Authorities in California have disrupted an overseas wildlife poaching operation after seizing hundreds of illegal animal parts.According to a press release, in the early weeks of 2026, an investigation began after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intercepted a falsely labeled package en route from Thailand to Fresno, California. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) confirmed that the shipment contained hundreds of products obtained from poached animals. Some named products include elephant trunks, bear gallbladders, saiga antelope, turtle shells, and ivory products, including walrus tusks and rhino horns.Many of these species are protected by the Convention on International…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your guide to the whitetail woods, presented by First Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host, Mark Kenyon. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast. This week on the show, I’m joined by Kip Adams, the Chief Conservation Officer for the National Deer Association, and we are discussing the state of white tails in America in twenty twenty six. We’re to cover many of the most pressing and concerning issues facing deer,…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: Protein powder and water bottles are platoon chief at the time. You would take plastic water bottles and five point fifty quarter to the outside of the outside of his kid and sill and you know, hey, he might see this one day, so like he’s a he’s a great man. He is a great man. But we would all make fun of him because on nots you could you could always see where he was because they would just be they were just bouncing on his kids. But it was like it was like for ease…

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(Continued from Part 1.) The following are the basic tools I use to harvest and butcher fowl: Large stainless steel bowl. I put several quarts of water in the pot (the amount of water varies on how many birds I am harvesting) to keep the meat from drying out and to help keep flies away if they are present. I also butcher where running water is easily accessible to wash my hands when necessary. Sharp knife. My preferred knife for cleaning and butchering is a medium-sized, antique, high-carbon steel butcher knife with a very thin blade. This knife is from…

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February 12, 1935: The 785-foot long rigid airship USS Macon (pictured above, at Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, California) was downed in a storm off Point Sur, California, with the loss of two lives, and 64 people rescued. — On February 12, 1873 US Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1873, abolishing bimetallism and placing the country on the gold standard — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 123 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one,…

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