March 26, 2021 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Some visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park got quite a show on Tuesday as they watched a black bear take down a wild hog right off the side of the road. According to WATE 6 On Your Side , Philip Talbot and his friend were driving down U.S...
Is there really such a thing as a “tough” game animal? After all, a bullet or arrow through the vitals will do the job on anything, from squirrels to elephants, right? That’s true. But equally true is that some critters, due to the size of their vitals, thickness of hide,...
February 26, 2021 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Encountering a critter during a nighttime trip to an outhouse isn’t all that unusual, but imagine getting bitten on the rear by a bear the moment you sat down to do your business. That very thing happened to an Alaska woman last week when she used an outhouse in the...
February 15, 2021 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Are you curious about what goes on in a bear den? Now you have 24/7 livestream access to a black bear den inhabited by a hibernating mother bear and at least one cub, thanks to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, HDOnTap, and Comcast Business. HDOnTap provides the streaming services, and Comcast...
The Grand Slam Club — later to become Grand Slam Club/Ovis — was founded in 1956 by Bob Housholder. It was a time of rising popularity for conservation, and records preservation was part of that initiative. One of his goals was to document those who bagged all North American trophies...
December 7, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A new video from Utah’s Department of Transportation shows dozens of animals using Utah’s largest wildlife overpass to safely cross Interstate 80. According to Smithsonianmag.com , the 50-foot-wide overpass has a span of 320 feet and was located based on animals’ migratory patterns. Although experts thought it’d take years for...
The best holiday gifts are those that blend right in under the tree, thanks of course to a perfect camouflage pattern. This year we’ve pooled our resources to come up with a wish list of gear that’s sure to please the hunter on your list. And if you want to...
November 13, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
An Alberta man and his father were hunting deer outside Edson last week when they had a close encounter with a large mama grizzly bear and her three cubs. Justin Giesbrecht told CTV News , “We parked and decided to go in for a hike and see what we could...
November 9, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A grizzly bear attacked and seriously injured a father and son who were hunting in northern Montana on Halloween day. According to a statement made by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, the bear charged out of a wooded area near Smith Lake in the Flathead Valley. The agency said the...
October 12, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Bears are trying to fatten up for the winter, which means they sometimes follow their noses into buildings or other areas occupied by people. That’s what happened last week when a large black bear was filmed walking down a hallway in the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, Colorado...
September 21, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A Greenfield, Massachusetts, man just wanted a peaceful nap by the pool, but a curious black bear gave him quite the shock instead. A Ring home security camera caught the moment the bear walked into Matt Bete’s backyard. It appeared to drink from the pool before walking up to the...
September 18, 2020 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
For the second time since 2019, rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) have euthanized a bear for scavenging human remains. According to 10 News , hikers stumbled upon an unoccupied tent at a campsite near the remote Hazel Creek Trail in North Carolina last Friday, Sept. 11...
