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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 …

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
Checking more backpack pockets

This is the second of a multi-part series about checking a hunter’s backpack with several pockets.

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
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…

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
First hunting trip results

My first day in the field was last Thursday. Bill Green and I were hunting in the Davenport area.

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
Turkey and grizzly bears

This is the last of a two-part series about endangered species and other Washington wildlife.

Updated 7 years, 2 months ago
First hunting trip results next week

Firsthand report next week

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
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…

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Conconully fish avoided my hooks

This is the last of a two-part series about fishing at Conconully Reservoir.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
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…

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Conconully fish avoided my hooks

A two-part series about a June fishing trip to Conconully Reservoir.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Beware of cougars, continued: what to do when faced with one

More about cougars

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
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…

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
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.

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
Ballistics on my mind

This is a two-part series about the book, “Big Book of Ballistics.”

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
Beware of cougars

By DENNIS L. CLAY

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
Making friends when camping

We backtrack a bit and then continue discussing making friends when camping.