Activists Slam Polar Bear Hunters and Quickly Get Put in Their Place ✊

In the event that the weekend wasn’t quite long enough for you, here’s to hoping that your favorite dispatch from the outdoor world can give you 5-or-so minutes to prep yourself for yet another week.

So, without further adieu, let’s grab that coffee or whiskey (no judgement) and get caught up on the outdoor news and views from the past few days. 

Here's what's worth reading about today:

• Foot in mouth - Pair of climate activists get served 🤦

• Licenses slashed - ND applications now open for reduced number of deer licenses 🦌

• Special delivery - Michigan police officers deliver baby deer after mom gets hit by a car 👩‍🍼

• Martha’s turkeys - Who knew turkey hunting on Martha’s Vineyard could be a thing? 🦃

• Don’t give up the guns - In other polar bear news, watch this fella give up his weapon while being chased by one 🐻‍❄️

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ACTIVISTS SLAM INUIT POLAR BEAR HUNTERS AND QUICKLY GET PUT IN THEIR PLACE

A pair of Turkish wildlife photographers found themselves with their feet firmly placed inside of their mouths after posting a boisterous and uninformed video criticizing sustenance hunters in the Canadian north. 

The controversy swiftly unfolded last week in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, when the pair of photographers had their sites set on documenting the apparent effects of climate change but were interrupted by a group of polar bear hunters. 

In true activist fashion, the pair quickly became agitated that a group of people had thrown a wrench into their righteous plans. Learning that the group that had gotten in their way were hunting polar bears only seemed to add insult to injury, sending the two men into a complete meltdown…

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Applications Being Accepted for Deer Licenses in North Dakota: North Dakota deer hunting licenses are available for the 2025 season. The state’s deer hunting opener is set for November 7 and runs through the 23. Just over 42,000 applications are available.  Read the full story.

Registration open for special Elk hunting permits from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission: AGFC officials said that 18 permits will be available for public drawing through online applications. Six of them will be for either-sex tags and 12 will be antlerless-only tags. Applications for the drawing end at 11:59 p.m. on June 1.  Read the full story.

Police officer delivers fawn after car hits pregnant deer in Oakland County: Quick thinking by a Michigan police officer likely saved the life of a newborn fawn in Oakland County. Upon his arrival, he found that a pregnant doe was hit by a vehicle and was about to give birth. As the mother died, Wright was able to remove the fawn, warm it up, and get it breathing. Read the full story.

Martha’s Vineyard delivers unexpected turkey hunting experience: Martha’s Vineyard is in Dukes County. In 2024, the total spring turkey harvest in the county was 25. This is up from 2016 when the total was one bird. There is very little public land on the Vineyard open to hunting without first obtaining special permission.  Read the full story.

Michigan backtracks on limits to special deer hunts, allows ‘doe with a bow’ in U.P.: Michigan game regulators have voted to tweak the state’s deer hunting rules, weighing in on two hot-button issues ahead of the 2025 season.  Read the full story.

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🐻‍❄️ Great, now the damn polar bear has a gun. I kind of get it, the snowmobile is likely faster than the charging polar bear. But I’m still not sure I’d advocate for dropping your weapon, I mean it worked out and everything…but really?

Just another day in the Arctic Circle I guess…

Into the redwoods.

📸 : @ryanresatka

Oh, and one more thing…