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Top 10 Something in the Wild Videos of 2025 (Part 1: #10-#16)
I want to start by wishing everyone in the Something in the Wild community a very happy and healthy New Year. Since I started this platform, it’s become a bit of a tradition to look back on the past year and revisit the top 10 videos. Not just by views, but by experiences, people, and moments that stuck with me long after the cameras were packed away. So here we go. This is Part 1 , counting down #10 through #6 . I’ll wrap things up with #5 through #1 in the next post. #1
Tyler Smith
Jan 144 min read


Backcountry Wilderness Deer Hunting in Potter County | Public Land Whitetails
Finding True Wilderness Where Few Think to Look When most folks picture whitetail deer hunting, their mind drifts to the usual scenes: farm field edges, ladder stands tucked into fence lines, and carefully managed private ground. Pennsylvania has plenty of that. But it also has something else, something wildly overlooked. I grew up in a state that quietly boasts one of the most intricate and expansive state forest systems in the country, paired with enough public game land th
Tyler Smith
Dec 19, 20252 min read


Ohio Could Vote to Protect the Right to Hunt and Fish Forever
Ohio May Soon Protect the Right to Hunt and Fish Photo Credit: Game and Fish Magazine The ballots in Ohio in November of 2026 could carry language that cements a long-standing American tradition right into the state constitution. Ohio lawmakers are currently discussing a proposal to amend the Ohio Constitution to formally recognize hunting and fishing as constitutional rights. If approved by three-fifths of both legislative chambers, the measure would appear on the general el
Tyler Smith
Dec 16, 20252 min read


Data Centers and the Cost of Convenience: How the Internet Touches Our Wild Places
Picture credit: E&E News The fight for community… a tale as old as time. The world, and humans in particular, are in an incredible moment of progress. We’ve got nonstop entertainment, information on any topic, and the ability to sit in a house in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and learn that someone sneezed in Bangladesh… all in microseconds. It’s wild what a little device in your pocket can do. But most people don’t think about the cost behind that convenience. Beyond the constan
Tyler Smith
Dec 10, 20253 min read
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