You know how hungry you get when you’re out hunting or working in the freezing cold during a long winter day? How the cold seems to sap your energy and strength, making you think about eating a snack or checking your watch to see if it's time yet for lunch?...
Eichler and Zepp. They make it look so easy. No matter how many times you watch the coyote-killing team on video, you just can't figure out how to duplicate their success. While those guys seem to bring coyotes running to the gun every time they make a rabbit squeal, you've...
December 3, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A coyote attacked and severely injured a jogger in the North Texas neighborhood of Frisco on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The jogger had to undergo surgery for neck injuries and is now in stable condition. Had it not been for a policeman on the lookout, the jogger in the video above...
November 30, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A Yukon trapper made a horrifying discovery Monday when returning to his remote cabin after an afternoon of trapping. When Gjermund Roesholt was about 300 feet from his cabin, a grizzly bear charged him. He shot the animal dead and then came across the bodies of his wife and 10-month-old...
November 26, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Coyotes are getting more and more bold as they become accustomed to life in urban areas. Just take this video footage for example. As you can see, a large coyote takes down a deer in someone's driveway. Sadly, this behavior isn't uncommon. In fact, this very thing happened in my...
November 23, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A mountain lion was euthanized this week after it killed a dog in Evergreen, Colorado, but authorities said the killing wasn’t what warranted its death. Rather, it was the sick condition of the wild animal. According to Thedenverchannel.com , Colorado Parks and Wildlife received a call on Monday from a...
I knew the spot was choice before I ever turned on my predator call. To my East, a brushy creek wound its way through the wide-open West Texas country — a perfect spot for bobcats and coyotes to hunt for mice and small birds. Plenty sign of both littered the...
Do you know how to call predators when the weather sucks? You don’t always get to pick the days you hunt, so you have to make the most of those days, even if it means bundling up and braving adverse weather conditions that keep other hunters buttoned up at home...
As simple as the fundamentals of coyote hunting are, someone is out there, virtually every day, making mistakes through inattention to detail or, in some cases, by overthinking what should be a fairly simple, and fun, process. And that bothers Realtree pro staffer Byron South, who has been hunting predators...
November 9, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Don't do drugs, boys and girls. After all, you don't want to end up like this Florida man who decided to break into the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and go swimming with a bunch of crocodiles. According to Actionnewsjax.com , Brandon Hatfield spent four hours in the exhibit. Surveillance cameras...
Most of us have watched the open-country coyote hunts filmed in the vast mesas and prairies of the West. We've seen coyotes coming in on the run from hundreds of yards away, then pausing for that perfect shot. It is a remarkable sight, a long-distance visual of your quarry approaching...
October 26, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Everyone knows that it's not wise to approach a mama grizzly bear and her cubs. But, one British Columbia man felt he had no other option when the family of bears took up residence in his backyard. To keep his family safe, he decided to try to scare the bears...
October 15, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
One Illinois family says they are heartbroken after conservation officers seized their pet bobcat, which is also a registered emotional support animal. The bobcat named Capone was taken by the Illinois Department of Conservation Police on Sept. 28, 2018. Mayweather told the Belleville News-Democrat she applied for a permit to...
October 1, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Imagine for a moment that you're paddling down a peaceful river when all of the sudden your canoe gets stuck. It happens. Canoes often get stuck on rocks and other types of debris. Only this time your canoe is actually stuck on a very large alligator! See Through Canoe, a...
September 24, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Livingston Mayor Judy Cochran is no stranger to alligators. They live in the ponds on her Texas ranch, but one 12-foot, 580-pound gator was not welcome. "About three years ago, we came up missing a miniature horse. We highly suspect a gator got it," Cochran told Click2Houston.com . Cochran, who...
September 17, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A Wyoming elk hunting guide's body was found near where he and his client were attacked by a grizzly bear on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in the Teton Wilderness. According to USA Today , Mark Uptain's body was found on Saturday, around 1:15 p.m., about a quarter-mile from where he...
September 14, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
Authorities say a missing Oregon hiker that was found dead in the Mount Hood National Forest area this week was likely killed by a cougar. Wildlife officials say they believe it is the first fatal wild cougar attack in the state. “This does have every indication that this is the...
August 27, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A 10-year-old boy is recovering after being attacked by a grizzly in Yellowstone National Park. According to KRTV , an adult female grizzly bear with a cub injured the boy near Old Faithful on Thursday. In a press release, park rangers said no action will be taken against the bear...
August 24, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
A South Carolina woman lost her life on Monday while trying to protect her dog from an alligator attack. According to CBS News , the attack occurred around 9:30 a.m. at the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island. Cassandra Cline, 45, of Hilton Head Island, was walking her dog...
August 20, 2018 | The Realblog with Stephanie Mallory
You've heard stories from bear-attack survivors before, but I bet you've never heard one like this. While walking his dogs, a New Mexico man was attacked by an aggressive black bear, which clamped its jaw around his leg. And, it stayed that way even after the man killed the bear...
