Hunting

A new study has found that nearly half of all bald and golden eagles in the USA suffer from chronic and/or acute lead poisoning, which the research team believes is the result of these birds scavenging the remains of animals shot with lead bullets.

Back in 2018 we caught wind of versatile multitool called the Combar from Israeli startup Aclim8. The company has now introduced a lighter version at a lower price point, but managed to do so while maintaining most of that impressive functionality.

It has generally been thought that electric eels are purely solitary animals, which stalk prey on their own. Now, however, scientists have described seeing the creatures hunting in packs – which only nine other fish species are known to do.

Mitsubishi Motors Germany is giving its L200 pickup a little more outdoor cred with several different packages and accessories for campers and hunters. The resulting L200 expedition trucks are the type of builds that are usually just one-off concepts.

The skeletal remains of some 14 woolly mammoths have been discovered in Mexico. More than 800 mammoth bones were distributed in two round pits – apparently traps used to house the mammoths. The remains were found north of Mexico City.

In showcasing off-road adventure of all shapes and sizes, this year's Abenteuer & Allrad ranged from the weird and wild to the high-tech and cutting-edge. Here we run through that gamut, everything from a mobile hunting stand atop a Puch G, to a spider-like electric off-road buggy.

The latest member of the oversized multi-tool market, the Combar from Aclim8 debuts as a hatchet-spade that also packs a hammer, folding wood saw and knife - no tiny, ineffectual mini-tools or extraneous bottle openers to see here.

A study by an international group of zoologists has, for the first time, documented praying mantises killing and eating small birds, and revealed this is happening all over the world.

One of the best things about tiny houses is that they can be customized to reflect people's particular tastes and lifestyles. If your idea of fun includes hanging out with friends, putting golf balls, and shooting both hoops and guns, then the Man Cave Tiny House may be of interest.

The Bushwacker is a custom tiny house designed to serve as a luxury mobile hunting lodge. It features a steampunk-like exterior and several hunting-related additions, including a scent control system and a game processing station.

With the ability to patrol from the air, an application for drones with huge potential is wildlife conservation. AREND is an international team of students currently developing an unmanned aerial system, with the ultimate objective of combatting poaching in Africa's national parks.

Unlike camouflage clothing, the forest doesn't stay the same color year-round. This means that if hunters are really serious about blending in, they have to buy both green and brown camo ... unless, apparently, they're wearing Cabela's new color-changing ColorPhase apparel.