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Fishing/Hunting

Find the best local fishing spots and public hunting lands in the Columbia Basin!

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Ephrata Youth Fishing Derby Saturday

EPHRATA — The Ephrata Lions Club will host its annual Youth Fishing Derby from 6 to 8 a.m. this Saturday at Ping P…

Updated 7 years, 8 months ago
Beware of cougars, continued: what to do when faced with one

More about cougars

Updated 7 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 months ago
Ballistics on my mind

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

Updated 7 years, 8 months ago
Beware of cougars

By DENNIS L. CLAY

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Making friends when camping

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

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Camping makes for easy friends

This is the first of a two-part series about making friends while camping.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Fires, other activities restricted in wildlife areas

Fish and Wildlife has restricted fires and other activities on Fish and Wildlife managed lands east of the Cascade Mountains.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Cabin-camping at Shady Pines Resort

This is the last part of time spent at Shady Pines Resort on Conconully Reservoir.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Conconully adventure refreshing

This is the first of a two-part series about camping at Lower Conconully Reservoir.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Special hunt permit results online

The special hunt permit results are online, as this column last week noted the results would be out soon. The easiest way to check the results is to go to the Fish and Wildlife website.

Updated 7 years, 9 months ago
Still more hunting prep tips

This is the last in a series about preparing for hunting season.

Updated 7 years, 10 months ago
Message from Fish and Wildlife

The following message was received from Fish and Wildlife Tuesday while checking for the special hunt permit results. We are still in the waiting game, but it …

Updated 7 years, 10 months ago
More hunting preparation suggestions

Head to the shooting range

Updated 7 years, 10 months ago
Results of special permit a waiting game

The deadline for submitting special hunt permit applications was midnight on May 23. Now we have a waiting game.