Yellowstone Grizzly Euthanized After Outsmarting 800-Pound Dumpsters 🗑️

In the event that the weekend wasn’t quite long enough for you (next weekend should be), 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:

• Euthanized - An impressive dumpster-diving grizz put down in Yellowstone 🗑️

• Get your apps in gear - Michigan bear and elk apps are due soon 🪪

• The birds are boomin’ - Just like the wi-fi, Arkansas’ gobblers are plentiful 🦃

• It’s pink, sir - Georgia greenlights new hunter safety color 👚

• Speaking of grizzlies - Watch this fella get confronted by a massive bear up in Banff 🐻 

FED BEAR = DEAD BEAR
YELLOWSTONE GRIZZLY EUTHANIZED AFTER OUTSMARTING 800-POUND DUMPSTERS

Last week Yellowstone National Park officials made the call to euthanize an 11-year-old, 400-pound male grizzly bear that had become something of a public safety threat. The bear, who had become known for flipping over 800-pound bear-resistant dumpsters and uprooting trash cans, had developed a dangerous taste for seed oils human food.

Between April 3 and May 13, the grizzly repeatedly accessed garbage at high-traffic areas like Old Faithful, Nez Perce Picnic Area, and Midway Geyser Basin parking lot. Its ability to outmaneuver bear-resistant infrastructure, designed to withstand the strength and cunning of grizzlies, was a remarkable but troubling feat. As it would turn out, this bear wasn't just hungry; he was a culinary genius with a knack for overturning all-you-can-eat buffets disguised as bear-proof bins. His innovative approach to dumpster diving included not only flipping over massive dumpsters, but also artfully prying smaller trash cans from their concrete-enforced bases…

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Only a Couple of Weeks Left to Get Your Michigan Elk and Bear Hunt Applications In: Michigan hunters, don’t miss out on your chance to land a State Elk or Bear license for 2025. The 2025 bear and elk hunting license application period is open now through June 1.  Read the full story.

Arkansas turkey hunters report best season since 2016: Turkey hunters in the Natural State reported 11,332 turkeys harvested during Arkansas' turkey hunting season, which ended May 11. The harvest increased 22% from the 2024 season and stands as the best turkey season since 2016. Read the full story.

Hunters across Georgia can now wear a new safety color: pink: Recently passed legislation will allow hunters in Georgia to now wear pink as a safety color during hunting season. On May 9, Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 167 into law. The bill authorizes fluorescent pink hunting outer garments. Read the full story.

Ohio Division of Wildlife proposes changes to waterfowl hunting zones: Proposed changes for the 2026-27 duck and goose seasons would push the boundaries of the South Zone, which covers Central Ohio, a bit north in spots and include all of Knox and Union counties. Morrow County would fold into a revamped Zone B and Marion into a rejiggered Zone A.  Read the full story.

Mo. Dept. of Conservation proposes expanding furbearer hunting, trapping opportunities: According to MDC, the proposed regulation changes will increase trapping opportunities and provide landowners with additional tools to manage increasing furbearing species, as well as respond to human-wildlife conflicts.  Read the full story.

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🐻‍❄️ Welcome to Banff, where the grizzly bears love to f*ck with the hikers. Honestly, I love bears. But those big ol’ grizzlies just do something to me. And that something is thinking that there is no way in hell I’d ever be in a situation where the the only thing between him/her and I is an aerosol can.

Some will call me scared, but my old man always taught me not to bring bear spray to a .300 magnum fight…

‘Bout to pounce on this work week.

📸 : @karphotography

Oh, and one more thing…