David Booth plays left wing for the Vancouver Canucks, and, among other things, the NHLer enjoys hunting. He went on a spring bear hunt in Alberta, and took to Twitter to celebrate his success, and that’s where things got messy. Using a bow, Booth downed the bear while hunting over bait, which is the most [...]
Bear Baiting Hunting
Pro Hockey Player Under Fire for Posting Bear Hunt Video and Photo on Twitter
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Michigan Hunter Shoots Bear to Escape Attack
When an animal attacks, sometimes it's nice to run up a tree, but when that animal climbs trees better than you do, you're in trouble.A 49-year-hunter was sitting over his bait site in Mackinac County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula when three cubs came up to the site. Quickly, their 220-pound mother spotted the hunter and [...]
Michigan Legalizes Deer Baiting in the Lower Peninsula
There was talk about it early this year, and Michigan officials have voted to lift a 3-year ban on deer-baiting for the upcoming fall season in the Lower Peninsula. Now, hunters will be permitted to leave as much as 2 gallons of bait within a 10-foot square radius starting October 1. The baiting controversy is sure to rage [...]
Alberta Spring Black Bear Hunt with John Rivet’s Great Canadian Adventures
In May of 2008, I had the great opportunity to travel to Alberta to hunt black bears with John and Jenn Rivet's Great Canadian Adventures. A spring bear hunt had never been on my mind, but a chance to go on this hunt and a chance to harvest two bears with a muzzleloader was one [...]
