A lion? In Wisconsin?🦁

The weekend might not be here yet, but your favorite dispatch from the great outdoors is. 

So grab your coffee or whiskey (no judgement) and let's get caught up on the outdoor news and views from the past few days. 

Here's what caught our eye this week...

• A lion? In Wisconsin?- Deer hunter kills mountain lion in rare self defense case  🐈

• Everyone gets a meal - 6,200 meals for the needy after city deer hunt 🍽️

• Here snakey, snakey- 46-year-old talks python hunting passion 🐍

• Call the Duttons - CWD discovered in Yellowstone  🤮

• Traffic stop - Hundreds of elk stop traffic in Idaho 🚦

AN APPARENT CLOSE CALL
WISCONSIN DEER HUNTER SHOOTS MOUNTAIN LION IN RARE SELF DEFENSE CASE

Wisconsin and mountain lions are not three words often mentioned in the same sentence these days. After being extirpated back in the early 1900s, the state has been making efforts to try and re-integrate the majestic cat into the landscape of America’s Dairyland. 

While officials don’t believe there is an active breeding population of cats in Wisconsin, there have been numerous sightings as of recent – a promising sign for reintroducing any species into its historical range. 

Last week a bowhunter had the rare opportunity to introduce himself personally to one of the state’s cats as he was approached while deer hunting. The cat reportedly approached the hunter in his stand and could not be thwarted from investigating the camouflaged man, who at that time, was waiting on whitetails. 

The hunter stated that he attempted to scare the cat away, but it continued to approach him. Finally, stating that he felt threatened by the animal, he let a bolt go into the menacing feline, killing it on the spot...

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🍽️ Good eatin': Pittsburgh's deer management program provides 6,200 meals to those in need.

🙏 Freak accident: Hunting blind fire claims the life of 75-year-old hunter.

💀 Unearthed: Elk hunter uncovers human skull in Wyoming desert.

🐍 One massive snake at a time: 46-year-old python hunter explains her passion.

🎃 Pumpkin spice: Beloved local bear that was set to be euthanized, gets killed legally by hunter.

🔫 Don't bring your guns to town: Man arrested after shooting deer in city park.

🤮 Bad news in the 'stone: CWD detected in mule deer inside Yellowstone for first time.

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🧾 I'll take the check: Watch as Buck crashes through Tennessee restaurant window.

🚦Traffic jam: Hundreds of elk hold up traffic in Idaho.

👨‍👦 Teamwork = dreamwork: Father-son duo free trapped moose from barbed wire.

BIG LOSS IN MIZZOU
$20K REWARD IN MISSOURI ELK POACHING CASE

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is asking the public for  help in finding who illegally killed and left a bull elk near Klepzig Mill in Shannon County this past weekend. A local deer hunter found and reported the animal’s location to MDC. 

Shannon County Conservation Agent Brad Hadley found the adult bull elk shot and left near Klepzig Mill in Shannon County over the opening weekend of Missouri’s firearms deer season, Nov. 11 and 12. The entire animal was left in the field. The carcass was transported to MDC’s Central Regional Office and Conservation Research Center in Columbia for necropsy...

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It's time to start planning those Thanksgiving cocktails. Irish farmer is on the hunt for tanks of stolen bull semen. Randy Newberg's toughest hunt.  Sometimes in deer hunting and marriage you just have to get lucky.

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Clash of seasons.
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