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Hooked Mako Shark Leaps, Nearly Ends Up in Another Boat

Hooked Mako Shark Leaps, Nearly Ends Up in Another Boat

Facebook/10 News First Perth/Ryan M. Cowley

A fighting mako shark nearly leaped its way into history by landing inside of a moving boat. The mako shark is well known for its fighting veracity when it feels the bite of an angler’s hook, but this one nearly made itself famous for leaving the scene in another fisherman’s boat! Once they’ve been hooked,

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Hunter Counts His Lucky Stars After Large Bull Moose Charges

Hunter Counts His Lucky Stars After Large Bull Moose Charges

YouTube: SOLOMONADVENTURES

Watch as one hunter gets charged by a bull moose when he gets too close for comfort. Bull moose don’t have the sharpest senses. Their vision is especially poor. However, when you combine that with their ornery attitudes during mating season, you have a possible recipe for disaster. The hunter in this clip almost found

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8 Great .243 Winchester Rifles for Deer, Varmints and More

8 Great .243 Winchester Rifles for Deer, Varmints and More

Winchester/Savage Arms
.243 Winchester Rifles

The .243 Winchester is a great multi-purpose hunting round. Ask any hunter to name five popular deer hunting centerfire rifle calibers and odds are the .243 Winchester will be among the ones they name. Introduced back in 1955, countless hunters have used this round to put game on the table season after season. This round

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The OTS LT, ATN’s Thermal Monocular, Boasts Next Gen Power

The OTS LT, ATN’s Thermal Monocular, Boasts Next Gen Power


The next generation of thermal sensors is here, and making the ATN OTS LT a must-have tool in your modern day toolbox. The ATN OTS LT is breaking ground as the capabilities of thermal optics continue to surpass the typical expectations. This handheld monocular makes hunt scouting, game retrieval, search and rescue, property protection, and

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Andy Murray Says More Top Players Will Pull out of US Open

Andy Murray Says More Top Players Will Pull out of US Open

The former champion says that each player must make this difficult decision based on their own unique circumstances. Andy Murray says that it is very likely that more top players will follow Ash Barty’s lead and pull out of the 2020 US Open.

Tennis Express

“I think we will see it quite a bit,” the three-time major champion said on Thursday. “I have heard some of the top male players aren’t going to play. I would expect that would be the case.”


Murray himself has said he’d like to play the Open if it goes ahead. He is currently competing in the Battle of the Brits and working himself into top form.

“It’s everyone’s personal decision,” Murray said of playing Cincinnati and the US Open. “If they don’t feel safe, and don’t feel comfortable, travelling and going there and putting themselves and their team at an increased risk, then it’s completely understandable. All of the players will have some reservations and it’s whether or not you feel comfortable taking that risk.”

Murray believes that the US Open’s bubble will be effective—it’s the travel to and from the United States that he finds concerning.

“Like I said the other day, my feeling is once we are inside that bubble they created, we will be okay. It’s more the international travel and getting there which I will be a bit concerned about it.” Main draw play at Western and Southern Open begins on August 20 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, with the US Open’s main draw starting on August 31, all without spectators.

5 Outdoor Activities to Get Your Kids Out of the House

5 Outdoor Activities to Get Your Kids Out of the House


Here are five safe outdoor activities to keep kids entertained instead of cooped up in the house. “Fun” and “outdoors” should go hand in hand, especially during the whole Covid-19 pandemic. Whether you have older kids or preschoolers, the entire family can still enjoy summer activities that can keep your kids entertained outdoors where it

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5 Best Mosquito Repellent Candles of 2020 + Oils Mosquitoes Hate

5 Best Mosquito Repellent Candles of 2020 + Oils Mosquitoes Hate

Amazon
mosquito candle

Add mosquito repellent candles to your outdoor shopping list. Mosquitoes are the worst. Their bites itch terribly, and it’s nearly impossible not to scratch them. Feeling itchy is the last thing you want to feel when you’re supposed to be enjoying the outdoors. Since they’re always going to be around, you have to be proactive

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Whitetail Buck Sheds Antlers Immediately After Being Shot

Whitetail Buck Sheds Antlers Immediately After Being Shot

YouTube: Lampofilm
antlers

Have you ever seen this happen before? Hunters often catch some pretty amazing and crazy stuff while filming their hunts. However, something like a buck’s antlers falling off from an arrow’s impact would be unbelievable if not caught on film. On the last day of Minnesota’s deer season, a couple guys spot a nice-sized buck

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The Savage 220 Bolt Action Turkey Gun is the Ultimate 20 Gauge for Big Gobblers

The Savage 220 Bolt Action Turkey Gun is the Ultimate 20 Gauge for Big Gobblers

Savage Arms
Savage 220

Why the Savage 220 Turkey may be the ultimate gun for long beards. If you are a serious turkey hunter, a quality shotgun is a must. Your choice of firearm can make the difference between filling your freezer with a huge gobbler and going without. Not many firearms get the job done better than a

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New Missouri Alternative Method State Record Sunfish Weighs a Whopping 4 Ounces

New Missouri Alternative Method State Record Sunfish Weighs a Whopping 4 Ounces

Missouri Department of Conservation
State Record Sunfish

This tiny sunfish has cemented this angler’s name in the record book. It pays to be familiar with your state’s fishing records because you just never know when you may have the chance to cement your name in the record books. Just ask Robert Audrain III about that. The man set a new state record

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R3 Summit

R3 Summit

I need to spread the word on this: Registration open for virtual Hunting, Fishing R3 Summit LINCOLN, Neb. — The 2020 Hunting and Fishing R3 Summit is going virtual this year, streaming live over Zoom from 10 a.m. to noon CST Aug. 5. Register at OutdoorNebraska.org/r3summit on or before Aug. 2 to receive the virtual …

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5 of the WTA’s Top 10 Will Skip Cincinnati

5 of the WTA’s Top 10 Will Skip Cincinnati

The Western and Southern Open has released its player field for 2020. What does it mean for the US Open? The player field at the Western and Southern Open (to be held in New York: main draw begins on Saturday, August 23) is set. And a few big names have been left off the list on the WTA side.

Tennis Express

Only five of the WTA’s Top 10 players have committed to play the event, which means that we’ll be waiting expectantly to see which names are not on the US Open player entry list when it is released next Monday.

For now we know that World No.1 Ash Barty and World No.2 Simona Halep, along with Bianca Andreescu, Naomi Osaka and Elina Svitolina, will not be playing Cincinnati.


Of course, missing Cincinnati does not preclude a player from playing the US Open (which begins the following week, on August 31) but one would think that a player motivated to play in New York would want to get to Cincinnati to pick up some extra matches after a long layoff.

Andreescu, who is the defending US Open champion, has still not played since injuring her knee at the WTA Finals Shenzhen last year. Osaka is believed to be in good health, and staying in the United States, so her absence from the Cincinnati entry list comes as a bit of a surprise.

Halep, Barty and Svitolina have all indicated that they are not too excited about coming to the New York. It wouldn’t be surprising if all three elect to pass on the US Open.

On the men’s side a few notable names were left off the list as well: Gael Monfils, Stan Wawrinka, Fabio Fognini and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

The US Open player entry deadline lands on Monday August 3. Stay tuned for more info.

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