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THE SHOOTER / by Todd Wilkinson
Nature photographer Thomas D.
Mangelsen is considered among the
best in the world. But there’s a battle
mounting against his most beloved
subject: the grizzly bear. Mangelsen is
now bringing this conflict to the forefront
of his lens, and Todd Wilkinson writes
how “The Shooter” may be a last line
of defense for grizzlies in the Greater
Yellowstone, and wildlife around the
globe.
ESCAPING KYRGYZSTAN: THE
HORSEMAN AND THE HUNTED /
by Chad Rothacher
Chad Rothacher was exploring remote regions on
a solo motorcycle trip across Central Asia. When
he was attacked in his tent one night in Kyrgyzstan,
he thought he’d just been robbed. Then the
assailants returned to kill him. To escape, Rothacher
pens how he relied on Montana hunting
skills, and how “The Horseman and the Hunted”
met face to face. Again.
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