Here’s what’s worth reading today, Tuesday, May 21, 2019:
Texas game wardens stress boating safety ahead of Memorial Day weekend: Last year, 29 boating fatalities and hundreds of boat accidents and injuries occurred on Texas waters. As part of National Safe Boating Week May 18-24, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement are reminding Texans to be safe this Memorial Day weekend and all summer long by following the law and taking basic safety precautions while on the water.
Eagle River musician on the mend after moose attack: After the stomping ended, all Taylor Caldwell could think about was finding his dog, Memphis. “I started yelling out his name,” Caldwell said Monday from Providence Hospital, where he’s recovering from injuries suffered in a Friday afternoon moose attack. Then he realized that was a mistake. A cow moose was again sizing up the 67-year-old piano player as he laid on the ground, broken and bleeding from wounds to his hand, ribs, leg and rear end.
Zimbabwe lifts ban on hunting buffalo with bow-and-arrow: Zimbabwe has sparked outrage after it lifted a ban on hunting buffalo with bows and arrows in a bid to attract big-spending foreign tourists. A spokesman for the Parks and Wildlife Management Authority this week said only heavy-duty bows would be permissible in an attempt to ward off criticism that such weapons raise the risk of only wounding the thick-skinned beasts.
Supreme Court rules in favor of Native American rights in Wyoming hunting case: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Native American rights in a 5-4 decision in a case out of Wyoming. Justice Neil Gorsuch, the only Westerner on the court, provided the decisive vote in this case, showing himself again to be sensitive to Native American rights. The court held that hunting rights for the Crow tribe under a 19th-century treaty did not expire when Wyoming became a state. This case centered on a member of the tribe, Clayvin Herrera, who faced charges for off-season hunting in Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming.
A man broke out his fishing rod and managed to catch a carp in his driveway https://t.co/6PJQIVoV89 pic.twitter.com/UYTqtottRm
— New York Post (@nypost) May 21, 2019
Man goes fishing in his flooded driveway and catches a carp: A man broke out his fishing rod and managed to catch a carp in his driveway in Port Clinton, Ohio. “Look at what Jeff just caught in our freaking driveway!” his wife exclaimed after recent thunderstorms flooded areas of northeast Ohio.
Ford government spending $100K on ‘Hats for Hides’ hunting program: The Ford government is spending $100,000 on a program that encourages hunters to trade-in deer and moose hides so they can be turned into commercial or artisan goods. “Hats for Hides” provides hunters with a hat or crest in exchange for pelts harvested throughout various hunting seasons in the province.
‘Get off the boat’ — Women in commercial fishing industry fight sexual harassment: When Robin McAllistar worked in the commercial fishing industry in the 1970s and 1980s, she was often the only woman on the boat. Once, she said she was stuck on a boat with a captain who was constantly drinking. She said he assaulted her in her room, and she had to fight him off. “I mean physically grappling and trying to get through and get out and get away,” she said. “I wasn’t raped, but that was only because I got out.”
10 fishing books every angler should read: It’s fishing season, but we can’t fish all the time. And my favorite summer pastime just might be hanging out in my hammock with domestic brew and a good book after a long day of fun on the water. And if there’s anything to stoke the fire for more fun on the water, it’s a quality fishing story.
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