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Outdoors

What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.

Updated 5 days, 2 hours ago

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…

Updated 9 years, 10 months ago
Spring hunting in sights

Just when hunters were ready to put the rifles and shotguns away, more hunting seasons are on the horizon.

Updated 9 years, 10 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon

Something very exciting is happening on Potholes Reservoir right now: walleye.

Updated 9 years, 10 months ago
SHOT Show full of information

The facts as told by the National Shooting Sports Foundation: “The SHOT Show is the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show and Conference for the firearms, a…

Updated 9 years, 10 months ago
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician

I ran up to Fish Lake to see how the ice was holding up and how anglers were doing. It was a very scenic drive up the Tumwater Canyon, and the gauge in my truc…

Updated 9 years, 10 months ago
Waterfowl seasons ending; hunter reports due

Waterfowl seasons will close on Jan. 31

Updated 9 years, 10 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon

Walleye fishing is red hot right now. Last weekend we heard from a handful of fishermen who limited using Blade Baits on Potholes Reservoir. Our boat launch at MarDon Resort is open and ready for business. Call (50…

Updated 9 years, 10 months ago
SHOT Show again produces excitement

Updated 9 years, 11 months ago
Hunter reports due; waterfowl seasons ending

The deadline is January 31.

Updated 9 years, 11 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon

Mild temperatures are returning to Central Washington and we are experiencing a reversal migration due to the warmer weather. The Moses Lake area, Potholes Recreation area and The Royal Slope are thawing out. As sn…

Updated 9 years, 11 months ago
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician

Austin Moser of Austin’s Northwest Adventures invited Eric Granstrom, of Gaboon Productions, to join him for a day of fishing at Lake Roosevelt for big kokanee…

Updated 9 years, 11 months ago
Interesting outdoor facts

Facts are facts. Sometimes a listing of facts about the outdoors can be interesting and educational. Check out these facts, collected from various sources.

Updated 9 years, 11 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon

The week of the 2015-2016 waterfowl season now begins. Geese may be hunted the last nine days of the season, as well as Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. Ducks a…

Updated 9 years, 11 months ago
Quail population in good shape

Three of us headed to the Davenport and chased quail on Wednesday. Bill Green and Bill Witt, both of Ephrata, and I arrived in the hunt area around 10:30 and s…

Updated 9 years, 11 months ago
Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician

I have been reporting on a lot of ice fishing and other cold water pursuits lately, and it makes me think of warmer climates and particularly the trip planned …

Updated 9 years, 11 months ago
Quail hunts exhilarating

This has been a fine and productive hunting season. Time spent with new and old hunting buddies is always precious. Notching a tag or dropping a bird is not ne…