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Record-setting Burmese python captured in Miami-Dade County
For immediate release: May 20, 2013 Contacts: Diane Hirth, 850-410-5291; Carli Segelson, 772-215-9459 Record-setting Burmese python captured in Miami-Dade County Video of the epic battle here: http://www.nbcmiami.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/Man-Catches-Burmese-Python/207973281 A Miami man has caught and killed the longest Burmese python ever captured in Florida: 18 feet, 8 inches. The python was a 128-pound female that was […]
Recreational Boating Deaths At Record Low in 2012
In 2012, the Coast Guard counted 4515 accidents that involved 651 deaths, 3000 injuries and approximately $38 million dollars of damage to property as a result of recreational boating accidents. • The fatality rate was 5.4 deaths per 100,000 registered recreational vessels. This rate represents a 12.9% decrease from last year’s fatality rate of 6.2 […]
Louisiana Hunters Build $10,000 Drone to Aid in Pig Hunt
Daniel Xu – May 7, 2013 – outdoorhub.com Electrical engineers Cy Brown and James Palmer may have a day job working on top-secret U.S. Air Force projects, but at night they dress up in camo and hunt for pigs. Problem is, tracking feral pigs at night can be a tricky proposition. Where others may fail, […]
Hunter uses bare hand to catch flying quail
May 13, 2013 by David Strege A bird in the hand is worth, well, in this case it’s worth 2,000 belly laughs, and for a couple of reasons. First, a quail hunter uses his bare hand to catch a quail that inexplicably flew directly at him, and it was caught on video. Second, the video […]
Historic Whitetail is Fifth to Score Over 300
MISSOULA, Mont. (May 7, 2013)–Most elk hunters are happy if their bull scores 300 or better. Most deer hunters can’t even picture a whitetail of 300-class proportions. No wonder. Since 1830, it’s only happened five times. Of the 13,000-plus whitetails currently honored in Boone and Crockett records, only five–a scant .03 percent–tape 300 inches or […]