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A Southern California angler landed a great white shark while fishing from shore.

The following are among the more interesting, funny and bizarre outdoors stories I've come across lately:

- Looking for an alternative energy source -- or at the very least a unique fire starter? Try moose poop. (Hint: It helps to have a cookie sheet.)

See a video of interviews with a stepbrother who was there and a neighbor who came to help out

The attack was precipitated by the fact that Bombay got between the bear and its cubs. It was scared off by Bombay's stepfather who fired several rifle shots into the air. By the way, the bear was never found. It's still out there.

- My brother-in-law, who lives in Pennsylvania, figures he's hit nearly 20 deer in the past 20 or so years -- and has often taken the deer home afterward and butchered it and put the venison in his freezer. Brendan Bueller, a writer for modernfarmer.com, wrote a story entitled "On Eating Roadkill, the Most Ethical Meat."

She calls it "manna from the mini-vans." Her piece is real food for thought.

- Into ice fishing, steelhead fishing - or maybe doing a little waterfowl hunting during the holidays?

You'd better get your fishing or hunting right now. The state Department of Environmental Conservation is closing down its system that handles license purchases for several weeks beginning Dec. 26. It's putting a new system into place.

Seen a story recently that merits mention in this occasional feature? Give me a heads-up at [email protected] and put "Oddities in the Outdoors" in the subject line.

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