Field Notes

Man Fights Lion With Chain Saw

Online Editors — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:54:59 -0400

A man in Cody, Wyo., used a chainsaw to defend himself from a mountain lion that attacked him while he was camping in the Shoshone National Forest. Dustin Britton, 32, was on the trip with his wife...

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84-Pound Girl Catches 193-Pound Wels Catfish

Online Editors — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:42:49 -0400

When 11-year-old Jessica Wanstall says she caught a fish thiiiiiiiis big, extending her arms away from her body as far as they can go, it still won’t be enough. That's be cause the 4-foot...

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Beached Squid Update

Joe_Cermele — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:57:41 -0400

Earlier this week, we posted a video blog about a bunch of big squid that washed up on a California beach right after an earthquake. Well, as it turns out, the 'quake may have had...

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Doing Time For Lobster Dinner

Joe_Cermele — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:43:29 -0400

A New Jersey man pleaded guilty to stealing nearly eight dozen lobster tails from a kitchen in an Atlantic City hotel. Anthony Jones, 38, was caught after he crammed 91 tails in his jacket and...

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Discussion Topic: On Hunting Pythons in Florida

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:33:20 -0400

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s request for a massive hunt of an estimated 100,000 pythons roaming the Everglades in Florida has been approved by Florida’s governor, Charlie Crist. Crist has...

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Basking Shark Beached Near NYC

Joe_Cermele — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:16:32 -0400

A 26-foot basking shark Tuesday was washed ashore on Gilgo Beach in Babylon, a city on Long Island in New York. It was alive at the time but died shortly after. From Newsday: read more

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Chad Love: Killing My Cell Phone

Online Editors — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:33:46 -0400

Photo by Chad Love I've always harbored irrational anger toward inanimate objects that irritate me. Back in the days of dial-up and modems, I once took a hammer to an old 28.8 that kept...

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Discussion Topic: Earlier Deer Season for Economic Stimulus?

Joe_Cermele — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:08:26 -0400

Michigan’s firearm deer hunting season begins on Nov. 15, but a member of the state’s Natural Resources Commission is suggesting it start a weekend early, and reasons are all...

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Surprise Gator Hunt in Indiana

Joe_Cermele — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:53:52 -0400

Two teens in Illinois have discovered how to combine fishing and hunting, ammo and spears, accidental discoveries and execution. And they did it all legally. From the Chicago...

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Giant Squid Wash Up After CA 'Quake

Joe_Cermele — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:05:00 -0400

From NBC's Bay Area News: It was an odd start to the morning in La Jolla. First residents were jolted out of bed at 7.34 a.m. by a 4.0 magnitude earthquake that was centered 19 miles out to...

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