Hunter who accidentally shot himself in the leg while hunting on November 12th had to have his leg amputated

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who accidentally shot himself in the leg while hunting on November 12th had to have his leg amputated

A press release from the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office says 38-year-old Michael Hendrickson was climbing into his deer stand when his rifle accidentally discharged, hitting him in the leg. According to a GoFundMe campaign set up to help him out, Hendrickson was hunting with his nephew, who went for help while Hendrickson applied a tourniquet.

The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office, Dassel Rescue, Mayo Ambulance, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and Life Link all responded to the scene in Kingston Township. Hendrickson was airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment and then transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, where surgeons discovered the injuries were too severe to save his leg.

His family says Hendrickson has a “very long road to recovery that will require multiple surgeries, weeks of hospitalization and rehabilitation.” They say they want him to focus on getting better and not worry about how to get there.

The GoFundMe goal is $20,000, and the campaign is more than halfway there. Learn more by clicking here.

Buck takes shelter inside Michigan church on opening day

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A video the church posted on Facebook shows the buck wandering around the church

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STURGIS, Mich. — A 10-point buck sought sanctuary inside a southern Michigan church on opening day of the state’s firearmdeer hunting season.

Pastors at Grace Sturgis encountered the buck inside the church’s auditorium on Monday before it leapt through a window and back into the wild.

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A pair of young antlered deer graze on the edge of the woods in a frost covered field, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Zelienople, Pa. 

A pair of young antlered deer graze on the edge of the woods in a frost covered field, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Zelienople, Pa.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

A video the churchposted on Facebookshows the buck wandering around the church. Pastors Amanda and Luke Eicher and Justin Wickey erected barricades in a hallway to try to keep the animal from the rest…

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Idaho is paying hunters who kill wolves, but in Washington they’re protected. Here’s why

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Wolves are still endangered in Washington but not in neighboring Idaho. Many cattle ranchers say it’s putting them at a distinct disadvantage.

https://www.krem.com/article/news/investigations/idaho-washington-wolf-protection-differences/293-f792d6d9-2099-4aa7-85de-615c67b17fab

Idaho is paying hunters who kill wolves, but in Washington they’re protected. Here’s whyhttps://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.489.0_en.html#goog_373292894Volume 90%Author:Whitney WardPublished:2:03 PM PDT November 1, 2021Updated:5:26 PM PDT November 2, 2021

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SPOKANE, Wash. — For some conservationists, the fight is on to put gray wolves back on the federal endangered species list after President Donald Trumplifted protectionsfor the animals before he left office in 2020.

President Joe Biden has faced increasing pressure to reverse the Trump administration’s decision,though he is sticking by it for now. Wolves are still endangered in Washington but not in neighboring Idaho, and many cattle ranchers say it’s putting them at a distinct disadvantage.

Ron Eslick, who lives in Ferry County, Washington, is just about ready to hang up his ranching hat. What was…

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23-year-old teacher dies in hunting accident, Nebraska cops say.

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23-year-old teacher dies in hunting accident, Nebraska cops say. ‘There are no words’ BY MIKE STUNSON NOVEMBER 15, 2021 1:17 PM Kade Reiman, a 23-year-old teacher at Bennet Elementary School in Nebraska, was killed Nov. 13 in a hunting accident, officials say. FACEBOOK SCREENSHOT A Nebraska school district is mourning the death of a 23-year-old elementary school teacher who also coached high school athletics. The Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office in southeastern Nebraska said Kade Reiman died Nov. 13 “of an apparent gunshot round” as he was hunting with another person, according to News Channel Nebraska. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the Lincoln Journal Star reported. TOP VIDEOS WATCH MORE × Mystery from above. Can you identify this Kansas City-area landmark from the air? Week 22 Reiman was a second-grade teacher at Bennet Elementary School and was a member of the Palmyra High School football team’s coaching staff. Mike…

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Blackpool swans die from suspected bird flu

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A cordon has been put around a park lake where three swans died after showing symptoms of bird flu.

The swans became ill on the lake at Stanley Park in Blackpool over the weekend and were later found dead, Blackpool Council said.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has been notified and other birds in the area are being monitored by the council.

People have been urged to avoid the lake and to not handle any ill birds.

Avian flu is spread by close contact with an infected bird, whether it is dead or alive.

Meanwhile in neighbouring Fylde, a protection zone has been put around a farm afterbird flu was confirmed near Salwickon Friday.https://buy.tinypass.com/checkout/template/cacheableShow?aid=tYOkq7qlAI&templateId=OTBYI8Q89QWC&templateVariantId=OTV0YFYSXVQWV&offerId=fakeOfferId&experienceId=EXAWX60BX4NU&iframeId=offer_0e763acc7b457c03340a-0&displayMode=inline&widget=template&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com

Temporary control zones covering 3km (1.8 miles) and 10km (6.2 miles) are in place around the site.

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Fargo’s urban hunting appears to be shot down

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3-2 vote indicates bow hunting of deer will stop because of increasing usage in river parksWritten By:Barry Amundson|9:08 pm, Nov. 15, 2021

Deer graze Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Riverside Cemetery in south Fargo along the Red River.
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Deer graze Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Riverside Cemetery in south Fargo along the Red River. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor

FARGO — Fargo city commissioners took the first step Monday, Nov. 15, to ending the bow hunting of deer and turkeys along the Red River in the city limits starting next year.

The vote was 3-2, with City Commissioners Tony Gehrig and Dave Piepkorn objecting to the repeal of the 15-year-old city law.

Gehrig asked Police Chief David Zibolski what the “obvious” public safety concerns were when there have been no accidents.

The chief said the arrows can go “in a lot of different directions.” He said 94 deer have been harvested over the last four hunting seasons, but reports done each year…

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THE ELEPHANT WHO COULD BE A PERSON

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The most important animal-rights case of the 21st century revolves around an unlikely subject.By Jill Lepore

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/happy-elephant-bronx-zoo-nhrp-lawsuit/620672/

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About the author:Jill Leporeis a staff writer atThe New Yorkerand the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University. She is the author ofIf Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future.

The subjectof the most important animal-rights case of the 21st century was born in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Very soon after that, a tousle-haired baby, she became trapped in human history. She was captured, locked in a cage, trucked to the coast, and loaded onto a roaring 747 that soared across the Pacific until it made landfall in the United States. She spent her earliest years in Florida, not far from Disney World, before…

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“People’s lives are more important”: Abbotsford mayor urges farmers to leave animals

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Darcy Matheson|Nov 16 2021, 10:12 pm

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"People's lives are more important": Abbotsford mayor urges farmers to leave animalsAerial footage of farm flooding in Abbotsford, BC / Sophia Middleton

As the city of Abbotsford grapples with catastrophic flooding andwarns of “significant risk to life” as it faces a potential water pump failure, the mayor is urging farmers in hard-hit areas to leave livestock behind and get out immediately.ADVERTISEMENT

Abbotsford, in the heart of BC’s Fraser Valley, is a major hub for agriculture in the province, with many large scale dairy, livestock and poultry operations. Those operations can contain thousands of animals — one single chicken farm can house more than 15,000 birds, for instance — and many are in the Sumas Prairie, which is largely submerged after an “atmospheric river” resulted in widespread flooding.

Residents in the low-lying Sumas Prairie were ordered to leave on Tuesday morning. Around 1,200 people have evacuated, however, around 300 people have not, according to the…

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Why Serving Meat at a Climate Conference Is a Problem

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ByMia MacDonald,Carina MillstoneNovember 12, 2021

Acolleague attending the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow was in line at an eatery when she observed the man in front of her ordering a beef taco. She saw that his backpack sported the logo of a leading global conservation organization. When she asked if he worked for this group (a household name in many parts of the world), he replied that he did. In Brazil, he added. “My mouth dropped,” she recalled. “And you ordered beef?” she asked. His reply? “It isn’t a problem.”

Those of us who have been trying to alert COP and other international conferences for more than a decade to the outsized role of large-scale animal agriculture in deforestation, biodiversity loss, the epidemic of non-communicable diseases, and the climate emergency would beg to differ. It’s a very big problem—for a multitude of reasons.

The first problem…

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