Close Encounters of the Worst Kind
A brutal, bloody hunt. A ghastly, devastating attack. And a state left divided on what to do about its 2,500 black bears.
A brutal, bloody hunt. A ghastly, devastating attack. And a state left divided on what to do about its 2,500 black bears.
Brian Burnsed Sports Illustrated Feb 2021 Permalink
Sprawling ranches. Rare animals. Rich folks with guns. Welcome to the state’s booming business of stalking wildlife from around the globe.
Wes Ferguson Texas Monthly Jan 2021 30min Permalink
Childhood friends, escalating traumas.
Miranda Williams Menacing Hedge Jan 2020 15min Permalink
Internet death threats hound a young Alaskan after a successful hunt.
Julia O'Malley High Country News Jul 2017 10min Permalink
A war on wolves in Utah.
Jeremy Miller Harper's Dec 2016 25min Permalink
Stalking bluefin tuna, the most valuable wild animal in the world.
John Seabrook Harper's Jun 1994 30min Permalink
The story of a pair of murdered whooping cranes and just how difficult it is to save a endangered species.
Sonia Smith Texas Monthly Sep 2016 25min Permalink
The woman trophy hunter, notorious for her controversial “hero shot” beside a dead giraffe, profiled.
Kerry Howley New York Aug 2015 25min Permalink
The story of a young man, a lake with some fish, a compound bow and a very bad idea.
Holly Anderson Grantland Feb 2015 20min Permalink
Sex, potential violence, and human awkardness convene on an isolated shore.
"A slight breeze brings slight relief from the heat and a taste of the saltwater lapping against the hard sand. He’s been here many times. Though he has no desire to kill a bird, he loves this place, this lonely beach at the edge of this lonely lake too shallow for boats and too lifeless to attract fishermen. He loves the sand bugs and the sharp edges of the sand grass. Especially he loves the deep shade beneath the willow trees, and the sound of the cicadas’ music in the sun."
Nathan Knapp Specter Magazine Jul 2014 Permalink
“What kind of a person looks upon the world’s largest land animal—a beast that mourns its dead and lives to retirement age and can distinguish the voice of its enemies—and instead of saying ‘Wow!’ says something like ‘Where’s my gun?’”
Wells Tower GQ Jun 2014 Permalink
On Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s lust for blood-sport.
David Quammen The Atlantic Jul 2003 35min Permalink
A child's uneasy participation in a hunting party; an excerpt from Jackson's forthcoming novel Mira Corpora.
"A bearded man orders the children to circle up and divide into groups. A brother and sister pull my ears and claim me. They say that I’m their lucky charm. The siblings are pale with spindly legs, denim shorts, floppy hiking boots. We set off into the heart of the woods. The boy’s crew cut ends in a braided rat’s tail. He flicks it back and forth across his shoulders. They both have beady eyes and big noses. There’s something else on their faces, but it’s not clear yet."
Jeff Jackson Guernica Feb 2013 Permalink
“It’s 7:30 a.m., and already the congressman and I are covered in blood.”
Ben Terris National Journal Jun 2012 10min Permalink
On killing and eating small game in Seattle.
Brendan Kiley The Stranger Sep 2006 25min Permalink
What does it take to win the World Taxidermy Championships?
Susan Orlean New Yorker Jun 2003 15min Permalink