Fishing/Hunting
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FISHING REPORT: Largemouth fishing excellent, smallmouth good at Potholes
MARDON — Largemouth bass fishing has been excellent this week. Fish top water baits early and late and have a Senk…
Hunter education classes required for some
Yes, we are going to discuss this again, although the topic has been featured in the last few columns.
A chance to explore Lake Lenore Caves
LAKE LENORE — Just off Highway 17, between Soap Lake and Coulee City, rests a series of caves in Lenore Canyon overlooking Lake Lenore. Guiding along the ridge…
Snippets of outdoor information
There are times when there are scraps of outdoor information available, but there isn’t enough information to make a column. These can be called snippets, scra…
A chance to explore Beezley Hills Preserve
EPHRATA — Looming above the town of Ephrata, the Beezley Hills Preserve provide a bounty of trails to explore the overlooking landscape, as well as everything …
Thinking about hunting season
Time to think about hunting season. Actually, this should have been mentioned in the column a month or two ago. However, there is still time to accomplish a fe…
A chance to explore Columbia National Wildlife Refuge
MOSES LAKE — A pair of hiking areas just south of Potholes Reservoir provide opportunities to explore the geological history of Central Washington area, as wel…
Final thoughts about rifle reloading
This is the last of a multi-part series about reloading rifle cartridges.
More tools for reloading
This is the fourth of a multi-part series about reloading rifle cartridges.
Application submitted for Fish and Wildlife to kill sea lions
By GARNET WILSON AND DENNIS L. CLAY
Equipment important when reloading
This is the third of a multi-part series about reloading rifle cartridges.
Reloading is a rewarding pastime
This is the second of a multi-part series about reloading rifle cartridges.
Ginkgo State Park adds new renovations
VANTAGE — Just past the bridge crossing the Columbia River near Vantage, the Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park sits just a few miles away, holding remnants of…
Survival means staying alive
This is the last in a series of columns about survival training.
Stop, stay put, is first rule
This is the third in a series of columns about survival training.
Stop, stay put, is first rule
This is the third in a series of columns about survival training.