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Here’s what’s worth reading today, Monday, March 9, 2020:
Deer rips off ‘half’ of hunter’s face as he tries to shoot it: This buck fought back! A behemoth deer charged a French hunter as he tried to shoot it, ripping open the guy’s face and landing him in the hospital with 50 stitches. “It actually took half my face off,” the hunter, Vincent Saubion, told the UK Metro. The 36-year-old had to be raced by helicopter to a team of surgeons after the 330-pound animal he was stalking in southwest France stormed him, according to the outlet. The deer tore a chunk of skin off Saubion’s mug, under his cheek and eye — causing him to “feel drunk” from the impact and amount of blood loss, he said.
Hank Cherry Jr. finishes strong, wins Bassmaster Classic: Hank Cherry Jr. never relented in his quest to take home the top prize at the 50th Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic and had a strong Sunday to finish a dominating all-around performance for the win in Birmingham. The North Carolina angler never trailed in the competition known as the “Super Bowl” of fishing tournaments. Sunday’s fishing on Lake Guntersville and the weigh-in at the Legacy Arena in downtown Birmingham gave Cherry, 46, his first Bassmaster Classic win with a 65-5 event total and his first major tournament win since 2013. His catch total was just six ounces below the highest weights in Bassmaster Classic history (a 69-11 haul from Kevin VanDam in 2011). Cherry won $300,000 for his Bassmaster win, while total prize money for the field totaled $1 million.
Donald Trump Jr. goes ice fishing in Milwaukee, catches large brown trout before GOP event: Donald Trump Jr. went fishing in Milwaukee Friday and had the pictures to prove it. The president’s oldest son caught a brown trout while ice fishing alongside professional angler Eric Haataja in the Summerfest lagoon. Trump Jr. posted some of the brown trout he caught on Instagram.
103-year-old man goes hunting, shoots elk: Gordon Blossom is not the average hunter. “I always say I’m growing old. Now I change that. I am old,” Gordon says. He’s nearly 104 years old, and he’s been hunting for almost a century. “I think I was 10 years old when my folks bought me a .22 single shot.” He says the shells for the gun cost about 15 cents at the time. “In those days, a dime would get you a pretty good meal,” Gordon says. Ever since then, Gordon has been hunting and achieving the goals he sets for himself. He has shot three elk in the last four years. “I just love to hunt,” he says.
Florida jail lieutenant, husband caught illegal night hunting: A lieutenant with the Walton County Jail remained on administrative leave after she and her husband were caught night hunting illegally. Elisa Georgina Hicks and her husband were caught Feb. 13 after they shot a robotic deer off U.S. Highway 90 east of Argyle in Holmes County, according to an incident report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The robo deer was placed on the highway by FWC to catch people illegally night hunting. An FWC officer said he saw Hicks’ vehicle pass the fake deer and turn around, stopping on the westbound lane. Hicks saw the deer first and told her husband to turn around, according to the incident report.
Idaho visitors will see big hike in hunting, fishing fees: Legislation significantly increasing what it will cost nonresidents to hunt deer and elk in Idaho has been signed into law by Gov. Brad Little. The Republican governor signed the measure that the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said resident hunters asked for so there will be less overcrowding in the field. Fish and Game is doing that by capping how many nonresidents can hunt deer and elk. But that will result in reducing Fish and Game revenue with fewer nonresident hunters. Estimates put the loss at $5.4 million and $9 million a year. To make up for that, Fish and Game is increasing hunting and fishing costs for nonresidents.
13 of the best public lands for hunting, fishing near big cities: If you live in a big city and love to hunt and fish, it can be a struggle to find a place to pursue those passions and find success. Hooking into a hot bed of smallies or shooting a doe, few ducks or rabbits for the pot is more difficult in urban areas than the back 40. But in many cases outdoor opportunities are abound right outside city limits, it’s just a matter of finding them. That’s where this list comes in. It will give you better options to find, and take advantage of, the public access closest to you. Just remember when folks at the check station ask how you found out about their honey hole, mum’s the word.
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