400 inches. Probably the most surprising thing about the big bull was that it was the first elk for a hunter known for his propensity for taking trophies. More

Scottish Hunter Devises Formula to Improve Shooting of Birds
from the Dallas Morning News
Hitting moving targets with a shotgun is an inexact science at best. Luckily, shotguns have a built-in margin of error. As soon as the shotgun pellets emerge from the barrel, they start to spread out. That's why the same lead on a narrow-angle target will break a target at 20 yards or 50 yards. Pete Blakeley, a Dallas-area author and shooting instructor, is constantly seeking ways to explain the physics of shotguns to his many students. More