By Chad Love

This vintage footage (narrated by an equally vintage Marty Stouffer) of a bison at Yellowstone National Park not suffering a fool gladly, as the saying goes, is a fairly famous bit of film. I used to think pretty much everyone has seen it. It's been around since the '60s, has been shown on virtually every nature show ever filmed about Yellowstone, and to this day is a YouTube staple.

But I guess the dude in the story below must have missed all those shows, as well as all the signs warning you to stay away from all the nice, cuddly animals who just want to be your friend. As a result, he got the full "Yellowstone Experience."

By Chad Love

A Claremore, Oklahoma noodler took top honors at this year's famous "Okie Noodling" tournament in Paul's Valley, Oklahoma with the largest flathead ever caught during the tournament's 13-year run.

From this story in the Tulsa World:
Kaleb Summers of Claremore became reigning champion and record holder with the biggest fish ever checked in at the 2012 Okie Noodling Tournament in Pauls Valley last weekend. He and his team wrangled a biggest-ever flathead female that weighed 70.46 pounds.

By Chad Love

Should wildlife officers have the power to write tickets for state motor vehicle violations when they find someone illegally riding an ATV on state lands? Everyone knows that if you get caught riding an ATV in a non-motorized area that you'll get fined for it.

Problem is, those fines don't seem to be much of a deterrent for some. So the state of Pennsylvania is set to give its wildlife officers the power to issue tickets not only for riding in an unauthorized area, but also for state motor vehicle violations.

From this story in the Pocono Record:
In a matter of hours Saturday, a wildlife conservation officer patrolling state game lands in Shohola issued tickets to seven ATV riders. All-terrain vehicles are not allowed on any state game lands. But the threat of a fine of between $100 and $200 does not deter riders from tearing up trails in popular no-ride-zones like at the top of Camelback Mountain in Monroe County.

By Chad Love

Much has been written the past few years on the increased number of women taking up hook-and-bullet pursuits, but relatively little attention has been paid to trying to recruit minorities into the fold. But perhaps Oregon's newest member of the state wildlife commission, the first African-American to ever serve on that board, can change that.

From this story on Oregonlive.com:
When it comes to the outdoors, Greg Wolley has been everywhere you can imagine, defying many stereotypes about African-Americans and wildlife. “They say Black people don’t bike, hike, etc.,” he says. “Students of color are not seeing images of people in natural resources that look like them -- they don’t have role models.” On May 21, Wolley became the first African American to serve on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission (ODFW).