Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian AK-47 inventor, 94

Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian AK-47 inventor, 94

Mikhail Kalashnikov, credited with inventing the AK-47 and its variants, died Dec. 23 at a hospital in Izhevsk, Russia. He was 94. Jim Supica, director of…

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Drivers SOL? USFS says it's flushing mountain pass privies

Drivers SOL? USFS says it’s flushing mountain pass privies

The Forest Service in Southwestern Colorado has announced plans to remove public restrooms at Molas Pass and Coal Bank Pass, making it difficult for travelers…

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UN Affiliate Endorses Rhino Hunt

UN Affiliate Endorses Rhino Hunt

A global conservation organization affiliated with the United Nations is the latest wildlife authority to endorse Dallas Safari Club’s upcoming auction of a black rhino…

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Mountie frees bobcat trapped in window blinds

Mountie frees bobcat trapped in window blinds

What if you discovered a hissing and snarling bobcat hopelessly entangled in you home’s window blinds? Well, in Canada, summoning the Mounties is a good…

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Decorated elk has candy canes, lights, antlers removed

Decorated elk has candy canes, lights, antlers removed

Parks Canada authorities sedated a bull elk in Banff, Alberta after it was seen with holiday decorations in its antlers and dragging yards of lights….

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Public Meetings Set for Fisheries Regulations

Public Meetings Set for Fisheries Regulations

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Coastal Fisheries Division will host seven public scoping meetings Jan. 7-Jan. 9 in several communities to discuss potential changes to…

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Rainbow Trout Coming to Tyler’s Nature Center

Rainbow Trout Coming to Tyler’s Nature Center

The East Texas Woods and Waters Foundation (ETWWF) and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will host two special fishing events in January 2014….

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Public Comment Sought on Adding Counties to Rules Requiring Draining Water from Vessels

Public Comment Sought on Adding Counties to Rules Requiring Draining Water from Vessels

In the state’s ongoing effort to combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved for public comment a…

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Resolve to Tread Texas State Park Trails in 2014

Resolve to Tread Texas State Park Trails in 2014

Vow to battle the post-holiday letdown and shed those unwanted pounds by pounding a Texas State Park trail, beginning Jan. 1, at more than 60…

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Louisiana: Year's second record-busting buck taken

Louisiana: Year’s second record-busting buck taken

Louisiana doesn’t have a long-standing reputation for massive whitetail deer, but Bayou State hunters have killed two bucks this year that will likely eclipse the…

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