THE BEST OF JUNE 2025 //

It’s (almost) the first weekend of the month and it’s the 4th of July, so naturally, we’re off today in celebration of the best damn country in the world. Given the timing, we figured we’d bump up our monthly review email by a day to give everyone something to chew on before we all do our best to lose a finger or two.

So while we’ve all still got eight fingers and two thumbs (hopefully), let’s dig in to our most popular articles, photo, video and meme of the month that was June 2025.

Enjoy the day out there, stay safe and may God Bless America 🇺🇸 

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The pull of the long weekend.

📸 @yin_and_tonic

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Pennsylvania Poaching Ring Bust Results in $35K in Fines, 70 Years Worth of Suspensions

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Wyoming Considering Long-Range Hunting Restrictions Amid Ethical Debate

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Missouri Man Convicted in the Illegal Killing of the 800-mile Mountain Lion

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Illinois Hunting Club Shut Down for Illegal Baiting; Defendants Ordered to Pay $71K

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Serial Poacher Faces Decade Ban for Illegal Deer Kill, Jailed for Driving Blunder

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Karl Studer Faces Lifetime Hunting Ban and $180K Fine in High Profile Idaho Poaching Case

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Virginia Poacher Sentenced for Killing Protected Bald Eagles and Hawks

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Jail Time and $22,000 in Fines for Oregon Serial Poacher

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Wisconsin Man’s Effort to Register a 49-Point, High-Fence Deer as a State Record Backfires

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Alabama Landowners Take On Game Wardens in Landmark Property Rights Lawsuit

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🫣 Who’s playing peek-a-boo over there??? Watch as this hiker suddenly feels like they are being watched and is proven right.

Here, kitty, kitty…

Time to live a little, girls.