Archive for the ‘Asides’ Category
“Longest Minute” Hero to Marry…My Cousin
December 2, 2008 AsidesIf you’ve been reading this blog since the early days then you may recall the story of “The Longest Minute”. It is about two hunters and their dramatic encounter with a grizzly while quartering a moose in the Alaska wilderness. It is a fascinating story written by Doug White, one of the hunters. But that’s [...]
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Redneck Timestamp
October 17, 2008 AsidesThanks to Bill “Bearpaw” Groom for sending this in this morning. Time to upgrade the trailcam!
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Ultimate Hat Rack
September 18, 2008 AsidesDoes this hot get your motor racing? How about now: it’s still out there. Big guy here was sedated so Bob Zaiglin of Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde, Texas could measure the rack. ”It was a unique opportunity for me and my students to see just how big antlers can grow on deer that [...]
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Nice Kitty
September 14, 2008 AsidesThis submission came with a note saying the two men were “looking for animal horns near Vernon, Utah”. What we’ve got here are two Doubletough guys coming across a mountain lion during lunch, but rather than defend its kill, it welcomes them like a long-lost pet! Remarkably, the cat appears to let one of them [...]
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August 12, 2008 Asides, VideoHunting with a bird of prey is an art form and a glorious thing to watch. Typically it will be a demonstration of falconer having their feathered friend going after a rabbit, mouse or a simple chunk of meat, but the handler in this video shows what these birds can do in a spectacular fashion.
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Velvet Muleys
August 3, 2008 Asides, DeerThis is the type of sight that gets the heart pumping as mule deer season approaches. They are not new photos, but were began making the way around the ‘net four years ago. The claim was they were taken by an employee at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory near Idaho Falls.
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