Fishing/Hunting
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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…
Preparing for hunting season
This is the first of a series about preparing for the hunting season.
Free Fishing this weekend
No more excuses. Make a lunch, pour the family into the vehicle and go fishing. No fishing license? No problem, at least on this Saturday and Sunday, June 9 an…
Mrs. Smith continued
Today we continue with the story about Mrs. Mary Ellen Smith.
MarDon Fresh News June 1, 2018
The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1044.26 feet a foot down from last week. The water temperature on the main Reservoir is at 75 degrees and …
Mrs. Smith shaped my world
Mrs. Mary Ellen Smith passed away on April 15. She was my high school English teacher.
Hunting and conservation go hand in hand
We have been discussing the roll hunters play in conservation. Here are my final thoughts on the subject.
DOS opens season at fairgrounds this weekend
This is the opening Weekend of Columbia Basin Dutch Oven Society. The group is having their opening weekend of Dutch oven season at the North Campground, behind the fair office, of the Grant County Fairgrounds. The…
Final thoughts about hunters and conservation
This is a two-part column with final thoughts about hunters and conservation.
Hunters eager to help with wolf disaster
This is a multi-part series about hunting as a conservation tool: Controlling the wolf population.
Controlling populations and eating wild game
This is a multi-part series about hunting as a conservation tool.
Walleye on the hook
Walleye anglers have been fishing along the Alder Street Fill this past week to week and a half. Many have been successful. Anglers heading for their vehicles have been seen carrying stringers of two to five fish. …
Hunters can help needy with protein
This is a multi-part series about hunting as a conservation tool.
Game populations controlled by hunters
This is the second of a multi-part series about hunting as a conservation tool.
Hunting is a tool for conservation
This is a three-part series about hunting as a conservation tool.
Now is the time to explore big game recipes
There are plenty of deer and elk meat in my freezer. Sharing trout with family, friends and neighbors is in my blood, but stingy is the word given to me by me …