Ken Scown, 36, and friend Jeff Herbert, both from Nelson, B.C., were spending their third night camping in a tent as part of an 11-day hunting trip near Canal Flats in the East Kootenays region of B. C. when a female grizzly bear attacked them Wednesday night.

The rest here.

Calm down for a second, work with me here. The show is great because it captures the irrational and mentally stunted thinking of the animal rights movement. The show itself is just footage of these dorks trying to throw stink bombs onto the deck of these huge Japanese whaling boats. It rarely works, and never matters. Nothing is available in the mass media arena that makes this type of ideologue look worse.

Then, along comes South Park with their own take. It may be the funniest social commentary I’ve ever seen. I strongly suggest you take a look.

The story of the lions of Tsavo, which is loosely told in The Ghost and The Darkness, is a real one. The lions were ultimately killed by a British officer named John Henry Patterson in 1898. It turns out the remains of the lions ended up at the Field Museum in Chicago. In an effort to separate legend from fact, a handful of scientists recently studied the teeth and hair of the lions.

From a piece at Sciencedaily:

By analyzing samples of the hair and bone of the lions, researchers were able to estimate that one lion likely ate 11 humans and the other consumed 24 people during the animals’ final nine months. Both lions were shot and killed in December 1898 by Lt. Col. John H. Patterson, a British officer and engineer hired to restore safety in the region. For years after, Patterson, who gained great notoriety for the feat, claimed the lions had killed 135 people — far more than the Ugandan Railway Company’s estimate of 28 victims.

“This has been a historical puzzle for years, and the discrepancy is now finally being addressed,” said Nathaniel J. Dominy, an associate professor of anthropology at UCSC. “We can imagine that the railroad company might have had reasons to want to minimize the number of victims, and Patterson might have had reasons to inflate the number. So who do you trust? We’re removing all those factors and getting down to data.”

The actual study is available here.

Like last year, we had an absolutely wonderful time. Accommodations were first rate, food was fantastic and occasionally overwhelming, and the people were some of the nicest you could meet. Of course none of that matters a bit if the hunting sucks. It doesn’t. The first and third days we had our limit by lunch, despite the 10:00 start. The second day was actually nice because a howling wind made the shooting more difficult, thus the hunt lasted into the early afternoon.

Bill and crew have the operation figured out. Every logistic is covered, every option available, and everyone knows what they are doing.

If I have a criticism, it’s the nature of South Dakota hunting in general. Honestly, it can be too easy. Pheasants are numerous, and killing 3 can take 15 minutes in a good field. After you have a limit you are left with little to do. In some ways I enjoy the DIY hunts we do in Western Kansas more because the skill of you and your dogs will make the difference between a full or empty vest. In South Dakota the slowest, most inaccurate shooter, hunting over a poodle, can expect to kill his birds. I would like to at least see them move the limit to 4 roosters.

Obviously this isn’t the fault of American Wingshooting Lodge. They offer a top-notch hunt for those seeking a great experience. If you are considering a hunt with them I’d be happy to answer any questions you might have. Drop me a line at dukkillr@hotmail.com

* I am in no way compensated or given a benefit by anyone for writing this.