Originally published July 18, 2024 at The Narwhal. Read the full story here. In October 2021, Karsten Heuer found himself sprawled on the ground, helpless, at the bottom of an aspen tree.  He had been searching for elk in Alberta’s Bow Valley, perched in a hunting stand nearly eight metres off the ground. Then he … Continue reading The big life — and looming death — of a Rocky Mountain defender