For most hunters, a taxidermy collection is invaluable in the truest sense of the word. Any European or shoulder mounts on the wall got there through our own toil or that of a forebearer. A dollar amount fails to capture that personal history and those fond memories—not that anyone would actually pay a whole heck […]
Moving a collection of rare taxidermy animal mounts that had been on display at the Great Plains Zoo out of state has the backing of the family who gifted the exotic collection to the city of Sioux Falls four decades ago.Relatives of C.J. Delbridge have penned letters of support for zoo-backed plans for the city […]
Two Cornell students hunted and skinned a 120-pound bear inside a residence hall kitchen over the weekend, university personnel said.Two Cornell University undergraduate students with valid New York State hunting licenses lawfully killed a bear over the weekend. The students brought the animal into a residence hall, where they processed it on Saturday, Sept. 6, […]
For Immediate Release, June 16, 2025 Contact:Samantha Miller, (970) 531-6720, [email protected]Petition Seeks Halt to Sales of Fur From Colorado’s WildlifeDENVER— The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a formal rulemaking petition urging Colorado Parks and Wildlife to prohibit the commercial sale of furs taken from the state’s wildlife.In contrast to the protections given to the […]
Painting by Emanuel Leutze *Signing of the Treaty on the Sale of Alaska, March 30, 1867*. Left to right: Robert S. Chew, William H. Seward, William Hunter, Vladimir Bodisko, Eduard de Stoeckl, Charles Sumner, Frederick Seward, 1868. (Photo: Akhistorycourse) More than 150 years ago, the Russian Empire sold Alaska out of fear it might lose […]
SectionsMore from Smithsonian magazineOur PartnersSubscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Alaska Fen Montaigne Every summer a conga line of tourists in campers and RVs chugs the 220 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, to the town of Homer, a picturesque fishing port with panoramic views of Kachemak Bay. About three-quarters of […]
News Sep 15, 2021 – 9:30 am EDTHides that couldn’t sell at auction because of low demand will go for $200 to $800 Polar bear hides will go for $200 to $800 on a new website being launched by the Government of Nunavut on Sept. 21. (File Photo)By Mélanie RitchotNunavummiut will be able to bid on […]
Stream The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 20 premiere on Peacock now! Get new exclusives and perks.Go inside the #RHOC couple’s trip north.Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley have left sunny Orange County behind to take in the sights of Alaska. The couple headed visited the state from which Slade hails — and they definitely […]
Carrie Bradshaw's fashion-forward sense of style in Sex And The City became legendary, and her wedding outfit in the 2008 SATC movie was no exception. The piece that truly stole the show was her iconic ‘something blue’ in the form of a vintage bird hat worn atop her veil, “The final touch was a taxidermied blue […]
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