By Dave Hurteau

From the Associated Press:

[A] police citation accuses Philadelphia Gun Club president Leo Holt of animal cruelty and violations of a 2002 anti-hunting ordinance in the township of Bensalem . . . .

An animal protection organization alerted officials after receiving a tip the club had quietly resumed pigeon shoots last year.

By Dave Hurteau

From the Associated Press:

Inupiat Eskimos on Alaska's northern coast for centuries have welcomed the spring return of waterfowl as a source of fresh meat after eight months of winter. They have been free to take almost whatever they want, whenever they want, without bag limits.

By Dave Hurteau

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

What started as a mushroom hunt for an ATV rider turned into a face-off with a mountain lion, with a 25-pound cub only five feet away. . . .

"All of a sudden, 75 feet in front of me, is the biggest mountain lion I've ever seen," [Kenneth] Ottoboni said. . .  .

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By Dave Hurteau

From The Washington Post:

To many in Old Town Alexandria, the sex shop that opened recently on King Street is nothing short of scandalous. . . .

But to Michael Zarlenga, it's justice.