Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
High winds forecast Tuesday and Wednesday
MOSES LAKE — While the heavy rain, heavy snow and flooding is expected to stay north of the Columbia Basin, the Ba…
Hunting seasons continue
Various deer and elk hunts continue. Also the duck, coot and snipe seasons continue, along with the goose season.
Fresh News from MarDon
The De-Icers are going in to keep our marina ice free for fishing today. So come out, dress warm and try and catch a fish off the dock.
Three weeks from Christmas
This is the first of a three-part series about gifts for outdoor-minded people.
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
I mentioned earlier that there was good trout fishing at Lake Roosevelt, so I just had to go and try it myself. I took my time getting up there and when I was …
The Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
With the freezing weather we are getting right now I am looking for something to do that doesn't require putting my boat in the water. Those who have full canv…
Master Hunter applicants should begin study now
The next open enrollment period for the Master Hunter Permit Program will begin Jan. 1, 2014 and remain open until Feb. 15, 2014.
Fresh News from MarDon
For the last several years ice has been as issue for Potholes Reservoir duck hunters by the end of November. This year we have been lucky to have no ice as of …
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
Anglers have been wondering when the Methow River would close to fishing. Success had been very high in the early season, leading to speculation that the river…
Friends remember Coulee City's 'Big Wally'
COULEE CITY - More than memories are left of late fishing guru, Gordon Steinmetz.
Rich and I discover some turkeys don't have feathers
Hunting seasons continue
If the number of shotgun blasts heard around the Columbia Basin is any indication, hunters are getting opportunities to bag birds. Opportunities is the correct…
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
I have been trying to get up to Rufus Woods for weeks, and I finally got there on Wednesday. Last week by the time I was done fishing for steelhead at Bridgepo…
Rich and I learn about turkeys
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill
Fishing for steelhead on the Columbia River has been tough for me this year. I haven't given up, though and made another run to Bridgeport to see if there were…
Late fall turkey season begins next Wednesday
This hunt is another great chance for mentors to take less experienced hunters into the field. Inexperienced hunters include youth, but also older hunters who …