Sight fishing Juvenile Black Marlin

How Good Is Hervey Bay. There is no other location on the planet where you can sightfish to juvenile black marlin on gin-clear flats in only a few metres of water Fishing With Scotto is in Hervey Bay, QLD, Australia. This is news to me. I never heard of marlin in such swallow water before. This would …

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Local Boy Lucks Out

This piggyback ride did not end well for the Black Duck but the American Goshawk ate well this evening.Hammonds Plains; Nov 30, 2024 Krista Melville

Deer Hunt Extraordinaire

Still on the deer theme from yesterday. Amazing tracking footage at 7 min mark. Use the scroll bar to zip ahead if needed. ​ This scene is so familiar to me with the snow covered conifer, surprise encounters and instant excitement. I never had one head in my direction this close but I have had several very …

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Pack Goats 2.0

  Thought I’d share some pictures from our adventures this fall. Between late August and early November I logged 30+ days and 200+ miles with the boys in the Idaho backcountry on various pack trips. Most of these were solo adventures, just myself and 10 of my best 4 legged friends. Nathan Putnam I mentioned …

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Deer Death Trap

This seems to have happened last week after the snow in the northeast. I have mentioned deer mishaps several times here. This one is among the most dramatic. Before the cameras to record all these events, this guy’s story would be laughed at as BS.  

Fake Out

This is how I leave my blind all year long. The deer get used to seeing someone in there so when I’m in there no big deal. Try it! The head came from a beauty school. They just throw the used ones away after they cut the hair. Rann Robinson I laughed. 5000+ comments. Need …

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Stella and Steller’s Eagles.

  RARE: Hybrid Eagle Discovered! On December 8, 2004, an astonishing event was captured by a remote camera on Vancouver Island. A juvenile eagle, significantly larger than any seen before, appeared on the footage—its enormous beak and impressive stature left biologists puzzled. They concluded that this raptor might be a rare hybrid between a Steller’s …

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Rough Country: East and West

Aerial view of the Grabens, Canyonlands National Park The features grabens are caused by blocks of rock sinking between parallel faults in the Earth. Most of the grabens are 25 to 75 meters (82 to 246 feet) deep and extend for about 25 kilometers (16 miles). The origin of these distinctive features dates back some …

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Jack Russells and Westport, MA

Jack Russell’s to the core. The pink jumpers only makes it more obvious. LOL ​ I am reminded of being on the Westport Beach in Massachusetts bass fishing and seeing three running for me. I had a 10 inch bass fly hanging off my rod and they started jumping savagely for that while the owner …

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