Fishing/Hunting
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WDFW stocks 65,000 jumbo rainbow trout for Black Friday fishing
OLYMPIA — In a bid to encourage outdoor activity this Thanksgiving weekend, the Washington Department of Fish and …
Checking more backpack pockets
This is the second of a multi-part series about checking a hunter’s backpack with several pockets.
Check your hunting backpack
A prudent hunter will check the backpack used in the field every year, before the beginning of the hunting season. The item-by-item review will assure the hunt…
First hunting trip results
My first day in the field was last Thursday. Bill Green and I were hunting in the Davenport area.
Turkey and grizzly bears
This is the last of a two-part series about endangered species and other Washington wildlife.
First hunting trip results next week
Firsthand report next week
Hunting and fishing fees going up
As reported two weeks ago in this column, Fish and Wildlife was looking at a shortfall of funding. Indeed, the Fish and Wildlife Commission approved the budget…
Conconully fish avoided my hooks
This is the last of a two-part series about fishing at Conconully Reservoir.
Hunting and fishing fees going up
As reported last week in this column, Fish and Wildlife was looking at a shortfall of funding. Indeed, the Fish and Wildlife Commission approved the budget. He…
Conconully fish avoided my hooks
A two-part series about a June fishing trip to Conconully Reservoir.
Beware of cougars, continued: what to do when faced with one
More about cougars
Understanding ballistics
The “Big Book of Ballistics,” By Philip P. Massaro and published in 2017 by Gun Digest Books helps the reader understand ballistics. Today we continue to discu…
Beware of cougars
We live in cougar country folks. Don’t stay indoors all your life, but be aware of the chance of a cougar encounter.
Ballistics on my mind
This is a two-part series about the book, “Big Book of Ballistics.”
Beware of cougars
By DENNIS L. CLAY
Making friends when camping
We backtrack a bit and then continue discussing making friends when camping.