Nov 6 - By Associated Press
Retired orthopedic surgeon Chris Smith thought his hunt was over when he bagged a white tail deer with a bow and arrow near Sheridan. Because the light was fading, he decided to return the next day to recover the deer. But when he returned Wednesday morning, the carcass had been covered by grass and bush — which is what mountain lions typically do.
Nov 3 - By Associated Press
Expert snake hunters snared 37 pythons in South Florida during a trial hunting season to eradicate the invasive species.

Oct 23 - By Associated Press
Former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson wants to save the seals from the annual hunt on Canada's East Coast.

Oct 21 - By Doug Tucker, AP Sports Writer
Shortly after his father died three years ago, Clark Hunt realized he wasn't fully prepared to be an NFL owner.
Oct 20 - By Associated Press
Britain is looking for tall talent ahead of the 2016 Rio Games.

Oct 20 - By Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer
The director of a secretly filmed documentary that shows the annual dolphin hunt of a Japanese town said Tuesday he'll give the town the profits from screenings in Japan — if they end the hunt.
Oct 8 - By Associated Press
A Kenai National Wildlife Refuge enforcement officer has cited one of two hunters who opened fire on a bear in front of people who had been taking pictures as it fished in the Kenai River, next to the Sterling Highway bridge. Discharging a firearm is prohibited along that section of the highway because of high public use. The citation carries a maximum $150 fine.
Oct 8 - By Associated Press
In an Oct. 4 story about an Illinois woman searching for gold coins after finding a note in an old chair, The Associated Press erroneously identified the hometown of the person who helped reveal the note as a hoax. Betty Atkinson Ryan lives in Mason City, Ill., not Mason City, Iowa.
Sep 30 - By Jim Suhr, Associated Press Writer
An Illinois woman who set out on a treasure hunt for buried gold coins after finding a cryptic note in an antique rocking chair may have been the victim of a prolific prankster who died more than 30 years ago.
Sep 29 - By Associated Press
A western Illinois postal worker's hunt for supposedly buried treasure continues in Springfield. Patty Henken launched the search recently when she was refinishing an antique chair and found a key in an envelope with a note promising $250 in U.S. gold coins buried in a chest in Springfield.

Jul 27 - By Constant Brand, Associated Press Writer
European Union nations gave their final approval Monday to a ban on imports of seal products in an effort to force Canada to end its annual seal hunt.
Jul 17 - By Michelle Theriault, Associated Press Writer
Two foreign journalists who were arrested in Namibia while filming the clubbing of seals were convicted Friday of entering a protected marine area without a permit.

Jul 14 - By Brian Skoloff, Associated Press Writer
A program to eradicate invasive pythons from Florida's Everglades began Friday with a slithering success: Trappers caught a nearly 10-footer within about an hour of setting out, a shock to even the experts.
Jul 6 - By Michelle Theriault, Associated Press Writer
Namibia's annual commercial seal hunt will go on despite objections by animal welfare groups, a government official said Monday.

Jun 19 - By Associated Press
CBS says Academy Award-winning actress Linda Hunt is joining the cast of the new fall drama "NCIS: Los Angeles."
Jun 18 - By Charmaine Noronha, Associated Press Writer
The global recession, plummeting pelt prices and the prospect of a European ban on seal products dramatically lowered the number of seals killed in this year's hunt, Canadian officials said Thursday.

Jun 16 - By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Writer
Watergate break-in planner E. Howard Hunt sought a presidential pardon by saying he thought the infamous burglary had "executive authorization," according to FBI documents released two years after his death. He died without getting a pardon.
Jun 1 - By Associated Press
Canada's governor general said Monday that sensational images of her eating a raw seal heart promoted a better understanding of the country's North and its sealing industry.
May 8 - By Associated Press
Alpine director Jesse Hunt is leaving the U.S. Ski Team to become the general manager and program director of the Park City Ski Education Foundation.

May 5 - By Constant Brand, Associated Press Writer
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to ban imports of seal products, including fur coats and even some omega-3 pills, in an effort to force Canada to end its annual seal hunt, the world's largest.

Mar 23 - By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Writer
Over 19,000 seals were killed in the first stage of Canada's contentious annual seal hunt this week, a Canadian fisheries official said Thursday.

Feb 17 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
In the five weeks since “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” opened, the comedy has made more than $110 million and earned the unofficial title of box-office wonder alongside those Chihuahuas from Beverly Hills. On the other hand, “Frozen River” was in theaters for 27 weeks, never played on more than about 100 screens at once, earned only $2,309,958 according to Box Office Mojo, but picked up two Academy Award nominations.

Feb 12 - By Chi-Chi Zhang, Associated Press Writer
Beijing lawyer Ying Guohua is heading to the United States on a shopping trip, looking not for designer clothes or jewelry, but for a $1 million home in New York City or Los Angeles.
Jan 30 - By Phillip Rawls, Associated Press Writer
Guy Hunt, who in 1987 became Alabama's first Republican governor since Reconstruction but six years later became the state's first chief executive removed from office for a criminal conviction, died Friday in Birmingham. He was 75.

Jan 26 - By Sandy Robins, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
If you enjoy traveling with your dog and also enjoy sampling gourmet food and fine wines, then take note of the upcoming Oregon Truffle Festival, Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 in Eugene.